Premier League · 2026/27 · after matchday 10

The best under-21 central midfielders in the Premier League so far this season

As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United, 21) as the best under-21 central midfielder in the Premier League, with a standing of 75 out of 100, ahead of Malick Yalcouyé and Sean Steur.

8 rankedagainst all 40315+ league minutes8 measuresUpdated 8 November 2026How we rank

Kobbie MainooManchester United · 21 · England#1

75standing, 1st of 8

Best at pass completion, 93%, 1st of 40

Malick YalcouyéBrighton & Hove Albion · 20 · Mali#2

67standing, 2nd of 8

Best at dribbles per 90, 2.22, 1st of 40

Sean SteurNewcastle United · 18 · Netherlands#3

57standing, 3rd of 8

Best at accurate passes per 90, 57.00, 8th of 40

The top 8

Open a row for all 8 measures and where he sits among the 40.

Kobbie MainooManchester United · 21 · England 751st of 8 Pass completion 93%1stDribbles 2.062ndAccurate passes 66.753rd

Key passes per 901.11 18th of 40

Accurate passes per 9066.75 3rd of 40

Pass completion93% 1st of 40

Tackles and interceptions per 904.11 8th of 40

Dribbles per 902.06 2nd of 40

Big chances created per 900.00 25th of 40

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 17th of 40

Times dispossessed per 901.42 34th fewest of 40

Each dot is one of the 40 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Kobbie Mainoo's page

Malick YalcouyéBrighton & Hove Albion · 20 · Mali 672nd of 8 Dribbles 2.221stNon-penalty goals 0.561stBig chances 0.563rd

Key passes per 901.67 9th of 40

Accurate passes per 9033.89 23rd of 40

Pass completion87% 13th of 40

Tackles and interceptions per 903.06 21st of 40

Dribbles per 902.22 1st of 40

Big chances created per 900.56 3rd of 40

Non-penalty goals per 900.56 1st of 40

Times dispossessed per 900.28 5th fewest of 40

Each dot is one of the 40 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Malick Yalcouyé's page

Sean SteurNewcastle United · 18 · Netherlands 573rd of 8 Accurate passes 57.008thPass completion 89%9thKey passes 1.3614th

Key passes per 901.36 14th of 40

Accurate passes per 9057.00 8th of 40

Pass completion89% 9th of 40

Tackles and interceptions per 902.18 31st of 40

Dribbles per 900.27 32nd of 40

Big chances created per 900.00 25th of 40

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 17th of 40

Times dispossessed per 900.55 14th fewest of 40

Each dot is one of the 40 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Sean Steur's page

Lewis MileyNewcastle United · 20 · England 494th of 8 Dispossessed 0.479th fewestAccurate passes 46.9513thPass completion 87%14th

Key passes per 901.09 19th of 40

Accurate passes per 9046.95 13th of 40

Pass completion87% 14th of 40

Tackles and interceptions per 902.81 24th of 40

Dribbles per 900.47 27th of 40

Big chances created per 900.00 25th of 40

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 17th of 40

Times dispossessed per 900.47 9th fewest of 40

Each dot is one of the 40 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Lewis Miley's page

Noah SadikiSunderland · 21 · DR Congo 415th of 8 Dribbles 0.8512thDispossessed 0.5313th fewestPass completion 87%17th

Key passes per 900.96 22nd of 40

Accurate passes per 9034.75 22nd of 40

Pass completion87% 17th of 40

Tackles and interceptions per 901.91 35th of 40

Dribbles per 900.85 12th of 40

Big chances created per 900.11 24th of 40

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 17th of 40

Times dispossessed per 900.53 13th fewest of 40

Each dot is one of the 40 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Noah Sadiki's page

Harrison ArmstrongEverton · 19 · England 396th of 8 Dribbles 0.7316thBig chances 0.2116thNon-penalty goals 0.0017th

Key passes per 900.94 25th of 40

Accurate passes per 9027.95 33rd of 40

Pass completion86% 18th of 40

Tackles and interceptions per 902.71 25th of 40

Dribbles per 900.73 16th of 40

Big chances created per 900.21 16th of 40

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 17th of 40

Times dispossessed per 900.83 18th fewest of 40

Each dot is one of the 40 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Harrison Armstrong's page

Chema AndrésBrighton & Hove Albion · 21 · Spain 337th of 8 Dispossessed 0.203rd fewestTackles + int. 4.167thNon-penalty goals 0.2012th

Key passes per 900.59 33rd of 40

Accurate passes per 9040.04 17th of 40

Pass completion84% 24th of 40

Tackles and interceptions per 904.16 7th of 40

Dribbles per 900.20 35th of 40

Big chances created per 900.00 25th of 40

Non-penalty goals per 900.20 12th of 40

Times dispossessed per 900.20 3rd fewest of 40

Each dot is one of the 40 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Chema Andrés's page

Caleb YirenkyiCoventry City · 20 · Ghana 278th of 8 Dispossessed 0.5515th fewestNon-penalty goals 0.0017thDribbles 0.6920th

Key passes per 900.55 34th of 40

Accurate passes per 9028.57 32nd of 40

Pass completion84% 25th of 40

Tackles and interceptions per 902.35 30th of 40

Dribbles per 900.69 20th of 40

Big chances created per 900.00 25th of 40

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 17th of 40

Times dispossessed per 900.55 15th fewest of 40

Each dot is one of the 40 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Caleb Yirenkyi's page

Each figure with his place among the 40 central midfielders. Fewest is best for times dispossessed per 90.
Player	Standing	Key passes	Accurate passes	Pass completion	Tackles + int.	Dribbles	Big chances	Non-penalty goals	Dispossessed
1Kobbie Mainoo	75	1.1118th	66.753rd	93%1st	4.118th	2.062nd	0.0025th	0.0017th	1.4234th fewest
2Malick Yalcouyé	67	1.679th	33.8923rd	87%13th	3.0621st	2.221st	0.563rd	0.561st	0.285th fewest
3Sean Steur	57	1.3614th	57.008th	89%9th	2.1831st	0.2732nd	0.0025th	0.0017th	0.5514th fewest
4Lewis Miley	49	1.0919th	46.9513th	87%14th	2.8124th	0.4727th	0.0025th	0.0017th	0.479th fewest
5Noah Sadiki	41	0.9622nd	34.7522nd	87%17th	1.9135th	0.8512th	0.1124th	0.0017th	0.5313th fewest
6Harrison Armstrong	39	0.9425th	27.9533rd	86%18th	2.7125th	0.7316th	0.2116th	0.0017th	0.8318th fewest
7Chema Andrés	33	0.5933rd	40.0417th	84%24th	4.167th	0.2035th	0.0025th	0.2012th	0.203rd fewest
8Caleb Yirenkyi	27	0.5534th	28.5732nd	84%25th	2.3530th	0.6920th	0.0025th	0.0017th	0.5515th fewest

Where all 40 sit

Every central midfielder in the Premier League with 315 minutes or more, on The Prism standing. Blue is this ranking's top 10; the other 32 are named in The Prism.

Since last season

The same players' standings last season, among their league's central midfielders then.

↓ Chema Andrés76 last season in the Bundesliga, 33 now

↑ Noah Sadiki17 last season, 41 now

↓ Lewis Miley64 last season, 49 now

↑ Harrison Armstrong26 last season, 39 now

How this ranking is made

Central midfielders aged 21 or under in the Premier League 2026/27 with at least 315 league minutes, ranked on key passes per 90, accurate passes per 90, pass completion, tackles and interceptions per 90, dribbles per 90, big chances created per 90, non-penalty goals per 90 and times dispossessed per 90. Each measure is a percentile against every central midfielder in the league with the same minutes, so a young player is judged by the standard of the whole position, not only of his age group. 10 matchdays have been played, so the minutes bar is 315. It rises as the season goes on, until it reaches 450, about five full matches.

What each measure counts for, out of 100:

Key passes per 9020Accurate passes per 9015Pass completion15Tackles and interceptions per 9015Dribbles per 9010Big chances created per 9010Non-penalty goals per 9010Times dispossessed per 905

How The Prism ranks players, in full

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