Attacking midfielders with the Best Potential in Major League Soccer 2026

The highest-potential attacking midfielders in Major League Soccer in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Ojeda of New York City FC is the standout for raw talent across attacking midfielders in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.9, and Pep Biel has been the form player this season, grading 63.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Pep Biel has improved his Season rating most, up +51.2 on last season, while A. Ojeda's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Carmona of CF Montreal is the most valuable name in this group at 14.6.

New York City FC · 24/25→25/26

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Pep Biel+51.2SsN

Charlotte · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Ojeda Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	22	44110%	5019.1%
2	Beau Leroux Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	22	3325.1%	507.1%
3	P. Aaronson Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	23	45533.8%	5034.7%
4	J. McGlynn Attacking midfielder	Houston Dynamo	23	392.7%	484.8%
5	T. Segovia Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	23	4029.3%	476.3%
6	N. Tsakiris Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	21	45682.8%	4718.9%
7	D. Luna Attacking midfielder	Real Salt Lake	22	396.3%	462.1%
8	W. Carmona Attacking midfielder	CF Montreal	23	47162.9%	445.7%
9	C. Bassett Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	3310.5%	440.7%
10	E. Echenique Attacking midfielder	FC Cincinnati	22	27295.5%	4315.4%
11	J. Ferreira Attacking midfielder	Seattle Sounders	25	292.1%	431.6%
12	P. Delgado Attacking midfielder	FC Dallas	22	203.2%	43±0%
13	David Pereira da Costa Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	3816.2%	436.1%
14	Cavan Sullivan Attacking midfielder	Philadelphia Union	16	21945%	4313.5%
15	J. Valiente Attacking midfielder	FC Dallas	25	31	43
16	P. Yazbek Attacking midfielder	Nashville SC	24	3341.9%	411.7%
17	R. Binyamin Attacking midfielder	FC Dallas	22	311.5%	4115.7%
18	Pedrinho Attacking midfielder	FC Dallas	23	1	4130.2%
19	F. Torres Attacking midfielder	Austin	26	319.8%	4037.8%
20	O. Valakari Attacking midfielder	San Diego	27	5048.4%	394.2%
21	A. Dreyer Attacking midfielder	San Diego	28	6216.9%	388.3%
22	H. Wolf Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	27	416.2%	382.8%
23	P. Bucha Attacking midfielder	FC Cincinnati	28	4425.6%	365.8%
24	Pep Biel Attacking midfielder	Charlotte	29	6439.1%	3518.7%
25	J. Skahan Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	28	20556.7%	3024.6%
26	D. Sallói Attacking midfielder	Toronto FC	30	3715.6%	3020.6%
27	A. Miranchuk Attacking midfielder	Atlanta United FC	30	4610.8%	291.4%
28	E. Löwen Attacking midfielder	St. Louis City	29	26±0%	262.2%
29	A. Rusnák Attacking midfielder	Seattle Sounders	32	4017%	221.8%
30	R. De Paul Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	32	47159.7%	2132.3%
31	C. Roldan Attacking midfielder	Seattle Sounders	31	385%	2114.6%
32	Carles Gil Attacking midfielder	New England Revolution	33	48±0%	210.5%
33	E. Forsberg Attacking midfielder	New York Red Bulls	34	3727.5%	177.7%
34	R. Lod Attacking midfielder	Chicago Fire	33	3130.4%	1714.4%
35	T. Müller Attacking midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	36	49106.4%	1760.2%
36	B. Acosta Attacking midfielder	Nashville SC	32	16327%	1635.8%
37	M. Reus Attacking midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	37	4438.2%	1243.2%
38	A. Pellegrino Attacking midfielder	San Diego	36	264.1%	110.9%
39	M. Moralez Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	39	431.4%	1022.4%