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

J. Hall of New York Red Bulls is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.7, and P. Musa has been the form player this season, grading 73.1, and A. Martínez leads the scoring with 19 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. Judd has improved his Season rating most, up +60.6 on last season, while P. Miller's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.6 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 14.8.

New England Revolution · 24/25→25/26

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San Jose Earthquakes · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	J. Hall Centre-forward	New York Red Bulls	18	561066.7%	5637.9%
2	P. Miller Centre-forward	New England Revolution	18	3119.3%	497.9%
3	S. Solans Centre-forward	Real Salt Lake	22	55	49
4	D. Turgeman Centre-forward	New England Revolution	22	40372.9%	4917.5%
5	I. Toklomati Giorno Centre-forward	Charlotte	22	384.8%	482.1%
6	K. Denkey Centre-forward	FC Cincinnati	25	6336.4%	474.7%
7	K. Kelsy Centre-forward	Portland Timbers	22	54126.8%	468.2%
8	Rafael Navarro Centre-forward	Colorado Rapids	26	5826%	4610.3%
9	B. Damiani Centre-forward	Philadelphia Union	24	2611.8%	464.6%
10	J. Ruvalcaba Centre-forward	New York Red Bulls	25	4181.9%	4411.9%
11	L. Munteanu Centre-forward	DC United	24	36161.9%	4333.5%
12	K. Mboma Dem Centre-forward	FC Cincinnati	24	26	4327.5%
13	E. Alladoh Centre-forward	Philadelphia Union	20	1356.8%	4311.8%
14	K. Yeboah Centre-forward	Minnesota United FC	26	4659.2%	425%
15	P. Judd Centre-forward	San Jose Earthquakes	27	66193.7%	4124.2%
16	Jeong Sang-Bin Centre-forward	St. Louis City	24	1973.1%	4114%
17	M. Iloski Centre-forward	Philadelphia Union	27	5539%	4115.1%
18	D. Gjengaar Centre-forward	New York Red Bulls	22	1033.3%	401.9%
19	S. Becher Centre-forward	St. Louis City	27	40144.2%	4026.4%
20	M. Ojeda Centre-forward	Orlando City SC	27	652.9%	395.1%
21	A. Martínez Centre-forward	New York City FC	27	5927.7%	3912.8%
22	G. Berterame Centre-forward	Inter Miami	27	5836.6%	389.9%
23	D. Joveljić Centre-forward	Sporting Kansas City	27	4721.2%	380.5%
24	O. De Rosario Centre-forward	Seattle Sounders	25	3±0%	385.3%
25	J. Sargent Centre-forward	Toronto FC	26	263.4%	3737.9%
26	P. Musa Centre-forward	FC Dallas	28	7320.8%	373.6%
27	T. Baribo Centre-forward	DC United	28	6323.6%	352.6%
28	M. Suleymanov Centre-forward	Sporting Kansas City	26	1330%	353.9%
29	S. Surridge Centre-forward	Nashville SC	28	671.8%	3311%
30	P. Owusu Centre-forward	CF Montreal	29	7352.5%	331.2%
31	D. Mihailović Centre-forward	Toronto FC	27	39±0%	3311.9%
32	B. White Centre-forward	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	6236.5%	3220.1%
33	M. Ingvartsen Centre-forward	San Diego	30	63719.5%	2942.5%
34	D. Etienne Centre-forward	Toronto FC	29	1413.9%	268.2%
35	H. Mukhtar Centre-forward	Nashville SC	31	4620%	259.7%
36	T. Werner Centre-forward	San Jose Earthquakes	30	49	2419.8%
37	M. Uzuni Centre-forward	Austin	31	3939.9%	241.3%
38	D. Gazdag Centre-forward	Columbus Crew	30	1836.9%	2213.5%
39	D. Musovski Centre-forward	Seattle Sounders	30	979.9%	2215.1%
40	T. Barlow Centre-forward	FC Cincinnati	31	26212%	2025.6%
41	D. Ríos Centre-forward	CF Montreal	31	19±0%	1813.5%
42	A. Lassiter Centre-forward	Portland Timbers	31	7±0%	1811.4%
43	C. Ramirez Centre-forward	Austin	35	3074.6%	1220.8%
44	F. Picault Centre-forward	Atlanta United FC	35	11±0%	1013.8%
45	L. Suárez Centre-forward	Inter Miami	39	461.1%	919.6%