Best centre-forwards in Italy tier 1

The highest-potential centre-forwards in Italy tier 1, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

R. Højlund of Napoli is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in Italy tier 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 92.9, and D. Malen has been the form player this season, grading 76.8, and Lautaro Martínez leads the scoring with 17 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Malen has improved his Season rating most, up +64.8 on last season, while K. Bowie's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +29.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Højlund of Napoli is the most valuable name in this group at 159.8.

Hellas Verona · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

D. Malen+64.8SsN

AS Roma · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Lautaro Martínez17goals

48 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	R. Højlund Centre-forward	Napoli	23	59198.5%	9310.9%
2	F. Esposito Centre-forward	Inter	21	3243.9%	8612.5%
3	S. Castro Centre-forward	Bologna	21	3415.4%	852.5%
4	S. Esposito Centre-forward	Cagliari	24	4023.2%	834.8%
5	E. Ferguson Centre-forward	AS Roma	21	29530.4%	835.4%
6	A. Bonny Centre-forward	Inter	22	2821.2%	823.4%
7	G. Orban Centre-forward	Hellas Verona	24	44186.2%	7911.8%
8	T. Kyvag Centre-forward	AC Milan W	21	19	78
9	K. Bowie Centre-forward	Hellas Verona	23	33103.8%	7861%
10	J. Rowe Centre-forward	Bologna	23	207%	780.9%
11	L. Colombo Centre-forward	Genoa	24	302.3%	776.5%
12	T. Douvikas Centre-forward	Como	26	49271.2%	772.8%
13	D. Malen Centre-forward	AS Roma	27	77540%	7511.4%
14	N. Krstović Centre-forward	Atalanta	26	4319.2%	7311.6%
15	F. Camarda Centre-forward	Lecce	18	9	724.9%
16	D. Vlahović Centre-forward	Juventus	26	445.6%	7213.1%
17	R. Piccoli Centre-forward	Fiorentina	25	2151.1%	7215.1%
18	H. Meister Centre-forward	Pisa	22	1160.6%	7260.3%
19	D. Maldini Centre-forward	Lazio	24	1346.6%	712.5%
20	J. David Centre-forward	Juventus	26	3253.2%	7118.5%
21	S. Giménez Centre-forward	AC Milan	25	866.1%	714.6%
22	Rafael Leão Centre-forward	AC Milan	27	482.8%	7012.9%
23	T. Dallinga Centre-forward	Bologna	25	1512.8%	706.1%
24	C. Pulišić Centre-forward	AC Milan	27	4422.5%	6819.7%
25	A. Pinamonti Centre-forward	Sassuolo	27	432.1%	6715.5%
26	Lautaro Martínez Centre-forward	Inter	28	7245.5%	6714%
27	G. Borrelli Centre-forward	Cagliari	26	284.1%	664.4%
28	M. Thuram Centre-forward	Inter	28	6214.3%	6617.4%
29	K. Davis Centre-forward	Udinese	28	55360.5%	643.9%
30	G. Scamacca Centre-forward	Atalanta	27	40	644.8%
31	J. Odgaard Centre-forward	Bologna	27	2412.2%	6119.4%
32	T. Noslin Centre-forward	Lazio	27	2050.4%	5916.5%
33	F. Stojilković Centre-forward	Pisa	26	0	5925.8%
34	C. Nkunku Centre-forward	AC Milan	28	3187.3%	5719.6%
35	M. Payero Centre-forward	Cremonese	27	855.6%	5715.9%
36	F. Bonazzoli Centre-forward	Cremonese	29	42146.2%	529.9%
37	W. Cheddira Centre-forward	Lecce	28	18145.3%	5018.6%
38	M'Bala Nzola Centre-forward	Pisa	29	2315.8%	4720.4%
39	B. Dia Centre-forward	Lazio	29	1367.6%	4632%
40	G. Simeone Centre-forward	Torino	31	45574.2%	431.6%
41	A. Buksa Centre-forward	Udinese	30	1561%	3914.9%
42	A. Sanabria Centre-forward	Cremonese	30	1019.7%	3531.1%
43	S. Moreo Centre-forward	Pisa	33	317.9%	2816.8%
44	C. Ekuban Centre-forward	Genoa	32	1979.4%	2722.3%
45	N. Füllkrug Centre-forward	AC Milan	33	943.7%	2233.2%
46	Álvaro Morata Centre-forward	Como	33	670.3%	2136.5%
47	J. Vardy Centre-forward	Cremonese	39	3817.1%	2017.6%
48	D. Zapata Centre-forward	Torino	35	1757.9%	193.3%