The top-scoring U18 centre-backs, ranked on Field Insider.
T. Tati of Nantes is the standout for raw talent across U18 centre-backs, with a Field Insider Rating of 78.8, and Allan De León has been the form player this season, grading 32.4, and C. Pavey leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Renders has improved his Season rating most, up +0.7 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, L. Routh of Aston Villa U21 is the most valuable name in this group at 145.1.
| # | Player | Team | Age | goals | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. PaveyCentre-back | Sweden U17 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 95 |
| 2 | Hamdy MarceloCentre-back |  Future FC | 0 | 2 | 10 | 35 |
| 3 | A. BouwmanCentre-back |  Jong Ajax | 18 | 1 | 469.6% | 482.3% |
| 4 | G. KingCentre-back | Crystal Palace U21 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 85 |
| 5 | D. MofokengCentre-back |  Magesi | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | G. CadaviCentre-back |  Águilas Doradas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | L. HerringtonCentre-back |  Brisbane Roar | 18 | 1 | 12 | 18 |
| 8 | A. MilanovicCentre-back |  IMT Novi Beograd | 17 | 1 | 6 | 38 |
| 9 | Allan De LeónCentre-back |  Novi Pazar | 18 | 1 | 32 | 43 |
| 10 | Ada IbikCentre-back |  Manisa F.K. | 17 | 1 | 22 | 49 |
| 11 | J. NetoCentre-back |  Benfica B | 17 | 1 | 4 | 46 |
| 12 | N. PolaCentre-back |  Willem II | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| 13 | F. MeriénCentre-back |  Jong PSV U21 | 17 | 1 | 3130400% | 6035.8% |
| 14 | Victor VandenbrouckeCentre-back |  KAA Gent II | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40 |
| 15 | R. NijstadCentre-back |  Twente | 18 | 1 | 17 | 72 |
| 16 | Stephan ZagadouCentre-back |  Le Havre | 17 | 1 | 9 | 70 |
