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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.

At a glance

P. Miller of New England Revolution is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 51.5, 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, B. Damiani of Philadelphia Union is the most valuable name in this group at 14.9.

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PlayerTeam
1P. MillerCentre-forwardNew England Revolution183431.7%5212.9%
2D. TurgemanCentre-forwardNew England Revolution2344412.9%4917.5%
3I. Toklomati GiornoCentre-forwardCharlotte22414.8%493.2%
4S. SolansCentre-forwardReal Salt Lake225148
5K. DenkeyCentre-forwardFC Cincinnati255722.3%474%
6B. DamianiCentre-forwardPhiladelphia Union24278%452.8%
7J. RuvalcabaCentre-forwardNew York Red Bulls253658%4411.9%
8L. MunteanuCentre-forwardDC United2429111.5%4333.9%
9Marcus CaldeiraCentre-forwardMinnesota United FC221743
10K. YeboahCentre-forwardMinnesota United FC265487.8%425%
11K. Mboma DemCentre-forwardFC Cincinnati24284225.7%
12E. AlladohCentre-forwardPhiladelphia Union211065.4%4210.9%
13Emilio Aristizábal ChavarriagaCentre-forwardToronto FC211551.3%4239.7%
14Jeong Sang-BinCentre-forwardSt. Louis City241541.7%4114.2%
15M. IloskiCentre-forwardPhiladelphia Union275538%4115.1%
16J. SargentCentre-forwardToronto FC263740.1%4032.4%
17S. BecherCentre-forwardSt. Louis City2747190.2%4026.1%
18A. IbrahimCentre-forwardHouston Dynamo241034.2%402.2%
19P. JuddCentre-forwardSan Jose Earthquakes2753137.7%4019.7%
20M. Haile-SelassieCentre-forwardChicago Fire2747157.9%3919%
21P. MusaCentre-forwardFC Dallas287727.4%398.7%
22Marco PasalicCentre-forwardOrlando City SC261274.3%399.6%
23G. BerterameCentre-forwardInter Miami27456.6%389.9%
24A. AlvaradoCentre-forwardSan Diego2368.6%38±0%
25D. MarczukCentre-forwardReal Salt Lake22638.4%384.1%
26M. OjedaCentre-forwardOrlando City SC274724.6%378.8%
27D. McGuireCentre-forwardHouston Dynamo250100%363.7%
28T. BariboCentre-forwardDC United28523.1%350.6%
29D. MihailovićCentre-forwardToronto FC272535.9%349.2%
30P. OwusuCentre-forwardCF Montreal297046.4%331.8%
31M. SuleymanovCentre-forwardSporting Kansas City261235%338%
32S. SurridgeCentre-forwardNashville SC285122.4%3311%
33B. WhiteCentre-forwardVancouver Whitecaps306337.6%3116.3%
34D. JoveljićCentre-forwardSeattle Sounders271378.7%3119.7%
35Rafael NavarroCentre-forwardSt. Louis City260100%3028.8%
36B. VázquezCentre-forwardAustin28669.8%295.6%
37M. IngvartsenCentre-forwardSan Diego3055616.9%2839%
38H. MukhtarCentre-forwardNashville SC31616.6%265.7%
39D. EtienneCentre-forwardToronto FC292391%267.4%
40João KlaussCentre-forwardLos Angeles Galaxy292048.8%2417.4%
41T. WernerCentre-forwardSan Jose Earthquakes30302420.8%
42M. UzuniCentre-forwardAustin313214.2%234.3%
43D. MusovskiCentre-forwardSeattle Sounders30882.7%2120.1%
44M. AlmirónCentre-forwardAtlanta United FC323424.8%2112%
45T. BarlowCentre-forwardFC Cincinnati3125195.2%2024.4%
46L. MorganCentre-forwardToronto FC3001916.9%
47A. LassiterCentre-forwardPortland Timbers3223234.8%1945.8%
48D. RíosCentre-forwardCF Montreal311519.9%1812%
49J. MorrisCentre-forwardSeattle Sounders321434.9%177.4%
50D. GazdagCentre-forwardNew England Revolution300100%1637.8%