The top-scoring U18 defensive midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.
A. Bouaddi of Lille is the standout for raw talent across U18 defensive midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.5, and Nathan De Cat has been the form player this season, grading 38.1, and R. Matondo leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Bouaddi has improved his Season rating most, up +13.3 on last season, while Nathan De Cat's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +14.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, A. Bouaddi of Lille is the most valuable name in this group at 105.1.
| # | Player | Team | Age | goals | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. MatondoDefensive midfielder |  Paris FC | 18 | 2 | 286875% | 8024.7% |
| 2 | Nathan De CatDefensive midfielder |  Anderlecht | 17 | 2 | 3811.4% | 6229.9% |
| 3 | A. LahdoDefensive midfielder |  Hammarby FF | 18 | 1 | 122240% | 3718.4% |
| 4 | Luca WeinhandlDefensive midfielder |  Sturm Graz | 17 | 1 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | D. YildizDefensive midfielder |  Boluspor | 18 | 1 | 2 | 43 |
| 6 | Bae Seung-GyunDefensive midfielder |  Dordrecht | 18 | 1 | 20 | 53 |
| 7 | M. FigueiredoDefensive midfielder |  Benfica B | 17 | 1 | 9 | 46 |
| 8 | A. VossahDefensive midfielder |  Toulouse | 18 | 1 | 18 | 74 |
| 9 | K. EichhornDefensive midfielder |  Hertha BSC | 16 | 1 | 18 | 60 |
| 10 | M. CulbreathDefensive midfielder |  Bayer Leverkusen | 18 | 1 | 14 | 76 |
| 11 | X. DierckxDefensive midfielder |  Antwerp | 16 | 1 | 17 | 54 |
