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Fastest-Rising U23 midfielders by Potential Gain

The fastest-rising U23 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U23 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and D. Karlsbakk leads the scoring with 18 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Zechiël has improved his Season rating most, up +65.8 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
G. Zechiël+65.8SsN
Utrecht · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
D. Karlsbakk18goals
Sarpsborg 08 FF
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%
3D. GómezAttacking midfielderBrighton23+41.5
24/25→25/26
2950%8988.3%
4A. PyrkaDefensive midfielderFC St. Pauli23+37.8
24/25→25/26
2842.5%75101.9%
5S. EbonogDefensive midfielderLe Havre21+36.2
24/25→25/26
26528.6%7594.3%
6N. Aséko NkiliDefensive midfielderHannover 9620+35.4
24/25→25/26
461917.4%7395.2%
7S. El MalaCentre-forward1. FC Köln19+35.3
24/25→25/26
5646.9%8472%
8S. FusireCentral midfielderSheffield Wednesday21+34.1
24/25→25/26
29271.8%63117.2%
9O. PietuszewskiCentral midfielderFC Porto18+33.9
24/25→25/26
286898.8%
10O. VargasDefensive midfielderAtletico Madrid21+33.4
24/25→25/26
1750.3%8170.5%
11M. LindayDefensive midfielderHeerenveen23+32.9
24/25→25/26
4056.5%6991.1%
12M. YalcouyéDefensive midfielderSwansea20+31.9
24/25→25/26
155%6596.7%
13J. MendesCentral midfielderRodez22+30.9
24/25→25/26
31623.3%6492.2%
14M. BaurDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 0722+30.6
24/25→25/26
54562.2%7470.2%
15D. KarimAttacking midfielderLorient22+29.8
24/25→25/26
1451.4%7466.8%
16N. SadikiDefensive midfielderSunderland21+29.8
24/25→25/26
3210.3%9545.6%
17Victor Mow FroholdtCentral midfielderFC Porto20+29.2
24/25→25/26
6052.3%7959%
18R. TouzgharCentral midfielderPAU22+29.2
24/25→25/26
421072.2%6484.6%
19D. SyllaCentral midfielderRED Star FC 9323+28.9
24/25→25/26
37372.2%8056.7%
20O. JolyCentral midfielderRodez23+28.4
24/25→25/26
26725%6088.8%
21E. BajraktarevicCentral midfielderPSV Eindhoven21+28.3
24/25→25/26
2977.1%7265.4%
22E. İlkhanDefensive midfielderTorino22+26.6
23/24→25/26
2048.9%7357.2%
23Franco MastantuonoWingerReal Madrid18+25.9
24/25→25/26
758%8047.6%
24K. KouassiDefensive midfielderLorient21+24.8
24/25→25/26
48106%8739.7%
25L. MillerDefensive midfielderUdinese19+24.4
24/25→25/26
1667.1%7746.6%
26G. VersiniCentral midfielderPAU22+23
24/25→25/26
1458
27Kofi Jeremy AmoakoDefensive midfielderDynamo Dresden21+22.8
24/25→25/26
32289.2%6357%
28B. ZeneliCentral midfielderUnion St. Gilloise23+22.5
24/25→25/26
3651.1%5863.4%
29Cameron BraggDefensive midfielderSouthampton21+22.4
24/25→25/26
6328.6%6256.9%
30J. StansfieldAttacking midfielderBirmingham23+22.4
24/25→25/26
454.3%7641.5%
31K. WätjenDefensive midfielderVfL Bochum20+22.4
24/25→25/26
23420%6256.1%
32S. ResinkAttacking midfielderGroningen23+22.1
24/25→25/26
46698.3%7939.2%
33R. BambaCentral midfielderNancy22+22.1
24/25→25/26
20600%5763%
34P. DiopAttacking midfielderToulouse22+22
24/25→25/26
2243.3%7839.1%
35H. MatsudaDefensive midfielderHannover 9622+21.9
24/25→25/26
24179.8%6353.3%
36H. ValeCentral midfielderQPR22+20.4
23/24→25/26
391.9%7140.4%
37K. BilalovicCentral midfielderAberdeen21+20.1
24/25→25/26
111212.5%4484.8%
38L. UlrichCentral midfielder1. FC Magdeburg21+20.1
24/25→25/26
45118.6%6445.5%
39S. BiukAttacking midfielderValladolid23+19.7
23/24→25/26
1841.4%6246.5%
40Y. MassolinCentral midfielderModena23+19.3
24/25→25/26
2614.6%6542.2%
41L. ChambersDefensive midfielderCharlton22+18.8
24/25→25/26
1429.1%6244%
42G. ZechiëlDefensive midfielderUtrecht22+18.7
24/25→25/26
711241.5%8229.7%
43A. BlakeCentral midfielderUtrecht21+18.6
24/25→25/26
1641.2%6937.3%
44K. HlynssonAttacking midfielderTwente22+18.5
24/25→25/26
51566.2%8030.1%
45K. DavidsenCentral midfielderHolstein Kiel21+18.4
24/25→25/26
3233.2%6242.2%
46S. DibaDefensive midfielderGrenoble22+18.1
24/25→25/26
14189.8%5549.1%
47J. TherkelsenCentral midfielderHolstein Kiel23+17.7
24/25→25/26
3519%6339.3%
48B. KhelaDefensive midfielderPeterborough21+17.1
24/25→25/26
29181.6%5052%
49I. PriceCentral midfielderWest Brom22+17
24/25→25/26
48240.1%7230.7%
50M. RossignolCentral midfielderLe Mans22+16.9
24/25→25/26
1675.6%5841.3%