Most Valuable U21 midfielders by Market Value in Championship 26/27

The most valuable U21 midfielders in Championship in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Iker Bravo of Watford is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.2, and Tom Iorpenda has been the form player this season, grading 44.5, and J. Hjertø-Dahl leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: B. Khela has improved his Season rating most, up +22.6 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Cozier-Duberry of Middlesbrough is the most valuable name in this group at 28.4.

Birmingham · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

B. Khela+22.6SsN

Birmingham · 24/25→25/26

A. Cozier-Duberry28.4val

Middlesbrough

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	Player	Team
1	A. Cozier-Duberry Winger	Middlesbrough	21	28.4	4624.9%	565.4%
2	M. Kanté Attacking midfielder	West Ham	21	27.5	2±0%	68±0%
3	D. Ballard Winger	Bristol City	21	27	58±0%	53±0%
4	J. Hjertø-Dahl Winger	Hull City	20	26.6	439.5%	494.7%
5	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Swansea	21	26.5	4514733.3%	384.5%
6	Harry Whitwell Attacking midfielder	West Brom	20	26.4	0	54±0%
7	Iker Bravo Central midfielder	Watford	21	26.4	4	7226.2%
8	B. Clark Winger	Derby	21	26.4	37±0%	71±0%
9	J. Solis Central midfielder	Birmingham	21	26.3	111.8%	62±0%
10	D. Mukasa Attacking midfielder	West Ham	19	25.9	0100%	7519.3%
11	Jacob Wright Attacking midfielder	Norwich	21	25.9	189.4%	8528.8%
12	Cameron Bragg Central midfielder	Southampton	21	24.8	6±0%	62±0%
13	D. Mazou-Sacko Defensive midfielder	Millwall	21	24.8	1930.1%	662.2%
14	Leo Castledine Central midfielder	Middlesbrough	21	24.3	485.9%	6328%
15	L. Orford Central midfielder	West Ham	20	24.2	0	40±0%
16	R. Nzingoula Defensive midfielder	West Brom	20	24.2	192.7%	647.4%
17	T. Woodward Attacking midfielder	Swansea	19	23.9	1	62
18	Oliver Bostock Attacking midfielder	West Brom	19	23.9	3	59
19	P. Brown Central midfielder	Hull City	21	23.8	0	58
20	Sebastian Naylor Central midfielder	Bristol City	21	23.7	1	57
21	Ollie Hobden Central midfielder	Charlton	21	23.6	1	54
22	D. Kelly Central midfielder	Millwall	21	23.6	1	59
23	R. Esse Central midfielder	Millwall	21	23.5	0100%	68±0%
24	M. Servais Central midfielder	Millwall	21	23.1	2240%	591.9%
25	D. Kelly Central midfielder	Millwall	20	23.1	2±0%	60±0%
26	B. Khela Central midfielder	Birmingham	21	23	3313.4%	50±0%
27	D. Ozoh Defensive midfielder	Derby	21	23	23±0%	705.4%
28	Amin Nabizada Attacking midfielder	Watford	19	22.9	0	56±0%
29	O. Maamma Central midfielder	Watford	20	22.8	16±0%	66±0%
30	R. Donovan Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	19	22.7	0	71±0%
31	D. Watson Central midfielder	Bolton	21	22.7	16±0%	48±0%
32	H. Rylah Central midfielder	Charlton	20	22.6	0	5535.6%
33	E. Morrison Central midfielder	Bristol City	20	22.5	1	561.7%
34	Kai Enslin Central midfielder	Charlton	20	22.4	0	55
35	Jed Meerholz Central midfielder	Bristol City	20	22.3	0	56
36	Joshua Laqueretabua Central midfielder	Charlton	20	22.2	0	5430.6%
37	C. Chibueze Central midfielder	Stoke City	20	22.2	0	55
38	Y. Konak Central midfielder	Lincoln	20	22.1	79%	591.4%
39	Alfie Massey Central midfielder	Millwall	20	22.1	0	56
40	William Smith Central midfielder	Stoke City	20	21.9	0	55
41	J. Banel Attacking midfielder	Burnley	21	21.8	0100%	6629.5%
42	R. Akachukwu Central midfielder	Southampton	20	21.8	525.6%	30±0%
43	A. Moore Central midfielder	Wrexham	20	21.7	0	58
44	Billy Blacker Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	20	21.7	2	27
45	I. Alemayehu Central midfielder	QPR	19	21.5	0100%	5677.7%
46	G. Forsyth Central midfielder	Norwich	20	21.4	0	57
47	M. Mazwi Central midfielder	Birmingham	19	21	0	57
48	B. Lloyd Central midfielder	Swansea	21	20.9	30	3341.5%
49	Sydney Agina Central midfielder	Stoke City	18	20.8	2	58
50	R. Otegbayo Central midfielder	Stoke City	18	20.7	1	58