Attackers with the Best Potential in USL Championship 2026

The highest-potential attackers in USL Championship in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Ngoma of Birmingham Legion is the standout for raw talent across attackers in USL Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 41, and C. Jennings has been the form player this season, grading 36.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Valot has improved his Season rating most, up +15.3 on last season, while A. Larsson's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Serrano of Louisville City is the most valuable name in this group at 7.6.

Monterey Bay · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

F. Valot+15.3SsN

Oakland Roots · 21/22→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	S. Ngoma Centre-forward	Birmingham Legion	21	587.5%	411.7%
2	R. Serrano Centre-forward	Louisville City	24	24	35
3	M. Myers Centre-forward	Charleston Battery	25	29	34
4	I. Paul Centre-forward	Monterey Bay	24	20	336.7%
5	T. Calheira Centre-forward	FC Tulsa	24	24±0%	334.9%
6	Jansen Wilson Centre-forward	Louisville City	25	15	32
7	W. Leggett Centre-forward	Charleston Battery	25	10	31
8	R. Avila Centre-forward	El Paso Locomotive	25	15	3114.4%
9	W. Cabrera Centre-forward	El Paso Locomotive	26	32	31
10	A. Dalou Centre-forward	FC Tulsa	26	10	30
11	R. Bidois Centre-forward	Loudoun United	24	11	30
12	J. LaCava Centre-forward	New Mexico United	25	8	30
13	R. Damus Centre-forward	Birmingham Legion	27	3024.2%	3013.4%
14	J. Servania Centre-forward	North Carolina	25	5	29
15	N. Fuson Centre-forward	Rhode Island	26	9	28
16	S. Stojanovic Centre-forward	FC Tulsa	25	6	28
17	A. Larsson Centre-forward	Monterey Bay	27	77.5%	2713%
18	Miguel Berry Centre-forward	Charleston Battery	29	651.7%	2723.4%
19	C. Jennings Centre-forward	Sacramento Republic	29	36	2618.6%
20	Q. Huerman Centre-forward	Colorado Springs	26	6	26
21	R. Cabral Centre-forward	FC Tulsa	27	14	2523.6%
22	Z. Ryan Centre-forward	Loudoun United	27	17	2527.8%
23	C. Parano Centre-forward	San Antonio	27	12	25
24	E. Kizza Centre-forward	Indy Eleven	27	10281.5%	2536.3%
25	J. Rodriguez Centre-forward	Las Vegas Lights	28	23	25
26	A. Dikwa Centre-forward	Rhode Island	28	15	23
27	E. Conway Centre-forward	North Carolina	28	15	23
28	E. Zubak Centre-forward	Orange County SC	28	14	2331.2%
29	J. Sinisterra Centre-forward	Oakland Roots	28	12329.6%	2246.8%
30	P. Goodrum Centre-forward	Louisville City	29	25	22
31	M. Malango Centre-forward	Sacramento Republic	29	17	21
32	A. Williams Centre-forward	Hartford Athletic	29	12	2138.8%
33	T. Preston Centre-forward	Birmingham Legion	28	4	20
34	L. Perez Centre-forward	North Carolina	29	17	20
35	D. Smith Centre-forward	Detroit City	30	25	20
36	P. Wilson Centre-forward	Oakland Roots	29	8107.7%	1921.8%
37	J. Tejada Centre-forward	Colorado Springs	29	5	18
38	A. Moreno Centre-forward	El Paso Locomotive	31	11	16
39	D. Formella Centre-forward	Phoenix Rising	30	10	16
40	R. Cicerone Centre-forward	Sacramento Republic	31	20	15
41	J. Herrera Centre-forward	Sacramento Republic	31	19	15
42	F. Valot Centre-forward	Oakland Roots	33	20318.8%	1439.9%
43	D. Badji Centre-forward	Phoenix Rising	33	521.1%	1215.6%
44	M. Arteaga Centre-forward	Tampa Bay Rowdies	32	0	11
45	E. Amoh Centre-forward	Indy Eleven	34	16	8