U19 defenders with the Best Potential

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

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At a glance

Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U19 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.5, and I. Baouf leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Noah Markmann has improved his Season rating most, up +28 on last season, while L. Vušković's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +25.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Pau Cubarsí Paredes of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 81.7.

Best talent

Pau Cubarsí Paredes92.5RTG

Barcelona

In form

Pau Cubarsí Paredes50.9SsN

Barcelona

Rising potential

L. Vušković+25.1RTG

Hamburger SV · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Noah Markmann+28SsN

FC Nordsjaelland · 24/25→25/26

Pau Cubarsí Paredes81.7val

Barcelona

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	Player	Team
1	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	5134.3%	93±0%
2	L. Vušković Centre-back	Hamburger SV	19	3368.9%	8740.6%
3	A. Heaven Centre-back	Manchester United	19	11	8215.7%
4	M. Lewis-Skelly Defensive midfielder	Arsenal	19	478%	815.9%
5	Davinchi Full-back	Getafe	18	23	81
6	S. Britschgi Centre-back	Parma	19	31	80
7	Abdoul Karim Coulibaly Centre-back	Werder Bremen	19	24	79
8	T. Tati Centre-back	Nantes	18	27	79
9	H. Ahanor Full-back	Atalanta	18	28587.8%	7915.1%
10	Noahkai Kai Daniel Banks Centre-back	FC Augsburg	19	22207.1%	7816.4%
11	Jorge Salinas Full-back	Racing Santander	19	3534700%	7532.5%
12	K. Potulski Full-back	FSV Mainz 05	18	12	72
13	R. Nijstad Centre-back	Twente	18	17	72
14	M. Ayhan Centre-back	FC Schalke 04	19	41	67
15	L. Martes Full-back	Sparta Rotterdam	17	19	65
16	Andrés Cuenca Full-back	Sporting Gijon	19	18	64
17	I. Baouf Centre-back	Cambuur	19	39150%	6442.7%
18	M. Palma Full-back	Sampdoria	18	227300%	633.8%
19	I. Cossier Full-back	Le Mans	19	34	63
20	Rafael Pinto Pedrosa Full-back	Karlsruher SC	18	12148%	613.8%
21	Tom Atcheson Full-back	Blackburn	19	11	61
22	S. Mfuni Full-back	Watford	18	6	60
23	Amine Chabane Full-back	Amiens	19	31272.3%	606.8%
24	F. Merién Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	17	3130400%	6035.8%
25	Raf van de Riet Full-back	Jong PSV U21	19	17351.4%	5926.2%
26	Naoufel El Hannach Full-back	Montpellier	19	22	59
27	P. Scholl Full-back	Karlsruher SC	19	8	58
28	Unax Larrañaga Centre-back	Real Sociedad II	0	4	58
29	J. Diaz Peregrina Full-back	Cadiz	19	11	58
30	E. Bassey Full-back	Jong PSV U21	19	28	5729.5%
31	Lukas Reich Full-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	19	1213.5%	5633.8%
32	Viggo Plantinga Full-back	Jong Utrecht	17	19	56
33	A. Gomes Centre-back	Zaragoza	17	7	56
34	D. Opoku Defensive midfielder	OH Leuven	18	14	5413.9%
35	Lenn-Minh Tran Full-back	MVV	19	31	54
36	Jinairo Johnson Full-back	Jong Ajax	19	24266.2%	5312%
37	J. Zwart Centre-back	Jong AZ	19	25	53
38	M. Bresser Full-back	Jong PSV U21	19	10128.6%	5316.4%
39	O. Renfrum Centre-back	FC Eindhoven	0	10	52
40	M. Muzungu Centre-back	Jong Ajax	18	23	52
41	V. Konaté Full-back	Cercle Brugge	19	18	52
42	S. Mori Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	19	18	52
43	L. Mbamba-Muanda Full-back	KVC Westerlo	19	13	52
44	M. van der Lans Centre-back	Jong Ajax	19	19	51
45	R. Kpakio Full-back	Cardiff	19	242109.1%	5112.2%
46	L. Jetten Full-back	Jong Ajax	19	1652.5%	517.4%
47	S. Renders Centre-back	Antwerp	18	98.6%	511.6%
48	M. van de Wetering Full-back	FC Eindhoven	17	11	51
49	Tijn Joosten Centre-back	VVV Venlo	19	12245.7%	519%
50	A. Natali Full-back	Jong AZ	18	8	49