Fastest-growing U21 players in Conference League

The fastest-growing (by % Rating change) U21 players in Conference League, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Diego Moreira of Strasbourg is the standout for raw talent across U21 players in Conference League, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.1, and V. Barco has been the form player this season, grading 49.5, and D. Adu-Adjei leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Boogaard has improved his Season rating most, up +38.4 on last season, while O. Pietuszewski's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Mendy of Rayo Vallecano is the most valuable name in this group at 135.8.

O. Pietuszewski+33.9RTG

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

K. Boogaard+38.4SsN

Jong AZ · 24/25→25/26

40 players · ranked by biggest rating change %Customise →

#	Player	Team	Age	Δ%	Season	Rating
1	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	+98.8 24/25→25/26	25	6898.8%
2	L. Høgsberg Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	+76.1 24/25→25/26	2522.3%	7876.1%
3	C. Ndour Central midfielder	Fiorentina	21	+63.5 24/25→25/26	29239.3%	7863.5%
4	D. Adu-Adjei Centre-forward	HNK Rijeka	21	+30.5 24/25→25/26	23217.8%	3930.5%
5	Nathan De Cat Defensive midfielder	Anderlecht	17	+29.9 24/25→25/26	3811.4%	6229.9%
6	K. Boogaard Attacking midfielder	Jong AZ	20	+22.7 24/25→25/26	49365.7%	6222.7%
7	K. Smit Defensive midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	20	+19.6 24/25→25/26	42336.1%	7919.6%
8	L. Zeefuik Centre-forward	Heracles	21	+18.2 24/25→25/26	1230.9%	6218.2%
9	T. Bergvall Full-back	Lausanne	21	+16.7 24/25→25/26	714.5%	3816.7%
10	E. Austbö Attacking midfielder	Viking	21	+15.8 24/25→25/26	37260.8%	5015.8%
11	T. Degreef Attacking midfielder	Anderlecht	21	+15.7 24/25→25/26	19	5615.7%
12	V. Barco Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	21	+12.8 24/25→25/26	50132.4%	8612.8%
13	G. Harutyunyan Centre-back	Puskas Academy	21	+10.1 23/24→25/26	14193.5%	3410.1%
14	Mathijs Menu Centre-back	Jong AZ	21	+10 24/25→25/26	20385.7%	5310%
15	D. Drachal Central midfielder	Jagiellonia	21	+10 24/25→25/26	14117.7%	3910%
16	E. Dijkstra Full-back	AZ Alkmaar	19	+8.8 24/25→25/26	23±0%	678.8%
17	W. Mońka Centre-back	Lech Poznan	19	+6.9 24/25→25/26	21165%	406.9%
18	S. Amo-Ameyaw Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	19	+6.6 24/25→25/26	16113.5%	786.6%
19	A. Ouattara Full-back	Strasbourg	20	+4.9 24/25→25/26	24213.3%	794.9%
20	M. Gurgul Full-back	Lech Poznan	20	+4.4 24/25→25/26	2729.4%	454.4%
21	R. Daal Attacking midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	21	+3.8 24/25→25/26	785.8%	653.8%
22	P. Dahbo Attacking midfielder	BK Hacken	20	+3.2 24/25→25/26	1137.3%	353.2%
23	T. Ayari Central midfielder	AIK Stockholm	21	+2.8 24/25→25/26	21151.2%	362.8%
24	Diego Moreira Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	21	+1.9 24/25→25/26	4227.9%	871.9%
25	A. Maamar Full-back	Anderlecht	21	+1.3 24/25→25/26	178.6%	551.3%
26	J. Nielsen Defensive midfielder	Silkeborg	20	+0.8 24/25→25/26	14129.5%	400.8%
27	Newertton Attacking midfielder	Shakhtar Donetsk	21	-1 24/25→25/26	141.4%	411%
28	W. Urbański Central midfielder	Legia Warszawa	21	-1.1 24/25→25/26	951.7%	361.1%
29	Eguinaldo Attacking midfielder	Shakhtar Donetsk	21	-1.4 24/25→25/26	2323.4%	421.4%
30	E. Flataker Centre-forward	AIK Stockholm	21	-2.4 24/25→25/26	2220.8%	372.4%
31	R. Robbemond Central midfielder	Jong AZ	21	-3.2 24/25→25/26	2460.1%	513.2%
32	A. Kozubal Defensive midfielder	Lech Poznan	21	-7 24/25→25/26	3017.2%	437%
33	M. Sarr Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	-9.8 24/25→25/26	1857.1%	759.8%
34	P. Comuzzo Centre-back	Fiorentina	21	-10.2 24/25→25/26	2635.8%	7510.2%
35	T. Mykhavko Centre-back	Dynamo Kyiv	21	-11.4 24/25→25/26	683.2%	4011.4%
36	J. Reitan-Sunde Centre-forward	Rosenborg	20	-11.5 24/25→25/26	572.9%	4011.5%
37	M. Stroeykens Central midfielder	Anderlecht	21	-12.5 24/25→25/26	863.8%	5112.5%
38	J. Šimić Full-back	Al-Ittihad FC	21	-14.2 24/25→25/26	978%	5014.2%
39	K. UrbaÅski Central midfielder	Legia Warszawa	21	-48.6 24/25→25/26	91.1%	3648.6%
40	J. Canvot Central midfielder	Crystal Palace	19	-97.7 24/25→25/26	951.8%	297.7%