U23 midfielders with the Best Potential

The highest-potential U23 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Y. Minteh of Brighton is the standout for raw talent across U23 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.5, and Bo Åsulv Hegland has been the form player this season, grading 68.1, and E. Havel leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Cauan Barros has improved his Season rating most, up +42.5 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Y. Minteh of Brighton is the most valuable name in this group at 110.8.

Bo Åsulv Hegland68.1SsN

Djurgardens IF

Rising potential

R. Bardghji+43.4RTG

Barcelona · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Cauan Barros+42.5SsN

Vasco DA Gama · 23/24→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Y. Minteh Central midfielder	Brighton	22	4429.8%	942.7%
2	M. Palestra Central midfielder	Chelsea	21	421895.2%	8721.7%
3	R. Bardghji Central midfielder	Barcelona	20	10	83110.2%
4	X. Simons Central midfielder	Tottenham	23	4418.3%	825.2%
5	C. Baleba Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	22	1766%	8210.3%
6	J. Bahoya Attacking midfielder	Leeds	21	2542.5%	80±0%
7	Allan Attacking midfielder	Manchester City	22	38152.3%	7914.6%
8	B. Gruda Winger	Brighton	22	951.8%	794.4%
9	O. Vargas Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	21	3915.2%	7864.8%
10	D. Methalie Defensive midfielder	Sunderland	20	37	78
11	Sydie Peck Attacking midfielder	Sheffield Utd	22	49±0%	771.7%
12	W. Bondo Central midfielder	AC Milan	23	14240.5%	765.5%
13	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	19	14	76
14	J. Castrop Central midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	23	379.9%	7511.2%
15	T. Baldanzi Central midfielder	AS Roma	23	15±0%	745.1%
16	Breno Central midfielder	Corinthians	21	3627%	745.6%
17	Pablo Marín Central midfielder	Real Sociedad	23	1333.5%	745.7%
18	Victor Hugo Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	22	45	7435.4%
19	Andre Attacking midfielder	Corinthians	19	34439.7%	7418.3%
20	A. Engwanda Defensive midfielder	Utrecht	23	39139.6%	7310.1%
21	I. Price Attacking midfielder	West Brom	22	48±0%	72±0%
22	S. Resink Attacking midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	23	34489.7%	7228%
23	S. Magassa Defensive midfielder	West Ham	22	197.9%	722.8%
24	Alejandro Rego Defensive midfielder	Athletic Club	23	24	72
25	G. Oristanio Central midfielder	Torino	23	970.8%	7212.7%
26	H. Amass Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	19	26541.5%	721.9%
27	A. Touré Central midfielder	Metz	20	20185.7%	7121%
28	Gabriel Bontempo Central midfielder	Santos	21	2938.9%	719.8%
29	N. Villareal Attacking midfielder	Cruzeiro	21	24	71
30	D. Cissé Defensive midfielder	Rennes	22	1142.7%	71±0%
31	C. Jander Defensive midfielder	Southampton	23	390.5%	702%
32	T. Land Winger	PSV Eindhoven	20	31±0%	700.7%
33	Cauan Barros Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	22	46145.7%	688.3%
34	Evertton Araújo Central midfielder	Flamengo	23	2287%	686.3%
35	Gustavinho Attacking midfielder	RB Bragantino	22	22282.5%	6712.5%
36	G. Justino Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	19	67
37	Ale García Attacking midfielder	Las Palmas	23	27	6616.5%
38	A. Ochoa Attacking midfielder	Malaga	19	12143.8%	6612.6%
39	T. Pérez Defensive midfielder	Atletico-MG	21	12618.8%	6652%
40	Huguinho Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	21±0%	6548.1%
41	A. Oehlers Central midfielder	FC Luzern	22	2436.8%	6517.4%
42	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	16	6588.6%
43	Rodriguinho Central midfielder	RB Bragantino	22	22309.3%	656.4%
44	Cajetan Benjamin Lenz Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	20	35	64
45	J. Ochieng Winger	Real Sociedad II	23	30±0%	64±0%
46	L. Chambers Central midfielder	Liverpool	22	110.9%	6449.4%
47	R. Edwards Central midfielder	QPR	23	20±0%	64±0%
48	A. Bassinga Central midfielder	Las Palmas	21	146900%	6412%
49	D. Gyabi Central midfielder	Hull City	22	1066.9%	634.7%
50	Gustavo Henrique Pereira Defensive midfielder	Santos	21	19	62