Most In-Form U21 midfielders This Season in Major League Soccer
The most in-form U21 midfielders in Major League Soccer, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
S. Oregel of Chicago Fire is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 43.9, and G. Valenzuela has been the form player this season, grading 26.8.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Valenzuela has improved his Season rating most, up +16.2 on last season, while B. Raines's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, G. Valenzuela of FC Cincinnati is the most valuable name in this group at 7.5.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. ValenzuelaWinger |  FC Cincinnati | 21 | 27152.8% | 434.8% |
| 2 | KaickCentral midfielder |  FC Dallas | 20 | 27 | 44 |
| 3 | M. DuahCentre-back |  San Diego | 21 | 22 | 43 |
| 4 | J. BartlettDefensive midfielder |  Sporting Kansas City | 20 | 21 | 41 |
| 5 | J. ShoreCentral midfielder |  New York City FC | 19 | 19 | 42 |
| 6 | R. DonkorDefensive midfielder |  New York Red Bulls | 21 | 18141.1% | 422.7% |
| 7 | B. RainesCentral midfielder |  Houston Dynamo | 21 | 13420% | 4210% |
| 8 | S. OregelCentral midfielder |  Chicago Fire | 21 | 12 | 4425.1% |
| 9 | Aleksandr GubogloCentral midfielder |  CF Montreal | 19 | 11 | 40 |
| 10 | N. DubersarskyCentral midfielder |  Austin | 21 | 965.6% | 4126.3% |
| 11 | J. BadwalAttacking midfielder |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 20 | 9 | 43 |
| 12 | T. HabrouneAttacking midfielder |  Columbus Crew | 20 | 7722.2% | 429.7% |