The most creative U21 players in Premier League, ranked on Field Insider.
A. Batrakov of Lokomotiv is the standout for raw talent across U21 players in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 41.9, and V. Rakov has been the form player this season, grading 61.3.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: V. Rakov has improved his Season rating most, up +51.9 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, A. Batrakov of Lokomotiv is the most valuable name in this group at 6.8.
| # | Player | Team | Age | assists | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. BatrakovAttacking midfielder |  Lokomotiv | 21 | 9 | 584.5% | 423.5% |
| 2 | I. DmitrievAttacking midfielder |  Spartak Moscow | 21 | 5 | 176% | 343.7% |
| 3 | J. ThompsonAttacking midfielder |  FC Orenburg | 21 | 5 | 322566.7% | 3840.7% |
| 4 | M. KislyakDefensive midfielder |  CSKA Moscow | 20 | 5 | 4886.9% | 4116.6% |
| 5 | V. RakovCentre-forward |  Krylia Sovetov | 21 | 4 | 61552.1% | 3715.4% |
| 6 | Pedro HenriqueAttacking midfielder |  Zenit | 20 | 4 | 229.7% | 394.3% |
| 7 | D. PestryakovFull-back |  Akron | 19 | 4 | 1228.3% | 3715.3% |
| 8 | I. BelikovCentral midfielder |  Baltika | 21 | 3 | 23 | 34 |
| 9 | E. SmelovCentral midfielder |  Nizhny Novgorod | 21 | 2 | 134300% | 305.9% |
| 10 | Matheus AlvesAttacking midfielder | CSKA Moscow | 21 | 2 | 19 | 35 |
| 11 | K. GlebovCentral midfielder | CSKA Moscow | 20 | 2 | 41529.2% | 3915.6% |
| 12 | I. RozhkovFull-back |  Rubin | 21 | 2 | 4965.9% | 36±0% |
| 13 | Y. KoledinFull-back | Nizhny Novgorod | 21 | 1 | 19295.8% | 3118% |
| 14 | I. ZhbanovCentre-forward |  FC Rostov | 21 | 1 | 3 | 282.9% |
| 15 | N. SaltykovCentral midfielder | Lokomotiv | 21 | 1 | 5542.9% | 307.4% |
| 16 | Henrique CarmoAttacking midfielder | CSKA Moscow | 18 | 1 | 8 | 33 |
| 17 | M. PopovicAttacking midfielder | CSKA Moscow | 19 | 1 | 4 | 31 |
| 18 | I. FirovWinger | CSKA Moscow | 18 | 1 | 3 | 35 |
