Central midfielders with the Best Potential in Super League 25/26

The highest-potential central midfielders in Super League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Adriano of Wuhan Three Towns is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Super League, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.2, and Wellington Silva has been the form player this season, grading 52.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Gustavo Sauer has improved his Season rating most, up +50.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Liu Zhurun of SHANGHAI SIPG is the most valuable name in this group at 5.1.

Wellington Silva52.7SsN

Chengdu Better City

Rising potential

Rezende-6.5RTG

Qingdao Youth Island · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Gustavo Sauer+50.1SsN

Wuhan Three Towns · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Wellington Silva11goals

50 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Adriano Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	26	679.9%	4924%
2	Jaume Grau Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	29	977.5%	3428.5%
3	Liu Zhurun Central midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	25	32	32
4	Xuan Zhijian Central midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	20	14	31
5	Huang Jiahui Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	25	25	31
6	Yang Zihao Central midfielder	Yunnan Yukun	25	10	29
7	E. Kartsev Central midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	26	36754.8%	2931.3%
8	Rezende Central midfielder	Qingdao Youth Island	31	442.6%	2818.6%
9	Liao Jintao Central midfielder	Dalian Zhixing	26	25	28
10	A. Ademi Central midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	27	266.6%	2823.8%
11	Sun Ming Him Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	26	19	28
12	Guga Central midfielder	Beijing Guoan	29	655.5%	2843.3%
13	Bruno Xadas Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	28	51148.3%	2747.2%
14	Pedro Maranhão Central midfielder	Henan Jianye	27	38410.7%	2738.4%
15	Behram Abduweli Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	23	8	27
16	Xu Haofeng Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	27	14	26
17	Yao Xuchen Central midfielder	Changchun Yatai	27	8	23
18	Zheng Haoqian Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	27	18	23
19	Daniel Penha Central midfielder	Dalian Zhixing	27	1741%	2359.5%
20	Lin Liangming Central midfielder	Beijing Guoan	29	38	22
21	Rômulo Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	30	505.3%	2259.6%
22	Cao Yongjing Central midfielder	Beijing Guoan	29	33	22
23	Yan Dinghao Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	28	17	21
24	Dawhan Central midfielder	Beijing Guoan	30	4337.7%	2148.2%
25	Pedro Delgado Central midfielder	Dalian Zhixing	29	18	21
26	Li Shenyuan Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	29	15	20
27	A. Léautey Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	30	2643.8%	1962.9%
28	Chow Tim Central midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	32	47	19
29	Wei Shihao Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	31	50	18
30	Zhang Yuan Central midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	29	10	18
31	Yang Mingyang Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	31	27	17
32	Cristian Salvador Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	31	431031.6%	1748.2%
33	Che Shiwei Central midfielder	Qingdao Jonoon	29	11	17
34	Long Wei Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	31	22	15
35	Wang Jinxian Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	30	15	15
36	I. Alimi Central midfielder	Dalian Zhixing	32	25	14
37	Zhang Xiaobin Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	32	16	14
38	Gustavo Sauer Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	33	50	1439.1%
39	Wellington Silva Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	33	53362.3%	1459.7%
40	Wang Qiuming Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	33	38	13
41	Han Zilong Central midfielder	Yunnan Yukun	32	27	13
42	Filipe Augusto Central midfielder	Qingdao Jonoon	33	32362.9%	1161.6%
43	Liao Chengjian Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	32	17	11
44	Yang Chaosheng Central midfielder	Meizhou Kejia	33	23	11
45	E. Sarić Central midfielder	Qingdao Jonoon	36	4069.9%	1145%
46	Piao Taoyu Central midfielder	Changchun Yatai	33	20	11
47	Tiago Central midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	33	17	10
48	Lin Chuangyi Central midfielder	Qingdao Jonoon	33	20	10
49	Peng Xinli Central midfielder	Qingdao Youth Island	35	16	9
50	Zhang Yudong Central midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	34	17	9