Wonderkids · U18

The highest-ceiling players aged 18 and under across our 30 leagues — the next generation.

Best goalkeepers Best defenders Best midfielders Best attackers Most in-form players Top-scoring players

At a glance

J. Zieliński of VfL Wolfsburg is the standout for raw talent across U18 players, with a Field Insider Rating of 83.4, and V. Kostov has been the form player this season, grading 54.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Kiaba Mounganga has improved his Season rating most, up +4.8 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, X. Espart of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 78.5.

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	Player	Team
1	J. Zieliński Goalkeeper	VfL Wolfsburg	18	13	83
2	X. Mandza Tsiendi Full-back	Nice	17	15	78
3	X. Espart Full-back	Barcelona	18	5±0%	76±0%
4	A. Stepanov Centre-forward	Bayer Leverkusen	18	215.6%	758.9%
5	J. Stephenson Centre-back	Crewe	18	18	72
6	R. Nijstad Centre-back	Twente	18	16±0%	71±0%
7	Gabriel Mec Winger	FC Porto	18	15	67
8	Pedro Gabriel Full-back	Gremio	18	18	66
9	J. Arango Centre-back	Girona	17	19	65
10	F. Merién Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	18	1648.9%	659.1%
11	L. Martes Centre-back	Sparta Rotterdam	17	18±0%	64±0%
12	K. Pascini Full-back	Atletico-MG	17	7	62
13	J. Monga Central midfielder	Swansea	17	181650%	6210.3%
14	K. Eichhorn Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	17	19	60
15	Bae Seung-Gyun Defensive midfielder	Feyenoord	18	19±0%	6013.4%
16	L. Page Attacking midfielder	Leicester	18	12122.2%	59±0%
17	M. Muzungu Centre-back	Ajax	18	23±0%	5913%
18	C. Comotto Defensive midfielder	AC Milan	18	13	57
19	A. Gomes Centre-back	Venezia	17	7	56
20	Viggo Plantinga Full-back	Jong Utrecht	17	1045%	56±0%
21	Y. Hamdaoui Central midfielder	Antwerp	18	11	5623%
22	J. Hall Winger	New York Red Bulls	18	49920.8%	5638.1%
23	E. C. Owen Winger	Utrecht	18	28	55
24	T. Landheer Centre-back	Helmond Sport	18	6	54
25	M. van de Wetering Full-back	Excelsior	17	11	54
26	A. Ouazane Winger	Jong Ajax	16	3752.1%	54±0%
27	A. Mehmeti Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	47	53
28	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	55	53
29	Cavan Sullivan Winger	Philadelphia Union	17	301415%	5340.5%
30	A. Natali Full-back	AZ Alkmaar	18	8±0%	538.2%
31	J. Mambuku Centre-back	Reims	17	0	52
32	G. Baroni Winger	Talleres Cordoba	17	12	52
33	D. Ofli Full-back	Karlsruher SC	18	0	5224.2%
34	E. Ünüvar Centre-forward	Jong Ajax	18	29113%	52±0%
35	T. Peralta Attacking midfielder	Huracan	18	123800%	5119.6%
36	F. Jainikoski Winger	Argentinos JRS	17	12	50
37	J. Arrayago Centre-back	Independiente	17	11	50
38	M. Dos Santos Centre-back	New York Red Bulls	17	15	50
39	Mohamed Abdalla Central midfielder	Jong Ajax	16	139.8%	50±0%
40	J. Son Central midfielder	FC Seoul	18	9	49
41	S. Escobar Full-back	Velez Sarsfield	16	13	49
42	M. Aguirre Centre-forward	Union Santa Fe	18	6	49
43	C. Sanchez Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	18	212462.5%	4831.3%
44	A. Kay Full-back	Barnsley	18	17	48
45	J. Mattar Defensive midfielder	Newells Old Boys	18	172271.4%	4815.1%
46	M. Dos Santos Centre-back	New York Red Bulls	18	14	48
47	Mansour Camara Full-back	Al Kholood	18	852.7%	48111.6%
48	S. Cornecion Attacking midfielder	Jong PSV U21	17	193640%	47±0%
49	Raf Vullers Central midfielder	VVV Venlo	18	25850%	47±0%
50	K. Kasanwirjo Centre-back	Jong Ajax	17	20	46