Best central midfielders in Eredivisie

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

At a glance

N. Lebreton of NEC Nijmegen is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Eredivisie, with a Field Insider Rating of 73.1, and N. Naujoks has been the form player this season, grading 55.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Min has improved his Season rating most, up +30.4 on last season, while E. Bajraktarevic's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +28.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, D. Kasius of AZ Alkmaar is the most valuable name in this group at 91.9.

E. Bajraktarevic+28.3RTG

PSV Eindhoven · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

D. Min+30.4SsN

Utrecht · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	N. Lebreton Central midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	22	408.6%	7317.9%
2	N. Rossen Central midfielder	Telstar	20	40±0%	7317.2%
3	I. Yegoian Central midfielder	Excelsior	22	5239.7%	7323.9%
4	O. Gloukh Central midfielder	Ajax	22	35	72
5	D. Kasius Central midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	23	3327%	72±0%
6	E. Bajraktarevic Central midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	21	2664%	7265.4%
7	N. Naujoks Central midfielder	Excelsior	24	5662.6%	7014.9%
8	Y. Regeer Central midfielder	Ajax	22	33164.8%	69±0%
9	A. Blake Central midfielder	Utrecht	21	1428.8%	6937.3%
10	L. Hartjes Central midfielder	Excelsior	23	3422.9%	6615.1%
11	N. Bukala Central midfielder	FC Volendam	20	40	6650.6%
12	D. Proper Central midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	24	2120.4%	646%
13	D. Min Central midfielder	Utrecht	27	45214.1%	641.4%
14	J. Slory Central midfielder	GO Ahead Eagles	21	1076.4%	613.8%
15	K. Sowah Central midfielder	NAC Breda	26	36378.9%	609.2%
16	Y. Rahmouni Central midfielder	GO Ahead Eagles	20	8	60
17	R. Margaret Central midfielder	GO Ahead Eagles	25	1856.5%	5921%
18	J. Moder Central midfielder	Feyenoord	27	3067%	5812.2%
19	B. Limbombe Central midfielder	Heracles	25	18	586.7%
20	E. Linthorst Central midfielder	GO Ahead Eagles	26	2243.5%	5724.2%
21	K. Goudmijn Central midfielder	GO Ahead Eagles	24	580.5%	5611.3%
22	K. Itakura Central midfielder	Ajax	29	2229.3%	4237.8%
23	B. Lucassen Central midfielder	NAC Breda	28	171.2%	4120.8%
24	A. Verschueren Central midfielder	Twente	29	1163.8%	3717.3%
25	D. Klaassen Central midfielder	Ajax	33	4932.1%	2630.9%