U19 midfielders with the Best Potential

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

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At a glance

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

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Amass has improved his Season rating most, up +43.4 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

H. Amass+43.4SsN

Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	9449.1%	100±0%
2	Marc Bernal Defensive midfielder	Barcelona	19	24895.8%	8715.7%
3	Estêvão Central midfielder	Chelsea	19	2359.3%	875.5%
4	L. Karl Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	18	36	87
5	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	3262.4%	8714.6%
6	S. El Mala Centre-forward	1. FC Köln	19	5646.9%	8472%
7	C. Rigg Attacking midfielder	Sunderland	19	874.6%	848.8%
8	Joshua King Central midfielder	Fulham	19	211066.7%	8415.8%
9	Franco Mastantuono Winger	Real Madrid	18	758%	8047.6%
10	R. Matondo Defensive midfielder	Paris FC	18	289366.7%	8024.7%
11	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	13	77
12	L. Miller Defensive midfielder	Udinese	19	1667.1%	7746.6%
13	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	18	14	76
14	A. Bulatović Defensive midfielder	Lens	19	23	76
15	K. Merah Attacking midfielder	Lyon	19	5	74
16	A. Vossah Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	18	19	74
17	Bahereba Guirassy Central midfielder	Nantes	19	21163.3%	744.1%
18	Álvaro Montoro Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	32844.1%	7348.1%
19	M. Detourbet Attacking midfielder	Estac Troyes	19	28	7135.2%
20	H. Amass Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	19	481058.5%	704.8%
21	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	28	6898.8%
22	Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka Attacking midfielder	VfL Bochum	19	37	68
23	Zé Lucas Defensive midfielder	Sport Recife	18	23	67
24	A. Ochoa Defensive midfielder	Malaga	19	15212.5%	6714.2%
25	O. Camara Attacking midfielder	Guimaraes	19	25	66
26	Geovany Tcherno Quenda Attacking midfielder	Sporting CP	19	1941%	659.4%
27	T. Kraaijeveld Centre-back	Feyenoord	19	11	65
28	A. Tia Attacking midfielder	Reims	19	24280.6%	644.5%
29	Ibai Aguirre Central midfielder	Real Sociedad II	19	18	64
30	E. Zabi Attacking midfielder	Reims	19	18	643.6%
31	Fabio Rispoli Defensive midfielder	Catanzaro	19	157600%	6414.9%
32	T. Rowe Full-back	Annecy	19	28	63
33	Rodrigo Mora Central midfielder	FC Porto	19	1758.2%	6210.2%
34	João Simões Central midfielder	Sporting CP	19	920.3%	621.3%
35	Nathan De Cat Defensive midfielder	Anderlecht	18	3910.3%	6229.9%
36	M. Rodriguez Central midfielder	Sporting Gijon	19	13	62
37	Luis Otávio Defensive midfielder	Internacional	19	91228.6%	612.2%
38	M. Saka Central midfielder	Rodez	19	13	61
39	E. Akman Central midfielder	FC Andorra	19	17	61
40	J. van den Berg Attacking midfielder	Jong PSV U21	19	31277.8%	6127.3%
41	J. Monga Attacking midfielder	Leicester	17	9800%	6111.9%
42	Don O`Niel Attacking midfielder	Jong Ajax	19	3939300%	6035.3%
43	K. Karetsas Attacking midfielder	Genk	18	248.5%	600.5%
44	K. Eichhorn Defensive midfielder	Hertha BSC	17	17	60
45	N. El Jamali Central midfielder	Saint Etienne	19	4	58
46	F. Muller Centre-back	Dynamo Dresden	19	11	58
47	S. Dahal Attacking midfielder	Al-Fayha	17	23	58
48	A. Thomas Central midfielder	Jong PSV U21	19	22123.7%	5712.6%
49	C. Comotto Central midfielder	Spezia	18	11	57
50	Illaijh de Ruijter Central midfielder	ADO Den Haag	19	1977.1%	5710.1%