Most Valuable U21 defenders by Market Value in Challenger Pro League 26/27

The most valuable U21 defenders in Challenger Pro League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Verhaeghe of RWDM is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Challenger Pro League, with a Field Insider Rating of 43.9, and K. Barry has been the form player this season, grading 14.2, and Yoram\t Zague leads the scoring with 1 goal.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Barry has improved his Season rating most, up +4.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, H. Vernemmen of KAA Gent II is the most valuable name in this group at 8.3.

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	Player	Team
1	H. Vernemmen Full-back	KAA Gent II	21	8.3	11	41
2	Yoram\t Zague Full-back	AS Eupen	20	8	9309.1%	4534.3%
3	A. Mahroug Centre-back	RSC Anderlecht II	18	7.8	8	43
4	K. Barry Full-back	RSC Anderlecht II	20	7.7	14±0%	43±0%
5	L. Youndje Full-back	AS Eupen	21	7.5	7±0%	41±0%
6	N. Moutha-Sebtaoui Full-back	Dender	20	7.3	434%	4921.5%
7	Y. Chaib Centre-back	RWDM	21	7.3	6	40
8	S. Gomez van Hoogen Full-back	Club Brugge II	20	7.1	23±0%	44±0%
9	A. Thea Centre-back	Olympic Charleroi	21	7	5	39
10	Xavier Preijs Centre-back	Francs Borains	21	6.8	0	36
11	Ludovick Wola-Wetshay Centre-back	RSC Anderlecht II	20	6.8	7±0%	380.8%
12	N. Engwanda Full-back	RSC Anderlecht II	18	6.7	16±0%	43±0%
13	I. Digberekou Centre-back	Lokeren-Temse	21	6.7	0	37
14	Michiel Cauwel Centre-back	KRC Genk II	19	6.7	2130%	371.8%
15	Xander Joosen Centre-back	Beerschot VA	20	6.6	0	38
16	B. Yameogo Centre-back	Club Brugge II	21	6.6	0100%	3520.2%
17	Y. Yoshinaga Full-back	KRC Genk II	20	6.6	3±0%	38±0%
18	M. Verhaeghe Centre-back	RWDM	18	6.6	9	44
19	C. Akpan Full-back	KRC Genk II	21	6.5	10±0%	39±0%
20	Briek Morel Centre-back	Club Brugge II	20	6.4	5	41
21	B. Akomolede Centre-back	RSC Anderlecht II	18	6.4	10±0%	40±0%
22	Alexander Vandeperre Centre-back	Club Brugge II	19	6.4	8±0%	41±0%
23	Matti Van De Gehuchte Centre-back	Lokeren-Temse	20	6.4	0	37
24	Rayhan El Grafel Full-back	RWDM	19	6.3	0	39
25	M. Elbay Centre-back	Club Brugge II	17	6.3	0100%	17±0%
26	A. Wins Full-back	Club Brugge II	18	6.3	0	42
27	Lander Verbist Centre-back	K. Lierse S.K.	20	6.3	0	37
28	Bryan Ekmen Centre-back	K. Lierse S.K.	20	6.3	1	37
29	B. Sanhaji Centre-back	RWDM	20	6.2	0	36
30	M. Diallo Centre-back	KAA Gent II	19	6.2	15	43
31	N. Thienpont Centre-back	KAA Gent II	20	6.2	0	37
32	G. Therssen Centre-back	RWDM	20	6.2	0	36
33	W. Verlinden Centre-back	Club Brugge II	19	6.1	9±0%	40±0%
34	Sacha Marloye Centre-back	Club Brugge II	19	6	091.7%	364.2%
35	M. Precious Centre-back	AS Eupen	18	6	0	39
36	B. Sanhaji Full-back	RWDM	19	6	0	37
37	E. Sarfo Full-back	KRC Genk II	19	5.9	12	41
38	Alpha Barry Full-back	KRC Genk II	19	5.9	2	36
39	A. Petitjean Centre-back	RWDM	19	5.9	0	37
40	S. Coulibaly Full-back	Club Brugge II	18	5.8	0	50
41	E. Djondo Centre-back	RSC Anderlecht II	19	5.7	0	36
42	Pierre-Alexandre Tchamba Centre-back	Olympic Charleroi	19	5.7	0	35
43	A. Garcia Centre-back	Club Brugge II	18	5.6	18.3%	5137.9%
44	Brad Ryan Manguelle Full-back	KRC Genk II	18	5.6	9±0%	41±0%
45	W. Kapers Full-back	KRC Genk II	17	5.5	4±0%	38±0%
46	L. Moreau Centre-back	Liège	18	5.5	0	39
47	M. Elbay Centre-back	Club Brugge II	17	5.5	1	37
48	K. Momba Liema Olinga Centre-back	RSC Anderlecht II	18	5.4	0	36
49	H. Zion Centre-back	KRC Genk II	17	5.2	1±0%	37±0%
50	T. Wauters Centre-back	Liège	17	5.1	0	39