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Most Improved U21 midfielders This Season

The most improved U21 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and Julian Dean Rijkhoff leads the scoring with 16 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Manzambi has improved his Season rating most, up +49.2 on last season, while E. Diouf's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +48.8 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
E. Diouf+48.8RTG
West Ham · 23/24→25/26
Most improved
J. Manzambi+49.2SsN
SC Freiburg · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Julian Dean Rijkhoff16goals
Almere City FC
Most valuable
Lamine Yamal137.6val
Barcelona
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1J. ManzambiDefensive midfielderSC Freiburg20+49.2
24/25→25/26
59512.5%9017%
2Senny MayuluFull-backParis Saint Germain20+45.5
24/25→25/26
60311.6%9112.4%
3N. O'ReillyFull-backManchester City21+44.9
24/25→25/26
56390.4%9717.9%
4N. Aséko NkiliDefensive midfielderHannover 9620+44.1
24/25→25/26
461917.4%7395.2%
5H. AmassDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday19+43.4
24/25→25/26
481058.5%704.8%
6K. BoogaardAttacking midfielderJong AZ20+40.9
24/25→25/26
50435.1%6222.7%
7N. MbambaDefensive midfielderDender21+40.6
24/25→25/26
441230.3%6123.2%
8Peio CanalesAttacking midfielderRacing Santander21+38.6
24/25→25/26
402969.2%776.2%
9W. LankshearCentre-forwardOxford United21+38.1
24/25→25/26
386917.2%
10R. El ArguiouiAttacking midfielderJong Utrecht21+38.1
24/25→25/26
55226.8%6220.1%
11Justin JanssenDefensive midfielderFC Nordsjaelland20+37.6
24/25→25/26
411074.3%4832.5%
12Max MarieCentral midfielderEintracht Braunschweig21+37.4
24/25→25/26
44566.7%6622.1%
13M. EjdumCentral midfielderOdense21+36.5
23/24→25/26
43579.4%4915.4%
14K. SmitDefensive midfielderAZ Alkmaar20+35.8
24/25→25/26
44416.3%7919.6%
15K. GlebovCentral midfielderCSKA Moscow20+34.4
24/25→25/26
41529.2%3915.6%
16C. Bonsu BaahCentral midfielderAl-Qadisiyah FC21+33.8
24/25→25/26
56149.6%635.2%
17W. IgorCentral midfielderKristiansund BK21+33.1
24/25→25/26
37919.4%4420.4%
18C. UzunAttacking midfielderEintracht Frankfurt20+32.7
24/25→25/26
50187.9%844.3%
19A. BoudriCentral midfielderGais21+31.9
24/25→25/26
45236.3%4114.4%
20Lamine YamalWingerBarcelona19+30.8
24/25→25/26
9449.1%100±0%
21A. Cozier-DuberryAttacking midfielderBolton21+30.1
24/25→25/26
37436.2%5416.8%
22O. AgougilCentral midfielderJong Utrecht20+29
24/25→25/26
35508.8%5821.5%
23S. DžodićDefensive midfielderAlmeria21+28.9
24/25→25/26
33802.8%689.7%
24Mathias De AmorimDefensive midfielderFamalicao21+28.8
24/25→25/26
49140.5%7017.8%
25O. PietuszewskiCentral midfielderFC Porto18+27.7
24/25→25/26
286898.8%
26E. AustböAttacking midfielderViking21+27.4
24/25→25/26
38261%5015.8%
27Sydie PeckCentral midfielderSheffield Utd21+26.4
24/25→25/26
5398.5%785.2%
28Matteo CichellaCentral midfielderFrosinone20+26.3
24/25→25/26
33386.8%7125.4%
29S. KontourisCentral midfielderPanathinaikos21+26.1
24/25→25/26
29870%4319%
30A. PiedfortDefensive midfielderKVC Westerlo21+25.5
24/25→25/26
44136.4%606.9%
31C. Inao OulaïDefensive midfielderTrabzonspor20+25.4
24/25→25/26
39186.8%555.5%
32K. DongCentre-forwardPAU21+25
24/25→25/26
30520.8%6312.1%
33M. PannewigDefensive midfielderVfL Bochum21+25
24/25→25/26
28806.5%621.4%
34K. KouassiDefensive midfielderLorient21+24.8
24/25→25/26
48106%8739.7%
35M. HinokeAttacking midfielderFC OSS21+24.7
24/25→25/26
35233%576.8%
36Jesús RodríguezAttacking midfielderComo20+24.6
24/25→25/26
35241.2%856.2%
37A. KonéCentral midfielderNEOM21+24.5
24/25→25/26
41145.8%5917.6%
38S. KitanoAttacking midfielderRed Bull Salzburg21+24.2
24/25→25/26
32310.3%491.8%
39L. UlrichCentral midfielder1. FC Magdeburg21+24.2
24/25→25/26
45118.6%6445.5%
40Kofi Jeremy AmoakoDefensive midfielderDynamo Dresden21+24
24/25→25/26
32289.2%6357%
41J. Hjertø-DahlCentral midfielderTromso20+23.9
24/25→25/26
47102.1%5218.1%
42M. TaitDefensive midfielderLivingston20+23.8
23/24→25/26
29449.1%5012.9%
43S. WegenCentral midfielderJong Utrecht21+23.2
24/25→25/26
34212.8%577.3%
44J. van den BergAttacking midfielderJong PSV U2119+22.5
24/25→25/26
31277.8%6127.3%
45M. KislyakDefensive midfielderCSKA Moscow21+22.5
24/25→25/26
4886.9%4115.7%
46S. EbonogDefensive midfielderLe Havre21+22.2
24/25→25/26
26528.6%7594.3%
47I. BoumassaoudiAttacking midfielderDen Bosch21+22.2
24/25→25/26
26600%5510.5%
48A. De WannemackerCentral midfielderKRC Genk II17+22
24/25→25/26
25709.7%4315.5%
49A. GülerAttacking midfielderReal Madrid21+21.9
24/25→25/26
4497.8%947.6%
50Marc BernalDefensive midfielderBarcelona19+21.5
24/25→25/26
24895.8%8715.7%