Top-Scoring U21 defenders

The top-scoring U21 defenders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and Jacobo Ramón Naveros has been the form player this season, grading 76.4, and I. Baouf leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Jacobo Ramón Naveros has improved his Season rating most, up +71.2 on last season, while L. Høgsberg's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Álex Jiménez of Bournemouth is the most valuable name in this group at 98.

Best talent

W. Zaïre-Emery94.3RTG

Paris Saint Germain

In form

Jacobo Ramón Naveros76.4SsN

Como

Rising potential

L. Høgsberg+33.8RTG

Strasbourg · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Jacobo Ramón Naveros+71.2SsN

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	Player	Team
1	I. Baouf Centre-back	Cambuur	19	6	39150%	6442.7%
2	L. Vušković Centre-back	Hamburger SV	19	6	3368.9%	8740.6%
3	F. Ademi Full-back	Alemannia Aachen	20	5	9830%	4418.9%
4	P. Petrović Centre-back	Javor	21	4	35	45
5	I. Tarim Centre-back	Bodrum FK	21	4	9	38
6	M. Rots Full-back	Twente	20	4	42456%	8430.1%
7	N. Held Full-back	Waalwijk	20	4	2726.2%	6215.8%
8	T. Khumalo Centre-back	Golden Arrows	0	3	1	2
9	B. Ndiaye Centre-back	Pharco	21	3	29	38
10	A. Traoré Defensive midfielder	Karviná	21	3	18	2
11	J. Schöller Full-back	Rapid Vienna	20	3	17	44
12	Lukas Larsen Full-back	Emmen	20	3	24	59
13	Massien Ghaddari Full-back	Jong Utrecht	21	3	1528.4%	545.6%
14	D. De Roeve Full-back	Brann	21	3	2542.5%	464.3%
15	I. Feingold Central midfielder	New England Revolution	21	3	35	48
16	T. Gooijer Full-back	PEC Zwolle	21	3	215175%	6615.9%
17	Yarek Gasiorowski Centre-back	PSV Eindhoven	21	3	2883.7%	761.2%
18	I. Ganiou Full-back	Lens	21	3	4350.3%	8437.9%
19	B. Freimann Centre-back	FC Luzern	20	3	37	47
20	Emirhan Başyiğit Centre-back	Sivasspor	21	3	23538.9%	411.7%
21	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	3	6896%	9412.3%
22	K. Sabbe Full-back	Club Brugge KV	21	3	2754.3%	6213.4%
23	R. Kofler Centre-back	Sudtirol	21	3	3159.2%	644%
24	S. Curtis Full-back	Chesterfield	20	2	18142.5%	3321.3%
25	Elson Mendes Centre-back	Sochaux	20	2	2	37
26	Z. Athekame Centre-back	AC Milan	21	2	16	80
27	E. Agnikoi Centre-back	Marumo Gallants	20	2	5	2
28	A. Ivanov Central midfielder	Dobrudzha	21	2	18	32
29	T. Palacios Winger	America de Cali	20	2	7	26
30	Ahn Hyeok-Ju Central midfielder	Kahraba Ismailia	21	2	21	35
31	S. Esposito Centre-back	Melbourne Victory	21	2	32	21
32	D. Valkanis Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	20	2	25	20
33	M. Pető Central midfielder	Diosgyori VTK	21	2	11	32
34	L. Stancu Full-back	AFC Hermannstadt	21	2	10	36
35	A. Borza Full-back	Rapid	20	2	26	36
36	Sergi Domínguez Centre-back	Dinamo Zagreb	21	2	491046.5%	4244.1%
37	L. Pazourek Full-back	TSV Hartberg	21	2	24	43
38	M. Cissé Full-back	Lask Linz	21	2	31	51
39	A. Bolat Centre-forward	Adana Demirspor	17	2	10	36
40	Yiğit Fidan Centre-back	Pendikspor	21	2	49	42
41	Y. Hor Full-back	Hoffenheim II	20	2	9	41
42	M. Mariani Full-back	FC OSS	21	2	11	517.8%
43	R. Mohammed Centre-back	IFK Varnamo	20	2	17	33
44	D. Janse Centre-back	Groningen	20	2	4294.9%	7543.5%
45	N. Zézé Centre-back	NEOM	21	2	1910.6%	5919.1%
46	F. Lissah Full-back	Falkirk	21	2	34	49
47	Y. Koré Centre-back	Amiens	21	2	581.7%	549.7%
48	A. Ait Boudlal Centre-back	Rennes	20	2	37257.8%	8240.1%
49	S. Amo-Ameyaw Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	20	2	16114.5%	775.6%
50	V. Burlet Attacking midfielder	Boulogne	20	2	11	5867.9%