Central midfielders with the Best Potential in Serie A 2026

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

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At a glance

Breno of Corinthians is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.1, and A. Bernabéi has been the form player this season, grading 55.4, and Victor Hugo leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Alex Telles has improved his Season rating most, up +42.6 on last season, while Victor Hugo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +27 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Gabriel Baralhas of Vitoria is the most valuable name in this group at 43.6.

Atletico-MG · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Alex Telles+42.6SsN

Botafogo · 24/25→25/26

Gabriel Baralhas43.6val

Vitoria

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	Player	Team
1	Breno Central midfielder	Corinthians	21	3627%	745.6%
2	Victor Hugo Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	22	45	7435.4%
3	Gabriel Bontempo Central midfielder	Santos	21	2938.9%	719.8%
4	Matheuzinho Central midfielder	Corinthians	25	446.3%	716.5%
5	Martinelli Central midfielder	Fluminense	24	358.3%	702%
6	A. Gómez Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	23	51208.5%	6914%
7	A. Bernabéi Central midfielder	Internacional	25	5577%	693.9%
8	Hércules Central midfielder	Fluminense	25	4018.9%	69±0%
9	Cauan Barros Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	22	46145.7%	688.3%
10	Evertton Araújo Central midfielder	Flamengo	23	2287%	686.3%
11	G. Justino Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	19	67
12	C. Medina Central midfielder	Botafogo	24	3051%	6632.5%
13	Rodriguinho Central midfielder	RB Bragantino	22	22309.3%	656.4%
14	D. Bobadilla Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	25	374.4%	644.2%
15	E. Noriega Central midfielder	Gremio	24	33263.3%	646%
16	R. Villagra Central midfielder	Internacional	25	19739.1%	63136.6%
17	J. Nardoni Central midfielder	Gremio	24	3258.9%	6219.9%
18	Gabriel Baralhas Central midfielder	Vitoria	27	5557%	6113.7%
19	F. Amuzu Central midfielder	Gremio	27	2951%	6114.8%
20	Rodrigo Nestor Central midfielder	Bahia	26	2441.4%	607.7%
21	Pablo Maia Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	24	1413.3%	604.2%
22	Matheus Bidu Central midfielder	Corinthians	27	4893.5%	6013.3%
23	Marcos Antônio Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	26	39177.5%	600.5%
24	Lucca Central midfielder	Fortaleza EC	22	12	60
25	Vitinho Central midfielder	Internacional	27	4643.9%	5811.8%
26	Denilson Central midfielder	Mirassol	25	26292.3%	573%
27	Tetê Central midfielder	Gremio	26	2243.6%	5665.4%
28	Vinicius Zanocelo Central midfielder	Ceara	25	1553.7%	5610.2%
29	Eric Ramires Central midfielder	RB Bragantino	26	868.4%	537.2%
30	Matheuzinho Central midfielder	Vitoria	28	3525.4%	516.9%
31	Lucas Paquetá Central midfielder	Flamengo	28	46119.2%	509%
32	Artur Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	28	4659.1%	496.9%
33	Gerson Central midfielder	Cruzeiro	29	31175.4%	4926.4%
34	Erick Central midfielder	Bahia	28	30172.1%	4912.8%
35	Nuno Moreira Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	27	2241.3%	4817.9%
36	Matheus Henrique Central midfielder	Cruzeiro	28	15109.7%	479.6%
37	Nonato Central midfielder	Fluminense	28	19±0%	472.9%
38	José Aldo Central midfielder	Mirassol	28	3279.2%	46±0%
39	Maycon Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	29	3768.5%	436.7%
40	Matheus Pereira Central midfielder	Corinthians	28	23±0%	422.5%
41	Marlon Freitas Central midfielder	Palmeiras	31	400.5%	411.5%
42	Allan Central midfielder	Corinthians	29	14202.1%	4110%
43	Shaylon Central midfielder	Mirassol	29	25586.5%	389.1%
44	Lenny Lobato Central midfielder	Ceara	25	1116.7%	3722.6%
45	Peixoto Central midfielder	Juventude	29	11	35
46	Danielzinho Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	31	324.2%	3516.2%
47	Neto Moura Central midfielder	Mirassol	30	412.1%	3234.6%
48	E. Martínez Central midfielder	Vitoria	32	2375%	3139.7%
49	L. Romero Central midfielder	Cruzeiro	32	4511.1%	3013.2%
50	E. Pulgar Central midfielder	Flamengo	32	47190.1%	3017.3%