Most Valuable U21 midfielders by Market Value in Major League Soccer

The most valuable U21 midfielders in Major League Soccer, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Oregel of Chicago Fire is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 43.4, and Kaick has been the form player this season, grading 24.4, and G. Valenzuela leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: B. Raines has improved his Season rating most, up +9.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. Oregel of Chicago Fire is the most valuable name in this group at 7.3.

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	Player	Team
1	S. Oregel Central midfielder	Chicago Fire	21	7.3	12	4323.6%
2	M. Duah Central midfielder	San Diego	21	7.2	11	43
3	G. Valenzuela Winger	FC Cincinnati	21	7	1647.2%	420.5%
4	R. Donkor Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	6.9	16120.5%	411.7%
5	B. Raines Central midfielder	Houston Dynamo	21	6.9	12376%	418.2%
6	R. Baker-Whiting Defensive midfielder	Seattle Sounders	21	6.8	82.6%	401%
7	J. Badwal Central midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	20	6.8	14	43
8	Kaick Defensive midfielder	FC Dallas	20	6.8	24	43
9	N. Dubersarsky Central midfielder	Austin	21	6.8	965.6%	4126.3%
10	T. Habroune Central midfielder	Columbus Crew	20	6.7	131355.6%	429.1%
11	N. Tsakiris Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	21	6.7	656.4%	405.3%
12	L. Brennan Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	21	6.6	51433.3%	398%
13	J. Bartlett Defensive midfielder	Sporting Kansas City	20	6.6	21	41
14	N. Buck Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	21	6.3	372.8%	376.3%
15	J. Shore Defensive midfielder	New York City FC	19	6.3	19	42
16	D. Vazquez Central midfielder	San Diego	20	6.2	1	39
17	Samuel Williams Central midfielder	Chicago Fire	21	6.2	1	37
18	M. Cimermancic Defensive midfielder	Toronto FC	21	6.2	3	37
19	É. Dueñas Attacking midfielder	Houston Dynamo	21	6.2	235.1%	372.6%
20	S. Brunell Attacking midfielder	Seattle Sounders	19	6.1	6	41
21	A. Carleton Central midfielder	Nashville SC	21	6	0	35
22	M. Corcoran Defensive midfielder	Nashville SC	20	6	4	38
23	P. Soma Central midfielder	San Diego	20	6	0	38
24	Aleksandr Guboglo Central midfielder	CF Montreal	19	6	11	40
25	N. Benedetti Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	6	1	36
26	R. Elloumi Attacking midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	18	5.9	5	42
27	Z. Taifi Defensive midfielder	Orlando City SC	20	5.7	1	36
28	Allan Oyirwoth Defensive midfielder	New England Revolution	19	5.7	3	38
29	M. Joyner Central midfielder	St. Louis City	19	5.7	73550%	384.7%
30	E. Sali Central midfielder	FC Dallas	20	5.7	0100%	3629.1%
31	Joshua Torquato Central midfielder	FC Dallas	19	5.6	2	37
32	Eric Klein Central midfielder	New England Revolution	19	5.4	0	36
33	Stefan Chirila Central midfielder	FC Cincinnati	19	5.4	0	36
34	S. Morales Defensive midfielder	Inter Miami	19	5.4	0	36
35	Gavin Turner Central midfielder	DC United	19	5.4	0	36
36	Colin Guske Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	19	5.4	0	36
37	D. García Central midfielder	FC Dallas	19	5.4	0	36
38	S. Jimenez Defensive midfielder	FC Cincinnati	19	5.4	1	363.7%
39	B. Coulibaly Defensive midfielder	Charlotte	19	5.4	0	36
40	C. Sanchez Defensive midfielder	Atlanta United FC	18	5.2	1	37
41	Ervin Torres Central midfielder	Austin	18	5.2	0	371.4%
42	D. Chong Qui Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	18	5.2	1	37
43	Tristan Brown Defensive midfielder	Columbus Crew	18	5.1	0	37
44	M. Carrizo Central midfielder	New York City FC	18	5.1	1	37
45	T. Pearce Defensive midfielder	St. Louis City	18	4.9	0	35
46	A. Mehmeti Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	4.8	0	36
47	Cavan Sullivan Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	16	4.6	21900%	387.1%
48	R. Turdean Central midfielder	Chicago Fire	16	4.4	0	36