U19 players with the Best Potential

The highest-potential U19 players, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U19 players, with a Field Insider Rating of 100.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Diomande has improved his Season rating most, up +56.7 on last season, while S. El Mala's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +35.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 137.6.

1. FC Köln · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Y. Diomande+56.7SsN

RB Leipzig · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	9449.1%	100±0%
2	Y. Diomande Winger	RB Leipzig	19	67555.9%	9425.6%
3	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	5134.3%	93±0%
4	L. Vušković Centre-back	Hamburger SV	19	3368.9%	8740.6%
5	Marc Bernal Defensive midfielder	Barcelona	19	24895.8%	8715.7%
6	Estêvão Central midfielder	Chelsea	19	2359.3%	875.5%
7	L. Karl Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	18	36	87
8	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	3262.4%	8714.6%
9	S. El Mala Centre-forward	1. FC Köln	19	5646.9%	8472%
10	C. Rigg Attacking midfielder	Sunderland	19	874.6%	848.8%
11	Joshua King Central midfielder	Fulham	19	211066.7%	8415.8%
12	M. Mane Attacking midfielder	Wolves	18	19	8319.4%
13	A. Heaven Centre-back	Manchester United	19	11	8215.7%
14	I. Mbaye Winger	Paris Saint Germain	18	20187%	817.1%
15	M. Lewis-Skelly Defensive midfielder	Arsenal	19	478%	815.9%
16	Davinchi Full-back	Getafe	18	23	81
17	Franco Mastantuono Winger	Real Madrid	18	758%	8047.6%
18	S. Britschgi Centre-back	Parma	19	31	80
19	R. Matondo Defensive midfielder	Paris FC	18	289366.7%	8024.7%
20	Abdoul Karim Coulibaly Centre-back	Werder Bremen	19	24	79
21	T. Tati Centre-back	Nantes	18	27	79
22	H. Ahanor Full-back	Atalanta	18	28587.8%	7915.1%
23	Noahkai Kai Daniel Banks Centre-back	FC Augsburg	19	22207.1%	7816.4%
24	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	13	77
25	L. Miller Defensive midfielder	Udinese	19	1667.1%	7746.6%
26	P. Peter Centre-forward	Angers	18	25	7722.4%
27	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	18	14	76
28	A. Bulatović Defensive midfielder	Lens	19	23	76
29	Jorge Salinas Full-back	Racing Santander	19	3534700%	7532.5%
30	A. Stepanov Centre-forward	Utrecht	18	40	75
31	K. Tunde Attacking midfielder	Levante	0	5	74
32	K. Merah Attacking midfielder	Lyon	19	5	74
33	A. Vossah Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	18	19	74
34	Bahereba Guirassy Central midfielder	Nantes	19	21163.3%	744.1%
35	J. Ekhator Attacking midfielder	Genoa	19	1347.2%	731.1%
36	Álvaro Montoro Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	32844.1%	7348.1%
37	F. Camarda Centre-forward	Lecce	18	10	724.9%
38	K. Potulski Full-back	FSV Mainz 05	18	12	72
39	R. Nijstad Centre-back	Twente	18	17	72
40	M. Detourbet Attacking midfielder	Estac Troyes	19	28	7135.2%
41	H. Amass Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	19	481058.5%	704.8%
42	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	28	6898.8%
43	Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka Attacking midfielder	VfL Bochum	19	37	68
44	B. Nsongo Centre-forward	Deportivo La Coruna	0	19	68
45	M. Liberali Attacking midfielder	Catanzaro	19	20	68±0%
46	A. Cacciamani Defensive midfielder	Juve Stabia	19	26	671.7%
47	Zé Lucas Defensive midfielder	Sport Recife	18	23	67
48	M. Ayhan Centre-back	FC Schalke 04	19	41	67
49	G. Petit Centre-forward	Granada CF	19	29	67
50	A. Ochoa Defensive midfielder	Malaga	19	15212.5%	6714.2%