Most Improved U21 midfielders This Season in 3. Liga

The most improved U21 midfielders in 3. Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

I. Badjie of VfL Osnabrück is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in 3. Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 45.9, and P. Hennrich has been the form player this season, grading 23.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: I. Badjie has improved his Season rating most, up +15.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, P. Hennrich of Hoffenheim II is the most valuable name in this group at 7.4.

VfL Osnabrück · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

I. Badjie+15.4SsN

VfL Osnabrück · 24/25→25/26

9 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	I. Badjie Winger	VfL Osnabrück	20	+15.4 24/25→25/26	19416.2%	4617.4%
2	G. Christensen Central midfielder	FC Ingolstadt 04	21	+10.9 24/25→25/26	14375.9%	426.9%
3	Max Plath Defensive midfielder	FC Ingolstadt 04	21	+8.3 24/25→25/26	14136.1%	400.5%
4	L. Engelns Defensive midfielder	Hoffenheim II	19	+7.9 24/25→25/26	12175.6%	3932.4%
5	M. Catovic Central midfielder	Stuttgart II	19	+6.6 24/25→25/26	10188.6%	406.3%
6	Yann Sturm Central midfielder	FC Ingolstadt 04	21	+5.5 23/24→25/26	13	42
7	Matti Wagner Central midfielder	Alemannia Aachen	21	+1.6 24/25→25/26	466.7%	393.7%
8	Samuele Di Benedetto Central midfielder	Stuttgart II	21	-1 24/25→25/26	52450%	3844.8%
9	K. Okpala Central midfielder	Waldhof Mannheim	21	-2.4 24/25→25/26	845.3%	403.9%