Most In-Form U21 midfielders This Season

The most in-form U21 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Palestra of Chelsea is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.8, and M. Young has been the form player this season, grading 59.3, and V. Kostov leads the scoring with 12 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Palestra has improved his Season rating most, up +39.8 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, M. Palestra of Chelsea is the most valuable name in this group at 94.3.

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	Player	Team
1	M. Young Central midfielder	Sparta Rotterdam	20	59±0%	75±0%
2	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	55	53
3	A. Doumbia Central midfielder	BK Hacken	18	51	46
4	Mathias De Amorim Attacking midfielder	Famalicao	21	49±0%	70±0%
5	Noah Makanza Central midfielder	KV Mechelen	21	49	58
6	A. Mehmeti Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	47	53
7	M. Bomholt Attacking midfielder	Rosenborg	20	4571.2%	499.3%
8	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Swansea	21	4514733.3%	384.5%
9	J. Hjertø-Dahl Winger	Hull City	20	439.5%	494.7%
10	C. Bonsu Baah Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	21	43±0%	62±0%
11	Z. Gozo Winger	Crystal Palace	19	4389.3%	506.9%
12	M. Palestra Central midfielder	Chelsea	21	421895.2%	8721.7%
13	A. Koné Attacking midfielder	NEOM	21	41±0%	59±0%
14	G. Diakité Defensive midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	20	41	49
15	T. Habroune Central midfielder	Columbus Crew	20	40206.1%	4815.6%
16	E. Osenbroch Attacking midfielder	Aalesund	21	40	45
17	O. Vargas Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	21	3915.2%	7864.8%
18	Jonatan Holm Lindekilde Attacking midfielder	FC Fredericia	20	39	49
19	R. El Arguioui Attacking midfielder	Cambuur	21	39±0%	58±0%
20	A. Abdullahi Central midfielder	KAA Gent II	20	39	48
21	Adin Molnar Central midfielder	MTK Budapest	19	39	38
22	A. Bah Defensive midfielder	Al-Hazm	20	38±0%	57±0%
23	R. Donkor Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	38137.3%	4817.8%
24	V. E. Halvorsen Central midfielder	Sarpsborg 08 FF	21	38	45
25	W. Igor Defensive midfielder	Kristiansund BK	21	3818.6%	431.6%
26	A. Badolato Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	21	38	23
27	O. Kellyman Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	20	3712366.7%	5230.2%
28	B. Clark Winger	Derby	21	37±0%	71±0%
29	R. Þorkelsson Central midfielder	Gais	21	37	4032.7%
30	Justin Janssen Central midfielder	FC Nordsjaelland	20	371.1%	493.8%
31	M. Themsen Attacking midfielder	Randers FC	20	36110.4%	487.6%
32	A. Skogmar Central midfielder	Malmo FF	20	3686.6%	3912.3%
33	Breno Central midfielder	Corinthians	21	3627%	745.6%
34	D. Martínez Winger	FC Midtjylland	20	3578.8%	474%
35	M. Madjed Central midfielder	Hammarby FF	21	353.6%	426.9%
36	Cajetan Benjamin Lenz Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	20	35	64
37	Kaick Central midfielder	FC Dallas	20	3541.4%	4913.5%
38	S. Wegen Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	21	34±0%	57±0%
39	Andre Attacking midfielder	Corinthians	19	34439.7%	7418.3%
40	Abdellatif Aboukoura Attacking midfielder	Loudoun United	21	33	35
41	Seluleko Mahlambi Central midfielder	TS Galaxy	0	33	1
42	B. Khela Central midfielder	Birmingham	21	3313.4%	50±0%
43	L. Regiardo Defensive midfielder	Newells Old Boys	19	33115.8%	5410.9%
44	Patrick Kelly Central midfielder	Barnsley	21	33±0%	49±0%
45	S. Granaas Attacking midfielder	Molde	20	33132.9%	4824.4%
46	M. Kislyak Central midfielder	CSKA Moscow	21	32±0%	40±0%
47	N. Bukala Defensive midfielder	FC Volendam	21	328%	5415.6%
48	B. Raines Central midfielder	New England Revolution	21	32164.7%	4713.4%
49	N. Verkooijen Defensive midfielder	Jong PSV U21	20	325%	6714.7%
50	G. Valenzuela Central midfielder	FC Cincinnati	21	31101.3%	457.2%