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

Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka of SV Elversberg is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 70.9, and L. Ulrich has been the form player this season, grading 48.8.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Ulrich has improved his Season rating most, up +28.4 on last season, while K. WÃ¤tjen's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +21.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Ulrich of SC Paderborn 07 is the most valuable name in this group at 25.5.

Best talent

Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka70.9RTG

VfL Bochum · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

L. Ulrich+28.4SsN

SC Paderborn 07 · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka8goals

50 players · ranked by highest valueCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	25.5	49139.2%	6445.5%
2	Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	19	21.6	35	71
3	K. WÃ¤tjen Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	21	23±0%	62±0%
4	S. Castañeda Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	20.6	1930%	662.8%
5	S. Di Benedetto Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	20	20.2	411.4%	5340.5%
6	Max Marie Winger	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	19.8	43±0%	65±0%
7	Ruben Müller Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	19.3	16	62
8	K. Wiethaup Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	21	18.7	813%	5735.2%
9	S. Gouram Winger	Hertha BSC	20	18.5	0±0%	53126.6%
10	M. Pannewig Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	21	18.4	28±0%	62±0%
11	Justin-Kai von der Hitz Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	19	18.3	6	56
12	Rafael Lubach Defensive midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	21	18.3	41±0%	67±0%
13	Yoon Do-Yong Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	19	18.2	18291.5%	5313.1%
14	S. Raebiger Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	18	166.7%	491.4%
15	L. Copado Central midfielder	Energie Cottbus	21	18	0	3829.5%
16	Hugo Luis Afonso Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	17.8	0	49
17	T. Wagner Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	17.8	0	52
18	Mika Haas Central midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	21	17.8	27±0%	65±0%
19	K. Davidsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	17.7	32±0%	62±0%
20	Ayoub Chaikhoun Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	17.6	1	52
21	H. Mustapha Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	17.4	0	54±0%
22	Mateo Kritzer Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	20	17.3	0	51
23	Rafael Pinto Pedrosa Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	18	17.3	12±0%	61±0%
24	Junior Arlet Zé Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	20	17.2	558.1%	5533.8%
25	Ali-Eren Ersungur Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	20	17.2	0100%	513.8%
26	D. H. Zor Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	18	17.2	2	60
27	Louey Ben Farhat Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	20	17.2	27±0%	63±0%
28	L. Mergner Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	20	16.7	1	52
29	Max Grüger Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	21	16.7	0100%	538.3%
30	D. Schramm Defensive midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	19	16.7	2	55
31	Omar Megeed Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	21	16.6	0	6215.2%
32	Y. Wardak Central midfielder	Energie Cottbus	20	16.6	0	37
33	Vincenzo Onofrietti Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	21	16.6	0	53
34	Winners Osawe Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	19	16.5	0100%	52±0%
35	Noah Engelbreth Central midfielder	Hannover 96	21	16.5	0	52
36	L. Opitz Central midfielder	VfL Osnabrück	21	16.4	211.1%	3926%
37	Nick Elias Meier Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	20	16.4	0	49
38	S. Telib Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	19	16.4	0	52
39	Jakob Zickler Central midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	20	16.3	0	50
40	I. Ugoh Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	20	16.3	6±0%	55±0%
41	Hamza Muqaj Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	20	16.2	0	50
42	H. Muqaj Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	20	16.2	0	50
43	N. Verkooijen Defensive midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	20	16.1	325%	6714.7%
44	M. Zalazar Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	20	15.8	0	54
45	F. Heidrich Central midfielder	Energie Cottbus	19	15.8	0	38
46	Jakob Engel Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	20	15.8	0	49
47	Lukas Michelbrink Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	21	15.6	1712.9%	463.2%
48	Bennit Bröger Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	20	15.6	0	53
49	T. van den Heuvel Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	21	15.5	099.4%	4515.7%
50	Alessandro Crimaldi Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	18	15.3	0	52