Top-Scoring U21 players

The top-scoring U21 players, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U21 players, with a Field Insider Rating of 95.3, and E. Jaouen has been the form player this season, grading 68.1, and Julian Dean Rijkhoff leads the scoring with 16 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: E. Jaouen has improved his Season rating most, up +52.8 on last season, while A. Faye's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +53.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Jaouen of Newcastle is the most valuable name in this group at 101.2.

Best talent

Pau Cubarsí Paredes95.3RTG

Celta Vigo · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

E. Jaouen+52.8SsN

Newcastle · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Julian Dean Rijkhoff16goals

50 players · ranked by top scorersCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Julian Dean Rijkhoff Attacking midfielder	FC Andorra	21	16	486.9%	621.5%
2	D. Kanu Centre-forward	Charlton	21	15	471321.2%	3716.9%
3	A. Vogt Centre-forward	1899 Hoffenheim	21	15	56	52
4	T. van der Leij Winger	VfB Stuttgart	19	13	34	56
5	E. Kroupi Centre-forward	Bournemouth	20	13	4439.2%	9134.6%
6	S. El Mala Winger	1. FC Köln	20	13	5646.9%	8676.3%
7	I. Ferrah Winger	Pisa	20	12	5614%	65±0%
8	D. Zeitler Winger	1899 Hoffenheim	19	12	45211%	455.1%
9	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	12	55	53
10	Wang Yudong Attacking midfielder	Hangzhou Greentown	19	11	47	39
11	O. Kellyman Attacking midfielder	Chelsea	20	11	3712366.7%	5230.2%
12	O. Kabwit Centre-forward	FC Luzern	20	11	34	46
13	K. Goto Centre-forward	SC Freiburg	21	11	54111%	8994.9%
14	B. Çelik Centre-forward	Başakşehir	21	11	41	42
15	A. Kostić Centre-forward	AC Milan	19	11	41	43
16	Abdellatif Aboukoura Attacking midfielder	Loudoun United	21	11	33	35
17	H. Kuster Attacking midfielder	Telstar	20	10	32	591.4%
18	Joseph Okopu Attacking midfielder	Swansea	21	10	5046.4%	6624.6%
19	Kerim-Sam Alajbegović Attacking midfielder	Juventus	18	9	47	57
20	J. Hall Centre-forward	New York Red Bulls	18	9	561066.7%	5637.9%
21	M. Ivanović Centre-forward	Millwall	21	9	34±0%	763.7%
22	R. Šiler Centre-forward	Podbrezová	21	9	30	34
23	A. Cozier-Duberry Winger	Brighton	21	9	46569.6%	5613.3%
24	D. Pejčinović Centre-forward	VfB Stuttgart	21	9	34100.6%	7724.7%
25	Amin Chiakha Winger	Rosenborg	20	9	59536.6%	5225.2%
26	S. Tanaka Centre-forward	Matsumoto Yamaga	21	9	23	29
27	A. Abdullahi Central midfielder	KAA Gent II	20	9	39	48
28	Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	19	8	35	71
29	M. Fernandez-Pardo Winger	Lille	21	8	47	8985.8%
30	J. Hartog Attacking midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	20	8	30874.2%	6021.1%
31	Omar Janneh Centre-forward	Lausanne	20	8	23	44
32	Winsley Boteli Mokango Centre-forward	FC Sion	20	8	18	45
33	C. Uzun Winger	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	8	37112.1%	81±0%
34	Adin Molnar Central midfielder	MTK Budapest	19	8	39	38
35	M. Caputo Centre-forward	Melbourne City	21	8	30	21
36	L. Phili Attacking midfielder	Kaizer Chiefs	21	7	21	2
37	G. Diakité Defensive midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	20	7	41	49
38	T. Hall Attacking midfielder	Tottenham	20	7	23	34
39	G. Petit Centre-forward	Real Betis	19	7	24	67
40	S. Castro Centre-forward	Parma	21	7	38±0%	861.6%
41	Noah Makanza Central midfielder	KV Mechelen	21	7	49	58
42	Ermin Mahmić Winger	Slovan Liberec	21	7	20	2
43	L. Biliboc Attacking midfielder	CFR 1907 Cluj	19	7	23	36
44	J. Hjertø-Dahl Winger	Hull City	20	7	506.3%	4414.4%
45	D. Owusu Attacking midfielder	Hapoel Tel Aviv	20	7	23	39
46	E. Diop Central midfielder	Monaco	21	7	562216.7%	6013.3%
47	F. Soelle Soelle Centre-forward	Liège	20	7	19	452.8%
48	C. Rosenquist Attacking midfielder	Kalmar FF	19	7	46	4265.9%
49	Kyano Kwint Centre-forward	De Graafschap	19	7	16	5722.4%
50	R. Vydysh Central midfielder	KAA Gent II	20	7	37	49