Top-Scoring U21 defenders

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

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At a glance

W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 93, and Jacobo Ramón Naveros has been the form player this season, grading 68.3, and I. Baouf leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +63.1 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, Álex Jiménez of Bournemouth is the most valuable name in this group at 98.

Jacobo Ramón Naveros68.3SsN

Como

Rising potential

A. Faye+53.3RTG

Lorient · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+63.1SsN

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	Player	Team
1	I. Baouf Centre-back	Cambuur	19	6	39150%	6442.7%
2	L. Vušković Centre-back	Hamburger SV	19	6	2949.7%	8536.7%
3	F. Ademi Full-back	Alemannia Aachen	20	5	9830%	4418.9%
4	M. Rots Full-back	Twente	20	4	42456%	8430.1%
5	N. Held Full-back	Waalwijk	20	4	2411.2%	6113%
6	P. Petrović Centre-back	Javor	21	4	35	45
7	I. Tarim Centre-back	Bodrum FK	21	4	9	38
8	I. Ganiou Centre-back	Lens	21	3	4245.8%	8436.6%
9	Yarek Gasiorowski Full-back	PSV Eindhoven	21	3	2883.7%	761.5%
10	T. Gooijer Full-back	PEC Zwolle	21	3	194725%	6514.5%
11	I. Feingold Full-back	New England Revolution	21	3	26	48
12	D. De Roeve Full-back	Brann	21	3	2437.9%	463.8%
13	Massien Ghaddari Full-back	Jong Utrecht	21	3	1528.4%	545.6%
14	Lukas Larsen Full-back	Emmen	20	3	24	59
15	K. Sabbe Full-back	Club Brugge KV	21	3	2438.7%	6111.8%
16	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	3	6484.4%	9310.7%
17	R. Kofler Centre-back	Sudtirol	21	3	3159.2%	644%
18	A. Traoré Defensive midfielder	Karviná	21	3	18	2
19	J. Schöller Full-back	Rapid Vienna	20	3	17	44
20	T. Khumalo Centre-back	Golden Arrows	0	3	1	2
21	B. Ndiaye Centre-back	Pharco	21	3	29	38
22	B. Freimann Centre-back	FC Luzern	20	3	37	47
23	Emirhan Başyiğit Centre-back	Sivasspor	21	3	23538.9%	411.7%
24	M. Ilenič Full-back	New York City FC	21	2	1222%	430.9%
25	S. Curtis Centre-back	Chesterfield	20	2	18142.5%	3321.5%
26	K. Takai Centre-back	Kawasaki Frontale	21	2	2151.8%	530.8%
27	D. Valkanis Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	20	2	25	20
28	S. Esposito Centre-back	Melbourne Victory	21	2	32	21
29	E. Agnikoi Centre-back	Marumo Gallants	20	2	5	2
30	Elson Mendes Centre-back	Sochaux	20	2	2	37
31	Yiğit Fidan Centre-back	Pendikspor	21	2	49	42
32	M. Cissé Full-back	Lask Linz	21	2	31	50
33	Sergi Domínguez Centre-back	Dinamo Zagreb	21	2	491046.5%	4244.1%
34	Fellipe Jack Centre-back	Spezia	20	2	8108.3%	5814.5%
35	D. Lawlor Full-back	Cardiff	20	2	292300%	507.6%
36	C. Headman Centre-back	Harrogate Town	20	2	8	30
37	D. Huijsen Full-back	Real Madrid	21	2	357.2%	857.8%
38	Héctor Fort Full-back	Elche	20	2	639.1%	753.6%
39	N. Mendy Centre-back	Rayo Vallecano	21	2	304185.7%	8115.4%
40	Jacobo Ramón Naveros Centre-back	Como	21	2	681213.5%	8711.8%
41	Tiago Gabriel Centre-back	Lecce	21	2	44205.6%	8349.7%
42	Z. Athekame Full-back	AC Milan	21	2	15	80
43	A. Zehnter Centre-back	VfL Wolfsburg	21	2	874.3%	723.8%
44	T. Rothe Full-back	Union Berlin	21	2	1371.4%	7211.8%
45	S. Amo-Ameyaw Full-back	Strasbourg	20	2	1261.8%	786.2%
46	A. Ait Boudlal Full-back	Rennes	20	2	27162.7%	7834%
47	V. Burlet Full-back	Boulogne	20	2	17	5869.4%
48	Y. Koré Centre-back	Amiens	21	2	581.7%	549.7%
49	D. Janse Full-back	Groningen	20	2	4193.5%	7542.9%
50	F. Lissah Full-back	Falkirk	21	2	34	49