Top-Scoring U19 defenders

The top-scoring U19 defenders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Jorge Salinas of Racing Santander is the standout for raw talent across U19 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 77.7, and Ignacio Ovando has been the form player this season, grading 41.3, and Neil Pierre leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: W. Mońka has improved his Season rating most, up +11 on last season, while F. Riise's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +4.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Vušković of Brighton is the most valuable name in this group at 85.2.

Ignacio Ovando41.3SsN

Rosario Central

Rising potential

F. Riise+4.5RTG

Stabaek · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

W. Mońka+11SsN

Lech Poznan · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Neil Pierre Centre-back	Philadelphia Union	19	4	102450%	4317.3%
2	Sergei Kozlovskiy Centre-back	Free Agents	18	3	0	77
3	T. Khumalo Centre-back	Golden Arrows	0	3	1	1
4	Ignacio Ovando Centre-back	Rosario Central	19	2	41986.8%	5824.8%
5	Valentín Pezzolesi Full-back	Las Palmas	19	2	3215800%	56±0%
6	O. Renfrum Centre-back	FC Eindhoven	19	2	25	33
7	L. Martes Centre-back	Sparta Rotterdam	17	2	18±0%	64±0%
8	M. Walker Centre-back	FC Nordsjaelland	19	2	9141.7%	429.7%
9	D. Opoku Full-back	OH Leuven	18	2	13±0%	525.1%
10	A. Bolat Centre-forward	Adana Demirspor	17	2	10	36
11	L. Herrington Centre-back	Hull City	19	1	36204.3%	48163%
12	Wei Xiangxin Full-back	Auxerre	18	1	3	29
13	N. Engwanda Full-back	RSC Anderlecht II	18	1	16±0%	43±0%
14	J. Neto Centre-back	Benfica B	17	1	4	46
15	A. Bouwman Centre-back	Jong Ajax	19	1	741.3%	4728.2%
16	L. Vušković Centre-back	Brighton	19	1	304.2%	873%
17	E. Chukwu Full-back	Hoffenheim II	19	1	9	39
18	Stephan Zagadou Centre-back	Le Havre	18	1	7	68
19	M. van de Wetering Full-back	Excelsior	17	1	11	54
20	P. Cretì Centre-back	Grasshoppers	18	1	1	38
21	S. Mfuni Centre-back	Coventry	18	1	68.9%	611.5%
22	L. Dobbs Centre-back	Gillingham	19	1	17	28
23	J. Stephenson Centre-back	Crewe	18	1	18	72
24	Luca Erlein Full-back	Energie Cottbus	19	1	8±0%	458.1%
25	H. Ali Centre-back	FC Eindhoven	19	1	1071.2%	48±0%
26	Buba Sangaré Full-back	Elche	19	1	8±0%	70±0%
27	Ifeanyi Ndukwe Centre-back	Levante	18	1	9	7495.5%
28	B. Kurtulus Centre-back	Malmo FF	19	1	1462.6%	3314.9%
29	A. Chirila Full-back	FC Cincinnati	17	1	6	41
30	Bugra Tivsiz Ensar Centre-back	Antalyaspor	19	1	12	39
31	Ada Ibik Centre-back	Manisa F.K.	17	1	766.5%	39±0%
32	H. Hilvenius Centre-back	BK Hacken	19	1	36212.3%	4124.8%
33	B. Dembele Centre-back	Granada CF	18	1	5	54
34	D. Bernabeu Full-back	Albacete	18	1	252.2%	60±0%
35	J. Arango Centre-back	Girona	17	1	19	65
36	Aaron Mayol Full-back	Valencia	18	1	10	72
37	X. Espart Full-back	Barcelona	18	1	5±0%	76±0%
38	M. Zea Centre-back	CSKA Moscow	18	1	23	3921.7%
39	K. Penso Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	17	1	8	52
40	R. Nijstad Centre-back	Twente	18	1	16±0%	71±0%
41	Vitão Centre-back	Atletico-MG	18	1	10	66
42	J. Arrayago Centre-back	Independiente	17	1	11	50
43	E. Veron Full-back	Rosario Central	18	1	8	48
44	G. Escudero Centre-back	Racing Club	19	1	5575%	485.8%
45	A. Mahroug Centre-back	RSC Anderlecht II	18	1	8	43
46	Sadick Abubakar Centre-back	Radnik Surdulica	0	1	16	22
47	A. AvdiÄFull-back	FK Crvena Zvezda	19	1	28	43
48	A. Stoian Centre-forward	FCSB	18	1	13	36
49	Dusan Pavlovic Centre-back	Radnicki NIS	0	1	2	18
50	B. Madingwana Centre-back	Chippa United	0	1	3	1