Best centre-forwards in 2. Bundesliga

The highest-potential centre-forwards in 2. Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

M. Zoma of 1. FC Nürnberg is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 69.9, and N. Futkeu has been the form player this season, grading 72.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: C. Itten has improved his Season rating most, up +49.8 on last season, while M. Żukowski's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +29.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Futkeu of SpVgg Greuther Fürth is the most valuable name in this group at 43.4.

1. FC Magdeburg · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

C. Itten+49.8SsN

Fortuna Düsseldorf · 21/22→25/26

39 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	M. Zoma Centre-forward	1. FC Nürnberg	22	57	70
2	N. Futkeu Centre-forward	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	23	7266.7%	683.3%
3	M. Żukowski Centre-forward	1. FC Magdeburg	24	65266.9%	6580.6%
4	Louey Ben Farhat Centre-forward	Karlsruher SC	19	28168.9%	659.3%
5	P. Harres Centre-forward	Holstein Kiel	24	4428.5%	6413%
6	S. Marino Centre-forward	SC Paderborn 07	22	25235.6%	6362.3%
7	Ruben Müller Centre-forward	SC Paderborn 07	20	8	61
8	M. Sylla Centre-forward	FC Schalke 04	26	3436.4%	606%
9	E. Yardımcı Centre-forward	Eintracht Braunschweig	24	25	594.2%
10	O. Batista Meier Centre-forward	Preußen Münster	25	359%	595.4%
11	C. Marshall Centre-forward	VfL Bochum	21	1163%	5914.2%
12	S. Fukuda Centre-forward	Karlsruher SC	22	19569%	5819.3%
13	P. Scobel Centre-forward	1. FC Nürnberg	21	9	58
14	R. Šimić Centre-forward	Karlsruher SC	22	15	5821.8%
15	I. Lidberg Centre-forward	SV Darmstadt 98	27	6310.5%	5710.3%
16	W. Taïbi Centre-forward	Hannover 96	24	1669.4%	5714.5%
17	F. Alidou Centre-forward	1. FC Kaiserslautern	25	14351.6%	554.4%
18	C. Rasmussen Centre-forward	Fortuna Düsseldorf	23	19365%	5513.3%
19	O. Vilhelmsson Centre-forward	Preußen Münster	22	95.3%	537%
20	S. Tigges Centre-forward	SC Paderborn 07	27	29	5212.2%
21	S. Telalović Centre-forward	Arminia Bielefeld	26	1465.1%	5019.6%
22	B. Källman Centre-forward	Hannover 96	28	5011.9%	5025.4%
23	L. Schuler Centre-forward	Hertha BSC	27	3295.1%	4911.1%
24	C. Itten Centre-forward	Fortuna Düsseldorf	29	59529.8%	4430.4%
25	C. Daferner Centre-forward	Dynamo Dresden	28	2844.8%	423.2%
26	R. Uldriķis Centre-forward	Arminia Bielefeld	28	21400%	4033.8%
27	E. Amenyido Centre-forward	Preußen Münster	28	22185.9%	3916.3%
28	M. Berisha Centre-forward	1. FC Kaiserslautern	28	11	3924%
29	D. Kownacki Centre-forward	Hertha BSC	29	2357.6%	3734%
30	D. Hanslik Centre-forward	1. FC Kaiserslautern	29	2256.6%	3731.1%
31	N. Sarenren Bazee Centre-forward	Arminia Bielefeld	29	2112%	352.7%
32	S. Grønning Centre-forward	Hertha BSC	29	1248.2%	343.6%
33	I. Prtajin Centre-forward	1. FC Kaiserslautern	30	35	3319%
34	V. Vermeij Centre-forward	Dynamo Dresden	31	41498.6%	315.5%
35	P. Hofmann Centre-forward	VfL Bochum	33	56133.8%	2730.7%
36	L. Schnellbacher Centre-forward	SV Elversberg	32	1826.5%	2235%
37	F. Schleusener Centre-forward	Karlsruher SC	34	4864.1%	2126.5%
38	A. Grimaldi Centre-forward	1. FC Nürnberg	35	1263.4%	1425.3%
39	S. Michel Centre-forward	SC Paderborn 07	36	1438.6%	1420.5%