Most Valuable U21 defenders by Market Value in Eerste Divisie 26/27

The most valuable U21 defenders in Eerste Divisie in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

F. Merién of Jong PSV U21 is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Eerste Divisie, with a Field Insider Rating of 65, and E. Butera has been the form player this season, grading 27.4, and M. Mariani leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Djairo Tehubyuluw has improved his Season rating most, up +17.8 on last season, while Raf van de Riet's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +11.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Vianello of Almere City FC is the most valuable name in this group at 15.4.

Raf van de Riet+11.8RTG

FC Eindhoven · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Djairo Tehubyuluw+17.8SsN

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	Player	Team
1	T. Vianello Full-back	Almere City FC	21	15.4	17	53
2	M. Mariani Full-back	FC OSS	21	15	20	517.8%
3	F. Al Mazyani Full-back	Waalwijk	21	14.6	11186.8%	50±0%
4	Djairo Tehubyuluw Full-back	MVV	21	14.5	22404.5%	482.8%
5	O. Achouitar Full-back	Vitesse	21	14.4	6	53
6	M. Kleijn Full-back	FC Volendam	21	14.3	1739.7%	5019.6%
7	M. Laros Full-back	Den Bosch	20	13.9	1461.8%	59±0%
8	E. Butera Centre-back	Jong Ajax	20	13.8	2745.7%	51±0%
9	M. Hofland Full-back	MVV	21	13.7	12875%	5216.8%
10	J. Zwart Full-back	Jong AZ	19	13.7	1829.6%	53±0%
11	Luca Blondeau Centre-back	FC Volendam	20	13.7	163060%	4516.4%
12	M. Kuipers Full-back	MVV	20	13.6	10	48
13	W. Kooy Centre-back	Jong Utrecht	21	13.3	1249.1%	57±0%
14	Silvan Broker Centre-back	Den Bosch	21	13.3	41200%	46120.6%
15	K. Symons Centre-back	De Graafschap	21	13.2	1237.9%	54±0%
16	J. van Gom Centre-back	Almere City FC	21	13.2	1211400%	46±0%
17	P. Ugwu Full-back	FC Volendam	20	13.2	2337.3%	5616.5%
18	Mario Borac Centre-back	Heracles	20	13.2	10	53
19	O. Renfrum Centre-back	FC Eindhoven	19	13.2	25	33
20	E. van de Blaak Centre-back	Almere City FC	21	13.1	863.6%	56±0%
21	Sven Bouland Centre-back	MVV	20	13.1	16	53
22	Mario Borac Centre-back	Heracles	20	13	5	52
23	Bjarn Zorgdrager Full-back	Waalwijk	21	13	4	49
24	R. El Meliani Centre-back	Roda	21	13	1164.1%	471.3%
25	Gijs Bolk Centre-back	De Graafschap	21	13	849.4%	545.7%
26	Raf van de Riet Full-back	FC Eindhoven	20	12.9	850.3%	59±0%
27	Mathijs Menu Centre-back	Jong AZ	21	12.9	386.8%	53±0%
28	R. Ichihara Centre-back	Jong AZ	21	12.6	350.7%	4822%
29	N. Held Full-back	Waalwijk	21	12.6	290.8%	610.8%
30	S. Bultman Centre-back	Heracles	21	12.5	190.8%	585.9%
31	Guilherme Martinho Peixoto Full-back	Roda	20	12.5	8	58±0%
32	G. Verhulst Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	19	12.5	112750%	47±0%
33	G. Spina Centre-back	Jong Ajax	21	12.4	9	69
34	P. Kloosterboer Centre-back	Jong Utrecht	21	12.4	1246.5%	55±0%
35	I. Mulder Centre-back	Almere City FC	21	12.3	0	56
36	C. Østergaard Full-back	Emmen	21	12.3	193.2%	54±0%
37	M. Bresser Full-back	Jong PSV U21	19	12.3	95.2%	53±0%
38	D. van Zutphen Centre-back	VVV Venlo	21	12.3	0100%	448.6%
39	A. Bouwman Centre-back	Jong Ajax	19	12.1	741.3%	4728.2%
40	J. Esajas Centre-back	Jong AZ	21	12.1	275.3%	48±0%
41	T. Landheer Centre-back	Helmond Sport	18	12.1	6	54
42	F. Merién Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	18	12.1	1648.9%	659.1%
43	S. Francis Full-back	MVV	21	12	287%	4217%
44	M. Monamay Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	20	12	952.5%	55±0%
45	Dean Bisschops Centre-back	FC Volendam	21	12	0100%	561.1%
46	Sinclair de Falco Centre-back	Jong Ajax	18	11.9	163100%	44124.1%
47	D. Janse Full-back	Jong Ajax	20	11.8	197.3%	5624.4%
48	Yarek Gasiorowski Full-back	Jong PSV U21	21	11.8	198.2%	76±0%
49	A. Henry Centre-back	FC OSS	21	11.8	185.7%	455.1%
50	Tijn Joosten Centre-back	VVV Venlo	20	11.8	188.4%	51±0%