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Most Improved U23 midfielders This Season

The most improved U23 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U23 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and D. Karlsbakk leads the scoring with 18 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Zechiël has improved his Season rating most, up +65.8 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
G. Zechiël+65.8SsN
Utrecht · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
D. Karlsbakk18goals
Sarpsborg 08 FF
Most valuable
Lamine Yamal137.6val
Barcelona
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1G. ZechiëlDefensive midfielderUtrecht22+65.8
24/25→25/26
711241.5%8229.7%
2D. KarlsbakkCentre-forwardSarpsborg 08 FF23+62.9
24/25→25/26
634816.6%
3J. ManzambiDefensive midfielderSC Freiburg20+49.2
24/25→25/26
59512.5%9017%
4I. DoumbiaCentral midfielderVenezia22+46.5
24/25→25/26
54645.8%7813.7%
5M. BaurDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 0722+46.1
24/25→25/26
54562.2%7470.2%
6S. HomenchenkoCentral midfielderClub Queretaro22+45.5
24/25→25/26
491229.7%557.8%
7Senny MayuluFull-backParis Saint Germain20+45.5
24/25→25/26
60311.6%9112.4%
8F. GhedjemisWingerFrosinone23+44.9
24/25→25/26
56415.7%7225.7%
9N. O'ReillyFull-backManchester City21+44.9
24/25→25/26
56390.4%9717.9%
10E. GuðmundssonCentral midfielderBrann22+44.8
24/25→25/26
481244.4%4949.7%
11N. Aséko NkiliDefensive midfielderHannover 9620+44.1
24/25→25/26
461917.4%7395.2%
12K. HlynssonAttacking midfielderTwente22+43.6
24/25→25/26
51566.2%8030.1%
13H. AmassDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday19+43.4
24/25→25/26
481058.5%704.8%
14Y. TahaAttacking midfielderGroningen23+43.1
24/25→25/26
471026.2%7724.4%
15B. ÖnalDefensive midfielderNEC Nijmegen22+42.9
24/25→25/26
56340.5%7815.8%
16K. BoogaardAttacking midfielderJong AZ20+40.9
24/25→25/26
50435.1%6222.7%
17N. MbambaDefensive midfielderDender21+40.6
24/25→25/26
441230.3%6123.2%
18S. ResinkAttacking midfielderGroningen23+40.5
24/25→25/26
46698.3%7939.2%
19M. AdelineAttacking midfielderEstac Troyes22+38.6
24/25→25/26
58204.2%7221.7%
20R. TouzgharCentral midfielderPAU22+38.6
24/25→25/26
421072.2%6484.6%
21Peio CanalesAttacking midfielderRacing Santander21+38.6
24/25→25/26
402969.2%776.2%
22W. LankshearCentre-forwardOxford United21+38.1
24/25→25/26
386917.2%
23R. El ArguiouiAttacking midfielderJong Utrecht21+38.1
24/25→25/26
55226.8%6220.1%
24D. CastilloDefensive midfielderFC Midtjylland22+37.9
24/25→25/26
44583.1%4920.8%
25A. ScottDefensive midfielderBournemouth22+37.6
24/25→25/26
47417.8%9118.6%
26Justin JanssenDefensive midfielderFC Nordsjaelland20+37.6
24/25→25/26
411074.3%4832.5%
27Max MarieCentral midfielderEintracht Braunschweig21+37.4
24/25→25/26
44566.7%6622.1%
28A. FatawuAttacking midfielderLeicester22+37
24/25→25/26
44560.6%741.6%
29M. EjdumCentral midfielderOdense21+36.5
23/24→25/26
43579.4%4915.4%
30A. AttaDefensive midfielderUdinese23+36.4
24/25→25/26
50277.9%8618.1%
31M. SøndergaardCentral midfielderViborg23+35.9
24/25→25/26
44466.2%439.6%
32B. OldFull-backSaint Etienne23+35.8
24/25→25/26
36630.8%
33K. SmitDefensive midfielderAZ Alkmaar20+35.8
24/25→25/26
44416.3%7919.6%
34J. JamesDefensive midfielderLeicester22+34.4
24/25→25/26
51204.8%701.1%
35K. GlebovCentral midfielderCSKA Moscow20+34.4
24/25→25/26
41529.2%3915.6%
36L. CamaraDefensive midfielderMonaco22+34.1
24/25→25/26
66107.2%884.5%
37I. PriceCentral midfielderWest Brom22+34.1
24/25→25/26
48240.1%7230.7%
38C. Bonsu BaahCentral midfielderAl-Qadisiyah FC21+33.8
24/25→25/26
56149.6%635.2%
39W. IgorCentral midfielderKristiansund BK21+33.1
24/25→25/26
37919.4%4420.4%
40O. RosengrenCentral midfielderMalmo FF23+32.9
24/25→25/26
49204.3%399.6%
41Y. SekongoAttacking midfielderDunkerque22+32.8
24/25→25/26
45268.9%6919.3%
42C. UzunAttacking midfielderEintracht Frankfurt20+32.7
24/25→25/26
50187.9%844.3%
43S. BraybrookeDefensive midfielderChesterfield22+32.3
24/25→25/26
351404.3%366.3%
44K. DanoisCentral midfielderAuxerre22+32
24/25→25/26
49183.9%796.9%
45A. BoudriCentral midfielderGais21+31.9
24/25→25/26
45236.3%4114.4%
46A. KurtulanDefensive midfielderGöztepe23+31.9
24/25→25/26
47214.1%534.3%
47D. HoogewerfAttacking midfielderVitesse23+31.7
24/25→25/26
36834.2%5620.4%
48T. O'ReillyAttacking midfielderCrewe22+30.8
24/25→25/26
36581.1%386.2%
49Lamine YamalWingerBarcelona19+30.8
24/25→25/26
9449.1%100±0%
50J. EncisoCentre-forwardStrasbourg22+30.5
24/25→25/26
40314.4%836%