Most Valuable U21 midfielders by Market Value in Major League Soccer

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

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At a glance

O. Vargas of Seattle Sounders is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 47.8.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: B. Raines has improved his Season rating most, up +9.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, O. Vargas of Seattle Sounders is the most valuable name in this group at 11.1.

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	Player	Team
1	O. Vargas Central midfielder	Seattle Sounders	21	11.1	3915.2%	480.8%
2	S. Oregel Central midfielder	Chicago Fire	21	7.3	12	4323.6%
3	M. Duah Central midfielder	San Diego	21	7.2	11	43
4	B. Cremaschi Central midfielder	Inter Miami	21	7.1	1813.4%	426.7%
5	G. Valenzuela Winger	FC Cincinnati	21	7	1647.2%	420.5%
6	R. Donkor Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	6.9	16120.5%	411.7%
7	B. Raines Central midfielder	Houston Dynamo	21	6.9	12376%	418.2%
8	R. Baker-Whiting Defensive midfielder	Seattle Sounders	21	6.8	82.6%	401%
9	Kaick Defensive midfielder	FC Dallas	20	6.8	24	43
10	J. Badwal Central midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	20	6.8	14	43
11	N. Dubersarsky Central midfielder	Austin	21	6.8	965.6%	4126.3%
12	T. Habroune Central midfielder	Columbus Crew	20	6.7	131355.6%	429.1%
13	N. Tsakiris Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	21	6.7	656.4%	405.3%
14	L. Brennan Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	21	6.6	51433.3%	398%
15	J. Bartlett Defensive midfielder	Sporting Kansas City	20	6.6	21	41
16	N. Buck Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	21	6.3	372.8%	376.3%
17	J. Shore Defensive midfielder	New York City FC	19	6.3	19	42
18	D. Vazquez Central midfielder	San Diego	20	6.2	1	39
19	M. Cimermancic Defensive midfielder	Toronto FC	21	6.2	3	37
20	Samuel Williams Central midfielder	Chicago Fire	21	6.2	1	37
21	É. Dueñas Attacking midfielder	Houston Dynamo	21	6.2	235.1%	372.6%
22	S. Brunell Attacking midfielder	Seattle Sounders	19	6.1	6	41
23	P. Soma Central midfielder	San Diego	20	6	0	38
24	A. Carleton Central midfielder	Nashville SC	21	6	0	35
25	Aleksandr Guboglo Central midfielder	CF Montreal	19	6	11	40
26	M. Corcoran Defensive midfielder	Nashville SC	20	6	4	38
27	N. Benedetti Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	6	1	36
28	R. Elloumi Attacking midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	18	5.9	5	42
29	Allan Oyirwoth Defensive midfielder	New England Revolution	19	5.7	3	38
30	M. Joyner Central midfielder	St. Louis City	19	5.7	73550%	384.7%
31	Z. Taifi Defensive midfielder	Orlando City SC	20	5.7	1	36
32	Joshua Torquato Central midfielder	FC Dallas	19	5.6	2	37
33	B. Coulibaly Defensive midfielder	Charlotte	19	5.4	0	36
34	D. García Central midfielder	FC Dallas	19	5.4	0	36
35	S. Morales Defensive midfielder	Inter Miami	19	5.4	0	36
36	Eric Klein Central midfielder	New England Revolution	19	5.4	0	36
37	Colin Guske Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	19	5.4	0	36
38	Gavin Turner Central midfielder	DC United	19	5.4	0	36
39	Stefan Chirila Central midfielder	FC Cincinnati	19	5.4	0	36
40	S. Jimenez Defensive midfielder	FC Cincinnati	19	5.4	1	363.7%
41	Ervin Torres Central midfielder	Austin	18	5.2	0	371.4%
42	C. Sanchez Defensive midfielder	Atlanta United FC	18	5.2	1	37
43	D. Chong Qui Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	18	5.2	1	37
44	Tristan Brown Defensive midfielder	Columbus Crew	18	5.1	0	37
45	M. Carrizo Central midfielder	New York City FC	18	5.1	1	37
46	T. Pearce Defensive midfielder	St. Louis City	18	4.9	0	35
47	A. Mehmeti Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	4.8	0	36
48	Cavan Sullivan Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	16	4.6	21900%	387.1%
49	R. Turdean Central midfielder	Chicago Fire	16	4.4	0	36