Most valuable U21 central midfielders

The most valuable U21 central midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Lucas Emanoel of Fortaleza U20 is the standout for raw talent across U21 central midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.5, and T. Jørgensen has been the form player this season, grading 57.4, and V. Kostov leads the scoring with 12 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Max Marie has improved his Season rating most, up +36.4 on last season, while S. Fusire's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +34.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Marcelinho Braz of RB Bragantino U20 is the most valuable name in this group at 180.7.

Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Max Marie+36.4SsN

Eintracht Braunschweig · 24/25→25/26

Marcelinho Braz180.7val

RB Bragantino U20

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#	Player	Team	Age	val	Season	Rating
1	Marcelinho Braz Central midfielder	RB Bragantino U20	21	180.7	73	100
2	Bassam Hazazi Central midfielder	Saudi Arabia U20	21	165.6	35	92
3	Lucas Emanoel Central midfielder	Fortaleza U20	20	157.3	38	93
4	C. Cabellos Central midfielder	Sporting Cristal	21	156.6	35	87
5	E. González Central midfielder	Paraguay U20	21	151	32	84
6	Ásgeir Galdur Guðmundsson Central midfielder	Iceland U19	20	149.4	0	88
7	Luiz Henrique Central midfielder	Sport Recife U20	21	148	0	82
8	Allex Central midfielder	Internacional U20	20	145.2	22	85
9	A. Gray Central midfielder	Tottenham	20	144.8	2471.8%	855.3%
10	I. Kamate Central midfielder	Inter	21	144.4	20	80
11	N. Villareal Central midfielder	Colombia U20	21	139.3	10	77
12	Estêvão Central midfielder	Chelsea	19	138.6	2162%	875.5%
13	Joshua King Central midfielder	Fulham	19	133.6	20915%	8415.8%
14	S. Peña Central midfielder	Internacional de Bogota	21	128.7	0	72
15	N. Benedetti Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	128.5	3	71
16	Ben Winterburn Central midfielder	Bournemouth	21	127.8	0100%	71±0%
17	Rodrigo Mendoza Central midfielder	Elche	21	127.8	2182.9%	7719.5%
18	A. Jarvis Central midfielder	New York RB II	19	127.7	5	80
19	Leonardo Troncoso Central midfielder	Deportes Iquique	21	127.6	0	71
20	Abdulmalik Al Harbi Central midfielder	Saudi Arabia U20	21	126	0	70
21	S. Chambers Central midfielder	Scotland U19	18	125.9	0	84
22	Deivid Castro Central midfielder	Internacional de Bogota	20	125.5	0	74
23	V. Jeppsson Central midfielder	Olympic	20	125	0	74
24	Josué Central midfielder	Gremio	21	124.7	0	69
25	J. Domínguez Central midfielder	Monterrey	21	124.7	0	69
26	H. Cuenca Central midfielder	Paraguay	21	124.7	0	69
27	Faisal Al Abdulwahed Central midfielder	Saudi Arabia U23	21	124.7	0	69
28	Harrison Jones Central midfielder	Sunderland U21	21	124.4	0	69
29	F. Buonanotte Central midfielder	Leeds	21	124.2	294.4%	6917.9%
30	S. Thorstensen Central midfielder	Norway U19	20	123.9	0	73112.5%
31	D. Bartesaghi Central midfielder	AC Milan	20	123.8	301682.4%	8524.6%
32	Roger Central midfielder	Bahia U20	19	123.7	4	77
33	Alessandro Biello Central midfielder	HFX Wanderers FC	20	123.1	0	72
34	T. Rosborough Central midfielder	New York RB II	18	123	13	82
35	João Neves Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	21	122.9	4424.6%	844.4%
36	A. Ouédraogo Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	20	122.9	42	8731.6%
37	M. Santamaria Central midfielder	Internacional de Bogota	20	122.7	0	72
38	J. T. Bi Central midfielder	Sunderland	20	121.7	0	72
39	K. Rodney Central midfielder	Crystal Palace	21	121.3	0	67
40	C. Ndour Central midfielder	Fiorentina	21	121.2	29239.3%	7863.5%
41	Joe Knight Central midfielder	Brighton	20	120.4	0	71
42	Sam Straughan Brown Central midfielder	Doncaster	19	119.7	2	75
43	Charlie Gray Central midfielder	Manchester City	20	119.7	1	70
44	O. Taylor Central midfielder	Mansfield Town	19	119.4	4	75
45	George Earthy Central midfielder	West Ham	21	119.3	0100%	663.1%
46	N. Cabarcas Central midfielder	Chico	20	119.2	0	70
47	Meshari Al Oufi Central midfielder	Al Kholood	20	119	0	70
48	M. Vasconcelo Central midfielder	Tigre	20	119	0	70
49	José Alejandro Urías Félix Central midfielder	Monterrey	20	119	0	70
50	H. Armstrong Central midfielder	Everton	19	118.7	559.5%	7421%