Top-scoring U21 players in Premier League

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

At a glance

Eguinaldo of Shakhtar Donetsk is the standout for raw talent across U21 players in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 41.8, and I. Krupskyi has been the form player this season, grading 30.6, and M. Ponomarenko leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Shevchenko has improved his Season rating most, up +14.2 on last season, while V. Sydun's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Eguinaldo of Shakhtar Donetsk is the most valuable name in this group at 16.6.

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

Rising potential

V. Sydun+5.5RTG

Epitsentr Dunayivtsi · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Y. Shevchenko+14.2SsN

Kryvbas KR · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	goals	Season	Rating
1	M. Ponomarenko Centre-forward	Dynamo Kyiv	20	6	18637.5%	411.5%
2	Eguinaldo Attacking midfielder	Shakhtar Donetsk	21	6	2323.4%	421.4%
3	Luca Meirelles Centre-forward	Shakhtar Donetsk	19	5	15	41
4	Kauã Elias Centre-forward	Shakhtar Donetsk	20	4	1541.8%	4240.6%
5	Newertton Attacking midfielder	Shakhtar Donetsk	21	4	141.4%	411%
6	V. Sydun Centre-forward	Epitsentr Dunayivtsi	21	3	143.4%	3816.9%
7	B. Lin Winger	Kryvbas KR	21	2	12	38
8	T. Mykhavko Centre-back	Dynamo Kyiv	21	2	683.2%	4011.4%
9	A. Slesar Winger	Zorya Luhansk	21	2	1386.8%	394.2%
10	Y. Shevchenko Central midfielder	Kryvbas KR	19	2	14	4112.8%
11	B. Redushko Winger	Dynamo Kyiv	18	2	11	40
12	Lucas Ferreira Attacking midfielder	Shakhtar Donetsk	20	1	4	38
13	Isaque Attacking midfielder	Shakhtar Donetsk	19	1	16	4324.4%
14	V. Vilivald Centre-back	Kryvbas KR	21	1	20104.1%	395.4%
15	G. Herbert Central midfielder	Kryvbas KR	20	1	4	36
16	A. Shakh Central midfielder	Karpaty	21	1	814.4%	376.2%
17	S. Ogundana Attacking midfielder	Dynamo Kyiv	21	1	7	3836.5%
18	M. Protasevych Central midfielder	Veres Rivne	21	1	434.4%	358.2%
19	V. Mulyk Centre-forward	Kryvbas KR	20	1	5	389.9%
20	Roman Salenko Central midfielder	Zorya Luhansk	21	1	5	363.2%
21	Oleksandr Kamenskyi Winger	Kryvbas KR	18	1	4	377.8%
22	Alisson Santana Attacking midfielder	Shakhtar Donetsk	20	1	819.8%	4035.8%
23	Cauan Baptistella Winger	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	18	1	4	37