Central midfielders with the Best Potential in Championship 26/27

The highest-potential central midfielders in Championship in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

André of Wolves is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 77.6, and J. Cullen has been the form player this season, grading 45.8, and C. Campbell leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: B. Khela has improved his Season rating most, up +23 on last season, while M. Stamenić's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +30.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Engels of West Ham is the most valuable name in this group at 31.2.

Swansea · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

B. Khela+23SsN

Birmingham · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	André Central midfielder	Wolves	25	2337.8%	78±0%
2	Sydie Peck Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	22	2450.9%	771.7%
3	J. Ekomié Central midfielder	Wrexham	23	2247%	771.7%
4	J. Stansfield Central midfielder	Birmingham	23	2150.6%	76±0%
5	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	22	1074.6%	75±0%
6	A. Segecic Central midfielder	Portsmouth	22	1751.8%	70±0%
7	H. Vale Central midfielder	QPR	23	1921.6%	691.8%
8	M. Stamenić Central midfielder	Swansea	24	974.4%	68±0%
9	J. Knight Central midfielder	Bristol City	25	1722.9%	64±0%
10	R. Edwards Central midfielder	QPR	23	1713.9%	64±0%
11	J. Monga Central midfielder	Swansea	17	181650%	6210.3%
12	J. Solis Central midfielder	Birmingham	22	1531.3%	622.2%
13	K. Dembélé Central midfielder	QPR	23	1910.7%	608.8%
14	Y. Hirakawa Central midfielder	Bristol City	25	1440.8%	57±0%
15	M. Leonard Central midfielder	Birmingham	24	1427.3%	5618.3%
16	C. O'Hare Central midfielder	Wrexham	28	1467.6%	56±0%
17	F. Downes Central midfielder	Southampton	27	2425.7%	56±0%
18	L. Cacace Central midfielder	Wrexham	26	861.1%	5527.7%
19	A. Kamara Central midfielder	Portsmouth	23	11	5517.5%
20	R. McGree Central midfielder	Middlesbrough	27	1150.2%	54±0%
21	M. Kosznovszky Central midfielder	Portsmouth	24	81028.6%	5414.5%
22	D. De Neve Central midfielder	Blackburn	25	1710.6%	53±0%
23	J. Molumby Central midfielder	West Brom	27	869.7%	52±0%
24	A. Engels Central midfielder	West Ham	23	228.3%	521.8%
25	B. Khela Central midfielder	Birmingham	21	3314.8%	50±0%
26	T. Iwata Central midfielder	Birmingham	29	976.6%	49±0%
27	E. Kayembe Central midfielder	Watford	28	1930.1%	48±0%
28	K. Ahearne-Grant Central midfielder	Charlton	29	2111.7%	4825.2%
29	Carlos Vicente Central midfielder	Birmingham	27	202%	4818.4%
30	T. Cantwell Central midfielder	Blackburn	28	2139.1%	48±0%
31	B. Whiteman Central midfielder	Wrexham	30	1668.8%	462.9%
32	C. Campbell Central midfielder	Wolves	23	2556.7%	457.2%
33	Jenson Metcalfe Central midfielder	Millwall	22	2253.8%	4432.5%
34	M. Sykes Central midfielder	Millwall	29	1352.8%	443.1%
35	J. Cullen Central midfielder	Burnley	30	4619%	4422.7%
36	R. Shein Central midfielder	Portsmouth	23	2913%	421.2%
37	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Swansea	21	4013333.3%	384.5%
38	C. Willock Central midfielder	Cardiff	28	873.9%	37±0%
39	M. Munetsi Central midfielder	Wolves	30	216.2%	37±0%
40	J. Thompson Central midfielder	Preston	29	1940.6%	36±0%
41	J. Laurent Central midfielder	Burnley	31	1734.7%	36±0%
42	F. Myhre Central midfielder	West Brom	27	3315.7%	367.2%
43	B. Lloyd Central midfielder	Swansea	21	30	3341.5%
44	J. Ward-Prowse Central midfielder	Southampton	31	1822.8%	320.6%
45	T. McDermott Central midfielder	Burnley	21	19	3219.1%
46	J. Bauress Central midfielder	Burnley	20	10	29
47	G. Kamara Central midfielder	QPR	30	7	29±0%
48	S. Eustáquio Central midfielder	Swansea	29	17876.5%	2615.7%
49	J. Sheehan Central midfielder	Bolton	31	1842.3%	25±0%
50	M. Pack Central midfielder	Portsmouth	35	574.1%	18±0%