Attacking midfielders with the Best Potential

The highest-potential attacking midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

K. Karetsas of Borussia Dortmund is the standout for raw talent across attacking midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and Z. Tripić has been the form player this season, grading 83.6, and V. Qazaishvili leads the scoring with 27 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: V. Qazaishvili has improved his Season rating most, up +63.3 on last season, while K. Karetsas's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +34.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Fábio Vieira of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 106.8.

Borussia Dortmund · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

V. Qazaishvili+63.3SsN

Shandong Luneng · 23/24→25/26

Top scorer

V. Qazaishvili27goals

50 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	K. Karetsas Attacking midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	18	2722.9%	9457.4%
2	J. Manzambi Attacking midfielder	Aston Villa	20	36279.2%	9118.4%
3	Senny Mayulu Attacking midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	20	30±0%	87±0%
4	Fábio Vieira Attacking midfielder	Arsenal	26	4662.9%	8629.9%
5	S. Esposito Attacking midfielder	Cagliari	24	4112.1%	846.8%
6	T. Bischof Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	21	23±0%	83±0%
7	J. Leweling Attacking midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	25	53±0%	813.1%
8	B. El Khannouss Attacking midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	22	32±0%	803%
9	A. Ouédraogo Attacking midfielder	RB Leipzig	20	23	8021.3%
10	J. Bahoya Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	2542.5%	80±0%
11	P. Sarr Attacking midfielder	Tottenham	23	2148.6%	804.3%
12	Allan Attacking midfielder	Palmeiras	22	38152.3%	7914.6%
13	F. Chaïbi Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	23	35135.1%	782%
14	C. Baumgartner Attacking midfielder	RB Leipzig	27	69124.4%	763.4%
15	P. Wimmer Attacking midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	25	264.8%	754%
16	S. Mbangula Attacking midfielder	Werder Bremen	22	2016.6%	747%
17	Andre Attacking midfielder	Corinthians	19	34439.7%	7418.3%
18	F. Miretti Attacking midfielder	Juventus	23	1065.7%	7310%
19	M. Detourbet Attacking midfielder	Monaco	19	30	7339.2%
20	M. Berisha Attacking midfielder	Lecce	22	1659.8%	732.8%
21	Bruno Guimarães Attacking midfielder	Arsenal	28	4826.5%	7219.6%
22	S. Resink Attacking midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	23	34489.7%	7228%
23	M. Adeline Attacking midfielder	Hamburger SV	22	63233.9%	7221.7%
24	L. Curda Attacking midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	24	46104.9%	7220.3%
25	J. James Attacking midfielder	Rennes	22	394.9%	725.4%
26	Danilo Santos Attacking midfielder	Botafogo	25	58565.5%	7120.9%
27	Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	19	35	71
28	Samuel Lino Attacking midfielder	Flamengo	26	58294.5%	7117.9%
29	J. Dina Ebimbe Attacking midfielder	FC Schalke 04	25	22258.3%	702.9%
30	Maurício Attacking midfielder	Palmeiras	25	3733%	690.6%
31	I. Koutsoupias Attacking midfielder	Frosinone	25	39196.2%	6921.8%
32	E. Mason-Clark Attacking midfielder	Coventry	27	4262.1%	693.3%
33	Chuky San José Attacking midfielder	Werder Bremen	22	39248.7%	686.2%
34	Gustavinho Attacking midfielder	RB Bragantino	22	22282.5%	6712.5%
35	B. Conté Attacking midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	23	3376.3%	6711.4%
36	A. Ounahi Attacking midfielder	Girona	26	2771%	6775.8%
37	N. Nartey Attacking midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	26	25690.6%	6792.5%
38	E. Batalla Attacking midfielder	Bucaramanga	25	15292.3%	6743.2%
39	Q. Timber Attacking midfielder	Marseille	25	0100%	673.5%
40	Joseph Okopu Attacking midfielder	Swansea	21	5046.4%	6624.6%
41	Ale García Attacking midfielder	Las Palmas	23	27	6616.5%
42	Reinier Attacking midfielder	Atletico-MG	24	18510.3%	6618.5%
43	A. Ochoa Attacking midfielder	Malaga	19	12143.8%	6612.6%
44	H. Traorè Attacking midfielder	Genoa	26	1274.4%	6515.6%
45	N. Mbuku Attacking midfielder	FC Augsburg	24	35125.5%	657.3%
46	S. Thomas Attacking midfielder	Huddersfield	27	4411.8%	630.6%
47	R. Dōan Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	28	3933.5%	6321.7%
48	Jeong Woo-Yeong Attacking midfielder	Union Berlin	26	2114.8%	6313.6%
49	Á. Barreal Attacking midfielder	Santos	26	5246.2%	610.8%
50	I. Louza Attacking midfielder	Watford	27	429.1%	616.7%