Top-Scoring U21 defenders in Major League Soccer 2026
The top-scoring U21 defenders in Major League Soccer in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
M. Dos Santos of New York Red Bulls is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.1, and M. Mbokazi has been the form player this season, grading 46.4, and Neil Pierre leads the scoring with 4 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Verhoeven has improved his Season rating most, up +23.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, T. Johnson of Vancouver Whitecaps is the most valuable name in this group at 13.6.
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| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil PierreCentre-back |  Philadelphia Union | 18 | 4 | 0±0% | 4113.5% |
| 2 | S. HawkinsCentre-back |  Seattle Sounders | 19 | 1 | 0±0% | 381.6% |
| 3 | R. Baker-WhitingFull-back |  Nashville SC | 21 | 1 | 8±0% | 401.7% |
| 4 | N. NorrisCentre-back |  FC Dallas | 21 | 1 | 30393.4% | 4512.7% |
| 5 | E. BáezFull-back |  Atlanta United FC | 21 | 1 | 1675.7% | 4817.4% |
| 6 | L. BombinoFull-back |  San Diego | 20 | 1 | 408.6% | 4310.3% |
| 7 | A. ChirilaCentre-back |  FC Cincinnati | 17 | 1 | 4 | 41 |