Most Valuable U21 midfielders by Market Value in 2. Bundesliga 26/27

The most valuable U21 midfielders in 2. Bundesliga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

K. WÃ¤tjen of VfL Bochum is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 61.7, and M. Krattenmacher leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. WÃ¤tjen has improved his Season rating most, up +18.2 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. WÃ¤tjen of VfL Bochum is the most valuable name in this group at 20.9.

VfL Bochum · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

K. WÃ¤tjen+18.2SsN

VfL Bochum · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

M. Krattenmacher3goals

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	Player	Team
1	K. WÃ¤tjen Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	20.9	23±0%	62±0%
2	M. Krattenmacher Winger	SV Elversberg	21	20.4	6±0%	57±0%
3	L. Copado Attacking midfielder	Energie Cottbus	21	19.7	0	3829.5%
4	Mika Haas Central midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	21	19.5	27±0%	65±0%
5	Max Marie Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	19.4	43±0%	65±0%
6	M. Pannewig Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	21	19.2	28±0%	62±0%
7	S. Gouram Winger	Hertha BSC	20	19.1	0±0%	53126.6%
8	S. Di Benedetto Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	20	18.8	411.4%	5340.5%
9	Rafael Lubach Defensive midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	21	18.5	41±0%	67±0%
10	Yoon Do-Yong Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	19	18.2	18291.5%	5313.1%
11	K. Wiethaup Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	21	17.9	813%	5735.2%
12	Louey Ben Farhat Attacking midfielder	Karlsruher SC	20	17.8	27±0%	63±0%
13	L. Mergner Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	20	17.7	1	55
14	Rafael Pinto Pedrosa Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	18	17.7	12±0%	61±0%
15	T. Fidjeu-Tazemeta Winger	1. FC Kaiserslautern	18	17.6	13	61
16	Ayoub Chaikhoun Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	17.5	1	52
17	K. Davidsen Defensive midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	17.5	32±0%	62±0%
18	Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	19	17.4	35±0%	715.7%
19	H. Mustapha Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	17.4	0	54±0%
20	L. Opitz Central midfielder	VfL Osnabrück	21	17.3	211.1%	3926%
21	Noah Darvich Winger	SV Elversberg	19	17.2	2412.7%	43±0%
22	Nick Elias Meier Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	20	17.1	0	49
23	S. Raebiger Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	17.1	166.7%	491.4%
24	Omar Megeed Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	21	17.1	0	6215.2%
25	Hugo Luis Afonso Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	16.9	0	49
26	F. Ademi Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	20	16.9	9±0%	44±0%
27	T. Wagner Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	16.9	0	49
28	D. H. Zor Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	18	16.9	5	59
29	Noah Engelbreth Central midfielder	Hannover 96	21	16.7	0	52
30	Junior Arlet Zé Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	20	16.6	558.1%	5533.8%
31	T. Meyer Attacking midfielder	VfL Bochum	18	16.6	6	58
32	S. Telib Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	19	16.5	0	52
33	Winners Osawe Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	19	16.4	0100%	52±0%
34	Mateo Kritzer Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	20	16.3	0	51
35	Ali-Eren Ersungur Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	20	16.3	0100%	513.8%
36	F. Chávez Defensive midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	19	16.3	1±0%	699.5%
37	Jakob Engel Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	20	16.3	0	49
38	N. Verkooijen Defensive midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	20	16.1	325%	6714.7%
39	D. Schramm Central midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	19	16	2±0%	55±0%
40	Erik Muller Central midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	19	16	0	53
41	I. Ugoh Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	20	15.9	6±0%	55±0%
42	Jakob Zickler Central midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	20	15.7	0	50
43	T. Tasdelen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	20	15.7	0	48
44	Marwin Reiner Ian Schmitz Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	19	15.7	0	61
45	Hamza Muqaj Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	20	15.6	0	50
46	Lukas Michelbrink Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	21	15.6	1712.9%	463.2%
47	M. Avlayici Defensive midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	19	15.6	1	49
48	H. Muqaj Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	20	15.6	0	50
49	T. van den Heuvel Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	21	15.5	099.4%	4515.7%
50	Alessandro Crimaldi Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	18	15.3	0	52