U21 players with the Best Potential

The highest-potential U21 players, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U21 players, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and Chupe leads the scoring with 24 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +71.2 on last season, while B. Touré's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +49.3 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.

1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+71.2SsN

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	Player	Team
1	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	9449.1%	100±0%
2	N. O'Reilly Full-back	Manchester City	21	56390.4%	9717.9%
3	Rayan Centre-forward	Bournemouth	20	47770.4%	9753.6%
4	N. Paz Attacking midfielder	Como	21	6136.1%	954.5%
5	N. Sadiki Defensive midfielder	Sunderland	21	3210.3%	9545.6%
6	P. Dorgu Attacking midfielder	Manchester United	21	3647.5%	9520.4%
7	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	6896%	9412.3%
8	A. Güler Attacking midfielder	Real Madrid	21	4497.8%	947.6%
9	J. Hinshelwood Attacking midfielder	Brighton	21	3313.4%	944.7%
10	Y. Diomande Winger	RB Leipzig	19	67555.9%	9425.6%
11	K. Yıldız Attacking midfielder	Juventus	21	5439.9%	932.8%
12	E. Diouf Full-back	West Ham	21	34139.3%	93110.2%
13	Pau Cubarsí Paredes Centre-back	Barcelona	19	5134.3%	93±0%
14	Álex Jiménez Full-back	Bournemouth	21	4398.6%	9118.7%
15	B. Touré Attacking midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	20	4839.8%	91119.4%
16	Senny Mayulu Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	60311.6%	9112.4%
17	J. Manzambi Defensive midfielder	SC Freiburg	20	59512.5%	9017%
18	E. Kroupi Attacking midfielder	Bournemouth	20	4439.2%	9032.3%
19	D. Huijsen Centre-back	Real Madrid	21	4621.8%	903.2%
20	M. Fernandez-Pardo Centre-forward	Lille	21	50	8986.4%
21	K. Mainoo Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	21	2979.5%	899.7%
22	Jacobo Ramón Naveros Centre-back	Como	21	761369.2%	8914.7%
23	R. Risser Goalkeeper	Lens	21	45395.6%	8948.9%
24	C. Talbi Attacking midfielder	Sunderland	21	2532.6%	8852.7%
25	L. Miley Full-back	Newcastle	20	21162%	889.2%
26	K. Kouassi Defensive midfielder	Lorient	21	48106%	8739.7%
27	L. Yoro Centre-back	Manchester United	20	2442.6%	8710.8%
28	A. Ouédraogo Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	20	47	8731.6%
29	L. Vušković Centre-back	Hamburger SV	19	3368.9%	8740.6%
30	Marc Bernal Defensive midfielder	Barcelona	19	24895.8%	8715.7%
31	A. Nusa Winger	RB Leipzig	21	325.9%	873.1%
32	L. Hall Full-back	Newcastle	21	3320.2%	877.6%
33	Estêvão Central midfielder	Chelsea	19	2359.3%	875.5%
34	D. Doué Winger	Paris Saint Germain	21	493.6%	870.7%
35	L. Karl Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	18	36	87
36	Afonso Moreira Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	42	8759.6%
37	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	3262.4%	8714.6%
38	J. Jacquet Centre-back	Rennes	21	43235.9%	8647.9%
39	M. Palestra Attacking midfielder	Cagliari	21	21914.3%	8620.9%
40	F. Esposito Centre-forward	Inter	21	3638.4%	8612.5%
41	I. Maza Attacking midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	20	299.3%	8625.4%
42	M. Penders Goalkeeper	Strasbourg	21	26536.6%	8672.6%
43	T. Bischof Full-back	Bayern München	21	2966.8%	86±0%
44	Vitor Nunes Centre-back	Girona	20	3417.9%	8621.4%
45	Jesús Rodríguez Attacking midfielder	Como	20	35241.2%	856.2%
46	A. Gray Central midfielder	Tottenham	20	26105.6%	855.3%
47	Pau Navarro Centre-back	Villarreal	21	35236.9%	859.9%
48	S. Castro Centre-forward	Bologna	21	3815.6%	852.5%
49	Endrick Attacking midfielder	Lyon	20	46	8533.8%
50	D. Bartesaghi Central midfielder	AC Milan	20	301664.7%	8524.6%