Fastest-growing U21 central midfielders

The fastest-growing (by % Rating change) U21 central midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Lucas Emanoel of Fortaleza U20 is the standout for raw talent across U21 central midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.5, and T. Jørgensen has been the form player this season, grading 57.4, and V. Kostov leads the scoring with 12 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Max Marie has improved his Season rating most, up +36.4 on last season, while S. Fusire's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +34.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Marcelinho Braz of RB Bragantino U20 is the most valuable name in this group at 180.7.

Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Max Marie+36.4SsN

Eintracht Braunschweig · 24/25→25/26

Marcelinho Braz180.7val

RB Bragantino U20

50 players · ranked by biggest rating change %Customise →

#	Player	Team	Age	Δ%	Season	Rating
1	S. Fusire Central midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	+117.2 24/25→25/26	30290.9%	63117.2%
2	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	+98.8 24/25→25/26	25	6898.8%
3	K. Bilalovic Central midfielder	Aberdeen	21	+84.8 24/25→25/26	9933.3%	4484.8%
4	E. Bajraktarevic Central midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	21	+65.4 24/25→25/26	2664%	7265.4%
5	C. Ndour Central midfielder	Fiorentina	21	+63.5 24/25→25/26	29239.3%	7863.5%
6	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	+59 24/25→25/26	5645%	7959%
7	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	21	+45.5 24/25→25/26	43137.4%	6445.5%
8	Ethan Williams Central midfielder	Falkirk	20	+43.7 24/25→25/26	1591.1%	4643.7%
9	K. Davidsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	+42.2 24/25→25/26	3121.7%	6242.2%
10	A. Blake Central midfielder	Utrecht	21	+37.3 24/25→25/26	1428.8%	6937.3%
11	T. Small Central midfielder	Preston	21	+35.3 24/25→25/26	2633.5%	6935.3%
12	J. Cotterill Central midfielder	Dundee	20	+34.7 24/25→25/26	1725.2%	4634.7%
13	Z. Sertdemir Central midfielder	Preußen Münster	21	+34.5 24/25→25/26	1224.8%	5334.5%
14	L. Małachowski Thorell Central midfielder	Mjallby AIF	21	+30.5 24/25→25/26	22313.2%	3930.5%
15	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	21	+29.3 24/25→25/26	4653%	7629.3%
16	E. Akinsanmiro Central midfielder	Pisa	21	+28.2 24/25→25/26	2886.1%	7328.2%
17	N. Niehoff Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	+26.9 24/25→25/26	1234.4%	5726.9%
18	Matteo Cichella Central midfielder	Frosinone	20	+25.4 24/25→25/26	32310.4%	7125.4%
19	İ. Vural Central midfielder	Pisa	20	+24.9 24/25→25/26	813.5%	7024.9%
20	M. Reguła Central midfielder	Zaglebie Lubin	19	+24.3 24/25→25/26	36371.4%	4424.3%
21	C. Echeverri Central midfielder	Girona	20	+22.4 24/25→25/26	973.7%	7422.4%
22	A. Touré Central midfielder	Metz	20	+22.2 24/25→25/26	22179.7%	7222.2%
23	Max Marie Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	+22.1 24/25→25/26	44491.9%	6622.1%
24	O. Agougil Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	20	+21.5 24/25→25/26	33477.2%	5821.5%
25	W. Igor Central midfielder	Kristiansund BK	21	+20.4 24/25→25/26	38842.5%	4420.4%
26	Rodrigo Mendoza Central midfielder	Elche	21	+19.5 24/25→25/26	2182.9%	7719.5%
27	D. Mazou-Sacko Central midfielder	Millwall	21	+19.4 24/25→25/26	1960.2%	6619.4%
28	S. Kontouris Central midfielder	Panathinaikos	21	+19 24/25→25/26	29744.1%	4319%
29	J. Hjertø-Dahl Central midfielder	Tromso	20	+18.1 24/25→25/26	4585.2%	5218.1%
30	O. Lunt Central midfielder	Crewe	21	+17.8 24/25→25/26	23922.7%	3417.8%
31	N. Rossen Central midfielder	Telstar	20	+17.2 24/25→25/26	40±0%	7317.2%
32	J. Gregersen Central midfielder	Bryne	21	+15.8 24/25→25/26	763.6%	3615.8%
33	K. Glebov Central midfielder	CSKA Moscow	20	+15.6 24/25→25/26	38501.6%	3915.6%
34	A. De Wannemacker Central midfielder	KRC Genk II	17	+15.5 24/25→25/26	25600%	4315.5%
35	M. Ejdum Central midfielder	Odense	21	+15.4 23/24→25/26	41566.1%	4915.4%
36	A. Boudri Central midfielder	Gais	21	+14.4 24/25→25/26	43237.8%	4114.4%
37	A. Thomas Central midfielder	Jong PSV U21	18	+13.8 24/25→25/26	20111.7%	5813.8%
38	Yoon Do-Yong Central midfielder	Dordrecht	19	+13.1 24/25→25/26	17258.7%	5313.1%
39	Alex Henderson Central midfielder	Accrington ST	21	+13.1 24/25→25/26	1490.7%	3313.1%
40	Y. Shevchenko Central midfielder	Kryvbas KR	19	+12.8 24/25→25/26	14	4112.8%
41	M. Delgado Central midfielder	Boca Juniors	21	+12.3 24/25→25/26	23224.3%	5412.3%
42	G. Abbott Central midfielder	Wycombe	20	+12.2 24/25→25/26	1563.9%	4512.2%
43	L. Lipani Central midfielder	Sassuolo	21	+11.4 24/25→25/26	1575.9%	7111.4%
44	Illaijh de Ruijter Central midfielder	ADO Den Haag	19	+10.1 24/25→25/26	1870.5%	5710.1%
45	B. Raines Central midfielder	Houston Dynamo	21	+10 24/25→25/26	15421.4%	4210%
46	D. Drachal Central midfielder	Jagiellonia	21	+10 24/25→25/26	14117.7%	3910%
47	G. Rapp Central midfielder	IF Elfsborg	20	+7.6 24/25→25/26	8394.1%	347.6%
48	I. James Central midfielder	Alverca	21	+7.5 24/25→25/26	21301.9%	607.5%
49	S. Wegen Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	21	+7.3 24/25→25/26	33204.6%	577.3%
50	O. Kvendbø Holden Central midfielder	Ranheim	21	+7.1 24/25→25/26	9	327.1%