Attacking midfielders with the Best Potential

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

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At a glance

J. Manzambi of Aston Villa is the standout for raw talent across attacking midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 91.4, 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 N. Nartey's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +32.1 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.

VfB Stuttgart · 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	J. Manzambi Attacking midfielder	Aston Villa	20	364.3%	914.8%
2	Fábio Vieira Attacking midfielder	Arsenal	26	462.9%	8617.1%
3	S. Esposito Attacking midfielder	Cagliari	24	415.1%	841.2%
4	A. Ouédraogo Attacking midfielder	RB Leipzig	20	23±0%	80±0%
5	J. Bahoya Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	2542.5%	80±0%
6	P. Sarr Attacking midfielder	Tottenham	24	21±0%	801.9%
7	Allan Attacking midfielder	Palmeiras	22	38152.3%	7914.6%
8	C. Baumgartner Attacking midfielder	RB Leipzig	27	69124.4%	763.4%
9	S. Mbangula Attacking midfielder	Werder Bremen	22	20±0%	74±0%
10	Andre Attacking midfielder	Corinthians	19	34439.7%	7418.3%
11	F. Miretti Attacking midfielder	Beşiktaş	23	10±0%	73±0%
12	M. Berisha Attacking midfielder	Lecce	22	16±0%	73±0%
13	Bruno Guimarães Attacking midfielder	Arsenal	28	48±0%	728.7%
14	S. Resink Attacking midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	23	34489.7%	7228%
15	J. James Attacking midfielder	Wolves	22	394.9%	725.4%
16	Danilo Santos Attacking midfielder	Botafogo	25	58565.5%	7120.9%
17	Samuel Lino Attacking midfielder	Flamengo	26	58294.5%	7117.9%
18	N. Villareal Attacking midfielder	Cruzeiro	21	24	71
19	Maurício Attacking midfielder	Palmeiras	25	3733%	690.6%
20	I. Koutsoupias Attacking midfielder	Frosinone	25	39±0%	69±0%
21	Gustavinho Attacking midfielder	RB Bragantino	22	22282.5%	6712.5%
22	N. Nartey Attacking midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	26	25690.6%	6792.5%
23	A. Ounahi Attacking midfielder	Girona	26	27±0%	67±0%
24	E. Batalla Attacking midfielder	Bucaramanga	25	15292.3%	6743.2%
25	Joseph Okopu Attacking midfielder	Swansea	21	507.6%	662.9%
26	Ale García Attacking midfielder	Las Palmas	23	27	6616.5%
27	Reinier Attacking midfielder	Atletico-MG	24	18510.3%	6618.5%
28	A. Ochoa Attacking midfielder	Malaga	19	12143.8%	6612.6%
29	H. Traorè Attacking midfielder	Genoa	26	1274.4%	6515.6%
30	N. Mbuku Attacking midfielder	FC Augsburg	24	359.9%	65±0%
31	S. Thomas Attacking midfielder	Huddersfield	27	4411.8%	630.6%
32	R. Dōan Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	28	39±0%	63±0%
33	Á. Barreal Attacking midfielder	Santos	26	5246.2%	610.8%
34	I. Louza Attacking midfielder	Panathinaikos	27	42±0%	61±0%
35	P. Nuamah Attacking midfielder	Sassuolo	20	68.5%	614.5%
36	A. Claude-Maurice Attacking midfielder	FC Augsburg	28	35±0%	61±0%
37	J. Hartog Attacking midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	20	30874.2%	6021.1%
38	T. Zimmerschied Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	27	4244.3%	604.2%
39	M. Abaldo Attacking midfielder	Independiente	22	41647.3%	6029.9%
40	N. Schelotto Attacking midfielder	Gimnasia L.P.	19	29233.3%	5922.2%
41	H. Kuster Attacking midfielder	Telstar	21	32±0%	592.6%
42	M. Servais Attacking midfielder	Millwall	21	2253.4%	5911.2%
43	J. Simons Attacking midfielder	De Graafschap	21	0100%	5810.9%
44	C. Führich Attacking midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	28	44±0%	583%
45	Rafa Tresaco Attacking midfielder	Huesca	26	16	567.9%
46	F. Thorvaldsen Attacking midfielder	Twente	19	25	56
47	Jean Lucas Attacking midfielder	Bahia	28	4522.4%	565.9%
48	J. Arias Attacking midfielder	Palmeiras	28	53192.8%	5512.2%
49	R. Profini Attacking midfielder	FC Kharkiv	23	28107.5%	5515.3%
50	M. Perelló Attacking midfielder	Independiente	24	32	5431.1%