Most Valuable U21 midfielders by Market Value in Championship

The most valuable U21 midfielders in Championship, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Sydie Peck of Sheffield Utd is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 76.8, and W. Lankshear leads the scoring with 11 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: W. Lankshear has improved his Season rating most, up +37.3 on last season, while S. Fusire's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Sydie Peck of Sheffield Utd is the most valuable name in this group at 33.5.

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	Player	Team
1	Sydie Peck Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	21	33.5	4981%	773.1%
2	B. Clark Central midfielder	Derby	21	29.4	373263.6%	715.3%
3	W. Lankshear Attacking midfielder	Oxford United	21	28.7	37	6916.7%
4	D. Ozoh Defensive midfielder	Derby	21	27.6	23102.6%	678.6%
5	D. Mazou-Sacko Central midfielder	Millwall	21	27.3	1958.3%	6619.4%
6	S. Fusire Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	25.8	27239.7%	62114.1%
7	Jacob Wright Central midfielder	Norwich	20	25.8	1672%	662.6%
8	J. Solis Central midfielder	Birmingham	21	25.6	1125.3%	6214.7%
9	Cameron Bragg Defensive midfielder	Southampton	21	25.6	6314.3%	6256.6%
10	M. Yalcouyé Central midfielder	Swansea	20	25.1	140.7%	6494.5%
11	J. Donley Central midfielder	Oxford United	21	24.8	1462%	608.9%
12	Leo Castledine Attacking midfielder	Middlesbrough	20	24.5	472%	6342.6%
13	D. Kelly Central midfielder	Millwall	21	24.4	1	59
14	L. Ayinde Central midfielder	Ipswich	21	24	0	58
15	J. O'Brien-Whitmarsh Central midfielder	Southampton	21	24	1	58
16	A. Kanté Defensive midfielder	Middlesbrough	21	23.9	197.1%	589.4%
17	Alex Matos Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Utd	21	23.9	375.2%	584.8%
18	George Earthy Central midfielder	Bristol City	21	23.8	193.5%	5716.2%
19	Jaden Heskey Central midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	20	23.7	12	60
20	R. Lamptey Central midfielder	Millwall	19	23.7	1	64
21	D. Kelly Central midfielder	Millwall	20	23.6	233.3%	6029.4%
22	Nathan Tinsdale Central midfielder	Hull City	21	23.6	0	57
23	Kai Andrews Winger	Coventry	20	23.2	0100%	5942.3%
24	T. Woodward Attacking midfielder	Swansea	19	22.9	1	62
25	Y. Konak Defensive midfielder	Oxford United	20	22.9	7644.4%	5818.8%
26	Lorent Talla Central midfielder	QPR	21	22.9	0	55
27	N. Mawene Central midfielder	Preston	21	22.8	0100%	5595.4%
28	H. Amass Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	19	22.7	24485.4%	6216%
29	P. Brown Central midfielder	Hull City	20	22.5	0	58
30	Ollie Hobden Central midfielder	Charlton	21	22.5	1	54
31	Harry Ashfield Attacking midfielder	Wrexham	20	22.4	0	57
32	Jarvis Thornton Central midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	20	22.4	7	57
33	L. Wheeldon Central midfielder	Derby	20	22.4	0	57
34	Sebastian Naylor Central midfielder	Bristol City	20	22.2	1	57
35	G. Forsyth Central midfielder	Norwich	20	22.2	0	57
36	E. Morrison Central midfielder	Bristol City	20	22.1	1	561.7%
37	Keenan Gough Defensive midfielder	Charlton	20	22	2	56
38	Jed Meerholz Central midfielder	Bristol City	20	21.9	0	56
39	Jousha Johnson Central midfielder	Oxford United	21	21.9	0	53
40	M. Ferdinan Central midfielder	Oxford United	21	21.9	0100%	5335.3%
41	R. Shipston Central midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	21.8	0100%	5325.9%
42	Oliver Bostock Attacking midfielder	West Brom	19	21.8	3	59
43	Z. Silcott-Duberry Central midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	21.7	0	52
44	M. Sesay Central midfielder	Southampton	19	21.6	0	59
45	C. Chibueze Central midfielder	Stoke City	20	21.6	0	55
46	F. Cartwright Central midfielder	Middlesbrough	19	21.5	0	58
47	H. Rylah Central midfielder	Charlton	20	21.5	0	5535.6%
48	A. Shehu Central midfielder	Hull City	19	21.4	0	58
49	William Smith Central midfielder	Stoke City	20	21.4	0	55
50	Owen Eames Central midfielder	Derby	19	21.3	0	58