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 50.1, and A. Dreyer has been the form player this season, grading 62.1, and Pep Biel leads the scoring with 11 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Pep Biel has improved his Season rating most, up +47.2 on last season, while A. Ojeda's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Ojeda of New York City FC is the most valuable name in this group at 13.9.

New York City FC · 24/25→25/26

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Charlotte · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Ojeda Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	22	45112.9%	5019.6%
2	P. Aaronson Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	23	39452.1%	4933.9%
3	Beau Leroux Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	23	3325.8%	485.7%
4	T. Segovia Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	23	4237.5%	487.9%
5	N. Tsakiris Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	21	28386.2%	4718.4%
6	David Pereira da Costa Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	4021.3%	450.9%
7	D. Luna Attacking midfielder	Real Salt Lake	23	346%	454.1%
8	C. Bassett Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	283.4%	441.8%
9	E. Echenique Attacking midfielder	FC Cincinnati	22	26282.1%	4416.8%
10	J. Valiente Attacking midfielder	FC Dallas	25	31	44
11	W. Carmona Attacking midfielder	CF Montreal	23	2538.8%	433.6%
12	P. Delgado Attacking midfielder	FC Dallas	22	1518.9%	431.2%
13	Ervin Torres Attacking midfielder	Austin	18	12	4111.9%
14	F. Torres Attacking midfielder	Austin	26	3523.8%	4135.6%
15	Z. Taifi Attacking midfielder	Orlando City SC	20	152071.4%	4113.9%
16	J. Ferreira Attacking midfielder	Seattle Sounders	25	2416.7%	417%
17	P. Yazbek Attacking midfielder	Nashville SC	24	1726.2%	404.3%
18	O. Valakari Attacking midfielder	San Diego	27	4945.1%	401.7%
19	A. Dreyer Attacking midfielder	San Diego	28	6216.8%	379.3%
20	P. Bucha Attacking midfielder	FC Cincinnati	28	4118.4%	364.7%
21	H. Wolf Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	27	3030.6%	367%
22	J. Paintsil Attacking midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	345.8%	337.8%
23	Pep Biel Attacking midfielder	Charlotte	30	6030.3%	3118.6%
24	D. Sallói Attacking midfielder	Toronto FC	30	4541.1%	3018.7%
25	J. Skahan Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	28	17453.3%	2920.5%
26	A. Miranchuk Attacking midfielder	Atlanta United FC	30	458.7%	292.5%
27	E. Löwen Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	29	0100%	2218.7%
28	Carles Gil Attacking midfielder	New England Revolution	33	505.4%	222.9%
29	R. De Paul Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	32	40118.2%	2132.9%
30	A. Rusnák Attacking midfielder	Seattle Sounders	32	4115.6%	213.6%
31	R. Gauld Attacking midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	11115.7%	216.6%
32	T. Müller Attacking midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	37	4696.6%	17181.7%
33	R. Lod Attacking midfielder	Chicago Fire	33	3814.9%	1715.4%
34	E. Forsberg Attacking midfielder	New York Red Bulls	34	3237.6%	1611.5%
35	B. Acosta Attacking midfielder	Nashville SC	32	17370.3%	1632.5%
36	M. Reus Attacking midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	37	4231.9%	1243.2%
37	A. Pellegrino Attacking midfielder	San Diego	36	1924.1%	111.8%
38	Casemiro Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	34	1565.9%	971.4%
39	M. Moralez Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	39	2639.8%	933.6%