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Centre-forwards with the Best Potential

The highest-potential centre-forwards, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Thiago of Brentford is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.4, and H. Kane has been the form player this season, grading 100.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Beljo has improved his Season rating most, up +68.8 on last season, while I. Macalou's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +40.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Haaland of Manchester City is the most valuable name in this group at 184.4.

Best talent
Thiago94.4RTG
Brentford
In form
H. Kane100SsN
Bayern München
Rising potential
I. Macalou+40.2RTG
Free Agents · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
D. Beljo+68.8SsN
Dinamo Zagreb · 23/24→25/26
Top scorer
H. Kane36goals
Bayern München
Most valuable
E. Haaland184.4val
Manchester City
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PlayerTeam
1ThiagoCentre-forwardBrentford25749439.4%
2E. HaalandCentre-forwardManchester City269826.3%923.6%
3E. KroupiCentre-forwardBournemouth204439.2%9134.6%
4R. HøjlundCentre-forwardNapoli2361202%918.7%
5B. ŠeškoCentre-forwardManchester United234034.6%880.5%
6RayanCentre-forwardBournemouth2026372.2%8839.7%
7C. TalbiCentre-forwardSunderland212111.8%8648.9%
8F. EspositoCentre-forwardInter213639.9%8612.2%
9M. BeierCentre-forwardBorussia Dortmund23501.4%860.9%
10F. AsllaniCentre-forward1899 Hoffenheim245723.9%8511%
11S. CastroCentre-forwardAS Roma213815.6%852.5%
12B. BrobbeyCentre-forwardSunderland243223.4%8417.1%
13Roberto FernándezCentre-forwardEspanyol243753.9%848.1%
14RômuloCentre-forwardRB Leipzig244714%8353.6%
15T. BarryCentre-forwardEverton233234.1%8310.3%
16J. PanichelliCentre-forwardStrasbourg23604.8%833.4%
17EvanilsonCentre-forwardBournemouth263224.3%826.4%
18J. KamińskiCentre-forwardBenfica2442132.6%8213.6%
19Gonzalo GarcíaCentre-forwardFulham22231050%8211.7%
20Adrian LisoCentre-forwardZaragoza211620.1%8224.1%
21F. BalogunCentre-forwardMonaco2558282.9%8212.2%
22I. MatanovićCentre-forwardSC Freiburg2344863%8114.9%
23P. PagisCentre-forwardParis FC234996.4%8121.4%
24V. VanatCentre-forwardGirona244656.4%8189.2%
25I. SoumaréCentre-forwardRennes254739.6%816.6%
26O. ÓskarssonCentre-forwardReal Sociedad2127108.5%803%
27Sergio GómezCentre-forwardReal Sociedad252217.6%804.8%
28E. LepaulCentre-forwardRennes2684134.2%809.7%
29Carlos EspíCentre-forwardReal Madrid2136111.2%8013.7%
30Christian KofaneCentre-forwardBayer Leverkusen203023.4%8019%
31Etta EyongCentre-forwardLevante22351370.8%80±0%
32T. LemperleCentre-forward1899 Hoffenheim243915.9%7915.2%
33P. NebelCentre-forwardFSV Mainz 05233040.5%7913.1%
34G. OrbanCentre-forwardAmed2449213.4%7911.8%
35W. OsulaCentre-forwardNewcastle2323541.7%781.1%
36Ferran TorresCentre-forwardBarcelona265547.2%787.3%
37R. KönigsdörfferCentre-forwardFSV Mainz 05242745%7816.9%
38M. SatrianoCentre-forwardGetafe25317827.9%
39C. HarderCentre-forwardRB Leipzig212116.7%7817.5%
40E. FergusonCentre-forwardBrighton2117786.6%
41W. IsidorCentre-forwardSunderland252343.5%785.4%
42J. RoweCentre-forwardBologna232317.6%780.9%
43L. ColomboCentre-forwardGenoa24332.6%776.5%
44ChupeCentre-forwardMalaga2164383.3%7728.2%
45B. MbeumoCentre-forwardManchester United275034.6%7722.1%
46J. ÁlvarezCentre-forwardAtletico Madrid263939.9%7716.7%
47Luis HenriqueCentre-forwardInter241471.8%7615.2%
48D. PejčinovićCentre-forwardVfL Wolfsburg2134100.6%7623.1%
49M. CancellieriCentre-forwardLazio242576.4%763%
50Ansu FatiCentre-forwardMonaco2336766%