Most creative U23 central midfielders

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

At a glance

E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the standout for raw talent across U23 central midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.8, and E. Havel leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Homenchenko has improved his Season rating most, up +44.1 on last season, while S. Fusire's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +34.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the most valuable name in this group at 189.6.

Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	assists	Season	Rating
1	L. Stojković Central midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	22	12	42	43
2	C. Bonsu Baah Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	21	12	52135.5%	635.2%
3	Musab Al Juwayr Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	23	11	5576.9%	63±0%
4	J. Randall Central midfielder	Auckland	23	8	44	23
5	O. Agougil Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	20	8	33477.2%	5821.5%
6	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Notts County	21	8	399625%	384.5%
7	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	7	49	50
8	Flávio Nazinho Central midfielder	Cercle Brugge	22	7	53207.5%	617.3%
9	T. Jørgensen Central midfielder	Viborg	20	7	57	5029.5%
10	D. Herold Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	23	7	4569.3%	675.5%
11	J. Ruiz Central midfielder	Barracas Central	21	6	342.4%	580.7%
12	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	6	5645%	7959%
13	B. Zeneli Central midfielder	Union St. Gilloise	23	6	3137.9%	5863.4%
14	C. Cîrjan Central midfielder	Dinamo Bucuresti	23	6	41	39
15	O. Gloukh Central midfielder	Ajax	22	6	35	72
16	O. Rosengren Central midfielder	Malmo FF	23	6	48187.9%	399.6%
17	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	21	6	4653%	7629.3%
18	Lee Seung-Won Central midfielder	Gimcheon Sangmu FC	23	5	18304.5%	460.7%
19	X. Simons Central midfielder	Tottenham	23	5	4120.9%	825.2%
20	K. Flórez Central midfielder	Fortaleza FC	22	5	22	29
21	M. Kjærgaard Central midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	23	5	26	46
22	J. Mulligan Central midfielder	Hibernian	23	5	308%	472.9%
23	E. Guðmundsson Central midfielder	Brann	22	5	451191.4%	4949.7%
24	I. Doumbia Central midfielder	Venezia	22	5	49504.9%	7813.7%
25	O. Hutchinson Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	22	5	2719.5%	813.2%
26	Alberto Moleiro Central midfielder	Villarreal	22	5	5334.5%	9410%
27	L. Ambros Central midfielder	Gornik Zabrze	22	5	28182%	4116.6%
28	M. Ejdum Central midfielder	Odense	21	5	41566.1%	4915.4%
29	K. Doyle Central midfielder	Reading	20	5	318.5%	524.2%
30	H. Vale Central midfielder	QPR	22	5	364.5%	7140.4%
31	K. Meriluoto Central midfielder	IFK Varnamo	23	4	22227.3%	336.5%
32	Marcelinho Braz Central midfielder	RB Bragantino U20	21	4	73	100
33	E. Bajraktarevic Central midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	21	4	2664%	7265.4%
34	N. Lebreton Central midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	22	4	408.6%	7317.9%
35	Seluleko Mahlambi Central midfielder	TS Galaxy	0	4	30	2
36	Ahn Hyeok-Ju Central midfielder	Kahraba Ismailia	21	4	19	35
37	F. Rossano Central midfielder	Necaxa	20	4	25	50
38	D. Sadi Central midfielder	Novi Pazar	22	4	31275.9%	4134.5%
39	N. Krstić Central midfielder	IMT Novi Beograd	21	4	24	41
40	A. Labík Central midfielder	Karviná	22	4	22	2
41	R. Shein Central midfielder	Fredrikstad	23	4	3379.6%	4324.5%
42	D. Vianello Central midfielder	FC OSS	23	4	38256.1%	5721.1%
43	H. El Dahri Central midfielder	Almere City FC	21	4	163925%	538.8%
44	D. Duffy Central midfielder	Chesterfield	23	4	16116%	333.1%
45	K. N’Mai Central midfielder	Salford City	22	4	2410.5%	363.5%
46	C. Savage Central midfielder	Reading	23	4	346.6%	4912.4%
47	E. Anderson Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	23	4	629.3%	95±0%
48	D. Kuzyk Central midfielder	LNZ Cherkasy	23	4	27115.1%	430.9%
49	V. Lind Central midfielder	IF Brommapojkarna	23	4	532204.3%	405.2%
50	J. Hjertø-Dahl Central midfielder	Tromso	20	4	4585.2%	5218.1%