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Centre-forwards with the Best Potential in USL Championship 2026

The highest-potential centre-forwards in USL Championship in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Ngoma of Birmingham Legion is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in USL Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 41, and W. Cabrera has been the form player this season, grading 32.4.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Valot has improved his Season rating most, up +15.3 on last season, while A. Larsson's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Calheira of FC Tulsa is the most valuable name in this group at 7.7.

Best talent
S. Ngoma41RTG
Birmingham Legion
In form
W. Cabrera32.4SsN
El Paso Locomotive
Rising potential
A. Larsson+3.1RTG
Monterey Bay · 23/24→25/26
Most improved
F. Valot+15.3SsN
Oakland Roots · 21/22→25/26
Top scorer
W. Cabrera10goals
El Paso Locomotive
Most valuable
T. Calheira7.7val
FC Tulsa
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PlayerTeam
1S. NgomaCentre-forwardBirmingham Legion21587.5%411.7%
2R. SerranoCentre-forwardLouisville City242435
3M. MyersCentre-forwardCharleston Battery252934
4I. PaulCentre-forwardMonterey Bay2420336.7%
5T. CalheiraCentre-forwardFC Tulsa2424±0%334.9%
6Jansen WilsonCentre-forwardLouisville City251532
7W. LeggettCentre-forwardCharleston Battery251031
8R. AvilaCentre-forwardEl Paso Locomotive25153114.4%
9W. CabreraCentre-forwardEl Paso Locomotive263231
10A. DalouCentre-forwardFC Tulsa261030
11R. BidoisCentre-forwardLoudoun United241130
12J. LaCavaCentre-forwardSan Antonio25830
13R. DamusCentre-forwardBirmingham Legion263024.2%3013.4%
14J. ServaniaCentre-forwardNorth Carolina25529
15N. FusonCentre-forwardRhode Island26928
16S. StojanovicCentre-forwardFC Tulsa25628
17A. LarssonCentre-forwardMonterey Bay2677.5%2713%
18Q. HuermanCentre-forwardColorado Springs26626
19R. CabralCentre-forwardPhoenix Rising27142523.6%
20Z. RyanCentre-forwardLoudoun United27172527.8%
21C. ParanoCentre-forwardSacramento Republic271225
22E. KizzaCentre-forwardIndy Eleven2710281.5%2536.3%
23J. RodriguezCentre-forwardLas Vegas Lights282325
24A. DikwaCentre-forwardRhode Island281523
25E. ConwayCentre-forwardNorth Carolina281523
26E. ZubakCentre-forwardOrange County SC28142331.2%
27J. SinisterraCentre-forwardOakland Roots2812329.6%2246.8%
28P. GoodrumCentre-forwardLouisville City292522
29M. MalangoCentre-forwardSacramento Republic291721
30A. WilliamsCentre-forwardPittsburgh Riverhounds29122138.8%
31L. PerezCentre-forwardNorth Carolina291720
32T. PrestonCentre-forwardBirmingham Legion28420
33D. SmithCentre-forwardDetroit City302520
34P. WilsonCentre-forwardOakland Roots298107.7%1921.8%
35J. TejadaCentre-forwardColorado Springs29518
36A. MorenoCentre-forwardEl Paso Locomotive301116
37D. FormellaCentre-forwardPhoenix Rising301016
38R. CiceroneCentre-forwardSacramento Republic312015
39J. HerreraCentre-forwardSacramento Republic311915
40F. ValotCentre-forwardOakland Roots3320318.8%1439.9%
41M. ArteagaCentre-forwardTampa Bay Rowdies32011
42E. AmohCentre-forwardIndy Eleven34168