Best central midfielders in Serie A

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

At a glance

Álvaro Montoro of Botafogo is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 73.3, and Igor Formiga has been the form player this season, grading 53.5, and Gabriel leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Igor Formiga has improved his Season rating most, up +27.7 on last season, while C. Olivera's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +23.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Felipe Negrucci of Sao Paulo is the most valuable name in this group at 89.5.

Best talent

Álvaro Montoro73.3RTG

Juventude · 23/24→25/26

Felipe Negrucci89.5val

Sao Paulo

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	Álvaro Montoro Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	30800%	7348.1%
2	Felipe Negrucci Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	22	37	7125%
3	Breno Central midfielder	Corinthians	21	2970.9%	711.9%
4	Euder Galdino da Silva Central midfielder	Vasco da Gama U20	21	27	71
5	Índio Central midfielder	Atlético Mineiro U17	18	11	69
6	D. Bobadilla Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	25	39166.4%	689.4%
7	C. Olivera Central midfielder	Gremio	24	265.8%	6753.2%
8	Vinicius Central midfielder	RB Bragantino	22	22171.6%	667.1%
9	Tiago Central midfielder	Grêmio U20	18	13	66
10	Zé Phelipe Central midfielder	Atlético Mineiro U20	21	20	65
11	Gabriel Bontempo Central midfielder	Santos	21	23	65
12	F. Bernal Central midfielder	Fluminense	22	1116.7%	653.5%
13	Marcos Antônio Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	26	28466%	647.8%
14	Eric Ramires Central midfielder	RB Bragantino	25	2843.9%	63±0%
15	Bruno Gomes Central midfielder	Internacional	25	297.7%	639%
16	Rodrigo Nestor Central midfielder	Bahia	25	2265.2%	622.8%
17	Rodriguinho Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	22	8660%	625.8%
18	Sidney Central midfielder	Bahia U20	20	10	61
19	T. Cuello Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	26	3226.6%	6110.1%
20	Lucca Central midfielder	Fortaleza EC	22	13	60
21	Ênio Central midfielder	Juventude	25	141075%	585.3%
22	Igor Formiga Central midfielder	Juventude	27	54107.4%	586.4%
23	Gabriel Menino Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	25	155.2%	575%
24	Gabriel Baralhas Central midfielder	Vitoria	27	4211.6%	5614%
25	Mateus Cocão Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	24	719.1%	5518.6%
26	A. Moreno Central midfielder	Palmeiras	27	2429%	5520.7%
27	Caio Alexandre Central midfielder	Bahia	27	2419.7%	5420.1%
28	Jean Lucas Central midfielder	Bahia	28	4013.3%	5419.2%
29	A. Rodríguez Central midfielder	Internacional	26	2140.8%	539.2%
30	N. Acevedo Central midfielder	Bahia	27	26810.3%	532.2%
31	José Aldo Central midfielder	Mirassol	27	19	51
32	Ferreira Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	28	3365.3%	5111%
33	Wesley Central midfielder	Internacional	27	2147.4%	5029.5%
34	Matheuzinho Central midfielder	Vitoria	28	2716.7%	4826.1%
35	Erick Central midfielder	Bahia	28	2146.4%	4721.2%
36	Neto Moura Central midfielder	Mirassol	29	19	46
37	Lourenço Central midfielder	Ceara	28	22	45
38	Matheus Pereira Central midfielder	Fortaleza EC	28	268.9%	4523.1%
39	Maycon Central midfielder	Corinthians	29	278866.7%	432.1%
40	Thiago Maia Central midfielder	Internacional	29	319.4%	4225.9%
41	N. de la Cruz Central midfielder	Flamengo	29	1216.2%	4221.4%
42	Danielzinho Central midfielder	Mirassol	31	32	41
43	Caio Paulista Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	28	820%	4127%
44	Ronald Central midfielder	Vitoria	29	2410.1%	4117.5%
45	Allan Central midfielder	Flamengo	29	752.4%	3826.4%
46	Wanderson Central midfielder	Cruzeiro	31	1839.2%	377.3%
47	Lucas Evangelista Central midfielder	Palmeiras	31	349.8%	3520.3%
48	Jádson Central midfielder	Juventude	32	3529.2%	3322%
49	Charles Central midfielder	Corinthians	30	1413.8%	3127.1%
50	J. Martínez Central midfielder	Corinthians	31	2365.5%	3032.2%