The most creative U21 players from Russia, ranked on Field Insider.
A. Batrakov of Lokomotiv is the standout for raw talent across U21 players from Russia, with a Field Insider Rating of 41.9, and V. Rakov has been the form player this season, grading 59.6.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: V. Rakov has improved his Season rating most, up +50.4 on last season, while I. Lepskiy's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +7.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, D. Erofeev of San Antonio is the most valuable name in this group at 15.4.
| # | Player | Team | Age | assists | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. BatrakovAttacking midfielder |  Lokomotiv | 21 | 9 | 564.5% | 423.5% |
| 2 | I. DmitrievAttacking midfielder |  Spartak Moscow | 21 | 5 | 176.2% | 343.7% |
| 3 | M. KislyakDefensive midfielder |  CSKA Moscow | 20 | 5 | 4671.4% | 4116.6% |
| 4 | V. RakovCentre-forward |  Krylia Sovetov | 21 | 4 | 60547.8% | 3715.4% |
| 5 | D. PestryakovFull-back |  Akron | 19 | 4 | 1232.6% | 3715.3% |
| 6 | I. BelikovCentral midfielder |  Baltika | 21 | 3 | 24 | 34 |
| 7 | E. SmelovCentral midfielder |  Nizhny Novgorod | 21 | 2 | 133125% | 305.9% |
| 8 | K. GlebovCentral midfielder | CSKA Moscow | 20 | 2 | 38501.6% | 3915.6% |
| 9 | I. RozhkovFull-back |  Rubin | 21 | 2 | 4965.9% | 36±0% |
| 10 | Y. KoledinFull-back | Nizhny Novgorod | 21 | 1 | 19295.8% | 3118% |
| 11 | I. ZhbanovCentre-forward |  FC Rostov | 21 | 1 | 3 | 282.9% |
| 12 | N. SaltykovCentral midfielder | Lokomotiv | 21 | 1 | 4425% | 307.4% |
