Most Valuable U21 midfielders by Market Value in 2. Bundesliga

The most valuable U21 midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

N. Aséko Nkili of Hannover 96 is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.1, and Berkay Yilmaz has been the form player this season, grading 46.5, and Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Aséko Nkili has improved his Season rating most, up +44.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Berkay Yilmaz of 1. FC Nürnberg is the most valuable name in this group at 26.6.

Best talent

N. Aséko Nkili72.1RTG

N. Aséko Nkili+34.9RTG

Hannover 96 · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

N. Aséko Nkili+44.1SsN

Hannover 96 · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka8goals

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	Player	Team
1	Berkay Yilmaz Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	21	26.6	47168.8%	7116.3%
2	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	21	25.5	45118.6%	6445.5%
3	N. Aséko Nkili Central midfielder	Hannover 96	20	25.1	461917.4%	7293.8%
4	Max Marie Defensive midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	24.4	43547%	6521.2%
5	Rafael Lubach Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	21	23.3	41104.5%	6711.4%
6	S. Castañeda Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	22.6	1930%	662.8%
7	Kofi Jeremy Amoako Defensive midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	21	21.6	32289.2%	6357%
8	K. Davidsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	21.3	3233.2%	6242.2%
9	M. Pannewig Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	21	21.2	28806.5%	621.4%
10	Cajetan Benjamin Lenz Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	20.8	32	64
11	Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka Attacking midfielder	VfL Bochum	19	20.5	35	67
12	Ruben Müller Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	20	20.1	16	62
13	K. WÃ¤tjen Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	20	23404.4%	6254.6%
14	Reno Münz Defensive midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	20	19.7	26247.3%	6111.6%
15	P. Remmert Attacking midfielder	FC Schalke 04	21	19.6	3	5714.2%
16	N. Niehoff Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	19.6	1330.2%	5726.9%
17	Jarzinho Ataide Adriano de Nascimento Malanga Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	20	19.4	1043.9%	6034.8%
18	Dariusz Stalmach Attacking midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	20	19.4	165266.7%	6082.1%
19	K. Suso Central midfielder	Fortuna Düsseldorf	21	19.3	192557.1%	5647%
20	T. Janisch Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	19	1132.5%	590.8%
21	Z. Sertdemir Central midfielder	Preußen Münster	21	18.3	1225.5%	5334.5%
22	Max Grüger Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	21	18.3	0100%	538.3%
23	Tony Menzel Central midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	21	18.2	384.1%	5315.3%
24	L. Opitz Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	21	18.1	2350%	5319%
25	Noah Engelbreth Central midfielder	Hannover 96	21	17.9	0	52
26	L. Hyryläinen Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	21	17.7	478%	5212.1%
27	I. Ugoh Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	20	17.7	6	55
28	J. Fernandez Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	19	17.5	7	57
29	F. Muller Central midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	19	17.5	9	57
30	M. Zalazar Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	20	17.4	0	54
31	E. Sihlaroğlu Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	21	17.2	0	50
32	Bennit Bröger Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	20	17.2	0	53
33	Justin-Kai von der Hitz Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	19	17	6	56
34	Ayoub Chaikhoun Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	16.8	1	52
35	S. Raebiger Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	16.8	166.7%	491.4%
36	Hugo Luis Afonso Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	16.7	0	49
37	D. Schramm Defensive midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	19	16.7	2	55
38	Eryk Artur Grzywacz Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	16.6	0	51
39	Mateo Kritzer Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	20	16.5	0	51
40	A. Gulasi Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	19	16.5	0	54
41	Ali-Eren Ersungur Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	20	16.4	0100%	513.8%
42	M. Schulz Central midfielder	Preußen Münster	21	16.4	0	48
43	Jakob Zickler Central midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	20	16.3	0	50
44	H. Muqaj Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	20	16.2	0	50
45	Hamza Muqaj Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	20	16.2	0	50
46	M. Wallentowitz Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	17	16.2	8	61
47	Othmane Elidrissi Erahhali Central midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	19	16.1	0	53
48	K. Eichhorn Defensive midfielder	Hertha BSC	17	16.1	17	60
49	Nick Elias Meier Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	20	16	0	49
50	Erik Muller Central midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	19	16	0	53