Most In-Form U21 midfielders in Serie A 2026
The most in-form U21 midfielders in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Breno of Corinthians is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.1, and N. Villareal leads the scoring with 3 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Breno has improved his Season rating most, up +20.4 on last season, while T. Pérez's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +16.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Gabriel Bontempo of Santos is the most valuable name in this group at 31.3.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BrenoCentral midfielder |  Corinthians | 21 | 3627% | 745.6% |
| 2 | AndreAttacking midfielder | Corinthians | 19 | 34439.7% | 7418.3% |
| 3 | Gabriel BontempoCentral midfielder |  Santos | 21 | 2938.9% | 719.8% |
| 4 | N. VillarealAttacking midfielder |  Cruzeiro | 21 | 24 | 71 |
| 5 | HuguinhoCentral midfielder |  Botafogo | 19 | 21±0% | 6548.1% |
| 6 | G. JustinoCentral midfielder | Botafogo | 19 | 19 | 67 |
| 7 | Gustavo Henrique PereiraDefensive midfielder | Santos | 21 | 19 | 62 |
| 8 | T. PérezDefensive midfielder |  Atletico-MG | 21 | 12618.8% | 6652% |