Most creative U23 attacking midfielders

The most creative U23 attacking midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

M. Rogers of Aston Villa is the standout for raw talent across U23 attacking midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and N. Paz has been the form player this season, grading 61.1, and Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise leads the scoring with 17 goals.

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 B. Touré's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +49.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Rogers of Aston Villa is the most valuable name in this group at 121.3.

1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

P. Nuamah+49.4SsN

Catanzaro · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise17goals

50 players · ranked by top assistsCustomise →

#	Player	Team	Age	assists	Season	Rating
1	R. Cleary Attacking midfielder	Barnsley	22	13	39	5176.9%
2	R. Cherki Attacking midfielder	Manchester City	22	12	4717%	949%
3	T. O'Reilly Attacking midfielder	Crewe	22	11	36581.1%	386.2%
4	J. Kadile Attacking midfielder	Servette FC	23	10	302.4%	4437%
5	Adam Tahaui Attacking midfielder	Vitesse	20	10	4013366.7%	6140.9%
6	A. Cozier-Duberry Attacking midfielder	Bolton	21	10	37436.2%	5416.8%
7	Peke Attacking midfielder	Deportivo La Coruna	23	10	532.4%	753.7%
8	K. Karetsas Attacking midfielder	Genk	18	10	248.5%	600.5%
9	M. Adeline Attacking midfielder	Estac Troyes	22	10	58204.2%	7221.7%
10	P. Nuamah Attacking midfielder	Catanzaro	20	10	55837.3%	7630.6%
11	A. Virginius Attacking midfielder	BSC Young Boys	23	9	32136.5%	4534.7%
12	Y. Taha Attacking midfielder	Groningen	23	9	471026.2%	7724.4%
13	J. McGlynn Attacking midfielder	Houston Dynamo	23	9	4868.7%	482.1%
14	F. Chaïbi Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	23	9	36142.6%	782.5%
15	Peio Canales Attacking midfielder	Racing Santander	21	9	402969.2%	776.2%
16	Jesús Rodríguez Attacking midfielder	Como	20	9	35241.2%	856.2%
17	Fermín Attacking midfielder	Barcelona	23	9	5275.2%	916.4%
18	A. Batrakov Attacking midfielder	Lokomotiv	21	9	584.5%	423.5%
19	B. Touré Attacking midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	20	9	4839.8%	91119.4%
20	A. Güler Attacking midfielder	Real Madrid	21	9	4497.8%	947.6%
21	K. Boogaard Attacking midfielder	Jong AZ	20	8	50435.1%	6222.7%
22	R. Mofokeng Attacking midfielder	Orlando Pirates	21	8	38	2
23	R. Árciga Attacking midfielder	Club Tijuana	21	8	31	57
24	M. Vukotić Attacking midfielder	FK Partizan	23	8	37	46
25	Carlos Forbs Attacking midfielder	Club Brugge KV	22	8	42	665.6%
26	C. Mena Attacking midfielder	Lechia Gdansk	23	8	3723.6%	413.6%
27	Mohammed Abu Al Shamat Attacking midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	23	8	3427.7%	622.5%
28	O. O'Neill Attacking midfielder	Leyton Orient	23	8	2611.6%	472.9%
29	Y. Dukuly Attacking midfielder	Adelaide United	23	7	28	22
30	D. González Attacking midfielder	Atlas	23	7	38	58
31	E. Ayaosi Attacking midfielder	Karviná	21	7	26	2
32	M. Lisica Attacking midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	23	7	21	39
33	Jonathan Asp Jensen Attacking midfielder	Grasshoppers	20	7	37	4828.8%
34	Afonso Moreira Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	7	42	8759.6%
35	M. de Haan Attacking midfielder	Almere City FC	22	7	282.9%	602%
36	G. Gürpüz Attacking midfielder	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	23	7	211026.3%	493.4%
37	A. Fatawu Attacking midfielder	Leicester	22	7	44560.6%	741.6%
38	Endrick Attacking midfielder	Lyon	19	7	46	8534.9%
39	L. Valente Attacking midfielder	Feyenoord	22	7	3318%	773.9%
40	Q. Sullivan Attacking midfielder	Philadelphia Union	22	7	3018.3%	463.8%
41	F. Asllani Attacking midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	23	7	5723.9%	8815.1%
42	T. Berti Attacking midfielder	Cesena	22	7	3566.7%	7111.5%
43	Ethan Ennis Attacking midfielder	Fleetwood Town	21	7	22522.2%	3512.7%
44	K. Lisbie Attacking midfielder	Peterborough	22	7	41	52
45	H. Avayevu Attacking midfielder	Phoenix Rising	23	6	25	35
46	E. Rădăslăvescu Attacking midfielder	Farul Constanta	21	6	22	38
47	A. Sanches Attacking midfielder	BSC Young Boys	23	6	52	49
48	T. Golliard Attacking midfielder	FC Winterthur	23	6	2713.6%	4327%
49	M. Camara Attacking midfielder	Sarıyer	23	6	30	42
50	M. Winkler Attacking midfielder	Hertha BSC	23	6	39244.2%	6715.5%