Most valuable U23 players in Championship

The most valuable U23 players in Championship, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

T. Conway of Middlesbrough is the standout for raw talent across U23 players in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 78.9, and Sydie Peck has been the form player this season, grading 53.2.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Amass has improved his Season rating most, up +43.4 on last season, while R. Vítek's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. James of Leicester is the most valuable name in this group at 37.4.

Bristol City · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

H. Amass+43.4SsN

Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	val	Season	Rating
1	J. James Defensive midfielder	Leicester	22	37.4	51204.8%	701.1%
2	Sydie Peck Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	21	36.8	5398.5%	785.2%
3	T. Conway Attacking midfielder	Middlesbrough	23	36.4	4721.3%	7910.8%
4	J. Stansfield Attacking midfielder	Birmingham	23	35.2	454.3%	7641.5%
5	I. Price Central midfielder	West Brom	22	35.2	48240.1%	7230.7%
6	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	21	34.8	5054.3%	7629.3%
7	S. Charles Defensive midfielder	Southampton	22	33.9	475.1%	752.9%
8	J. Coburn Centre-forward	Millwall	23	33.8	37141.8%	7312.1%
9	M. Cleworth Full-back	Wrexham	23	33.5	3840.7%	7328.6%
10	L. Dobbin Centre-forward	Preston	23	33.4	44480%	7013.1%
11	R. Vítek Goalkeeper	Bristol City	22	32.7	28389.7%	75137.9%
12	A. Fatawu Attacking midfielder	Leicester	22	32.5	44560.6%	741.6%
13	R. Edwards Centre-back	QPR	23	32.3	3397%	709.5%
14	C. Taylor Centre-back	Millwall	23	32.3	4250.5%	7050.9%
15	C. Hughes Full-back	Hull City	22	32.2	44150.6%	719.7%
16	Iván Azón Centre-forward	Ipswich	23	31.8	244%	698.8%
17	K. Fisher Full-back	Norwich	22	31.8	3559.7%	731.5%
18	R. Kone Winger	QPR	22	31.7	3716.6%	7234.6%
19	L. Kjerrumgaard Centre-forward	Watford	23	31.6	31	6998.8%
20	M. Touré Centre-forward	Norwich	22	31.5	4362.3%	7261.1%
21	A. Segecic Attacking midfielder	Portsmouth	22	31.3	39102.6%	7128%
22	M. Ivanović Centre-forward	Millwall	21	31.3	34±0%	763.7%
23	J. Makama Winger	Norwich	22	31.3	3935.7%	7140.6%
24	C. Doyle Full-back	Wrexham	22	31.1	337.2%	715.3%
25	J. Beadle Goalkeeper	Birmingham	22	31.1	1538.9%	712.6%
26	T. Fellows Attacking midfielder	Southampton	22	31	1659.2%	717.1%
27	J. Tchamadeu Full-back	Stoke City	22	31	4226.8%	711.3%
28	H. Vale Central midfielder	QPR	22	31	391.9%	7140.4%
29	O. Offiah Full-back	Preston	23	30.9	3021.2%	6729.3%
30	Zak Norton Sturge Full-back	Millwall	22	30.6	36855.3%	7016.9%
31	N. Eile Centre-back	Bristol City	23	30.4	2712.3%	6648.1%
32	A. Brooks Attacking midfielder	Sheffield Utd	22	30.3	2677.9%	691.8%
33	D. Jebbison Centre-forward	Preston	23	30.2	24	6615.3%
34	T. Devlin Full-back	Portsmouth	22	30.1	37112.8%	699%
35	B. Clark Central midfielder	Derby	21	29.8	403490.9%	724.1%
36	K. Kesler-Hayden Full-back	Coventry	23	29.8	1366.4%	659%
37	T. Cannon Centre-forward	Sheffield Utd	23	29.5	2234.6%	647.2%
38	A. Forson Attacking midfielder	Norwich	23	29.5	1330.3%	64±0%
39	A. Phillips Centre-back	Stoke City	21	29.5	344.2%	711.6%
40	S. Armstrong Winger	Bristol City	23	29.4	1427.9%	643.8%
41	K. Dembélé Central midfielder	QPR	23	29.4	173%	643.2%
42	Bae Jun-Ho Attacking midfielder	Stoke City	22	29.4	1860.4%	677.6%
43	K. Matsuki Attacking midfielder	Southampton	23	29.3	1412.6%	6432.3%
44	H. Amass Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	19	29.2	481058.5%	704.8%
45	J. Abankwah Full-back	Watford	22	29.1	1827.5%	675.4%
46	B. Chrisene Full-back	Norwich	22	29	1881.2%	667.6%
47	L. Cissé Centre-forward	Stoke City	23	28.9	1756.2%	635%
48	W. Lankshear Centre-forward	Oxford United	21	28.8	38	6917.2%
49	T. Small Central midfielder	Preston	21	28.8	2730.1%	6935.3%
50	L. Morrison Centre-back	QPR	23	28.7	1977.1%	621%