Most creative U21 midfielders

The most creative U21 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. Nuamah has improved his Season rating most, up +49.4 on last season, while E. Diouf's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +48.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 137.6.

West Ham · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

P. Nuamah+49.4SsN

Catanzaro · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	assists	Season	Rating
1	C. Bonsu Baah Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	21	12	56149.6%	635.2%
2	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	11	9449.1%	100±0%
3	Adam Tahaui Attacking midfielder	Vitesse	20	10	4013366.7%	6140.9%
4	A. Cozier-Duberry Attacking midfielder	Bolton	21	10	37436.2%	5416.8%
5	K. Karetsas Attacking midfielder	Genk	18	10	248.5%	600.5%
6	P. Nuamah Attacking midfielder	Catanzaro	20	10	55837.3%	7630.6%
7	Peio Canales Attacking midfielder	Racing Santander	21	9	402969.2%	776.2%
8	Jesús Rodríguez Attacking midfielder	Como	20	9	35241.2%	856.2%
9	A. Batrakov Attacking midfielder	Lokomotiv	21	9	584.5%	423.5%
10	A. Güler Attacking midfielder	Real Madrid	21	9	4497.8%	947.6%
11	K. Boogaard Attacking midfielder	Jong AZ	20	8	50435.1%	6222.7%
12	R. Mofokeng Attacking midfielder	Orlando Pirates	21	8	38	2
13	R. Árciga Attacking midfielder	Club Tijuana	21	8	31	57
14	O. Agougil Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	20	8	35508.8%	5821.5%
15	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Notts County	21	8	4013333.3%	384.5%
16	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	7	55	50
17	E. Ayaosi Attacking midfielder	Karviná	21	7	26	2
18	T. Jørgensen Central midfielder	Viborg	20	7	60	5029.5%
19	Berkay Yilmaz Full-back	1. FC Nürnberg	21	7	2755.5%	7117.2%
20	J. Ruiz Central midfielder	Barracas Central	21	6	376.7%	580.7%
21	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	6	6052.3%	7959%
22	E. Rădăslăvescu Attacking midfielder	Farul Constanta	21	6	22	38
23	G. Diakité Defensive midfielder	Lausanne	20	6	41	47
24	S. Ouaissa Defensive midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	21	6	5462.2%	8212.9%
25	I. Ferrah Winger	Cambuur	20	6	49	6597%
26	T. Lund Jensen Attacking midfielder	Club Brugge II	20	6	2127.2%	448.9%
27	K. Kouassi Defensive midfielder	Lorient	21	6	48106%	8739.7%
28	Patrick Kelly Attacking midfielder	Barnsley	21	6	2051.5%	4944.9%
29	Joseph Okopu Attacking midfielder	Zulte Waregem	20	6	4636.1%	6522%
30	N. Paz Attacking midfielder	Como	21	6	6136.1%	954.5%
31	Caleb Marfo Yirenkyi Full-back	FC Nordsjaelland	20	6	3652.5%	5117.4%
32	Ângelo Attacking midfielder	Al-Nassr	21	6	3154.5%	629.8%
33	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	21	6	5054.3%	7629.3%
34	J. Yull Attacking midfielder	Adelaide United	21	5	29	23
35	Jiwen Kuai Winger	SHANGHAI SIPG	20	5	11	31
36	Boris Matić Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	21	5	36	45
37	I. Dmitriev Attacking midfielder	Spartak Moscow	21	5	176%	343.7%
38	A. Ouazane Winger	Jong Ajax	16	5	24	54
39	Don O`Niel Attacking midfielder	Jong Ajax	19	5	3939300%	6035.3%
40	E. Diouf Full-back	West Ham	21	5	34139.3%	93110.2%
41	Geovany Tcherno Quenda Attacking midfielder	Sporting CP	19	5	1941%	659.4%
42	M. Detourbet Attacking midfielder	Estac Troyes	19	5	28	7135.2%
43	L. Karl Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	18	5	36	87
44	J. Thompson Attacking midfielder	FC Orenburg	21	5	322566.7%	3840.7%
45	M. Kislyak Defensive midfielder	CSKA Moscow	20	5	4886.9%	4116.6%
46	M. Ejdum Central midfielder	Odense	21	5	43579.4%	4915.4%
47	E. Austbö Attacking midfielder	Viking	21	5	38261%	5015.8%
48	Tony Yogane Attacking midfielder	Dundee	20	5	18198.3%	4811%
49	N. Aséko Nkili Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	20	5	461917.4%	7395.2%
50	Gorka Gorosabel Centre-forward	Real Sociedad II	20	5	20	62