Most Valuable U21 defenders by Market Value in La Liga

The most valuable U21 defenders in La Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.5, and N. Mendy leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Pau Navarro has improved his Season rating most, up +21.7 on last season, while Vitor Nunes's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +14 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, D. Huijsen of Real Madrid is the most valuable name in this group at 84.9.

Best talent

Pau Cubarsí Paredes92.5RTG

Barcelona

In form

Pau Cubarsí Paredes50.9SsN

Villarreal · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	D. Huijsen Full-back	Real Madrid	21	84.9	357.2%	857.8%
2	Pau Navarro Centre-back	Villarreal	21	83.4	32210.7%	848.4%
3	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	81.7	5134.3%	93±0%
4	Jon Martín Centre-back	Real Sociedad	20	77.2	1948.8%	828.6%
5	Javier Boñar Full-back	Atletico Madrid	21	74	4	75
6	A. Freeman Full-back	Villarreal	21	72.9	7	7397.8%
7	Álvaro Cortés Moyano Centre-back	Barcelona	21	70	1	71
8	Willy Kambwala Ndengushi Centre-back	Villarreal	21	69.3	099%	7010.9%
9	M. Serrano Centre-back	Real Madrid	21	69.1	0	70
10	G. Spina Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	21	68.3	0	69
11	Daniel Budesca Centre-back	Villarreal	20	65.7	0	70
12	J. Valou Centre-back	Villarreal	20	65.5	0	70
13	Jofre Torrents Full-back	Barcelona	19	63.2	0	72
14	Diego Aguado Centre-back	Real Madrid	19	62.8	1	71
15	Jesús Fortea Centre-back	Real Madrid	19	62.6	0	71
16	L. Fati Centre-back	Real Madrid	19	62.6	0	71
17	X. Espart Full-back	Barcelona	18	62.5	5	76
18	J. Martinez Centre-back	Real Madrid	18	59.3	0	72
19	M. Llorente Centre-back	Atletico Madrid	17	54.9	0	71
20	N. Mendy Centre-back	Rayo Vallecano	21	48.2	304185.7%	8115.4%
21	Vitor Nunes Centre-back	Girona	20	47.7	3417.9%	8519.8%
22	Z. Tassounte Full-back	Getafe	21	43.6	2112.5%	738.8%
23	A. Matturro Full-back	Levante	21	42.9	147.9%	72±0%
24	J. Vertrouwd Centre-back	Rayo Vallecano	21	42.9	962.8%	727.3%
25	Yusi Full-back	Alaves	20	42.4	8	75
26	Héctor Fort Full-back	Elche	20	42.2	639.1%	753.6%
27	Yassin Tallal Centre-back	Getafe	21	40.8	2	69
28	Iker Monreal Centre-back	Athletic Club	21	40.7	2	68
29	Jorge Montes Full-back	Getafe	21	40.4	1	68
30	I. Munoz Centre-back	Sevilla	21	39	0	65
31	Íñigo Arguibide Centre-back	Osasuna	21	38.9	1400%	654.5%
32	Pablo Busto Centre-back	Real Betis	20	38.9	0	69
33	Paco Sanz Centre-back	Alaves	21	38.8	0	65
34	Marco de las Sías Centre-back	Rayo Vallecano	20	38.3	0	68
35	P. Ba Centre-back	Girona	21	38	1	64
36	Pol Arnau Centre-back	Girona	21	37.9	0	64
37	Davinchi Full-back	Getafe	18	37.8	12	76
38	Antonio Salguero Centre-back	Girona	21	37.7	0	63
39	Espi Centre-back	Oviedo	21	37.5	0	63
40	Buba Sangaré Full-back	Elche	19	37.3	8440%	7025.3%
41	Álvaro García Centre-back	Alaves	20	37	0	66
42	P. Felipe Centre-back	Elche	20	36.8	0	65
43	U. Santos Centre-back	Osasuna	20	36.4	0	65
44	A. Panach Centre-back	Valencia	19	36.2	0	68
45	Joel Fontanet Centre-back	Valencia	19	36.2	0	68
46	Antonio Salguero Centre-back	Girona	20	36	0	64
47	Marco Esteban Centre-back	Oviedo	20	35.9	0100%	6413.1%
48	Adri Fernández Centre-back	Oviedo	20	35.8	0	64
49	I. Salhi Centre-back	Mallorca	19	35.1	1	66
50	N. Salvador Centre-back	Elche	19	35	0	66