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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

M. Palestra of Chelsea is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.8, and V. Kostov has been the form player this season, grading 54.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Palestra has improved his Season rating most, up +39.8 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Palestra of Chelsea is the most valuable name in this group at 94.3.

Best talent
M. Palestra86.8RTG
Chelsea
In form
V. Kostov54.9SsN
FK Crvena Zvezda
Rising potential
R. Bardghji+43.4RTG
Barcelona · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
M. Palestra+39.8SsN
Chelsea · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
V. Kostov12goals
FK Crvena Zvezda
Most valuable
M. Palestra94.3val
Chelsea
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1M. PalestraCentral midfielderChelsea21+39.8
24/25→25/26
421895.2%8721.7%
2W. IgorDefensive midfielderKristiansund BK21+34.1
24/25→25/26
3818.6%431.6%
3A. SkogmarCentral midfielderMalmo FF20+33.7
24/25→25/26
3686.6%3912.3%
4R. DonkorCentral midfielderNew York Red Bulls21+30.9
24/25→25/26
38137.3%4817.8%
5M. ThemsenAttacking midfielderRanders FC20+29.3
24/25→25/26
36110.4%487.6%
6B. RainesCentral midfielderNew England Revolution21+29
24/25→25/26
32164.7%4713.4%
7M. MadjedCentral midfielderHammarby FF21+26.3
24/25→25/26
353.6%426.9%
8A. KonéAttacking midfielderNEOM21+24.5
24/25→25/26
41±0%59±0%
9S. WegenCentral midfielderJong Utrecht21+23.2
24/25→25/26
34±0%57±0%
10D. MartínezWingerFC Midtjylland20+22.8
24/25→25/26
3578.8%474%
11B. KhelaCentral midfielderBirmingham21+22.6
24/25→25/26
3313.4%50±0%
12H. AmassDefensive midfielderManchester United19+22.2
24/25→25/26
26541.5%721.9%
13H. KrohgCentral midfielderMoss19+21.1
24/25→25/26
21346.3%
14G. ValenzuelaCentral midfielderFC Cincinnati21+20.8
24/25→25/26
31101.3%457.2%
15BrenoCentral midfielderCorinthians21+20.4
24/25→25/26
3627%745.6%
16C. Bonsu BaahCentral midfielderAl-Qadisiyah FC21+20.2
24/25→25/26
43±0%62±0%
17M. EjdumAttacking midfielderBrondby21+19.7
23/24→25/26
2625.1%444.5%
18J. Hjertø-DahlWingerHull City20+19.4
24/25→25/26
439.5%494.7%
19M. BomholtCentral midfielderRosenborg20+18.8
24/25→25/26
4571.2%499.3%
20M. TaitCentral midfielderHeart Of Midlothian21+18.7
23/24→25/26
24±0%503.8%
21S. FusireDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday21+18.7
24/25→25/26
27239.7%62114.1%
22M. DelgadoDefensive midfielderBoca Juniors21+18.5
24/25→25/26
2518.7%552.6%
23L. PedersenAttacking midfielderRanders FC20+18.3
24/25→25/26
2713.9%477.1%
24K. WätjenCentral midfielderVfL Bochum20+18.2
24/25→25/26
23±0%62±0%
25J. LähteenmäkiCentral midfielderFC Nordsjaelland20+17.4
24/25→25/26
285%483.5%
26O. PietuszewskiCentral midfielderFC Porto18+16.2
24/25→25/26
16±0%65±0%
27O. Kvendbø HoldenCentral midfielderRanheim21+15.3
24/25→25/26
153312.1%
28H. SynchukCentral midfielderCF Montreal20+15.1
24/25→25/26
21324%424.5%
29L. GoemaereDefensive midfielderStandard Liege20+15.1
24/25→25/26
25149.5%431.8%
30O. SjöstrandCentral midfielderMalmo FF21+15
24/25→25/26
1957.2%3741.5%
31F. ThorvaldsenAttacking midfielderTwente20+15
24/25→25/26
22217.4%4224.6%
32N. TsakirisAttacking midfielderSan Jose Earthquakes21+14.9
24/25→25/26
28386.2%4718.4%
33S. SosaDefensive midfielderDefensa Y Justicia21+14.5
24/25→25/26
241381.2%5530%
34L. KolstadCentral midfielderRanheim21+14.2
24/25→25/26
20267.9%345.7%
35A. MemedovAttacking midfielderLyn21+14.1
24/25→25/26
23164%336.1%
36A. MaurerAttacking midfielderRWDM21+14
24/25→25/26
23150.5%451.6%
37Yoon Do-YongCentral midfielder1. FC Magdeburg19+13.7
24/25→25/26
18291.5%5313.1%
38R. TorresCentral midfielderAtletico San Luis21+13.4
24/25→25/26
25±0%4613.3%
39A. TouréCentral midfielderMetz20+13
24/25→25/26
20185.7%7121%
40Matheus GonçalvesCentral midfielderAl-Ahli Jeddah21+12.7
24/25→25/26
25100.8%5913.5%
41J. MagnussonAttacking midfielderVasteras SK FK21+12.5
24/25→25/26
146.3%3520.7%
42Lautaro MillánCentral midfielderIndependiente21+12.1
24/25→25/26
2134.8%523.1%
43Y. ShevchenkoAttacking midfielderKryvbas KR20+11.1
24/25→25/26
114012%
44L. EngelnsDefensive midfielder1899 Hoffenheim19+10.8
24/25→25/26
15240%4423.9%
45A. AsaniCentral midfielderTrelleborg20+10.8
24/25→25/26
121542.9%25±0%
46R. BardghjiCentral midfielderBarcelona20+9.9
24/25→25/26
1083110.2%
47K. BilalovicCentral midfielderŽilina21+9.7
24/25→25/26
111212.5%4484.8%
48B. ThoresenAttacking midfielderFredrikstad21+9.5
24/25→25/26
18450%428.4%
49J. EscobarCentral midfielderAmerica de Cali21+9.5
24/25→25/26
13287.9%2646.8%
50A. SlesarCentral midfielderZorya Luhansk21+9.2
24/25→25/26
16127.8%406.1%