Central midfielders with the Best Potential in Super League 1 26/27

The highest-potential central midfielders in Super League 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

K. Arriaga of AEK Athens FC is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Super League 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.8, and K. Kangwa has been the form player this season, grading 48.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Kangwa has improved his Season rating most, up +48.6 on last season, while Paolo Fernandes's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Kangwa of Panathinaikos is the most valuable name in this group at 10.5.

Paolo Fernandes+8.2RTG

AEK Athens FC · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

K. Kangwa+48.6SsN

Panathinaikos · 23/24→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	K. Arriaga Central midfielder	AEK Athens FC	28	3624.3%	561.1%
2	D. Limnios Central midfielder	Panathinaikos	28	342328.6%	5076.8%
3	D. Giannoulis Central midfielder	PAOK	30	4123.3%	4723.5%
4	K. Kangwa Central midfielder	Panathinaikos	27	49	3916.3%
5	C. Zafeiris Central midfielder	PAOK	23	1175.9%	3819.9%
6	Paolo Fernandes Central midfielder	AEK Athens FC	28	30858.1%	3827.2%
7	N. Athanasiou Central midfielder	Olympiakos Piraeus	25	1622.1%	3730.3%
8	J. Antonisse Central midfielder	Kifisia	24	22	3731.7%
9	T. Johnson Eboh Central midfielder	Kifisia	24	15	36
10	A. Koita Central midfielder	AEK Athens FC	27	32143.6%	354.8%
11	Diego Esteban Central midfielder	Panetolikos	26	27	35
12	L. Abanda Central midfielder	Kifisia	26	163020%	330.9%
13	S. Ben Sallam Central midfielder	Panserraikos	25	972%	3236.5%
14	A. Čerin Central midfielder	Panathinaikos	27	24131.4%	327.8%
15	Z. Chatzistravos Central midfielder	Larisa	26	547.5%	2921.5%
16	M. Hongla Central midfielder	Aris Thessalonikis	28	1550.6%	2656.9%
17	R. Freuler Central midfielder	Olympiakos Piraeus	34	3321%	2538.8%
18	S. Mourgos Central midfielder	Larisa	28	1227.4%	2535.4%
19	Pedro Chirivella Central midfielder	Panathinaikos	29	1644.4%	2559.5%
20	K. Galanopoulos Central midfielder	Aris Thessalonikis	28	61.6%	2526%
21	G. Kiriakopoulos Central midfielder	Panathinaikos	30	2340.6%	2360.6%
22	Adrián Riera Central midfielder	Asteras Tripolis	30	21610%	2010.6%
23	Georgios Tzovaras Central midfielder	Atromitos	0	13	18
24	P. Staikos Central midfielder	Larisa	30	758.2%	1737.7%
25	Dani García Central midfielder	Olympiakos Piraeus	36	19148.1%	1122.2%