Central midfielders with the Best Potential in Bundesliga 25/26

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

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At a glance

Nathan De Cat of 1899 Hoffenheim is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.1, and R. Yamamoto has been the form player this season, grading 62.9, and A. Kade leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Yamamoto has improved his Season rating most, up +50 on last season, while Nathan De Cat's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +45.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Burger of 1899 Hoffenheim is the most valuable name in this group at 62.9.

Nathan De Cat+45.6RTG

1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

R. Yamamoto+50SsN

SC Freiburg · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Nathan De Cat Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	18	4425.1%	9396%
2	R. Yamamoto Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	24	63387.6%	8975.1%
3	A. Nusa Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	21	3914.1%	884.4%
4	L. Avdullahu Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	22	30	85
5	W. Burger Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	25	5869.9%	8425.9%
6	D. Svensson Central midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	24	38174.1%	81102.7%
7	A. Stiller Central midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	25	515.7%	814%
8	F. Nmecha Central midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	25	408.7%	803.5%
9	A. Pavlović Central midfielder	Bayern München	22	3053%	800.5%
10	Y. Suzuki Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	24	3333.7%	7953.6%
11	A. Kade Central midfielder	FC Augsburg	22	392876.9%	7825%
12	José María Andrés Baixauli Central midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	21	32	778.3%
13	M. Tillman Central midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	24	4211.7%	772%
14	C. Chukwuemeka Central midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	22	18302.3%	767.3%
15	H. Larsson Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	22	3325.3%	7613.6%
16	Y. Engelhardt Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	25	43118.5%	757.7%
17	A. Kemlein Central midfielder	Union Berlin	22	27120.8%	757.7%
18	H. Massengo Central midfielder	FC Augsburg	25	40291.1%	7511.9%
19	J. Castrop Central midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	23	379.9%	7511.2%
20	R. Onyedika Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	25	2211.2%	7531.9%
21	E. Elmas Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	26	251.2%	742.8%
22	Arthur Central midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	23	25151%	733.4%
23	J. Njinmah Central midfielder	Werder Bremen	25	3481.1%	72±0%
24	N. Aséko Nkili Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	512104.3%	7293.8%
25	O. HÃ¸jlund Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	2046%	725.4%
26	Hennes Behrens Central midfielder	FC Augsburg	21	264166.7%	7215.6%
27	Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson Central midfielder	1. FC Köln	23	2646.3%	710.6%
28	Berkay Yilmaz Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	21	51193.6%	7116.3%
29	S. Sebulonsen Central midfielder	1. FC Köln	26	1936.3%	6850.2%
30	J. Niehues Central midfielder	1. FC Heidenheim	25	272900%	6713.9%
31	A. Sambi Lokonga Central midfielder	Hamburger SV	26	38121.1%	669.3%
32	Cajetan Benjamin Lenz Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	20	35	64
33	E. Leopold Central midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	26	569.1%	644.8%
34	P. Osterhage Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	26	1834.1%	6220.9%
35	R. Fellhauer Central midfielder	FC Augsburg	28	488.9%	61±0%
36	J. Beste Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	27	33210.4%	6010.2%
37	A. Thomas Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	19	25155.7%	5915.9%
38	M. Muheim Central midfielder	Hamburger SV	28	4111.2%	597.4%
39	Hong Hyun-Seok Central midfielder	FSV Mainz 05	27	1236.5%	5811.3%
40	M. Eggestein Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	29	4614%	5716.9%
41	K. Suso Central midfielder	FC Augsburg	21	202800%	5647%
42	E. Palacios Central midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	27	1436.4%	5622.8%
43	L. Maina Central midfielder	1. FC Köln	27	1561.4%	5418.3%
44	A. Karazor Central midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	29	2353.6%	4828.9%
45	F. Muslija Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	28	462762.5%	4714.6%
46	B. Jatta Central midfielder	Hamburger SV	28	17129.2%	464.1%
47	R. Andrich Central midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	31	3827.7%	4315.1%
48	T. Skarke Central midfielder	Union Berlin	29	1126.9%	4225%
49	João Palhinha Central midfielder	Bayern München	31	55726.9%	420.7%
50	F. Neuhaus Central midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	29	1251.9%	4119.3%