Best central midfielders in Major League Soccer

The highest-potential central midfielders in Major League Soccer, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

I. Feingold of New England Revolution is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 48.3, and T. Allende has been the form player this season, grading 53.8.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Lukić has improved his Season rating most, up +42.2 on last season, while O. Valakari's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Marco Pasalic of Orlando City SC is the most valuable name in this group at 24.9.

Best talent

I. Feingold48.3RTG

New England Revolution

San Diego · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Lukić+42.2SsN

Philadelphia Union · 22/23→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	I. Feingold Central midfielder	New England Revolution	21	33	48
2	Marco Pasalic Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	25	50	4827.5%
3	Beau Leroux Central midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	22	42	47
4	F. Westfield Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	20	27	46
5	O. Valakari Central midfielder	San Diego	26	44207.7%	4530.5%
6	J. Lukić Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	24	42	453.2%
7	L. Langoni Central midfielder	New England Revolution	24	23148.9%	4411.6%
8	I. Vassilev Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	25	3647.5%	441.6%
9	A. Yusuf Central midfielder	New England Revolution	25	38357.3%	4426%
10	S. Oregel Central midfielder	Chicago Fire	21	14	4425.1%
11	B. Willey Central midfielder	Sacramento Republic	19	14	44
12	Peglow Central midfielder	DC United	24	33322.8%	4427%
13	Kaick Central midfielder	FC Dallas	20	27	44
14	E. Tagseth Central midfielder	Nashville SC	25	317.3%	4310.3%
15	N. Triantis Central midfielder	Minnesota United FC	23	1561.6%	4223.6%
16	P. Yazbek Central midfielder	Nashville SC	24	24211.7%	426.3%
17	B. Raines Central midfielder	Houston Dynamo	21	15421.4%	4210%
18	W. Carmona Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	23	1926.7%	427.3%
19	J. Shore Central midfielder	New York City FC	19	20	42
20	L. Ennali Central midfielder	Houston Dynamo	24	291360%	415.4%
21	E. Cerrillo Central midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	25	193.5%	413.7%
22	J. Pereyra Central midfielder	Minnesota United FC	27	5192.5%	4119.8%
23	D. Pereira Central midfielder	Austin	26	3316.9%	414.9%
24	N. Benalcazar Central midfielder	Orange County SC	25	227200%	4121.3%
25	M. Vargas Central midfielder	New Mexico United	25	17	4118.5%
26	T. D'Avilla Central midfielder	Chicago Fire	23	23350%	4117.8%
27	J. Hopkins Central midfielder	DC United	22	18190.5%	415.7%
28	N. Dubersarsky Central midfielder	Austin	21	967%	4126.3%
29	F. Daroma Central midfielder	El Paso Locomotive	25	21	41
30	M. Peltola Central midfielder	DC United	24	2317.5%	405.4%
31	A. Sanchez Central midfielder	Rhode Island	24	14	40
32	Aleksandr Guboglo Central midfielder	CF Montreal	19	11	40
33	J. Murrell Central midfielder	DC United	22	1153.4%	403.6%
34	D. Jean-Jacques Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	26	39670%	4015.4%
35	M. Nyeman Central midfielder	Loudoun United	22	102325%	399.1%
36	A. Jackson Central midfielder	Columbus Crew	24	1133.1%	397.7%
37	Nick Firmino Central midfielder	Lexington	25	223500%	3914.4%
38	S. Gidi Central midfielder	FC Cincinnati	22	9	39
39	N. Okello Central midfielder	Phoenix Rising	25	19376.9%	3912.8%
40	C. Cappis Central midfielder	FC Dallas	26	29337.9%	383.2%
41	K. Hernández-Foster Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	24	1190%	381.5%
42	T. Allende Central midfielder	Inter Miami	27	54	3837.8%
43	M. Farsi Central midfielder	Columbus Crew	26	223.1%	3815.8%
44	T. Tillman Central midfielder	Los Angeles FC	27	2638.8%	3814.4%
45	B. Duke Central midfielder	CF Montreal	25	1067.9%	3719.2%
46	E. Wynder Central midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	23	14	37
47	Joran Gerbet Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	25	15	37
48	Ian Smith Central midfielder	Portland Timbers	24	12	37
49	Z. Bailey Central midfielder	New Mexico United	25	11707.1%	371.9%
50	Evan Davila Central midfielder	Louisville City	24	5	37