Players with the Best Potential in A-League 25/26

The highest-potential players in A-League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in A-League Best defenders in A-League Best midfielders in A-League Best attackers in A-League Most in-form players in A-League Top-scoring players in A-League

At a glance

M. Ilic of Brisbane Roar is the standout for raw talent across players in A-League, with a Field Insider Rating of 35.8, and D. Genreau has been the form player this season, grading 47.6, and S. Cosgrove leads the scoring with 12 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Genreau has improved his Season rating most, up +45 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Milanovic of Western Sydney Wanderers is the most valuable name in this group at 1.4.

Auckland · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

D. Genreau+45SsN

Melbourne Victory · 24/25→25/26

Western Sydney Wanderers

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	Player	Team
1	M. Ilic Winger	Brisbane Roar	26	17	36
2	A. Mabil Attacking midfielder	Melbourne City	30	2361.9%	3610.7%
3	Matheus Rossetto Central midfielder	Melbourne City	30	456.4%	3524.6%
4	H. Gray Goalkeeper	Wellington Phoenix	21	3	30
5	T. Sekine Full-back	Sydney	31	1824.4%	2522.6%
6	W. Dobson Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	18	24	25
7	P. Ziereis Centre-back	Melbourne Victory	33	215.1%	2447%
8	A. Badolato Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	21	38	23
9	E. Alagich Defensive midfielder	Adelaide United	22	46	23
10	J. Yull Attacking midfielder	Adelaide United	21	29	23
11	D. Wilmering Full-back	Newcastle Jets	25	22	22
12	L. Bayliss Attacking midfielder	Auckland	24	26	22
13	P. Kikianis Centre-back	Adelaide United	21	23	22
14	M. Di Pizio Winger	Central Coast Mariners	20	31	22
15	Y. Dukuly Attacking midfielder	Adelaide United	23	28	22
16	Joel Bertolissio Full-back	Newcastle Jets	22	25	22
17	T. Quintal Attacking midfielder	Sydney	19	22	22
18	M. Caputo Centre-forward	Melbourne City	21	30	21
19	L. Mauragis Full-back	Central Coast Mariners	24	29	21
20	L. Brook Centre-forward	Auckland	25	33	2140.5%
21	C. Talbot Full-back	Macarthur	25	21	21
22	J. Valadon Defensive midfielder	Melbourne Victory	23	28	21
23	X. Bertoncello Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	20	23	21
24	P. Quispe Attacking midfielder	Sydney	25	2231.2%	2060.3%
25	L. Vickery Attacking midfielder	Macarthur	19	22	20
26	D. Valkanis Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	20	25	20
27	M. Memeti Centre-forward	Melbourne City	19	23	20
28	C. A. Shamoon Full-back	Perth Glory	21	24	20
29	I. Hughes Centre-back	Wellington Phoenix	22	15	20
30	D. Bosnjak Attacking midfielder	Macarthur	19	17	20
31	B. Brandtman Attacking midfielder	Central Coast Mariners	21	22	20
32	C. Piper Centre-forward	Wellington Phoenix	23	26	20
33	K. Jelacic Attacking midfielder	Melbourne Victory	24	231638.5%	2040.7%
34	Kavian Rahmani Central midfielder	Melbourne City	19	20	20
35	J. Delianov Goalkeeper	Newcastle Jets	26	8	20
36	J. Barnett Full-back	Adelaide United	25	17	20
37	M. Grimaldi Attacking midfielder	Melbourne Victory	22	15	20
38	M. Sheridan Full-back	Wellington Phoenix	22	20	20
39	L. Đuzel Central midfielder	Adelaide United	24	20	20
40	J. Warshawsky Goalkeeper	Melbourne Victory	22	10	20
41	A. Pantazopoulos Centre-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	23	24	20
42	Z. Schreiber Defensive midfielder	Newcastle Jets	21	20	20
43	B. Gibson Centre-forward	Newcastle Jets	23	15	20
44	S. Sutton Full-back	Perth Glory	24	15	20
45	Giovanni De Abreu Central midfielder	Perth Glory	18	22	20
46	H. Politidis Full-back	Macarthur	24	21	19
47	S. Despotovski Centre-forward	Perth Glory	19	17	19
48	A. Popovic Centre-back	Sydney	23	24458.1%	1956.7%
49	J. Vidic Centre-forward	Brisbane Roar	22	22	19
50	W. Kamijo Defensive midfielder	Sydney	19	13	19