Top-Scoring U19 defenders

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

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At a glance

Pedro Gabriel of Gremio is the standout for raw talent across U19 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.7, and Ignacio Ovando has been the form player this season, grading 38.2, and Neil Pierre leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Maximilian Hennig has improved his Season rating most, up +26.4 on last season. 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 83.2.

Ignacio Ovando38.2SsN

Rosario Central

Rising potential

Maximilian Hennig+10.5RTG

Bayern München · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Maximilian Hennig+26.4SsN

Bayern München · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Neil Pierre Centre-back	Philadelphia Union	18	4	102450%	4317.3%
2	T. Khumalo Centre-back	Golden Arrows	0	3	1	1
3	O. Renfrum Centre-back	FC Eindhoven	19	2	10	33
4	M. Walker Centre-back	FC Nordsjaelland	19	2	9141.7%	429.7%
5	A. Bolat Centre-forward	Adana Demirspor	17	2	10	36
6	L. Herrington Centre-back	Hull City	19	1	36204.3%	48163%
7	Wei Xiangxin Full-back	Auxerre	18	1	3	29
8	N. Engwanda Full-back	RSC Anderlecht II	18	1	16±0%	43±0%
9	J. Neto Centre-back	Benfica B	17	1	4	46
10	A. Bouwman Centre-back	Jong Ajax	19	1	470.2%	4728.2%
11	L. Vušković Centre-back	Brighton	19	1	304.2%	873%
12	X. Espart Full-back	Barcelona	18	1	5±0%	76±0%
13	Sadick Abubakar Centre-back	Radnik Surdulica	0	1	16	22
14	B. Kurtulus Centre-back	Malmo FF	19	1	1462.6%	3314.9%
15	A. Chirila Full-back	FC Cincinnati	17	1	6	41
16	E. Sarfo Centre-back	KRC Genk II	19	1	12	41
17	M. van de Wetering Full-back	Excelsior	17	1	11	54
18	P. Cretì Centre-back	Grasshoppers	18	1	1	38
19	E. Chukwu Full-back	Hoffenheim II	19	1	4	39
20	Ignacio Ovando Centre-back	Rosario Central	19	1	38905.3%	5824.1%
21	L. Dobbs Centre-back	Gillingham	19	1	1	28
22	J. Stephenson Centre-back	Crewe	18	1	0	72
23	Luca Erlein Full-back	Energie Cottbus	19	1	8±0%	458.1%
24	H. Ali Centre-back	FC Eindhoven	19	1	6±0%	48±0%
25	Buba Sangaré Full-back	Elche	19	1	8±0%	70±0%
26	Holmes Zamorano Centre-back	Girona	16	1	1	58
27	Bugra Tivsiz Ensar Full-back	Antalyaspor	19	1	0	39
28	H. Hilvenius Centre-back	BK Hacken	18	1	36212.3%	4123.7%
29	B. Dembele Centre-back	Granada CF	18	1	0	54
30	D. Bernabeu Full-back	Albacete	18	1	5±0%	60±0%
31	M. Zea Centre-back	CSKA Moscow	18	1	0	32±0%
32	R. Nijstad Centre-back	Twente	18	1	16±0%	71±0%
33	Vitão Centre-back	Atletico-MG	18	1	5	66
34	D. Opoku Full-back	OH Leuven	18	1	13±0%	525.1%
35	J. Arrayago Centre-back	Independiente	17	1	1	45
36	E. Veron Full-back	Rosario Central	18	1	7	48
37	Maximilian Hennig Full-back	Bayern München	19	1	31538.8%	5026.9%
38	Stephan Zagadou Centre-back	Le Havre	17	1	7	68
39	A. Mahroug Centre-back	RSC Anderlecht II	18	1	8	43
40	C. Souanga Centre-back	OH Leuven	19	1	1	50
41	A. AvdiÄFull-back	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	1	28	43
42	A. Stoian Centre-forward	FCSB	18	1	13	36
43	Dusan Pavlovic Centre-back	Radnicki NIS	0	1	2	18
44	B. Madingwana Centre-back	Chippa United	0	1	3	1
45	Yigit Ali Buz Centre-back	Hatayspor	19	1	6	34
46	Finn Sundstrom Full-back	North Carolina	19	1	14	34
47	Allan De León Centre-back	Novi Pazar	18	1	32	46
48	N. Simić Centre-back	FK Partizan	19	1	35	45
49	M. Verhaeghe Centre-back	RWDM	18	1	9	44
50	Sadick Abubakar Centre-back	Radnik Surdulica	0	1	16	22