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Centre-forwards with the Best Potential in Major League Soccer 2026

The highest-potential centre-forwards in Major League Soccer in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

L. Foster of Houston Dynamo is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 74, and P. Musa has been the form player this season, grading 77.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Iloski has improved his Season rating most, up +48.3 on last season, while P. Miller's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +11.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Denkey of FC Cincinnati is the most valuable name in this group at 14.3.

Best talent
L. Foster74RTG
Houston Dynamo
In form
P. Musa77.1SsN
FC Dallas
Rising potential
P. Miller+11.9RTG
New England Revolution · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
M. Iloski+48.3SsN
Philadelphia Union · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
P. Musa18goals
FC Dallas
Most valuable
K. Denkey14.3val
FC Cincinnati
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PlayerTeam
1L. FosterCentre-forwardHouston Dynamo26198.5%7410%
2I. SadiqCentre-forwardColorado Rapids26969.9%5320.3%
3P. MillerCentre-forwardNew England Revolution183431.7%5212.9%
4D. TurgemanCentre-forwardNew England Revolution2244412.9%4917.5%
5I. Toklomati GiornoCentre-forwardCharlotte22414.8%493.2%
6S. SolansCentre-forwardReal Salt Lake225148
7K. DenkeyCentre-forwardFC Cincinnati255722.3%474%
8B. DamianiCentre-forwardPhiladelphia Union24278%452.8%
9J. RuvalcabaCentre-forwardNew York Red Bulls253658%4411.9%
10L. MunteanuCentre-forwardDC United2429111.5%4333.9%
11K. YeboahCentre-forwardMinnesota United FC265487.8%425%
12K. Mboma DemCentre-forwardFC Cincinnati24284225.7%
13E. AlladohCentre-forwardPhiladelphia Union211065.4%4210.9%
14Emilio Aristizábal ChavarriagaCentre-forwardToronto FC211551.3%4239.7%
15Jeong Sang-BinCentre-forwardSt. Louis City241541.7%4114.2%
16M. IloskiCentre-forwardPhiladelphia Union275538%4115.1%
17J. SargentCentre-forwardToronto FC263740.1%4032.4%
18S. BecherCentre-forwardSt. Louis City2747190.2%4026.1%
19P. JuddCentre-forwardSan Jose Earthquakes2753137.7%4019.7%
20P. MusaCentre-forwardFC Dallas287727.4%398.7%
21G. BerterameCentre-forwardInter Miami27456.6%389.9%
22M. OjedaCentre-forwardOrlando City SC274724.6%378.8%
23T. BariboCentre-forwardDC United28523.1%350.6%
24D. MihailovićCentre-forwardToronto FC272535.9%349.2%
25P. OwusuCentre-forwardCF Montreal297046.4%331.8%
26S. SurridgeCentre-forwardNashville SC285122.4%3311%
27M. SuleymanovCentre-forwardSporting Kansas City261235%338%
28B. WhiteCentre-forwardVancouver Whitecaps306337.6%3116.3%
29D. JoveljićCentre-forwardSeattle Sounders271378.7%3119.7%
30Rafael NavarroCentre-forwardSt. Louis City260100%3028.8%
31B. VázquezCentre-forwardAustin27669.8%2915.2%
32M. IngvartsenCentre-forwardSan Diego3055616.9%2839%
33H. MukhtarCentre-forwardNashville SC31616.6%265.7%
34D. EtienneCentre-forwardToronto FC292391%267.4%
35T. WernerCentre-forwardSan Jose Earthquakes30302420.8%
36M. UzuniCentre-forwardAustin313214.2%234.3%
37D. MusovskiCentre-forwardSeattle Sounders30882.7%2120.1%
38T. BarlowCentre-forwardFC Cincinnati3125195.2%2024.4%
39L. MorganCentre-forwardToronto FC290192%
40A. LassiterCentre-forwardPortland Timbers3123234.8%1920.9%
41Y. KuboCentre-forwardFC Cincinnati321462.5%1932.5%
42D. RíosCentre-forwardCF Montreal311519.9%1812%
43J. MorrisCentre-forwardSeattle Sounders311434.9%177.4%
44D. GazdagCentre-forwardNew England Revolution300100%1637.8%
45C. RamirezCentre-forwardAustin352861.3%1115.6%
46A. GriezmannCentre-forwardOrlando City SC352816.3%1152.6%
47F. PicaultCentre-forwardAtlanta United FC351861.6%1019.5%
48L. SuárezCentre-forwardInter Miami39499.3%108.9%
49M. UrrutiCentre-forwardNew England Revolution3513101%
50R. LewandowskiCentre-forwardChicago Fire382646.7%665.9%