Most Valuable U21 midfielders by Market Value in Premier League

The most valuable U21 midfielders in Premier League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Newertton of Shakhtar Donetsk is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 40.8, and Eguinaldo has been the form player this season, grading 18.3, and M. Ponomarenko leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Shevchenko has improved his Season rating most, up +11.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Newertton of Shakhtar Donetsk is the most valuable name in this group at 5.8.

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	Player	Team
1	Newertton Attacking midfielder	Shakhtar Donetsk	21	5.8	151.3%	411%
2	Eguinaldo Winger	Shakhtar Donetsk	21	5.8	185.2%	413.8%
3	A. Slesar Central midfielder	Zorya Luhansk	21	5.7	16127.8%	406.1%
4	B. Lin Central midfielder	Kryvbas KR	21	5.6	15	39
5	M. Ponomarenko Winger	Dynamo Kyiv	20	5.4	18658.3%	400.5%
6	S. Ogundana Attacking midfielder	Dynamo Kyiv	21	5.3	4	3738%
7	Alisson Santana Winger	Shakhtar Donetsk	20	5.3	819.2%	4037.1%
8	S. Castillo Winger	FC Kharkiv	21	5.2	4	37
9	A. Shakh Central midfielder	Karpaty	21	5.2	820.8%	376.2%
10	Lucas Ferreira Attacking midfielder	Shakhtar Donetsk	20	5.1	4	38
11	A. Kitela Central midfielder	Ruh Lviv	21	5.1	852.9%	362.6%
12	Roman Salenko Central midfielder	Zorya Luhansk	21	5.1	6	363.2%
13	Y. Shevchenko Attacking midfielder	Kryvbas KR	19	5.1	11	4012%
14	A. Yakubu Central midfielder	LNZ Cherkasy	21	5	1	35
15	M. Melnychenko Central midfielder	Polessya	21	5	0	355.4%
16	G. Herbert Central midfielder	Kryvbas KR	20	4.9	5	36
17	M. Protasevych Attacking midfielder	Veres Rivne	21	4.9	345.9%	358.2%
18	B. Redushko Winger	Dynamo Kyiv	18	4.8	12	40
19	M. Boyko Central midfielder	Ruh Lviv	21	4.8	4	34
20	D. Godya Central midfielder	Veres Rivne	21	4.8	2	346.1%
21	V. Tsukanov Central midfielder	Shakhtar Donetsk	20	4.7	0	350.6%
22	Y. Karaman Central midfielder	Polessya	20	4.7	050%	350.6%
23	M. Panchenko Central midfielder	FC Kharkiv	20	4.7	1	3527.9%
24	A. Gusol Central midfielder	Kolos Kovalivka	19	4.6	2	36
25	Oleksandr Ivanov Central midfielder	Polessya	20	4.6	0	34
26	D. Vashchenko Central midfielder	Oleksandria	20	4.6	633.3%	3410.9%
27	B. Almazbekov Central midfielder	Ruh Lviv	21	4.6	1	326.7%
28	R. Gadzhiev Central midfielder	FC Kharkiv	20	4.6	0	3419.4%
29	Jhoel Maya Central midfielder	Kryvbas KR	20	4.5	0	33
30	D. Vlasyuk Central midfielder	Oleksandria	21	4.5	1	31
31	Nazar Kasarda Central midfielder	Ruh Lviv	21	4.5	0	31
32	Jhonnatan Silva Central midfielder	Oleksandria	21	4.5	1	32
33	Eriki Central midfielder	Karpaty	20	4.4	1	33
34	D. Chernysh Defensive midfielder	Oleksandria	21	4.4	1	313.7%
35	N. Prokopenko Defensive midfielder	Oleksandria	21	4.4	0	31
36	Daniil Denysenko Central midfielder	Kolos Kovalivka	19	4.4	1	355.4%
37	S. Bah Central midfielder	Zorya Luhansk	19	4.3	0	34
38	K. Osypenko Central midfielder	Dynamo Kyiv	19	4.3	0	34
39	Tymur Butenko Defensive midfielder	Kryvbas KR	19	4.2	0	343.7%
40	A. Andreichyk Central midfielder	Oleksandria	20	4.2	0	31
41	V. Adeoye Defensive midfielder	Kudrivka	19	4.1	0	32
42	I. Pushkutsa Central midfielder	Veres Rivne	19	4.1	0	33
43	O. Feshchenko Central midfielder	Obolon'-Brovar	19	4.1	0	33
44	M. Dzyun Central midfielder	Ruh Lviv	18	3.8	0	32
45	D. Sebro Central midfielder	Ruh Lviv	17	3.6	0	32
46	David Niyo Central midfielder	Veres Rivne	0	3.1	0	33
47	Dmytro Matkivskyi Central midfielder	Veres Rivne	0	3.1	0	33