Most Improved U21 midfielders This Season in Major League Soccer

The most improved U21 midfielders in Major League Soccer, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Oregel of Chicago Fire is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 43.4, and Kaick has been the form player this season, grading 24.4, and G. Valenzuela leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: B. Raines has improved his Season rating most, up +9.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. Oregel of Chicago Fire is the most valuable name in this group at 7.3.

Houston Dynamo · 24/25→25/26

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Houston Dynamo · 24/25→25/26

4 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	B. Raines Central midfielder	Houston Dynamo	21	+9.4 24/25→25/26	12376%	418.2%
2	R. Donkor Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	+8.8 24/25→25/26	16120.5%	411.7%
3	G. Valenzuela Winger	FC Cincinnati	21	+5 24/25→25/26	1647.2%	420.5%
4	N. Dubersarsky Central midfielder	Austin	21	-17.2 24/25→25/26	965.6%	4126.3%