The top-scoring U21 players in HNL, ranked on Field Insider.
R. Pukštas of HNK Hajduk Split is the standout for raw talent across U21 players in HNL, with a Field Insider Rating of 42, and Sergi Domínguez has been the form player this season, grading 49.3.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Adu-Adjei has improved his Season rating most, up +15.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, R. Pukštas of HNK Hajduk Split is the most valuable name in this group at 14.4.
| # | Player | Team | Age | goals | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. PukštasAttacking midfielder |  HNK Hajduk Split | 21 | 9 | 31 | 42 |
| 2 | A. JagusicWinger |  NK Slaven Belupo | 20 | 6 | 22 | 38 |
| 3 | D. Adu-AdjeiCentre-forward |  HNK Rijeka | 21 | 6 | 23217.8% | 3930.5% |
| 4 | Ante KaveljDefensive midfielder |  HNK Gorica | 20 | 3 | 39 | 40 |
| 5 | S. MikolcicCentral midfielder |  NK Osijek | 21 | 3 | 16 | 36 |
| 6 | M. SusakAttacking midfielder |  NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 21 | 3 | 12 | 35 |
| 7 | R. BrajkovićAttacking midfielder | HNK Hajduk Split | 21 | 3 | 16 | 40 |
| 8 | Ibrahim SabraCentre-forward | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 20 | 2 | 9 | 36 |
| 9 | F. KrušeljFull-back | NK Slaven Belupo | 21 | 2 | 22 | 39 |
| 10 | Š. ButićAttacking midfielder |  Vukovar | 20 | 2 | 12 | 36 |
| 11 | Sergi DomínguezCentre-back |  Dinamo Zagreb | 21 | 2 | 491046.5% | 4244.1% |
| 12 | A. GuramAttacking midfielder | HNK Hajduk Split | 17 | 1 | 3 | 36 |
| 13 | F. MažarCentral midfielder | NK Slaven Belupo | 21 | 1 | 11 | 33 |
| 14 | M. JovicicDefensive midfielder | NK Osijek | 19 | 1 | 7 | 33 |
| 15 | C. AgadaWinger |  Istra 1961 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 34 |
| 16 | Sven LesjakCentre-back |  NK Varazdin | 19 | 1 | 10 | 36 |
| 17 | Niko FarkašAttacking midfielder | NK Osijek | 19 | 1 | 5 | 34 |
| 18 | I. AyumaDefensive midfielder | Istra 1961 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 34 |
| 19 | V. ČaićDefensive midfielder | Vukovar | 21 | 1 | 18 | 34 |
