Fastest-growing U21 defenders

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

At a glance

W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and Jacobo Ramón Naveros has been the form player this season, grading 76.4, and I. Baouf leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +71.2 on last season, while L. Høgsberg's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Álex Jiménez of Bournemouth is the most valuable name in this group at 163.3.

Best talent

W. Zaïre-Emery94.3RTG

Paris Saint Germain

In form

Jacobo Ramón Naveros76.4SsN

Como

Rising potential

L. Høgsberg+33.8RTG

Strasbourg · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+71.2SsN

50 players · ranked by biggest rating change %Customise →

#	Player	Team	Age	Δ%	Season	Rating
1	L. Høgsberg Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	+76.1 24/25→25/26	2522.3%	7876.1%
2	Tiago Gabriel Centre-back	Lecce	21	+50.8 24/25→25/26	44205.6%	8450.8%
3	Y. Titi Full-back	Estac Troyes	20	+48.2 24/25→25/26	1918.1%	6648.2%
4	J. Jacquet Centre-back	Rennes	21	+47.9 24/25→25/26	43235.9%	8647.9%
5	D. Janse Centre-back	Groningen	20	+43.5 24/25→25/26	4294.9%	7543.5%
6	I. Baouf Centre-back	Cambuur	19	+42.7 24/25→25/26	39150%	6442.7%
7	A. Caicedo Centre-back	Cadiz	21	+41.4 24/25→25/26	1296.7%	5641.4%
8	L. Vušković Centre-back	Hamburger SV	19	+40.6 24/25→25/26	3368.9%	8740.6%
9	A. Ait Boudlal Centre-back	Rennes	20	+40.1 24/25→25/26	37257.8%	8240.1%
10	I. Ganiou Full-back	Lens	21	+37.9 24/25→25/26	4350.3%	8437.9%
11	Lukas Reich Full-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	19	+33.8 24/25→25/26	1213.5%	5633.8%
12	Tyler Bindon Centre-back	Sheffield Utd	21	+33.1 24/25→25/26	2327.1%	6633.1%
13	J. Kongolo Centre-back	Genk	20	+31.9 24/25→25/26	1419.1%	5331.9%
14	Finn Jeltsch Centre-back	VfB Stuttgart	20	+30.8 24/25→25/26	3127.6%	8130.8%
15	M. Rots Full-back	Twente	20	+30.1 24/25→25/26	42456%	8430.1%
16	I. Lepskiy Centre-back	Krylia Sovetov	21	+29.8 24/25→25/26	1444.4%	3129.8%
17	A. Lapage Centre-back	KVC Westerlo	21	+26.7 24/25→25/26	20109.6%	5326.7%
18	P. Ugwu Full-back	FC Volendam	20	+26.6 24/25→25/26	1736.9%	6726.6%
19	Raf van de Riet Full-back	Jong PSV U21	19	+26.2 24/25→25/26	17351.4%	5926.2%
20	Maximilian Hennig Full-back	TSV Hartberg	19	+23.3 24/25→25/26	26422.4%	4823.3%
21	J. Quarshie Centre-back	Southampton	21	+23.3 24/25→25/26	91720%	6323.3%
22	Emirhan Başyiğit Centre-back	Sivasspor	21	+22.8 24/25→25/26	25583.3%	5122.8%
23	N. Verschuren Centre-back	FC Volendam	21	+22.6 24/25→25/26	3028.3%	7022.6%
24	Noah Markmann Full-back	FC Nordsjaelland	19	+22 24/25→25/26	32636.4%	4522%
25	D. Semenchuk Full-back	FC Rostov	21	+21.5 24/25→25/26	1515.6%	3221.5%
26	Vitor Nunes Centre-back	Girona	20	+21.4 24/25→25/26	3417.9%	8621.4%
27	M. Wörner Full-back	Verl	21	+19.6 23/24→25/26	4	4319.6%
28	Ruairi McConville Centre-back	Norwich	21	+19.2 24/25→25/26	201052.9%	6819.2%
29	I. M'Bahia Centre-back	Clermont Foot	21	+19.1 24/25→25/26	23585.3%	6119.1%
30	Álex Jiménez Full-back	Bournemouth	21	+18.7 24/25→25/26	4398.6%	9118.7%
31	S. van der Plas Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	20	+18.6 24/25→25/26	28270.7%	5718.6%
32	K. Kosugi Full-back	Djurgardens IF	20	+18.6 24/25→25/26	43206.4%	4218.6%
33	I. Coulibaly Full-back	Clermont Foot	20	+18.1 24/25→25/26	14193.9%	6118.1%
34	Y. Koledin Full-back	Nizhny Novgorod	21	+18 24/25→25/26	19295.8%	3118%
35	P. Miller Full-back	New England Revolution	18	+17.9 24/25→25/26	29357.8%	4717.9%
36	J. Kalulu Full-back	PAU	21	+17.3 24/25→25/26	39155.3%	6717.3%
37	P. Kloosterboer Centre-back	Jong Utrecht	21	+17.1 24/25→25/26	23289.7%	5517.1%
38	E. Báez Full-back	San Lorenzo	21	+17 24/25→25/26	67141.9%	5817%
39	T. Bergvall Full-back	Lausanne	21	+16.7 24/25→25/26	714.5%	3816.7%
40	M. Bresser Full-back	Jong PSV U21	19	+16.4 24/25→25/26	10128.6%	5316.4%
41	Noahkai Kai Daniel Banks Centre-back	FC Augsburg	19	+16.4 24/25→25/26	22207.1%	7816.4%
42	N. Held Full-back	Waalwijk	20	+15.8 24/25→25/26	2726.2%	6215.8%
43	O. Naasei Centre-back	Granada CF	21	+15.7 24/25→25/26	29809.4%	6715.7%
44	Tomas Galvez Full-back	Cambuur	21	+15.6 24/25→25/26	3282.2%	6415.6%
45	J. LÃ¤hteenmÃ¤ki Defensive midfielder	FC Nordsjaelland	20	+15.5 24/25→25/26	33201.8%	4615.5%
46	B. Schlicke Full-back	MSV Duisburg	20	+15.3 24/25→25/26	980.9%	4215.3%
47	J. Seys Full-back	Club Brugge KV	21	+15.3 24/25→25/26	3728.4%	6615.3%
48	H. Ahanor Full-back	Atalanta	18	+15.1 24/25→25/26	28587.8%	7915.1%
49	Jacobo Ramón Naveros Centre-back	Como	21	+14.7 24/25→25/26	761369.2%	8914.7%
50	M. Monamay Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	20	+14.3 24/25→25/26	20108.4%	5514.3%