Most In-Form U18 defenders This Season

The most in-form U18 defenders, ranked on Field Insider.

Most in-form goalkeepers Most in-form midfielders Most in-form attackers Best defenders Top-scoring defenders Most valuable defenders

At a glance

Davinchi of Getafe is the standout for raw talent across U18 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 80.9, and Allan De León has been the form player this season, grading 32.4, and T. Khumalo leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Ahanor has improved his Season rating most, up +24.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Stephenson of Brentford is the most valuable name in this group at 64.6.

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	Player	Team
1	Allan De León Centre-back	Novi Pazar	18	32	43
2	F. Merién Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	17	3130400%	6035.8%
3	P. Miller Full-back	New England Revolution	18	29357.8%	4717.9%
4	A. AvdiÄFull-back	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	28	43
5	H. Ahanor Full-back	Atalanta	18	28587.8%	7915.1%
6	T. Tati Centre-back	Nantes	18	27	79
7	M. Mvundlela Centre-back	Polokwane City	0	23	2
8	M. Muzungu Centre-back	Jong Ajax	18	23	52
9	Davinchi Full-back	Getafe	18	23	81
10	M. Palma Full-back	Sampdoria	18	227300%	633.8%
11	Ada Ibik Centre-back	Manisa F.K.	17	20	39
12	L. Martes Full-back	Sparta Rotterdam	17	19	65
13	Viggo Plantinga Full-back	Jong Utrecht	17	19	56
14	L. Motaung Centre-back	TS Galaxy	0	17	2
15	R. Nijstad Centre-back	Twente	18	17	72
16	N. Engwanda Full-back	RSC Anderlecht II	18	1619%	434.3%
17	T. Pališčák Centre-back	Žilina	18	16	31
18	Sadick Abubakar Centre-back	Radnik Surdulica	0	16	40
19	D. Opoku Defensive midfielder	OH Leuven	18	14	5413.9%
20	T. Jingana Centre-back	Orbit College	0	13	2
21	T. Nhlapo Centre-back	Orbit College	0	13	2
22	Filip Ohman Full-back	BK Hacken	18	133150%	3412.3%
23	A. Stoian Centre-forward	FCSB	18	13	36
24	Rafael Pinto Pedrosa Full-back	Karlsruher SC	18	12148%	613.8%
25	Jayden Onia Seke Full-back	RSC Anderlecht II	17	12236.1%	426.4%
26	R. Kumar Centre-back	Istra 1961	17	12	37
27	L. Herrington Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	18	12	18
28	Lazar Miladinović Centre-back	Napredak	18	12	41
29	K. Potulski Full-back	FSV Mainz 05	18	12	72
30	M. van de Wetering Full-back	FC Eindhoven	17	11	51
31	Y. Faingezicht Full-back	Maccabi Haifa	18	11	39
32	H. Hilvenius Centre-back	BK Hacken	18	11	33
33	O. Renfrum Centre-back	FC Eindhoven	0	10	52
34	Conor Haughey Centre-back	Fleetwood Town	18	10	32
35	K. Kasanwirjo Centre-back	Jong Ajax	17	10	46
36	A. Bolat Centre-forward	Adana Demirspor	17	10	36
37	B. Akomolede Centre-back	RSC Anderlecht II	18	10	40
38	S. Zulu Centre-back	Richards Bay	0	10	2
39	Hamdy Marcelo Centre-back	Future FC	0	10	35
40	Brad Ryan Manguelle Full-back	KRC Genk II	18	937.4%	413.3%
41	M. Verhaeghe Centre-back	RWDM	18	9	44
42	E. Mbavu Full-back	KRC Genk II	16	9363.2%	4112%
43	S. Renders Centre-back	Antwerp	18	98.6%	511.6%
44	S. Granheim Centre-back	Sogndal	18	9	33
45	A. Natali Full-back	Jong AZ	18	8	49
46	P. Sondergaard Centre-back	Emmen	18	8	48
47	A. Mahroug Centre-back	RSC Anderlecht II	18	8	43
48	D. Banjaqui Full-back	Benfica B	17	7	45
49	A. Gomes Centre-back	Zaragoza	17	7	56
50	Olaoleng Mokgosi Centre-back	Orbit College	0	6	2