Most Valuable U21 defenders by Market Value in Eerste Divisie

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

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At a glance

Tomas Galvez of Cambuur is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Eerste Divisie, with a Field Insider Rating of 63.7, and I. Baouf has been the form player this season, grading 39.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: I. Baouf has improved his Season rating most, up +23.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Tomas Galvez of Cambuur is the most valuable name in this group at 16.9.

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	Player	Team
1	Tomas Galvez Full-back	Cambuur	21	16.9	3282.2%	6415.6%
2	I. Baouf Centre-back	Cambuur	19	15.4	39150%	6442.7%
3	R. Besselink Full-back	De Graafschap	21	15.4	2624.3%	586.2%
4	N. Verschuren Centre-back	FC Volendam	21	15.3	2735.7%	581.8%
5	N. Held Full-back	Waalwijk	20	15.2	2411.2%	6113%
6	W. Kooy Centre-back	Jong Utrecht	21	15.1	23100%	5710.7%
7	E. van de Blaak Centre-back	Almere City FC	21	15	239.1%	56±0%
8	Lukas Larsen Full-back	Emmen	20	14.9	24	59
9	P. Kloosterboer Centre-back	Jong Utrecht	21	14.6	23289.7%	5517.1%
10	S. Bultman Centre-back	De Graafschap	21	14.5	134%	5511.9%
11	S. van der Plas Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	20	14.4	28270.7%	5718.6%
12	Massien Ghaddari Full-back	Jong Utrecht	21	14.4	1528.4%	545.6%
13	C. Østergaard Centre-back	Emmen	21	14.3	21	54
14	K. Symons Full-back	De Graafschap	21	14.3	1927.5%	54±0%
15	T. Vianello Full-back	Almere City FC	21	14.1	8	53
16	Raf van de Riet Full-back	Jong PSV U21	19	14	17351.4%	5926.2%
17	Mathijs Menu Centre-back	Jong AZ	21	14	20385.7%	5310%
18	P. Ugwu Centre-back	FC Volendam	20	14	1642.2%	565.7%
19	M. Monamay Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	20	13.8	20108.4%	5514.3%
20	L. Mol Full-back	FC OSS	21	13.8	141444.4%	527.1%
21	A. Appiah Full-back	Jong Ajax	20	13.6	281121.7%	5418.6%
22	J. Plug Centre-back	Dordrecht	21	13.5	18	5113.3%
23	Gijs Bolk Full-back	Emmen	21	13.5	16	5110.9%
24	M. Mariani Full-back	FC OSS	21	13.5	11	517.8%
25	F. Al Mazyani Full-back	Waalwijk	21	13.4	486.6%	5021.7%
26	E. Bassey Full-back	Jong PSV U21	19	13.4	28	5729.5%
27	Bjarn Zorgdrager Full-back	Waalwijk	21	13.1	2	49
28	Y. Raap Full-back	Jong PSV U21	20	12.9	112750%	5217%
29	J. van Riel Full-back	Jong Utrecht	21	12.9	551.9%	483%
30	R. Ichihara Full-back	Jong AZ	21	12.8	5	48
31	E. Butera Centre-back	Jong Ajax	20	12.7	196166.7%	5114.7%
32	Xiamaro Thenu Full-back	Vitesse	21	12.7	12	48
33	J. Esajas Centre-back	Jong AZ	21	12.7	923.9%	4811.1%
34	Lenn-Minh Tran Full-back	MVV	19	12.7	31	54
35	Djairo Tehubyuluw Full-back	MVV	21	12.7	11152.3%	482.8%
36	K. Sy Full-back	MVV	21	12.6	17	477.5%
37	Jinairo Johnson Full-back	Jong Ajax	19	12.6	24266.2%	5312%
38	J. Zwart Centre-back	Jong AZ	19	12.5	25	53
39	R. El Meliani Centre-back	Roda	21	12.5	521.9%	471.3%
40	M. Bresser Full-back	Jong PSV U21	19	12.4	10128.6%	5316.4%
41	Devyn Payne Centre-back	ADO Den Haag	21	12.4	0	47
42	K. Lanquetin Centre-back	ADO Den Haag	21	12.4	0	47
43	F. Merién Centre-back	Jong PSV U21	17	12.3	3130400%	6035.8%
44	J. Mesbahi Full-back	Emmen	20	12.2	8	4916.3%
45	M. van der Lans Centre-back	Jong Ajax	19	12.1	19	51
46	J. van Gom Centre-back	Almere City FC	21	12.1	090.9%	46±0%
47	L. Jetten Full-back	Jong Ajax	19	12.1	1652.5%	517.4%
48	M. Kuipers Full-back	MVV	20	12	5	48
49	Tijn Joosten Centre-back	VVV Venlo	19	12	12245.7%	519%
50	Damian van Dijk Centre-back	Den Bosch	21	11.8	0100%	452.3%