U19 defenders with the Best Potential

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

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At a glance

L. Vušković of Brighton is the standout for raw talent across U19 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 87, and Ignacio Ovando has been the form player this season, grading 41.3, and Neil Pierre leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Noah Markmann has improved his Season rating most, up +24.1 on last season, while L. Vušković's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +25.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Vušković of Brighton is the most valuable name in this group at 86.6.

Ignacio Ovando41.3SsN

Rosario Central

Rising potential

L. Vušković+25.2RTG

Brighton · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Noah Markmann+24.1SsN

FC Nordsjaelland · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	L. Vušković Centre-back	Brighton	19	304.2%	873%
2	X. Mandza Tsiendi Full-back	Nice	17	15	78
3	Jorge Salinas Full-back	Racing Santander	19	35±0%	783.1%
4	X. Espart Full-back	Barcelona	18	5±0%	76±0%
5	G. Antwi Full-back	Strasbourg	19	10	72
6	J. Stephenson Centre-back	Crewe	18	18	72
7	R. Nijstad Centre-back	Twente	18	16±0%	71±0%
8	Buba Sangaré Full-back	Elche	19	8±0%	70±0%
9	Pedro Gabriel Full-back	Gremio	18	18	66
10	J. Arango Centre-back	Girona	17	19	65
11	F. Merién Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	18	1648.9%	659.1%
12	L. Martes Centre-back	Sparta Rotterdam	17	18±0%	64±0%
13	E. N'Gatta Centre-back	Sochaux	19	32	63
14	K. Pascini Full-back	Atletico-MG	17	7	62
15	Andrés Cuenca Full-back	Sporting Gijon	19	22148.9%	62±0%
16	M. Muzungu Centre-back	Ajax	18	23±0%	5913%
17	Ignacio Ovando Centre-back	Rosario Central	19	41986.8%	5824.8%
18	J. Diaz Peregrina Centre-back	Cadiz	19	23116.8%	57±0%
19	Valentín Pezzolesi Full-back	Las Palmas	19	3215800%	56±0%
20	A. Gomes Centre-back	Venezia	17	7	56
21	Viggo Plantinga Full-back	Jong Utrecht	17	1045%	56±0%
22	T. Landheer Centre-back	Helmond Sport	18	6	54
23	M. van de Wetering Full-back	Excelsior	17	11	54
24	A. Natali Full-back	AZ Alkmaar	18	8±0%	538.2%
25	E. Porstner Full-back	1. FC Nürnberg	19	0±0%	53±0%
26	J. Mambuku Centre-back	Reims	17	0	52
27	D. Ofli Full-back	Karlsruher SC	18	0	5224.2%
28	J. Arrayago Centre-back	Independiente	17	11	50
29	M. Dos Santos Centre-back	New York Red Bulls	17	15	50
30	L. Ayala Full-back	Union Santa Fe	19	11	49
31	S. Escobar Full-back	Velez Sarsfield	16	13	49
32	A. Kay Full-back	Barnsley	18	17	48
33	M. Dos Santos Centre-back	New York Red Bulls	18	14	48
34	L. Herrington Centre-back	Hull City	19	36204.3%	48163%
35	Mansour Camara Full-back	Al Kholood	18	852.7%	48111.6%
36	G. Verhulst Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	19	112750%	47±0%
37	K. Kasanwirjo Centre-back	Jong Ajax	17	20	46
38	Allan De León Centre-back	Novi Pazar	18	32	46
39	N. Simić Centre-back	FK Partizan	19	35	45
40	D. Banjaqui Full-back	Benfica B	17	7	45
41	Luca Erlein Full-back	Energie Cottbus	19	8±0%	458.1%
42	W. Moller Centre-back	Silkeborg	18	13	45
43	C. May Full-back	FC ST. Gallen	19	11	44
44	M. Verhaeghe Centre-back	RWDM	18	9	44
45	Sinclair de Falco Centre-back	Jong Ajax	18	163100%	44124.1%
46	Noah Markmann Centre-back	FC Nordsjaelland	19	293.1%	432.7%
47	A. AvdiÄFull-back	FK Crvena Zvezda	19	28	43
48	Neil Pierre Centre-back	Philadelphia Union	19	102450%	4317.3%
49	A. Mahroug Centre-back	RSC Anderlecht II	18	8	43
50	Harbor Miller Full-back	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	18311.6%	426.3%