Central midfielders with the Best Potential in Premiership 26/27
The highest-potential central midfielders in Premiership in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
H. Hassan of Celtic is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Premiership, with a Field Insider Rating of 75.2, and M. Baur has been the form player this season, grading 52.7, and S. Pittman leads the scoring with 5 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Baur has improved his Season rating most, up +44.5 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, M. Baur of Celtic is the most valuable name in this group at 19.2.
18 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. HassanCentral midfielder |  Celtic | 24 | 2414.8% | 759.6% |
| 2 | M. BaurCentral midfielder | Celtic | 22 | 53542.7% | 7469% |
| 3 | J. HodgeCentral midfielder | Motherwell | 23 | 2282.6% | 5524.4% |
| 4 | M. TaitCentral midfielder | Heart Of Midlothian | 21 | 24±0% | 503.8% |
| 5 | T. KeskinenCentral midfielder |  Aberdeen | 23 | 24±0% | 46±0% |
| 6 | T. ChukwuaniCentral midfielder |  Rangers | 23 | 1563.8% | 455.7% |
| 7 | L. CameronCentral midfielder | Rangers | 23 | 1073.7% | 4513% |
| 8 | K. BilalovicCentral midfielder | Aberdeen | 21 | 111212.5% | 4484.8% |
| 9 | J. CifuentesCentral midfielder | Rangers | 27 | 23280.3% | 4037.1% |
| 10 | C. JonesCentral midfielder |  Dundee | 25 | 1442.7% | 4029.7% |
| 11 | R. HatateCentral midfielder | Celtic | 28 | 2144.9% | 3331.6% |
| 12 | B. van HoevenCentral midfielder |  Livingston | 26 | 20101% | 317.5% |
| 13 | N. CaddenCentral midfielder |  Hibernian | 29 | 1933.7% | 2925.8% |
| 14 | K. BaccusCentral midfielder |  ST Mirren | 28 | 1349.8% | 2933.4% |
| 15 | M. O'HaraCentral midfielder | ST Mirren | 30 | 380.5% | 2829.6% |
| 16 | L. PolworthCentral midfielder | Livingston | 31 | 196.6% | 2027.4% |
| 17 | S. PittmanCentral midfielder | Livingston | 34 | 37250.5% | 1634.2% |
| 18 | S. ArfieldCentral midfielder | Livingston | 37 | 9877.8% | 621.4% |