Top-Scoring U21 players

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

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At a glance

J. Manzambi of Aston Villa is the standout for raw talent across U21 players, with a Field Insider Rating of 91.4, and E. Jaouen has been the form player this season, grading 68.1, and D. Kanu leads the scoring with 15 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 R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.4 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.

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	Player	Team
1	D. Kanu Centre-forward	Charlton	21	15	4725.1%	37±0%
2	A. Vogt Centre-forward	1899 Hoffenheim	21	15	5622.4%	52±0%
3	T. van der Leij Winger	VfB Stuttgart	19	13	34	56
4	E. Kroupi Centre-forward	Bournemouth	20	13	4439.2%	9134.6%
5	D. Zeitler Winger	1899 Hoffenheim	19	12	45211%	455.1%
6	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	12	55	53
7	Wang Yudong Attacking midfielder	Hangzhou Greentown	19	11	47	39
8	O. Kellyman Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	20	11	3712366.7%	5230.2%
9	A. Kostić Centre-forward	Sparta Rotterdam	19	11	4140.1%	43±0%
10	B. Çelik Centre-forward	Başakşehir	21	11	41	42
11	O. Kabwit Centre-forward	FC Luzern	20	11	34	46
12	Abdellatif Aboukoura Attacking midfielder	Loudoun United	21	11	33	35
13	H. Kuster Attacking midfielder	Telstar	21	10	32±0%	592.6%
14	Joseph Okopu Attacking midfielder	Swansea	21	10	507.6%	662.9%
15	J. Hall Winger	New York Red Bulls	18	9	561066.7%	5637.9%
16	M. Ivanović Centre-forward	Millwall	21	9	34±0%	763.7%
17	A. Cozier-Duberry Winger	Brighton	21	9	4624.9%	565.4%
18	S. Tanaka Centre-forward	Matsumoto Yamaga	21	9	23	29
19	Amin Chiakha Winger	Rosenborg	20	9	59536.6%	5225.2%
20	A. Abdullahi Central midfielder	KAA Gent II	20	9	39	48
21	N. Verkooijen Defensive midfielder	Jong PSV U21	20	8	325%	6714.7%
22	J. Hartog Attacking midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	20	8	30874.2%	6021.1%
23	Winsley Boteli Mokango Centre-forward	FC Sion	20	8	18	45
24	Omar Janneh Centre-forward	Lausanne	20	8	23	44
25	M. Fernandez-Pardo Winger	Lille	21	8	47±0%	89±0%
26	Adin Molnar Central midfielder	MTK Budapest	19	8	39	38
27	M. Caputo Centre-forward	Melbourne City	21	8	30	21
28	L. Phili Attacking midfielder	Kaizer Chiefs	21	7	21	2
29	G. Diakité Defensive midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	20	7	41	49
30	T. Hall Attacking midfielder	Tottenham	21	7	23	34
31	G. Petit Centre-forward	Real Betis	19	7	24±0%	671.7%
32	F. Soelle Soelle Centre-forward	Liège	20	7	19	4515.6%
33	Noah Makanza Central midfielder	KV Mechelen	21	7	49	58
34	L. Biliboc Attacking midfielder	CFR 1907 Cluj	19	7	23	36
35	J. Hjertø-Dahl Winger	Hull City	20	7	506.3%	4414.4%
36	L. Alvheim Centre-forward	Kristiansund BK	21	7	42	45
37	C. Rosenquist Attacking midfielder	Kalmar FF	19	7	46	4265.9%
38	Ermin Mahmić Winger	Slovan Liberec	21	7	2029.9%	296.3%
39	D. Owusu Attacking midfielder	Hapoel Tel Aviv	20	7	23	39
40	R. Vydysh Central midfielder	KAA Gent II	20	7	37	49
41	X. Bertoncello Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	20	7	23	21
42	Lucas Ferreira Attacking midfielder	FC Luzern	19	7	26	46
43	Z. Gozo Winger	Crystal Palace	19	6	52131.6%	5314.5%
44	A. Vasovic Centre-forward	Club Brugge KV	18	6	207.7%	44±0%
45	M. Ponomarenko Winger	Dynamo Kyiv	20	6	18658.3%	400.5%
46	S. Vink Centre-forward	Jong Ajax	20	6	26±0%	53±0%
47	Tiziano Perrota Winger	Defensa Y Justicia	18	6	37	5936.6%
48	Santiago Sandoval Central midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	19	6	27	51
49	D. Adu-Adjei Centre-forward	HNK Rijeka	21	6	24217.3%	3930.5%
50	O. Ugresić Attacking midfielder	PAOK	20	6	27±0%	44±0%