The most creative U18 defensive midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.
A. Bouaddi of Lille is the standout for raw talent across U18 defensive midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.5, and Nathan De Cat has been the form player this season, grading 38.1, and R. Matondo leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Bouaddi has improved his Season rating most, up +13.3 on last season, while Nathan De Cat's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +14.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, A. Bouaddi of Lille is the most valuable name in this group at 105.1.
| # | Player | Team | Age | assists | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan De CatDefensive midfielder |  Anderlecht | 17 | 4 | 3811.4% | 6229.9% |
| 2 | A. LahdoDefensive midfielder |  Hammarby FF | 18 | 3 | 122240% | 3718.4% |
| 3 | H. SochurekDefensive midfielder |  Sparta Praha | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | M. SubotićDefensive midfielder |  NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 18 | 2 | 19 | 39 |
| 5 | J. van OmmerenDefensive midfielder |  Jong Utrecht | 18 | 2 | 21 | 5423.7% |
| 6 | D. OpokuDefensive midfielder |  OH Leuven | 18 | 2 | 14 | 5413.9% |
| 7 | M. SandovalDefensive midfielder |  A. Italiano | 18 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Besian KutleshiDefensive midfielder |  Melbourne City | 16 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 9 | H. EamesDefensive midfielder |  Central Coast Mariners | 18 | 1 | 20 | 19 |
| 10 | S. MladenovićDefensive midfielder |  TSC Backa Topola | 18 | 1 | 17 | 39 |
| 11 | T. HellebrandDefensive midfielder |  Zlin | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | Bae Seung-GyunDefensive midfielder |  Dordrecht | 18 | 1 | 20 | 53 |
| 13 | O. SzulcDefensive midfielder |  RWDM | 18 | 1 | 12 | 41 |
| 14 | A. VossahDefensive midfielder |  Toulouse | 18 | 1 | 18 | 74 |
| 15 | A. BouaddiDefensive midfielder |  Lille | 18 | 1 | 3463.9% | 8714.6% |
