Best central midfielders in 3. Liga

The highest-potential central midfielders in 3. Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

F. Christensen of VfL Osnabrück is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in 3. Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 44.5, and M. Schuster has been the form player this season, grading 30.2, and M. Loune leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Besuschkow has improved his Season rating most, up +21.1 on last season, while F. Christensen's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +7.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Christensen of VfL Osnabrück is the most valuable name in this group at 8.3.

Best talent

F. Christensen44.5RTG

F. Christensen+7.4RTG

VfL Osnabrück · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Besuschkow+21.1SsN

FC Ingolstadt 04 · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	F. Christensen Central midfielder	VfL Osnabrück	24	1755.4%	4519.9%
2	Lukas Michelbrink Central midfielder	Energie Cottbus	21	15	44
3	T. Gözüsirin Central midfielder	SV Wehen	24	2650%	43±0%
4	K. Wiethaup Central midfielder	VfL Osnabrück	20	71050%	4318.9%
5	J. Eze Central midfielder	Verl	23	18	43
6	M. Loune Central midfielder	Alemannia Aachen	22	24	43
7	Tim Kloss Central midfielder	FC Viktoria Köln	22	23492.3%	429.6%
8	G. Christensen Central midfielder	FC Ingolstadt 04	21	14375.9%	428.2%
9	D. Waidner Central midfielder	Verl	25	1981.6%	429.2%
10	L. Münst Central midfielder	FC Viktoria Köln	24	2231.3%	412.6%
11	N. Oliveira Central midfielder	SSV Jahn Regensburg	22	175633.3%	4114.7%
12	B. Dietze Central midfielder	Hansa Rostock	23	1775.8%	411.4%
13	T. Moustier Central midfielder	Rot-Weiß Essen	24	935.6%	411.5%
14	T. Civeja Central midfielder	FC Saarbrücken	24	2073.7%	414.9%
15	L. Wilhelm Central midfielder	FC Saarbrücken	23	16167.2%	410.7%
16	L. Wolf Central midfielder	FC Viktoria Köln	24	1565.9%	404.9%
17	M. Catovic Central midfielder	Stuttgart II	19	10188.6%	406.3%
18	L. Penna Central midfielder	Stuttgart II	19	9	40
19	K. Okpala Central midfielder	Waldhof Mannheim	21	845.3%	403.9%
20	F. Bouebari Central midfielder	Rot-Weiß Essen	22	12552.6%	409%
21	Florian Micheler Central midfielder	Hoffenheim II	21	8	4036.2%
22	L. Brumme Central midfielder	Rot-Weiß Essen	26	23163.2%	402.5%
23	B. Bauer Central midfielder	SSV Jahn Regensburg	22	17	4023%
24	P. Müller Central midfielder	SSV Jahn Regensburg	22	15110%	3931.4%
25	J. Sietan Central midfielder	Waldhof Mannheim	24	1140.5%	397.7%
26	Y. Tonye Central midfielder	FC Viktoria Köln	21	6	39
27	J. Ehlers Central midfielder	Erzgebirge Aue	22	13	39
28	Matti Wagner Central midfielder	Alemannia Aachen	21	475%	393.5%
29	D. Bogićević Central midfielder	SV Wehen	24	1242.2%	396%
30	R. Bulić Central midfielder	MSV Duisburg	25	871.7%	3932.3%
31	E. Uhlmann Central midfielder	Erzgebirge Aue	23	1463.1%	3915%
32	Y. Spalt Central midfielder	Stuttgart II	18	4	39
33	K. Asallari Central midfielder	Waldhof Mannheim	23	9	38
34	A. Casar Central midfielder	MSV Duisburg	25	137.9%	388.6%
35	L. Bausenwein Central midfielder	FC Schweinfurt 05	20	8	38
36	M. Clausen Central midfielder	Erzgebirge Aue	24	942.2%	3810%
37	F. Engelhardt Central midfielder	FC Viktoria Köln	23	477.3%	3819.1%
38	Samuele Di Benedetto Central midfielder	Stuttgart II	21	52450%	3844.8%
39	S. Di Benedetto Central midfielder	Stuttgart II	20	4	38
40	E. Krahn Central midfielder	FC Saarbrücken	22	546.9%	378.1%
41	R. Johansson Central midfielder	SV Wehen	25	1318.6%	378.3%
42	M. Brandt Central midfielder	SSV Ulm 1846	25	2221.5%	3737.4%
43	D. Angleberger Central midfielder	FC Schweinfurt 05	23	16	3726.3%
44	R. Elongo-Yombo Central midfielder	FC Saarbrücken	24	1180.3%	370.8%
45	T. Gayret Central midfielder	Verl	27	2611.7%	379.3%
46	Diren Dağdeviren Central midfielder	Hoffenheim II	21	5	37
47	J. Rieckmann Central midfielder	Waldhof Mannheim	25	1231.5%	373.9%
48	P. Fahrner Central midfielder	FC Saarbrücken	23	846.4%	3715.8%
49	Luan Simnica Central midfielder	Erzgebirge Aue	22	563.4%	3614.6%
50	L. Müller Central midfielder	MSV Duisburg	25	5	36