Most Valuable U21 defenders by Market Value in Bundesliga

The most valuable U21 defenders in Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

L. Vušković of Hamburger SV is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 84.5.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Noahkai Kai Daniel Banks has improved his Season rating most, up +13.9 on last season, while L. Vušković's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +22.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. Kumbedi of VfL Wolfsburg is the most valuable name in this group at 41.3.

Hamburger SV · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Noahkai Kai Daniel Banks+13.9SsN

FC Augsburg · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	S. Kumbedi Full-back	VfL Wolfsburg	21	41.3	163%	774.8%
2	A. Anselmino Centre-back	Borussia Dortmund	21	41	2026.6%	7641.8%
3	L. Vušković Centre-back	Hamburger SV	19	40.4	2949.7%	8536.7%
4	Finn Jeltsch Centre-back	VfB Stuttgart	20	39.7	268.8%	7826.6%
5	T. Rothe Full-back	Union Berlin	21	38.9	1371.4%	7211.8%
6	A. Zehnter Centre-back	VfL Wolfsburg	21	38.6	874.3%	723.8%
7	J. Belocian Centre-back	VfL Wolfsburg	21	38.5	1717100%	725.8%
8	E. Bitshiabu Centre-back	RB Leipzig	21	38.5	1162.5%	724.7%
9	I. Ogbus Centre-back	SC Freiburg	20	37.5	152416.7%	7410.5%
10	F. Mané Centre-back	Borussia Dortmund	21	37.1	584%	6994.6%
11	Noahkai Kai Daniel Banks Centre-back	FC Augsburg	19	37.1	21198.6%	7815.8%
12	Abdoul Karim Coulibaly Centre-back	Werder Bremen	19	37	22	77
13	F. Chiarodia Centre-back	Borussia Mönchengladbach	21	36.8	17122.1%	684.1%
14	K. Nedeljković Full-back	RB Leipzig	20	35.3	464.3%	692.3%
15	Jahmai Simpson-Pusey Full-back	1. FC Köln	20	35	92833.3%	697.9%
16	Adam Aznou Ben Cheikh Centre-back	Bayern München	20	34	0	67
17	Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar Centre-back	Borussia Dortmund	20	33.8	097.6%	6773%
18	A. Souhmahoro Centre-back	Hamburger SV	21	33.6	099.3%	637.8%
19	Neo Telle Centre-back	1. FC Köln	21	32.9	0	61
20	Elias Baum Full-back	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	32.8	099.5%	6514.3%
21	K. Steinmann Centre-back	SC Freiburg	20	32.8	0	65
22	Adam Kölle Centre-back	1. FC Heidenheim	20	32.7	0	64
23	K. Potulski Centre-back	FSV Mainz 05	18	32.3	12	72
24	Elias Benkara Centre-back	Borussia Dortmund	19	32.1	0	67
25	J. Robatsch Centre-back	FC St. Pauli	21	32.1	0	60
26	L. Reggiani Centre-back	Borussia Dortmund	17	31.8	15	76
27	Mats Heitmann Centre-back	Werder Bremen	20	31.2	0	61
28	A. Tape Full-back	Bayer Leverkusen	18	31.1	4236.4%	701%
29	O. Sorg Centre-back	FC Augsburg	19	30.8	0	64
30	Felix Meiser Centre-back	FC Augsburg	19	30.8	0	64
31	D. Ofli Centre-back	Bayern München	18	30.6	0	68
32	Andrik Markgraf Centre-back	Union Berlin	19	30.4	0	64
33	Jan Bürger Centre-back	VfL Wolfsburg	19	30.3	1	63
34	S. Nandja Centre-back	Hamburger SV	19	30.1	0	63
35	T. Neininger Centre-back	VfL Wolfsburg	19	29.4	0	62
36	Cassiano Kiala Centre-back	Bayern München	17	28.6	0	68
37	C. Neumann Centre-back	1. FC Köln	18	28.5	1	64
38	Mick Schmetgens Centre-back	Werder Bremen	18	28.2	1	63
39	D. S. Furst Centre-back	1. FC Köln	18	28.2	0	63
40	L. Lemke Centre-back	Hamburger SV	16	24.6	0	63
41	F. Pavic Centre-back	Bayern München	15	24.6	0	69