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Most Improved U21 players This Season

The most improved U21 players, ranked on Field Insider.

Most improved goalkeepersMost improved defendersMost improved midfieldersMost improved attackersBest playersMost in-form players

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U21 players, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and Chupe leads the scoring with 24 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +71.2 on last season, while B. Touré's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +49.3 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
B. Touré+49.3RTG
1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Jacobo Ramón Naveros+71.2SsN
Como · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Chupe24goals
Malaga
Most valuable
Lamine Yamal137.6val
Barcelona
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Jacobo Ramón NaverosCentre-backComo21+71.2
24/25→25/26
761369.2%8914.7%
2M. GodtsWingerAjax21+57
24/25→25/26
81238.5%8411.8%
3Y. DiomandeWingerRB Leipzig19+56.7
24/25→25/26
67555.9%9425.6%
4V. RakovCentre-forwardKrylia Sovetov21+51.9
24/25→25/26
61552.1%3715.4%
5ChupeCentre-forwardMalaga21+50.6
24/25→25/26
64383.3%7728.2%
6J. ManzambiDefensive midfielderSC Freiburg20+49.2
24/25→25/26
59512.5%9017%
7D. BallardCentre-forwardLeyton Orient21+47.6
24/25→25/26
58453.3%5318.7%
8EndrickAttacking midfielderLyon20+45.7
24/25→25/26
468533.8%
9Senny MayuluFull-backParis Saint Germain20+45.5
24/25→25/26
60311.6%9112.4%
10N. O'ReillyFull-backManchester City21+44.9
24/25→25/26
56390.4%9717.9%
11E. JaouenGoalkeeperReims20+44.2
24/25→25/26
60288.9%7113.8%
12N. Aséko NkiliDefensive midfielderHannover 9620+44.1
24/25→25/26
461917.4%7395.2%
13H. AmassDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday19+43.4
24/25→25/26
481058.5%704.8%
14RayanCentre-forwardBournemouth20+41.6
24/25→25/26
47770.4%9753.6%
15Vitor RoqueCentre-forwardPalmeiras21+41.6
24/25→25/26
59243.3%811.6%
16K. BoogaardAttacking midfielderJong AZ20+40.9
24/25→25/26
50435.1%6222.7%
17N. MbambaDefensive midfielderDender21+40.6
24/25→25/26
441230.3%6123.2%
18E. BáezFull-backSan Lorenzo21+39.3
24/25→25/26
67141.9%5817%
19Peio CanalesAttacking midfielderRacing Santander21+38.6
24/25→25/26
402969.2%776.2%
20W. LankshearCentre-forwardOxford United21+38.1
24/25→25/26
386917.2%
21R. El ArguiouiAttacking midfielderJong Utrecht21+38.1
24/25→25/26
55226.8%6220.1%
22Justin JanssenDefensive midfielderFC Nordsjaelland20+37.6
24/25→25/26
411074.3%4832.5%
23Max MarieCentral midfielderEintracht Braunschweig21+37.4
24/25→25/26
44566.7%6622.1%
24M. EjdumCentral midfielderOdense21+36.5
23/24→25/26
43579.4%4915.4%
25R. RisserGoalkeeperLens21+36
24/25→25/26
45395.6%8948.9%
26K. SmitDefensive midfielderAZ Alkmaar20+35.8
24/25→25/26
44416.3%7919.6%
27K. GlebovCentral midfielderCSKA Moscow20+34.4
24/25→25/26
41529.2%3915.6%
28S. NgouraCentre-forwardCercle Brugge21+34.2
24/25→25/26
346123.4%
29M. RotsFull-backTwente20+34.2
24/25→25/26
42456%8430.1%
30D. KanuCentre-forwardWalsall21+34.2
24/25→25/26
381036.4%3716.9%
31C. Bonsu BaahCentral midfielderAl-Qadisiyah FC21+33.8
24/25→25/26
56149.6%635.2%
32W. Zaïre-EmeryFull-backParis Saint Germain20+33.3
24/25→25/26
6896%9412.3%
33W. IgorCentral midfielderKristiansund BK21+33.1
24/25→25/26
37919.4%4420.4%
34C. UzunAttacking midfielderEintracht Frankfurt20+32.7
24/25→25/26
50187.9%844.3%
35A. BoudriCentral midfielderGais21+31.9
24/25→25/26
45236.3%4114.4%
36O. ÓskarssonCentre-forwardReal Sociedad21+31.5
24/25→25/26
44244.2%848.2%
37Lamine YamalWingerBarcelona19+30.8
24/25→25/26
9449.1%100±0%
38M. RegułaCentral midfielderZaglebie Lubin19+30.6
24/25→25/26
39382.5%4424.3%
39J. JacquetCentre-backRennes21+30.2
24/25→25/26
43235.9%8647.9%
40A. Cozier-DuberryAttacking midfielderBolton21+30.1
24/25→25/26
37436.2%5416.8%
41Tiago GabrielCentre-backLecce21+29.4
24/25→25/26
44205.6%8450.8%
42M. MendozaCentre-backGodoy Cruz21+29.3
24/25→25/26
48160.1%569%
43K. KosugiFull-backDjurgardens IF20+29.1
24/25→25/26
43206.4%4218.6%
44O. AgougilCentral midfielderJong Utrecht20+29
24/25→25/26
35508.8%5821.5%
45S. DžodićDefensive midfielderAlmeria21+28.9
24/25→25/26
33802.8%689.7%
46Mathias De AmorimDefensive midfielderFamalicao21+28.8
24/25→25/26
49140.5%7017.8%
47M. MadjedDefensive midfielderHammarby FF21+28.4
24/25→25/26
37338.1%4117.6%
48A. KhalailiDefensive midfielderUnion St. Gilloise21+28.4
24/25→25/26
47151.1%657.1%
49Noah MarkmannFull-backFC Nordsjaelland19+28
24/25→25/26
32636.4%4522%
50O. PietuszewskiCentral midfielderFC Porto18+27.7
24/25→25/26
286898.8%