Most valuable U19 defensive midfielders

The most valuable U19 defensive midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Marc Bernal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U19 defensive midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.8, and H. Amass has been the form player this season, grading 49, and Findlay Curtis leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Amass has improved his Season rating most, up +44.9 on last season, while L. Miller's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +24.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Lewis-Skelly of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 129.9.

Udinese · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

H. Amass+44.9SsN

Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26

M. Lewis-Skelly129.9val

Arsenal

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#	Player	Team	Age	val	Season	Rating
1	M. Lewis-Skelly Defensive midfielder	Arsenal	19	129.9	575.4%	815.9%
2	Marc Bernal Defensive midfielder	Barcelona	19	127.8	23788.5%	8715.7%
3	J. Fletcher Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	19	118.7	2	74
4	L. Miller Defensive midfielder	Udinese	19	105.7	1566.2%	7746.6%
5	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	105.1	3463.9%	8714.6%
6	J. Cestero Sancho Defensive midfielder	Real Madrid	19	104.5	0	71
7	A. Bulatović Defensive midfielder	Lens	19	97.8	22	76
8	R. Matondo Defensive midfielder	Paris FC	18	97	286875%	8024.7%
9	H. Burcio Defensive midfielder	Celta Vigo	18	96.9	0	70
10	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	18	94.2	14	76
11	C. Macia Defensive midfielder	Villarreal	17	92.5	2	72
12	C. Frangella Defensive midfielder	Sassuolo	19	90.1	0	66
13	A. Vossah Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	18	90	18	74
14	Bara Ndiaye Defensive midfielder	Bayern München	18	88.1	2	71
15	Fallou Cham Defensive midfielder	Hellas Verona	19	88.1	4	64
16	N. Nsoki Defensive midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	82.1	0	68
17	J. Abbey Defensive midfielder	Wolves	0	81.1	0	68
18	D. Mosengo Defensive midfielder	Le Havre	19	81	2	63
19	T. Mmadi Defensive midfielder	Marseille	18	80.6	1	66
20	Pape Cabral Defensive midfielder	Monaco	18	79.9	1	66
21	Idrissa Sabaly Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	18	79.1	1	65
22	Bane Diatta Defensive midfielder	Angers	18	76.3	0	63
23	B. Bettazzi Defensive midfielder	Pisa	17	75.7	0	63
24	Elias Legendre Quiñonez Defensive midfielder	Rennes	17	74.6	1	66
25	Erblin Osmani Defensive midfielder	Bayern München	16	73.7	0	68
26	H. Amass Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	19	71.5	491095.1%	704.8%
27	D. Coulibaly Defensive midfielder	Nice	17	70.8	2	62
28	Tyrese Noubissie Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	16	68.6	1	65
29	Zé Lucas Defensive midfielder	Sport Recife	18	66.6	25	67
30	Luis Otávio Defensive midfielder	Internacional	19	64.6	111400%	612.2%
31	Lucca Marques Alencar Defensive midfielder	Sao Paulo	19	64.4	3	61
32	Lucio Defensive midfielder	Flamengo	19	64	0	61
33	Erick Machado Defensive midfielder	Palmeiras	19	63.5	1	60
34	A. Ochoa Defensive midfielder	Malaga	19	63.1	14153.7%	6714.2%
35	Riquelme Defensive midfielder	Fluminense	19	62.9	2	60
36	Robin van Cruijsen Defensive midfielder	FC Volendam	19	60.9	3	60
37	Sam de Laat Defensive midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	19	60.2	0	59
38	A. Cacciamani Defensive midfielder	Juve Stabia	19	59.3	25	671.7%
39	N. Courtens Defensive midfielder	Heerenveen	19	58.7	1	57
40	Fabio Rispoli Defensive midfielder	Catanzaro	19	56.2	167750%	6414.9%
41	K. Dyer Defensive midfielder	FC Volendam	19	55.6	0	54
42	A. Boushaba Defensive midfielder	Den Bosch	18	55.1	1	57
43	Moussa Gbemou Defensive midfielder	Fortuna Sittard	18	54.4	1	57
44	I. Alani Defensive midfielder	Valladolid	19	52.3	448.3%	5515.8%
45	I. Grootfaam Defensive midfielder	Feyenoord	16	49.7	0	60
46	E. Mensah Defensive midfielder	Zaragoza	18	49	6	55
47	J. Fernandez Defensive midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	19	48.8	7	58
48	Luisinho Defensive midfielder	SC Braga	19	48.3	5	57
49	Ganni Buyukhan Defensive midfielder	Fortuna Sittard	16	47	0	57
50	L. Gadegbeku Defensive midfielder	Saint Etienne	19	46.8	4	56