Most valuable U21 players in 2. Bundesliga

The most valuable U21 players in 2. Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

N. Aséko Nkili of Hannover 96 is the standout for raw talent across U21 players in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.6, and Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Aséko Nkili has improved his Season rating most, up +41.7 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Berkay Yilmaz of 1. FC Nürnberg is the most valuable name in this group at 68.1.

Best talent

N. Aséko Nkili72.6RTG

Hannover 96

In form

N. Aséko Nkili44.3SsN

Hannover 96

Rising potential

N. Aséko Nkili+35.4RTG

Hannover 96 · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

N. Aséko Nkili+41.7SsN

Hannover 96 · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka8goals

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#	Player	Team	Age	val	Season	Rating
1	Berkay Yilmaz Full-back	1. FC Nürnberg	21	68.1	2755.5%	7117.8%
2	N. Aséko Nkili Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	20	65.4	441603.8%	7395.2%
3	D. Seimen Goalkeeper	SC Paderborn 07	20	65.4	23438.1%	7372.4%
4	Rafael Lubach Attacking midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	21	63.3	2842.6%	6610.9%
5	S. Castañeda Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	62.8	2226.1%	662.8%
6	Max Marie Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	62.7	44491.9%	6622.1%
7	Vitalie Becker Full-back	FC Schalke 04	21	62.6	36	66
8	L. Morgalla Full-back	VfL Bochum	21	61.7	273714.3%	6573.5%
9	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	21	61.3	43137.4%	6445.5%
10	Kofi Jeremy Amoako Defensive midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	21	59.9	33257%	6357%
11	Mika Haas Full-back	1. FC Kaiserslautern	20	59.4	272610%	6624.6%
12	K. Davidsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	59.1	3121.7%	6242.2%
13	M. Pannewig Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	21	58.8	28711.4%	621.4%
14	Cajetan Benjamin Lenz Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	58.1	32	65
15	Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka Attacking midfielder	VfL Bochum	19	57.6	36	68
16	J. Mijatović Winger	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	57.4	16	6060.5%
17	Farid Alfa-Ruprecht Attacking midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	57.2	18	64
18	M. Ayhan Centre-back	FC Schalke 04	19	57.1	41	67
19	H. Chakroun Winger	Hannover 96	21	57	1257.3%	6050.6%
20	Kim Ji-Soo Centre-back	1. FC Kaiserslautern	21	56.9	17	6015.9%
21	K. WÃ¤tjen Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	56.1	22397.8%	6256.1%
22	C. Marshall Centre-forward	VfL Bochum	21	55.9	1163%	5914.2%
23	P. Scobel Centre-forward	1. FC Nürnberg	21	55.8	9	59
24	Julian Andreas Pauli Centre-back	Dynamo Dresden	20	55.7	2524.7%	620.8%
25	Reno Münz Full-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	20	55	24218.9%	6111.9%
26	P. Remmert Attacking midfielder	FC Schalke 04	21	54.7	3	5714.4%
27	Louey Ben Farhat Centre-forward	Karlsruher SC	19	54.7	27169%	659.3%
28	Ruben Müller Centre-forward	SC Paderborn 07	20	54.7	8	61
29	U. Tohumcu Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	54.6	15120.9%	5714.8%
30	P. Klemens Defensive midfielder	Hertha BSC	21	54.5	863.6%	579.5%
31	N. Niehoff Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	54.4	1234.4%	5726.9%
32	Dariusz Stalmach Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	20	54.3	268533.3%	6083.3%
33	R. Nzingoula Defensive midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	54	1371.7%	6016.8%
34	Benjamin Bediako Boakye Winger	Arminia Bielefeld	21	53.8	666.3%	5624%
35	Jarzinho Ataide Adriano de Nascimento Malanga Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	20	53.8	945%	6034.8%
36	K. Suso Attacking midfielder	Fortuna Düsseldorf	21	53.5	7725%	5646.5%
37	T. Janisch Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	53	1131.8%	590.7%
38	Noah Pesch Centre-forward	1. FC Magdeburg	21	52.9	10	5613.4%
39	Hendry Aron Blank Centre-back	Hannover 96	21	52.6	64.9%	5534.7%
40	S. Prufrock Goalkeeper	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	20	51.9	6	58
41	M. Krattenmacher Winger	Hertha BSC	20	51.8	583.3%	5813%
42	L. Copado Centre-forward	SC Paderborn 07	21	51.7	0	54
43	E. Højlund Centre-forward	FC Schalke 04	21	51.1	0	544.3%
44	Z. Sertdemir Central midfielder	Preußen Münster	21	50.9	1224.8%	5334.5%
45	L. Raimund Attacking midfielder	Fortuna Düsseldorf	21	50.9	61275%	5348.7%
46	Max Grüger Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	21	50.8	0100%	538.3%
47	L. Opitz Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	21	50.3	2425%	5319%
48	D. Abrangao Centre-forward	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	21	50.3	4	53
49	N. Mohr Centre-back	SC Paderborn 07	21	50.1	0	53
50	Tony Menzel Attacking midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	21	50.1	0100%	5314.4%