Top-Scoring U21 midfielders in Serie A 2026
The top-scoring U21 midfielders in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Breno of Corinthians is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.1, and N. Villareal leads the scoring with 3 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Breno has improved his Season rating most, up +20.4 on last season, while T. Pérez's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +16.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Gabriel Bontempo of Santos is the most valuable name in this group at 31.3.
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| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. VillarealAttacking midfielder |  Cruzeiro | 21 | 3 | 24 | 71 |
| 2 | AndreAttacking midfielder |  Corinthians | 19 | 3 | 34439.7% | 7418.3% |
| 3 | BrenoCentral midfielder | Corinthians | 21 | 2 | 3627% | 745.6% |
| 4 | GuilhermeAttacking midfielder |  Flamengo | 20 | 2 | 4100% | 663.8% |
| 5 | HuguinhoCentral midfielder |  Botafogo | 19 | 1 | 21±0% | 6548.1% |
| 6 | Gabriel BontempoCentral midfielder |  Santos | 21 | 1 | 2938.9% | 719.8% |
| 7 | G. JustinoCentral midfielder | Botafogo | 19 | 1 | 19 | 67 |
| 8 | J. BarreraCentral midfielder | Botafogo | 20 | 1 | 52% | 64143.3% |
| 9 | Mamady CisseCentral midfielder |  Atletico-MG | 19 | 1 | 15 | 66 |
| 10 | G. SantanaAttacking midfielder |  Sao Paulo | 20 | 1 | 0 | 56 |
| 11 | Felipe MoraisAttacking midfielder | Cruzeiro | 17 | 1 | 2 | 61 |
| 12 | DieguinhoCentral midfielder | Corinthians | 19 | 1 | 5±0% | 654.5% |