Fastest-growing players from Wales

The fastest-growing (by % Rating change) players from Wales, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

E. Ampadu of Leeds is the standout for raw talent across players from Wales, with a Field Insider Rating of 84.9, and H. Wilson has been the form player this season, grading 53.8, and J. Taylor leads the scoring with 15 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Taylor has improved his Season rating most, up +34.8 on last season, while J. Colwill's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +16.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Ampadu of Leeds is the most valuable name in this group at 169.8.

Cardiff · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by biggest rating change %Customise →

#	Player	Team	Age	Δ%	Season	Rating
1	J. Colwill Defensive midfielder	Cardiff	21	+47.9 24/25→25/26	2644.5%	5047.9%
2	C. Congreve Attacking midfielder	Dundee	22	+36.2 24/25→25/26	2621.3%	4936.2%
3	J. Cotterill Central midfielder	Dundee	20	+34.7 24/25→25/26	1725.2%	4634.7%
4	C. Jones Defensive midfielder	Dundee	25	+30.4 24/25→25/26	1442.8%	4030.4%
5	M. Cleworth Full-back	Wrexham	23	+28.6 24/25→25/26	3840.7%	7328.6%
6	E. Ampadu Central midfielder	Leeds	25	+23.2 24/25→25/26	475.6%	8523.2%
7	J. Bickerstaff Attacking midfielder	Cheltenham	24	+13.4 23/24→25/26	19159.5%	3413.4%
8	J. Taylor Centre-forward	Wigan	23	+12.9 24/25→25/26	41610.5%	4912.9%
9	J. Connolly Centre-back	Crewe	24	+12.1 24/25→25/26	2261.5%	3312.1%
10	J. Lewis Centre-back	AFC Wimbledon	26	+9.6 24/25→25/26	1469.5%	389.6%
11	L. Harris Attacking midfielder	Wycombe	21	+7.1 24/25→25/26	2052.2%	527.1%
12	C. Caton Centre-forward	Accrington ST	23	+5.8 24/25→25/26	8266.7%	295.8%
13	H. Clifton Central midfielder	Doncaster	28	+4.3 24/25→25/26	2022.8%	324.3%
14	M. Clark Attacking midfielder	Port Vale	27	+3.3 24/25→25/26	0100%	313.3%
15	Z. Ashworth Attacking midfielder	Blackpool	23	+2.9 24/25→25/26	530.9%	432.9%
16	R. Astley Centre-back	Dundee	24	+2.1 24/25→25/26	2956.8%	482.1%
17	T. Taylor Defensive midfielder	Northampton	25	+2.1 24/25→25/26	2890.4%	442.1%
18	G. Nevett Centre-back	Peterborough	20	+1.7 24/25→25/26	1055.6%	431.7%
19	R. Norrington-Davies Full-back	QPR	27	+0.9 24/25→25/26	27627%	550.9%
20	J. James Defensive midfielder	Leicester	22	-1.1 24/25→25/26	46163.2%	701.1%
21	H. Wilson Attacking midfielder	Fulham	29	-1.6 24/25→25/26	54125.1%	621.6%
22	T. Sparrow Full-back	Motherwell	23	-1.9 24/25→25/26	308.6%	471.9%
23	E. Turns Centre-back	Exeter City	23	-2.4 24/25→25/26	1824.3%	412.4%
24	N. Williams Full-back	Nottingham Forest	25	-3.4 24/25→25/26	5011.4%	853.4%
25	J. Vale Centre-forward	Northampton	25	-4.8 24/25→25/26	0	364.8%
26	M. Baker Full-back	Newport County	23	-4.9 24/25→25/26	1752.7%	334.9%
27	Joe Thomas Full-back	Newport County	24	-5 24/25→25/26	1325.1%	285%
28	J. Rodon Full-back	Leeds	28	-5 24/25→25/26	3353.1%	675%
29	C. Evans Defensive midfielder	Newport County	25	-5.4 24/25→25/26	249.7%	305.4%
30	R. Poole Centre-back	Portsmouth	28	-6.5 24/25→25/26	3647.3%	526.5%
31	S. Thomas Attacking midfielder	Stoke City	27	-6.5 24/25→25/26	48127.2%	636.5%
32	C. Campbell Central midfielder	Stevenage	23	-7.2 24/25→25/26	1314.4%	457.2%
33	R. Stirk Defensive midfielder	Chesterfield	25	-8.3 24/25→25/26	2622%	338.3%
34	B. Cabango Centre-back	Swansea	26	-8.3 24/25→25/26	4212.6%	668.3%
35	D. Jefferies Attacking midfielder	Lincoln	24	-9.4 24/25→25/26	967.8%	459.4%
36	J. Low Full-back	Huddersfield	24	-12.3 24/25→25/26	1930.3%	4512.3%
37	C. Savage Central midfielder	Reading	23	-12.4 24/25→25/26	346.6%	4912.4%
38	B. Johnson Attacking midfielder	Crystal Palace	25	-13 24/25→25/26	1665.2%	7513%
39	B. Woodburn Central midfielder	Salford City	26	-13.2 24/25→25/26	1610.1%	2913.2%
40	D. John Defensive midfielder	ST Mirren	31	-14.1 24/25→25/26	25152%	2414.1%
41	K. Moore Centre-forward	Wrexham	33	-14.3 24/25→25/26	42127.7%	2814.3%
42	W. Evans Centre-forward	Mansfield Town	29	-15.7 24/25→25/26	2926.2%	3415.7%
43	A. Lewis Full-back	Mansfield Town	28	-16.8 24/25→25/26	2451.3%	3216.8%
44	D. Tharme Centre-back	Grimsby	26	-17.2 24/25→25/26	938.2%	2617.2%
45	T. Roberts Attacking midfielder	Mansfield Town	27	-17.6 24/25→25/26	12±0%	3417.6%
46	D. Brooks Attacking midfielder	Bournemouth	29	-18 24/25→25/26	156.3%	5018%
47	A. Hughes Full-back	Preston	34	-18.5 24/25→25/26	3119.1%	2518.5%
48	I. Davies Winger	Cardiff	24	-19.7 24/25→25/26	14180%	4619.7%
49	Cian Ashford Central midfielder	Cardiff	21	-20 24/25→25/26	2222.7%	5220%
50	N. Broadhead Winger	Wrexham	28	-21 24/25→25/26	27209.1%	4921%