Most Improved U21 attackers This Season

The most improved U21 attackers, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Rayan of Bournemouth is the standout for raw talent across U21 attackers, with a Field Insider Rating of 96.6, and M. Godts has been the form player this season, grading 80.9, and Chupe leads the scoring with 24 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Godts has improved his Season rating most, up +57 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, Rayan of Bournemouth is the most valuable name in this group at 98.5.

1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	M. Godts Winger	Ajax	21	+57 24/25→25/26	81238.5%	8411.8%
2	Y. Diomande Winger	RB Leipzig	19	+56.7 24/25→25/26	67555.9%	9425.6%
3	V. Rakov Centre-forward	Krylia Sovetov	21	+51.9 24/25→25/26	61552.1%	3715.4%
4	Chupe Centre-forward	Malaga	21	+50.6 24/25→25/26	64383.3%	7728.2%
5	D. Ballard Centre-forward	Leyton Orient	21	+47.6 24/25→25/26	58453.3%	5318.7%
6	Endrick Attacking midfielder	Lyon	20	+45.7 24/25→25/26	46	8533.8%
7	Rayan Centre-forward	Bournemouth	20	+41.6 24/25→25/26	47770.4%	9753.6%
8	Vitor Roque Centre-forward	Palmeiras	21	+41.6 24/25→25/26	59243.3%	811.6%
9	S. Ngoura Centre-forward	Cercle Brugge	21	+34.2 24/25→25/26	34	6123.4%
10	D. Kanu Centre-forward	Walsall	21	+34.2 24/25→25/26	381036.4%	3716.9%
11	O. Óskarsson Centre-forward	Real Sociedad	21	+31.5 24/25→25/26	44244.2%	848.2%
12	M. Reguła Central midfielder	Zaglebie Lubin	19	+30.6 24/25→25/26	39382.5%	4424.3%
13	M. Madjed Defensive midfielder	Hammarby FF	21	+28.4 24/25→25/26	37338.1%	4117.6%
14	A. Khalaili Defensive midfielder	Union St. Gilloise	21	+28.4 24/25→25/26	47151.1%	657.1%
15	O. Maamma Central midfielder	Watford	20	+27.6 24/25→25/26	35400%	691%
16	Y. Moukoko Centre-forward	FC Copenhagen	21	+26.2 24/25→25/26	35308.2%	4640%
17	N. Tresoldi Centre-forward	Club Brugge KV	21	+26.2 24/25→25/26	5882.1%	661%
18	M. Moore Attacking midfielder	Rangers	18	+25.8 24/25→25/26	29716.7%	5524.8%
19	G. Prestianni Attacking midfielder	Benfica	20	+25.8 24/25→25/26	26	6819.9%
20	E. Tezgel Centre-forward	Crewe	20	+24.4 24/25→25/26	24	3440.5%
21	Gustavo Varela Centre-forward	GIL Vicente	21	+24.1 24/25→25/26	30422.8%	6533.8%
22	A. Manneh Winger	Mjallby AIF	21	+23.9 24/25→25/26	35225.5%	4218.2%
23	B. Goore Winger	Gent	20	+22.8 24/25→25/26	23	5518.1%
24	D. Zeitler Winger	Hoffenheim II	19	+22.2 24/25→25/26	37152.1%	455.1%
25	K. Goto Centre-forward	St. Truiden	21	+22 24/25→25/26	4886.3%	6339.2%
26	Carlos Espí Centre-forward	Levante	21	+21.8 24/25→25/26	39129%	8114.8%
27	S. Hidalgo Winger	Toulouse	21	+21.3 24/25→25/26	33176%	7951.6%
28	S. Vink Centre-forward	Jong Ajax	20	+21 24/25→25/26	26437.5%	539.2%
29	G. Kodua Winger	Luton	21	+20.7 24/25→25/26	25440.4%	4910.5%
30	O. Wolff Winger	Austin	21	+20.5 24/25→25/26	41100.5%	5015.6%
31	D. Yapi Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	21	+20.4 24/25→25/26	30217%	457.2%
32	H. Ibrahim Centre-forward	Reims	20	+19.6 24/25→25/26	23529.7%	635.3%
33	A. Mayor Defensive midfielder	Cambridge United	21	+19.5 24/25→25/26	20	3515%
34	Y. van den Ban Centre-forward	Jong AZ	20	+19 24/25→25/26	27243.6%	558.5%
35	Ethan Ennis Attacking midfielder	Fleetwood Town	21	+18.8 24/25→25/26	22522.2%	3512.7%
36	O. Schwartau Attacking midfielder	Norwich	20	+18.2 24/25→25/26	24343.4%	7211.8%
37	D. Pejčinović Centre-forward	VfL Wolfsburg	21	+18 24/25→25/26	35105.9%	8029.2%
38	William Winger	FC Porto	20	+17.6 24/25→25/26	29154.4%	664.6%
39	Louey Ben Farhat Centre-forward	Karlsruher SC	20	+17.4 24/25→25/26	28168.9%	648.3%
40	F. Thorvaldsen Centre-forward	Valerenga	20	+17.3 24/25→25/26	24	4426.6%
41	D. Adu-Adjei Centre-forward	HNK Rijeka	21	+16.3 24/25→25/26	24217.3%	3930.5%
42	J. Mijatović Winger	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	+16.2 24/25→25/26	16	6060.5%
43	O. Hagen Centre-forward	ODD Ballklubb	20	+16.1 24/25→25/26	181006.2%	343.5%
44	K. Yıldız Attacking midfielder	Juventus	21	+15.4 24/25→25/26	5439.9%	932.8%
45	S. Cherif Centre-forward	Fenerbahçe	19	+15 24/25→25/26	15	5022.3%
46	O. Hyseni Attacking midfielder	Sonderjyske	19	+14.6 24/25→25/26	28108.1%	453.2%
47	Yanis Musuayi Winger	Club Brugge II	19	+14 24/25→25/26	20237.3%	421.4%
48	B. Touré Attacking midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	20	+13.7 24/25→25/26	4839.8%	91119.4%
49	I. Mbaye Winger	Paris Saint Germain	18	+12.9 24/25→25/26	20187%	817.1%
50	Vivaldo Semedo Centre-forward	Watford	21	+12.6 24/25→25/26	13	6343.9%