U21 defenders with the Best Potential in 1. Lig
The highest-potential U21 defenders in 1. Lig, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Yiğit Fidan of Pendikspor is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in 1. Lig, with a Field Insider Rating of 42, and I. Tarim leads the scoring with 4 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Emirhan Başyiğit has improved his Season rating most, up +19.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Yiğit Fidan of Pendikspor is the most valuable name in this group at 9.5.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiğit FidanCentre-back |  Pendikspor | 21 | 49 | 42 |
| 2 | Emirhan BaşyiğitCentre-back |  Sivasspor | 21 | 23538.9% | 411.7% |
| 3 | Ada IbikCentre-back |  Manisa F.K. | 17 | 20 | 39 |
| 4 | Ali FidanCentre-back |  Adana Demirspor | 20 | 142720% | 381.6% |
| 5 | I. TarimCentre-back |  Bodrum FK | 21 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | A. BülbülFull-back |  Ümraniyespor | 21 | 17569.2% | 3717.3% |
| 7 | Mert MenemenciogluAttacking midfielder | Adana Demirspor | 18 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 | Enes DemirtasFull-back | Adana Demirspor | 19 | 12 | 36 |
| 9 | O. YılmazFull-back |  Sarıyer | 20 | 10 | 3613.7% |
| 10 | Y. DemirkiranCentre-back | Adana Demirspor | 19 | 8 | 36 |
| 11 | A. BolatCentre-forward | Adana Demirspor | 17 | 10 | 36 |
| 12 | O. KaynakFull-back | Adana Demirspor | 19 | 6 | 36 |
| 13 | Y. A. BuzCentre-back |  Hatayspor | 18 | 5 | 35 |
| 14 | Kadir KarayiğitFull-back | Adana Demirspor | 20 | 6 | 3410.6% |
| 15 | Yigit Ali BuzCentre-back | Hatayspor | 19 | 6 | 34 |
| 16 | A. SarikayaFull-back | Adana Demirspor | 16 | 5 | 34 |
| 17 | Osman KaynakCentre-back | Adana Demirspor | 20 | 7 | 33 |
| 18 | Yusuf Buğra DemirkıranCentre-back | Adana Demirspor | 20 | 5 | 33 |
| 19 | M. ŞenCentre-back | Hatayspor | 20 | 4 | 33 |
| 20 | E. AydemirFull-back | Hatayspor | 19 | 4 | 33 |
| 21 | Ali Arda YildizCentre-back | Adana Demirspor | 19 | 3600% | 3216.7% |
| 22 | Yücel GürolAttacking midfielder | Adana Demirspor | 21 | 0100% | 3215.7% |