Top-Scoring U21 defenders

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

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At a glance

L. Vušković of Brighton is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 87, and Jacobo Ramón Naveros has been the form player this season, grading 68.3, and Neil Pierre leads the scoring with 4 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 L. Vušković's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +25.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Jacquet of Liverpool is the most valuable name in this group at 88.2.

Jacobo Ramón Naveros68.3SsN

Como

Rising potential

L. Vušković+25.2RTG

Brighton · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+63.1SsN

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	Player	Team
1	Neil Pierre Centre-back	Philadelphia Union	19	4	102450%	4317.3%
2	A. Warneryd Full-back	Tromso	21	4	4285%	5062.1%
3	P. Petrović Centre-back	Sturm Graz	21	4	36	45
4	Sergei Kozlovskiy Centre-back	Free Agents	18	3	0	77
5	Lukas Larsen Full-back	Brondby	20	3	26	60
6	A. Maidana Centre-back	Talleres Cordoba	21	3	18	53
7	F. Delap Centre-back	Burton Albion	21	3	14300%	40±0%
8	M. Gjone Full-back	Ham-Kam	20	3	23	48
9	T. Khumalo Centre-back	Golden Arrows	0	3	1	1
10	J. Schöller Full-back	Rapid Vienna	20	3	17	44
11	B. Freimann Centre-back	FC Luzern	20	3	37	47
12	R. Baker-Whiting Full-back	Nashville SC	21	2	21165.8%	448.9%
13	Kauã Moraes Full-back	Cruzeiro	20	2	5±0%	6912.5%
14	Z. Athekame Full-back	Lyon	21	2	15±0%	823.1%
15	S. Esposito Centre-back	Lecce	21	2	47	21
16	Y. Koré Centre-back	Paris FC	21	2	579.8%	549.7%
17	M. Mariani Full-back	FC OSS	21	2	20	517.8%
18	A. Zehnter Centre-back	VfL Wolfsburg	21	2	874.3%	723.8%
19	D. Valkanis Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	20	2	25	20
20	M. Cissé Full-back	Aston Villa	21	2	39	50
21	E. Agnikoi Centre-back	Marumo Gallants	20	2	5	2
22	Ignacio Ovando Centre-back	Rosario Central	19	2	41986.8%	5824.8%
23	Z. Williams Centre-back	Barnet	21	2	276.2%	403.3%
24	N. Fernandez-Veliz Centre-back	Nancy	21	2	29±0%	62±0%
25	Tiago Gabriel Full-back	Lecce	21	2	44±0%	83±0%
26	F. Al Mazyani Full-back	Waalwijk	21	2	11186.8%	50±0%
27	W. Kooy Full-back	Jong Utrecht	21	2	1249.1%	57±0%
28	M. Agyemang Centre-back	Charlotte	21	2	16	43
29	A. Cardaklija Centre-back	Gais	21	2	32235.1%	355.2%
30	Valentín Pezzolesi Full-back	Las Palmas	19	2	3215800%	56±0%
31	O. Renfrum Centre-back	FC Eindhoven	19	2	25	33
32	L. Martes Centre-back	Sparta Rotterdam	17	2	18±0%	64±0%
33	C. Roubiou Full-back	Rodez	21	2	0	52±0%
34	M. Walker Centre-back	FC Nordsjaelland	19	2	9141.7%	429.7%
35	Wallace Full-back	Gremio	21	2	2	59
36	D. Opoku Full-back	OH Leuven	18	2	13±0%	525.1%
37	J. Kongolo Centre-back	Genk	20	2	14±0%	520.8%
38	Thiago Silveor Full-back	Velez Sarsfield	20	2	29140.5%	5214.4%
39	Y. Hor Full-back	Waldhof Mannheim	20	2	11	42
40	José Sampaio Centre-back	Vizela	21	2	6	46
41	A. Ivanov Central midfielder	Spartak Varna	21	2	18	32
42	T. Palacios Winger	America de Cali	20	2	7	26
43	M. Pető Central midfielder	Paks	21	2	11	32
44	L. Stancu Full-back	FCSB	21	2	10	36
45	Sergi Domínguez Centre-back	Dinamo Zagreb	21	2	491046.5%	4244.1%
46	L. Pazourek Full-back	TSV Hartberg	21	2	24	43
47	A. Bolat Centre-forward	Adana Demirspor	17	2	10	36
48	P. Kikianis Centre-back	Adelaide United	21	2	23	22
49	F. Krušelj Full-back	NK Slaven Belupo	21	2	22	39
50	L. Herrington Centre-back	Hull City	19	1	36204.3%	48163%