Most valuable U21 midfielders

The most valuable U21 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. Nuamah has improved his Season rating most, up +48 on last season, while E. Diouf's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +48.8 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.

West Ham · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

P. Nuamah+48SsN

Catanzaro · 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	N. O'Reilly Full-back	Manchester City	21	174.1	56432.1%	9717.9%
3	N. Sadiki Defensive midfielder	Sunderland	21	171.2	344.8%	9545.6%
4	P. Dorgu Attacking midfielder	Manchester United	21	170.3	3543.4%	9520.4%
5	Y. Minteh Attacking midfielder	Brighton	21	169.9	2719.3%	943.7%
6	J. Hinshelwood Attacking midfielder	Brighton	21	169	329.3%	944.7%
7	E. Diouf Full-back	West Ham	21	167.6	34146.3%	93110.2%
8	Bassam Hazazi Central midfielder	Saudi Arabia U20	21	165.6	35	92
9	K. Mainoo Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	21	160.7	2959.1%	899.7%
10	Lucas Emanoel Central midfielder	Fortaleza U20	20	157.3	38	93
11	C. Cabellos Central midfielder	Sporting Cristal	21	156.6	35	87
12	A. Güler Attacking midfielder	Real Madrid	21	155.7	4397.7%	947.6%
13	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	152.8	9148.9%	100±0%
14	E. González Central midfielder	Paraguay U20	21	151	32	84
15	Ásgeir Galdur Guðmundsson Central midfielder	Iceland U19	20	149.4	0	88
16	L. Miley Full-back	Newcastle	20	149.3	21172.4%	889.2%
17	Luiz Henrique Central midfielder	Sport Recife U20	21	148	0	82
18	N. Paz Attacking midfielder	Como	21	147.5	5935.9%	954.5%
19	Allex Central midfielder	Internacional U20	20	145.2	22	85
20	A. Gray Central midfielder	Tottenham	20	144.8	2471.8%	855.3%
21	I. Kamate Central midfielder	Inter	21	144.4	20	80
22	J. Bynoe-Gittens Attacking midfielder	Chelsea	21	140	975.8%	7810.3%
23	N. Villareal Central midfielder	Colombia U20	21	139.3	10	77
24	Estêvão Central midfielder	Chelsea	19	138.6	2162%	875.5%
25	Gavi Defensive midfielder	Barcelona	21	137	181.7%	833.6%
26	L. Bergvall Attacking midfielder	Tottenham	20	134.6	1717.2%	792.5%
27	C. Rigg Attacking midfielder	Sunderland	19	134.4	874.5%	848.8%
28	Joshua King Central midfielder	Fulham	19	133.6	20915%	8415.8%
29	M. Palestra Attacking midfielder	Cagliari	21	133.4	21800%	8620.9%
30	Julio Díaz del Romo Full-back	Atletico Madrid	21	129.7	9	78
31	A. Nusa Winger	RB Leipzig	21	129.5	311.9%	873.1%
32	N. Pisilli Defensive midfielder	AS Roma	21	129.4	2938.3%	844.2%
33	S. Peña Central midfielder	Internacional de Bogota	21	128.7	0	72
34	N. Benedetti Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	128.5	3	71
35	T. Bischof Full-back	Bayern München	21	128.2	2967.1%	86±0%
36	Ben Winterburn Central midfielder	Bournemouth	21	127.8	0100%	71±0%
37	Marc Bernal Defensive midfielder	Barcelona	19	127.8	23788.5%	8715.7%
38	A. Jarvis Central midfielder	New York RB II	19	127.7	5	80
39	Leonardo Troncoso Central midfielder	Deportes Iquique	21	127.6	0	71
40	R. Bardghji Attacking midfielder	Barcelona	20	127.6	8	82107.1%
41	Joel Roca Attacking midfielder	Girona	21	127.5	1912.7%	7713.4%
42	J. Manzambi Defensive midfielder	SC Freiburg	20	127.4	55485.1%	9017%
43	K. Kouassi Defensive midfielder	Lorient	21	127.3	4592.7%	8739.7%
44	A. Milambo Defensive midfielder	Brentford	21	126.5	195%	709.5%
45	O. Vargas Defensive midfielder	Atletico Madrid	20	126.4	1850.3%	8170.5%
46	Abdulmalik Al Harbi Central midfielder	Saudi Arabia U20	21	126	0	70
47	S. Chambers Central midfielder	Scotland U19	18	125.9	0	84
48	Dário Essugo Defensive midfielder	Chelsea	21	125.6	293.6%	709.2%
49	Deivid Castro Central midfielder	Internacional de Bogota	20	125.5	0	74
50	V. Barco Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	21	125.5	50132.4%	8612.8%