Most creative U23 midfielders

The most creative U23 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U23 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and D. Karlsbakk leads the scoring with 18 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Karlsbakk has improved his Season rating most, up +61.2 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, M. Rogers of Aston Villa is the most valuable name in this group at 202.2.

West Ham · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

D. Karlsbakk+61.2SsN

Sarpsborg 08 FF · 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	R. Cherki Attacking midfielder	Manchester City	22	12	4617%	949%
3	C. Bonsu Baah Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	21	12	52135.5%	635.2%
4	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	11	9148.9%	100±0%
5	Musab Al Juwayr Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	23	11	5576.9%	63±0%
6	T. O'Reilly Attacking midfielder	Crewe	22	11	35562.3%	386.2%
7	Daniel Dos Santos Winger	FC Lugano	23	10	31	46
8	Adam Tahaui Attacking midfielder	Vitesse	20	10	3913000%	6140.9%
9	A. Cozier-Duberry Attacking midfielder	Bolton	21	10	36445.5%	5416.8%
10	Peke Attacking midfielder	Deportivo La Coruna	23	10	512.5%	753.7%
11	K. Karetsas Attacking midfielder	Genk	18	10	2414.1%	600.5%
12	M. Adeline Attacking midfielder	Estac Troyes	22	10	56206.6%	7221.7%
13	P. Nuamah Attacking midfielder	Catanzaro	20	10	54842.1%	7630.6%
14	Y. Taha Attacking midfielder	Groningen	23	9	461022%	7724.4%
15	J. McGlynn Attacking midfielder	Houston Dynamo	23	9	4768.5%	482.1%
16	F. Chaïbi Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	23	9	35144.1%	782.5%
17	Peio Canales Attacking midfielder	Racing Santander	21	9	392671.4%	776.2%
18	Jesús Rodríguez Attacking midfielder	Como	20	9	34238%	856.2%
19	Fermín Attacking midfielder	Barcelona	23	9	5075.2%	916.4%
20	A. Batrakov Attacking midfielder	Lokomotiv	21	9	564.5%	423.5%
21	A. Güler Attacking midfielder	Real Madrid	21	9	4397.7%	947.6%
22	Pedri Defensive midfielder	Barcelona	23	9	5915.9%	908.4%
23	K. Boogaard Attacking midfielder	Jong AZ	20	8	49365.7%	6222.7%
24	R. Mofokeng Attacking midfielder	Orlando Pirates	21	8	37	2
25	R. Árciga Attacking midfielder	Club Tijuana	21	8	30	57
26	M. Vukotić Attacking midfielder	FK Partizan	23	8	36	46
27	O. Agougil Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	20	8	33477.2%	5821.5%
28	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Notts County	21	8	399625%	384.5%
29	C. Mena Attacking midfielder	Lechia Gdansk	23	8	3623.6%	413.6%
30	O. O'Neill Attacking midfielder	Leyton Orient	23	8	2511.5%	472.9%
31	Y. Dukuly Attacking midfielder	Adelaide United	23	7	27	22
32	D. González Attacking midfielder	Atlas	23	7	37	58
33	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	7	49	50
34	E. Ayaosi Attacking midfielder	Karviná	21	7	25	2
35	G. de Regt Centre-forward	Excelsior	22	7	3536.3%	7128.5%
36	B. Önal Defensive midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	22	7	50303.3%	7815.8%
37	M. de Haan Attacking midfielder	Almere City FC	22	7	273.8%	602%
38	G. Gürpüz Attacking midfielder	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	23	7	211055.6%	493.4%
39	A. Fatawu Attacking midfielder	Leicester	22	7	42552.3%	741.6%
40	L. Valente Attacking midfielder	Feyenoord	22	7	3212.5%	773.9%
41	T. Jørgensen Central midfielder	Viborg	20	7	57	5029.5%
42	Q. Sullivan Attacking midfielder	Philadelphia Union	22	7	2918%	464%
43	G. Zechiël Defensive midfielder	Utrecht	22	7	66542.7%	8226.1%
44	K. Sano Defensive midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	22	7	5755.2%	809.9%
45	Berkay Yilmaz Full-back	1. FC Nürnberg	21	7	2755.5%	7117.8%
46	T. Berti Attacking midfielder	Cesena	22	7	3474.4%	7111.5%
47	Chuky San José Centre-forward	Valladolid	22	7	36246.6%	668.1%
48	J. Ruiz Central midfielder	Barracas Central	21	6	342.4%	580.7%
49	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	6	5645%	7959%
50	B. Zeneli Central midfielder	Union St. Gilloise	23	6	3137.9%	5863.4%