Best central midfielders in Bundesliga

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

At a glance

A. Ouédraogo of RB Leipzig is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.1, and C. Baumgartner has been the form player this season, grading 78.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: C. Baumgartner has improved his Season rating most, up +47.5 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Baumgartner of RB Leipzig is the most valuable name in this group at 140.1.

C. Baumgartner+10.5RTG

RB Leipzig · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

C. Baumgartner+47.5SsN

RB Leipzig · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

C. Baumgartner13goals

RB Leipzig

Most valuable

C. Baumgartner140.1val

RB Leipzig

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	A. Ouédraogo Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	20	42	8731.6%
2	C. Baumgartner Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	26	78155.7%	8414.2%
3	R. Reitz Central midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	24	5018.6%	839.2%
4	J. Kamiński Central midfielder	1. FC Köln	24	55205%	8213.6%
5	P. Nebel Central midfielder	FSV Mainz 05	23	483.8%	8111.1%
6	N. Seiwald Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	25	4571.4%	803%
7	K. Sano Central midfielder	FSV Mainz 05	25	4629.5%	797.1%
8	A. Kade Central midfielder	FC Augsburg	22	372373.3%	7925.7%
9	H. Larsson Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	22	3520%	7712.3%
10	E. Martel Central midfielder	1. FC Köln	24	49±0%	769.7%
11	Arthur Central midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	23	31214.3%	76±0%
12	T. Rothe Central midfielder	Union Berlin	21	2838.2%	767.9%
13	A. Knauff Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	24	288.2%	759.4%
14	P. Wimmer Central midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	25	4985.6%	755%
15	O. HÃ¸jlund Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	2473.9%	743.1%
16	J. Thielmann Central midfielder	1. FC Köln	24	333%	749%
17	L. Kerber Central midfielder	1. FC Heidenheim	24	1516.1%	646.4%
18	P. Osterhage Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	26	2124.2%	6319%
19	D. Huseinbašić Central midfielder	1. FC Köln	25	779.8%	619.7%
20	X. Schlager Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	28	382578.6%	6111.5%
21	A. Schäfer Central midfielder	Union Berlin	27	3515.7%	6011.7%
22	N. Amiri Central midfielder	FSV Mainz 05	29	6753%	5622.1%
23	M. Svanberg Central midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	27	239%	5421.2%
24	L. Majer Central midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	28	26190.1%	5213.7%
25	E. Rexhbeçaj Central midfielder	FC Augsburg	28	1829.4%	5120.4%
26	J. Mæhle Central midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	29	41108.6%	4926.1%
27	T. Skarke Central midfielder	Union Berlin	29	1026.6%	4224.4%
28	F. Neuhaus Central midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	29	1363.3%	4218.5%
29	R. Khedira Central midfielder	Union Berlin	32	5217.2%	4113.7%
30	P. Mwene Central midfielder	FSV Mainz 05	32	3215.3%	3531.4%
31	M. Arnold Central midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	32	4014.7%	3430.3%
32	J. Haberer Central midfielder	Union Berlin	32	2120.2%	3122.1%
33	C. Eriksen Central midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	34	53189.1%	275.9%
34	S. Widmer Central midfielder	FSV Mainz 05	33	33245.7%	2611.5%
35	M. Götze Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	875.3%	1750.9%