Top-Scoring U23 midfielders

The top-scoring U23 midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across U23 midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and D. Karlsbakk leads the scoring with 18 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Zechiël has improved his Season rating most, up +65.8 on last season, while E. Diouf's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +48.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 137.6.

West Ham · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

G. Zechiël+65.8SsN

Utrecht · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	D. Karlsbakk Centre-forward	Sarpsborg 08 FF	23	18	63	4816.6%
2	Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise Attacking midfielder	Motherwell	23	17	52112.1%	5311.1%
3	Julian Dean Rijkhoff Attacking midfielder	Almere City FC	21	16	4542.5%	618.2%
4	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	16	9449.1%	100±0%
5	F. Ghedjemis Winger	Frosinone	23	15	56415.7%	7225.7%
6	E. Havel Central midfielder	TSV Hartberg	23	13	53	50
7	S. El Mala Centre-forward	1. FC Köln	19	13	5646.9%	8472%
8	A. Batrakov Attacking midfielder	Lokomotiv	21	13	584.5%	423.5%
9	I. Ferrah Winger	Cambuur	20	12	49	6597%
10	N. Paz Attacking midfielder	Como	21	12	6136.1%	954.5%
11	V. Kostov Central midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	18	12	55	50
12	O. Kellyman Centre-forward	Cardiff	20	11	309900%	5230.2%
13	J. James Defensive midfielder	Leicester	22	11	51204.8%	701.1%
14	W. Lankshear Centre-forward	Oxford United	21	11	38	6917.2%
15	Abdellatif Aboukoura Attacking midfielder	Loudoun United	21	11	33	36
16	R. El Arguioui Attacking midfielder	Jong Utrecht	21	11	55226.8%	6220.1%
17	Peke Attacking midfielder	Deportivo La Coruna	23	11	532.4%	753.7%
18	A. Sanches Attacking midfielder	BSC Young Boys	23	10	52	49
19	M. Faye Attacking midfielder	Esenler Erokspor	21	10	30	433.4%
20	Joseph Okopu Attacking midfielder	Zulte Waregem	20	10	4636.1%	6522%
21	K. Hlynsson Attacking midfielder	Twente	22	10	51566.2%	8030.1%
22	H. Kuster Attacking midfielder	Waalwijk	20	10	32	58±0%
23	M. Adeline Attacking midfielder	Estac Troyes	22	10	58204.2%	7221.7%
24	Alberto Moleiro Central midfielder	Villarreal	22	10	5938.7%	9410%
25	Charlie Jay Whitaker Attacking midfielder	Tranmere	22	10	29114.6%	342.8%
26	A. Segecic Attacking midfielder	Portsmouth	22	10	39102.6%	7128%
27	J. Stansfield Attacking midfielder	Birmingham	23	10	454.3%	7641.5%
28	R. Mofokeng Attacking midfielder	Orlando Pirates	21	10	38	2
29	G. Valenzuela Winger	FC Cincinnati	21	9	27152.8%	434.8%
30	M. Ševčík Attacking midfielder	Mlada Boleslav	23	9	24753.6%	296.8%
31	B. Traoré Attacking midfielder	FC Basel 1893	23	9	384.6%	4923.2%
32	M. Hinoke Attacking midfielder	FC OSS	21	9	35233%	576.8%
33	Bjorn van Zijl Winger	VVV Venlo	22	9	32362.9%	558.8%
34	D. Luna Attacking midfielder	Real Salt Lake	22	9	4113.2%	49±0%
35	T. Segovia Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	23	9	3276.1%	4524.7%
36	G. Zechiël Defensive midfielder	Utrecht	22	9	711241.5%	8229.7%
37	Y. Sekongo Attacking midfielder	Dunkerque	22	9	45268.9%	6919.3%
38	A. Cozier-Duberry Attacking midfielder	Bolton	21	9	37436.2%	5416.8%
39	A. Fatawu Attacking midfielder	Leicester	22	9	44560.6%	741.6%
40	J. Coburn Centre-forward	Millwall	23	9	37141.8%	7312.1%
41	A. Abdullahi Central midfielder	KAA Gent II	20	9	39	48
42	B. Castro Attacking midfielder	Millonarios	22	9	24	28
43	R. Pukštas Attacking midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	21	9	31	42
44	J. Ochieng Central midfielder	Real Sociedad II	23	9	38	65
45	I. Boumassaoudi Attacking midfielder	Den Bosch	21	9	26600%	5510.5%
46	T. van Bergen Centre-forward	Groningen	22	9	4561.1%	788.2%
47	D. Višinský Attacking midfielder	Plzen	23	8	20	2
48	S. Seidl Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	23	8	52	47
49	E. Meichtry Attacking midfielder	FC Thun	21	8	29	50
50	Pedro Brazão Attacking midfielder	Bodrum FK	23	8	26128.7%	413.3%