Players with the Best Potential in Serie A 2026

The highest-potential players in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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

At a glance

Arthur Chaves of Botafogo is the standout for raw talent across players in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.2, and Pedro has been the form player this season, grading 83.3.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Neymar has improved his Season rating most, up +71.5 on last season, while Khellven's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +27.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, John Kennedy of Fluminense is the most valuable name in this group at 48.5.

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	Player	Team
1	Arthur Chaves Centre-back	Botafogo	25	1549.5%	74±0%
2	Breno Central midfielder	Corinthians	21	3627%	745.6%
3	Álvaro Montoro Winger	Botafogo	19	196.9%	746.5%
4	J. López Winger	Palmeiras	25	5323.3%	744.8%
5	Victor Hugo Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	22	45	7435.4%
6	Andre Attacking midfielder	Corinthians	19	34439.7%	7418.3%
7	K. Arroyo Winger	Cruzeiro	20	26164.6%	738%
8	S. Ramos Centre-back	Bahia	24	422.6%	731.1%
9	Lucas Barbosa Centre-forward	RB Bragantino	25	3711.8%	723.1%
10	Kaio Jorge Centre-forward	Cruzeiro	24	4343.1%	718.8%
11	Danilo Santos Attacking midfielder	Botafogo	25	58565.5%	7120.9%
12	John Kennedy Winger	Fluminense	24	61518.2%	7113.6%
13	A. Giay Centre-back	Palmeiras	22	374.6%	71±0%
14	Gabriel Bontempo Central midfielder	Santos	21	2938.9%	719.8%
15	Matheuzinho Central midfielder	Corinthians	26	446.3%	7114.6%
16	N. Villareal Attacking midfielder	Cruzeiro	21	24	71
17	Samuel Lino Attacking midfielder	Flamengo	26	58294.5%	7117.9%
18	Vitor Roque Centre-forward	Palmeiras	21	54±0%	7011.1%
19	Ramon Full-back	Internacional	25	4862.4%	7013.5%
20	Martinelli Central midfielder	Fluminense	24	358.3%	702%
21	Jonathan Centre-back	Cruzeiro	22	39125%	706.1%
22	Arthur Centre-back	Palmeiras	21	30	70
23	Gustavo Marques Centre-back	RB Bragantino	24	46285.6%	7016.4%
24	Yuri Alberto Centre-forward	Corinthians	25	382.6%	705.5%
25	A. Gómez Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	24	51208.5%	6916.2%
26	A. Bernabéi Central midfielder	Internacional	25	5577%	693.9%
27	Maurício Attacking midfielder	Palmeiras	25	3733%	690.6%
28	Rene Centre-forward	Vitoria	22	32	69
29	Gabriel Brazão Goalkeeper	Santos	25	2110.8%	693.2%
30	Otávio Eleodoro Rezende Costa Goalkeeper	Cruzeiro	20	7	69
31	Hércules Central midfielder	Fluminense	25	4018.9%	69±0%
32	Bruno Gomes Full-back	Internacional	25	40170.5%	6818.7%
33	Marco Moreno Centre-back	Bahia	25	58143.3%	6816.5%
34	Cauan Barros Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	22	46145.7%	688.3%
35	Evertton Araújo Central midfielder	Flamengo	23	2287%	686.3%
36	Gustavinho Attacking midfielder	RB Bragantino	22	22282.5%	6712.5%
37	Gustavo Martins Full-back	Gremio	24	33134.5%	675.4%
38	Erick Pulga Winger	Bahia	25	958.9%	672.1%
39	G. Justino Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	19	67
40	Luciano Juba Centre-back	Bahia	27	3615.7%	663.6%
41	Roman Gomez Full-back	Bahia	22	28±0%	6634.6%
42	Henry Mosquera Winger	RB Bragantino	24	20	6615.5%
43	G. Plata Winger	Flamengo	25	3168.5%	662.5%
44	Reinier Attacking midfielder	Atletico-MG	24	18510.3%	6618.5%
45	D. Tarzia Full-back	Vitoria	23	25425%	6639.6%
46	Maykon Centre-back	Vitoria	20	12	66
47	Cuiabano Full-back	Vasco DA Gama	23	4036.9%	666.7%
48	Pedro Gabriel Full-back	Gremio	18	18	66
49	C. Medina Central midfielder	Botafogo	24	3051%	6632.5%
50	T. Pérez Defensive midfielder	Atletico-MG	21	12618.8%	6652%