Best players in A-League

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

At a glance

W. Dobson of Newcastle Jets is the standout for raw talent across players in A-League, with a Field Insider Rating of 23.6, and J. Randall has been the form player this season, grading 49.9, 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, J. Randall of Auckland 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

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	W. Dobson Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	18	24	24
2	A. Badolato Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	21	38	23
3	L. Jovanović Centre-forward	Adelaide United	21	44	23
4	E. Alagich Defensive midfielder	Adelaide United	22	46	23
5	J. Randall Central midfielder	Auckland	23	50	23
6	J. Yull Attacking midfielder	Adelaide United	21	29	23
7	C. Taylor Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	22	39	23
8	L. Bayliss Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	23	26	22
9	E. Adams Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	24	43	22
10	D. Wilmering Full-back	Newcastle Jets	25	22	22
11	Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler Defensive midfielder	Sydney	21	315116.7%	2249.2%
12	P. Kikianis Centre-back	Adelaide United	21	23	22
13	M. Di Pizio Winger	Central Coast Mariners	20	31	22
14	Joel Bertolissio Full-back	Newcastle Jets	22	25	22
15	Y. Dukuly Attacking midfielder	Adelaide United	23	28	22
16	T. Quintal Attacking midfielder	Sydney	19	22	22
17	J. Girdwood-Reich Centre-back	Auckland	22	332113.3%	2140.9%
18	M. Caputo Centre-forward	Melbourne City	20	30	21
19	P. Beach Goalkeeper	Melbourne City	22	30	21
20	M. Natta Centre-back	Newcastle Jets	23	19	21
21	L. Mauragis Full-back	Central Coast Mariners	24	29	21
22	S. Esposito Centre-back	Melbourne Victory	21	32	21
23	J. Rawlins Full-back	Melbourne Victory	22	2113.6%	2158.7%
24	P. Quispe Attacking midfielder	Sydney	24	22	21
25	Samuel Klein Attacking midfielder	Brisbane Roar	22	19	21
26	L. Brook Attacking midfielder	Auckland	25	33	2140.5%
27	C. Talbot Full-back	Macarthur	25	21	21
28	J. Valadon Defensive midfielder	Melbourne Victory	23	28	21
29	X. Bertoncello Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	20	23	21
30	M. Memeti Centre-forward	Melbourne City	19	23	20
31	L. Vickery Attacking midfielder	Macarthur	19	22	20
32	K. Jelacic Attacking midfielder	Melbourne Victory	23	231638.5%	2039.5%
33	D. Valkanis Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	20	25	20
34	M. Younis Winger	Melbourne City	21	2719.7%	2062.5%
35	C. A. Shamoon Full-back	Perth Glory	21	24	20
36	I. Hughes Centre-back	Wellington Phoenix	22	15	20
37	D. Bosnjak Attacking midfielder	Macarthur	19	17	20
38	B. Brandtman Attacking midfielder	Central Coast Mariners	21	22	20
39	C. Piper Centre-forward	Wellington Phoenix	23	26	20
40	J. Warshawsky Goalkeeper	Melbourne Victory	21	10	20
41	Kavian Rahmani Central midfielder	Melbourne City	19	20	20
42	J. Barnett Full-back	Adelaide United	25	17	20
43	J. Delianov Goalkeeper	Newcastle Jets	26	8	20
44	M. Sheridan Full-back	Wellington Phoenix	22	20	20
45	M. Grimaldi Attacking midfielder	Melbourne Victory	22	15	20
46	Clarismario Rodrigues Attacking midfielder	Melbourne Victory	24	22	20
47	A. Pantazopoulos Centre-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	23	24	20
48	L. Đuzel Central midfielder	Adelaide United	24	20	20
49	B. Gibson Centre-forward	Newcastle Jets	23	15	20
50	Giovanni De Abreu Central midfielder	Perth Glory	18	22	20