Central midfielders with the Best Potential in A-League

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

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At a glance

J. Randall of Auckland is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in A-League, with a Field Insider Rating of 23.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Gallegos has improved his Season rating most, up +21.2 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

F. Gallegos+21.2SsN

Auckland · 24/25→25/26

18 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	J. Randall Central midfielder	Auckland	23	50	23
2	Kavian Rahmani Central midfielder	Melbourne City	19	20	20
3	L. Đuzel Central midfielder	Adelaide United	24	20	20
4	Giovanni De Abreu Central midfielder	Perth Glory	18	22	20
5	J. Kucharski Central midfielder	Perth Glory	24	28	19
6	T. Ostler Central midfielder	Perth Glory	24	23	18
7	R. Najjarine Central midfielder	Wellington Phoenix	26	28	18
8	L. Verstraete Central midfielder	Auckland	27	4319.6%	1860.9%
9	W. Freney Central midfielder	Perth Glory	19	8	17
10	Ryan Teague Central midfielder	Melbourne City	24	7	1761.6%
11	N. Pennington Central midfielder	Perth Glory	27	38	16
12	L. Rogerson Central midfielder	Auckland	28	22	14
13	J. Brimmer Central midfielder	Auckland	28	6	12
14	A. Rufer Central midfielder	Wellington Phoenix	30	36	12
15	C. Howieson Central midfielder	Auckland	31	14	9
16	K. Nagasawa Central midfielder	Wellington Phoenix	34	411414.8%	854.7%
17	P. Retre Central midfielder	Wellington Phoenix	33	23	7
18	F. Gallegos Central midfielder	Auckland	34	21	643.9%