Most Valuable U21 midfielders by Market Value in 2. Bundesliga 26/27

The most valuable U21 midfielders in 2. Bundesliga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

K. WÃ¤tjen of VfL Bochum is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 61.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. WÃ¤tjen has improved his Season rating most, up +18.2 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. WÃ¤tjen of VfL Bochum is the most valuable name in this group at 20.5.

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	Player	Team
1	K. WÃ¤tjen Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	20.5	23±0%	62±0%
2	F. Chávez Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	19	19.6	1±0%	699.5%
3	P. Hennrich Winger	1. FC Heidenheim	21	19.3	2923%	7775.5%
4	S. Di Benedetto Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	20	19.2	411.4%	5340.5%
5	L. Copado Attacking midfielder	Energie Cottbus	21	19.1	0	3829.5%
6	Mika Haas Central midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	21	19.1	27±0%	65±0%
7	Max Marie Winger	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	19.1	43±0%	65±0%
8	S. Gouram Attacking midfielder	Hertha BSC	20	19	0±0%	53126.6%
9	Rafael Lubach Defensive midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	21	18.4	41±0%	67±0%
10	Justin-Kai von der Hitz Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	19	18.3	6	56
11	K. Wiethaup Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	21	18.3	813%	5735.2%
12	Yoon Do-Yong Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	19	18.2	18291.5%	5313.1%
13	M. Pannewig Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	21	18.2	28±0%	62±0%
14	Louey Ben Farhat Winger	Karlsruher SC	20	18.1	27±0%	63±0%
15	S. Raebiger Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	17.6	166.7%	491.4%
16	Ayoub Chaikhoun Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	17.6	1	52
17	L. Mergner Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	20	17.6	1	54
18	T. Fidjeu-Tazemeta Winger	1. FC Kaiserslautern	18	17.5	6	61
19	D. Schramm Defensive midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	19	17.5	2±0%	55±0%
20	Omar Megeed Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	21	17.5	0	6215.2%
21	K. Davidsen Defensive midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	17.4	32±0%	62±0%
22	H. Mustapha Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	17.4	0	54±0%
23	Bence Dárdai Defensive midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	20	17.3	0±0%	61±0%
24	Hugo Luis Afonso Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	17.3	0	49
25	T. Wagner Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	17.3	0	51
26	N. Rothweiler Central midfielder	1. FC Heidenheim	20	17.1	0	61
27	Nick Elias Meier Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	20	17	0	49
28	Junior Arlet Zé Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	20	16.9	558.1%	5533.8%
29	Noah Engelbreth Central midfielder	Hannover 96	21	16.9	0	52
30	L. Opitz Central midfielder	VfL Osnabrück	21	16.8	211.1%	3926%
31	D. H. Zor Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	18	16.8	2	59
32	Ali-Eren Ersungur Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	20	16.7	0100%	513.8%
33	Mateo Kritzer Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	20	16.7	0	51
34	Rafael Pinto Pedrosa Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	18	16.7	12±0%	61±0%
35	Jakob Engel Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	20	16.7	0	49
36	Winners Osawe Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	19	16.5	0100%	52±0%
37	S. Telib Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	19	16.4	0	52
38	Y. Wardak Central midfielder	Energie Cottbus	20	16.2	0	37
39	Erik Muller Central midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	19	16	0	53
40	M. Avlayici Defensive midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	19	16	1	49
41	Jakob Zickler Central midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	20	15.9	0	50
42	Hamza Muqaj Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	20	15.7	0	50
43	H. Muqaj Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	20	15.7	0	50
44	I. Ugoh Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	20	15.7	6±0%	55±0%
45	Lukas Michelbrink Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	21	15.6	1712.9%	463.2%
46	P. Hensel Central midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	18	15.6	0	63
47	T. van den Heuvel Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	21	15.5	099.4%	4515.7%
48	F. Heidrich Central midfielder	Energie Cottbus	19	15.4	0	38
49	Lirim Jashari Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	15.1	2	46
50	Marwin Reiner Ian Schmitz Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	19	15.1	0	61