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Fastest-Rising U21 midfielders by Potential Gain

The fastest-rising U21 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and Julian Dean Rijkhoff leads the scoring with 16 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Manzambi has improved his Season rating most, up +49.2 on last season, while E. Diouf's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +48.8 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.

Best talent
Lamine Yamal100RTG
Barcelona
In form
Lamine Yamal93.5SsN
Barcelona
Rising potential
E. Diouf+48.8RTG
West Ham · 23/24→25/26
Most improved
J. Manzambi+49.2SsN
SC Freiburg · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Julian Dean Rijkhoff16goals
Almere City FC
Most valuable
Lamine Yamal137.6val
Barcelona
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PlayerTeam
1E. DioufFull-backWest Ham21+48.8
23/24→25/26
34139.3%93110.2%
2R. BardghjiAttacking midfielderBarcelona20+42.2
24/25→25/26
882107.1%
3S. EbonogDefensive midfielderLe Havre21+36.2
24/25→25/26
26528.6%7594.3%
4N. Aséko NkiliDefensive midfielderHannover 9620+35.4
24/25→25/26
461917.4%7395.2%
5S. El MalaCentre-forward1. FC Köln19+35.3
24/25→25/26
5646.9%8472%
6S. FusireCentral midfielderSheffield Wednesday21+34.1
24/25→25/26
29271.8%63117.2%
7O. PietuszewskiCentral midfielderFC Porto18+33.9
24/25→25/26
286898.8%
8O. VargasDefensive midfielderAtletico Madrid21+32.7
24/25→25/26
1750.3%8069%
9M. YalcouyéDefensive midfielderSwansea20+31.9
24/25→25/26
155%6596.7%
10N. SadikiDefensive midfielderSunderland21+29.8
24/25→25/26
3210.3%9545.6%
11Victor Mow FroholdtCentral midfielderFC Porto20+29.2
24/25→25/26
6052.3%7959%
12E. BajraktarevicCentral midfielderPSV Eindhoven21+28.3
24/25→25/26
2977.1%7265.4%
13Franco MastantuonoWingerReal Madrid18+25.9
24/25→25/26
758%8047.6%
14K. KouassiDefensive midfielderLorient21+24.8
24/25→25/26
48106%8739.7%
15L. MillerDefensive midfielderUdinese19+24.4
24/25→25/26
1667.1%7746.6%
16Kofi Jeremy AmoakoDefensive midfielderDynamo Dresden21+22.8
24/25→25/26
32289.2%6357%
17Cameron BraggDefensive midfielderSouthampton21+22.4
24/25→25/26
6328.6%6256.9%
18K. WätjenDefensive midfielderVfL Bochum20+22.4
24/25→25/26
23420%6256.1%
19K. BilalovicCentral midfielderAberdeen21+20.1
24/25→25/26
111212.5%4484.8%
20L. UlrichCentral midfielder1. FC Magdeburg21+20.1
24/25→25/26
45118.6%6445.5%
21A. BlakeCentral midfielderUtrecht21+18.6
24/25→25/26
1641.2%6937.3%
22K. DavidsenCentral midfielderHolstein Kiel21+18.4
24/25→25/26
3233.2%6242.2%
23B. KhelaDefensive midfielderPeterborough21+17.1
24/25→25/26
29181.6%5052%
24J. ColwillDefensive midfielderCardiff21+16.3
24/25→25/26
2848.7%5047.9%
25E. AkinsanmiroCentral midfielderPisa21+16.1
24/25→25/26
2779.7%7328.2%
26P. DorguAttacking midfielderManchester United21+16
24/25→25/26
3647.5%9520.4%
27M. DorgelesDefensive midfielderSC Braga21+15.5
24/25→25/26
1754.9%6233.7%
28T. LandWingerGroningen20+15.5
24/25→25/26
1821.9%6829.4%
29Patrick KellyAttacking midfielderBarnsley21+15.3
24/25→25/26
2051.5%4944.9%
30M. PalestraAttacking midfielderCagliari21+14.9
24/25→25/26
21914.3%8620.9%
31N. O'ReillyFull-backManchester City21+14.7
24/25→25/26
56390.4%9717.9%
32N. AsiimweFull-backAFC Wimbledon21+14.5
24/25→25/26
20201.5%4646.3%
33Matteo CichellaCentral midfielderFrosinone20+14.3
24/25→25/26
33386.8%7125.4%
34Nathan De CatDefensive midfielderAnderlecht18+14.2
24/25→25/26
3910.3%6229.9%
35İ. VuralCentral midfielderPisa20+14
24/25→25/26
815.4%7024.9%
36Ethan WilliamsCentral midfielderFalkirk20+13.9
24/25→25/26
16100%4643.7%
37Z. SertdemirCentral midfielderPreußen Münster21+13.7
24/25→25/26
1225.5%5334.5%
38C. EcheverriCentral midfielderGirona20+13.5
24/25→25/26
1071.7%7422.4%
39J. ManzambiDefensive midfielderSC Freiburg20+13.1
24/25→25/26
59512.5%9017%
40J. van den BergAttacking midfielderJong PSV U2119+13.1
24/25→25/26
31277.8%6127.3%
41A. TouréCentral midfielderMetz20+13
24/25→25/26
21202.9%7222.2%
42K. SmitDefensive midfielderAZ Alkmaar20+13
24/25→25/26
44416.3%7919.6%
43N. NiehoffCentral midfielderHolstein Kiel21+12.1
24/25→25/26
1330.2%5726.9%
44Max MarieCentral midfielderEintracht Braunschweig21+11.9
24/25→25/26
44566.7%6622.1%
45J. CotterillCentral midfielderDundee20+11.9
24/25→25/26
1826.1%4634.7%
46Justin JanssenDefensive midfielderFC Nordsjaelland20+11.8
24/25→25/26
411074.3%4832.5%
47Marc BernalDefensive midfielderBarcelona19+11.8
24/25→25/26
24895.8%8715.7%
48Joseph OkopuAttacking midfielderZulte Waregem20+11.7
24/25→25/26
4636.1%6522%
49K. BoogaardAttacking midfielderJong AZ20+11.5
24/25→25/26
50435.1%6222.7%
50N. MbambaDefensive midfielderDender21+11.4
24/25→25/26
441230.3%6123.2%