Centre-forwards with the Best Potential in USL Championship 2026

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

Best goalkeepers in USL Championship Best defenders in USL Championship Best midfielders in USL Championship Best attackers in USL Championship Most in-form centre-forwards in USL Championship Top-scoring centre-forwards in USL Championship

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 C. Jennings has been the form player this season, grading 36.1.

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. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Serrano of Louisville City is the most valuable name in this group at 7.6.

Phoenix Rising · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

F. Valot+15.3SsN

Oakland Roots · 21/22→25/26

42 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	S. Ngoma Centre-forward	Birmingham Legion	21	587.5%	411.7%
2	R. Serrano Centre-forward	Louisville City	24	24	35
3	M. Myers Centre-forward	Charleston Battery	25	29	34
4	I. Paul Centre-forward	Monterey Bay	24	20	336.7%
5	T. Calheira Centre-forward	FC Tulsa	24	24±0%	334.9%
6	Jansen Wilson Centre-forward	Louisville City	25	15	32
7	W. Leggett Centre-forward	Charleston Battery	25	10	31
8	R. Avila Centre-forward	El Paso Locomotive	26	15	3114.4%
9	W. Cabrera Centre-forward	Charleston Battery	26	32	31
10	A. Dalou Centre-forward	FC Tulsa	26	10	30
11	R. Bidois Centre-forward	Loudoun United	24	11	30
12	J. LaCava Centre-forward	New Mexico United	25	8	30
13	R. Damus Centre-forward	Birmingham Legion	27	3024.2%	3013.4%
14	J. Servania Centre-forward	North Carolina	25	5	29
15	N. Fuson Centre-forward	Rhode Island	26	9	28
16	S. Stojanovic Centre-forward	FC Tulsa	25	6	28
17	Miguel Berry Centre-forward	Charleston Battery	29	651.7%	2723.4%
18	C. Jennings Centre-forward	Sacramento Republic	29	36	2618.6%
19	Q. Huerman Centre-forward	Colorado Springs	26	6	26
20	R. Cabral Centre-forward	FC Tulsa	27	14	2523.6%
21	Z. Ryan Centre-forward	Loudoun United	27	17	2527.8%
22	C. Parano Centre-forward	San Antonio	27	12	25
23	E. Kizza Centre-forward	Indy Eleven	27	10281.5%	2536.3%
24	J. Rodriguez Centre-forward	Las Vegas Lights	28	23	25
25	A. Dikwa Centre-forward	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	28	15	23
26	E. Conway Centre-forward	Tampa Bay Rowdies	28	15	23
27	E. Zubak Centre-forward	Orange County SC	28	14	2331.2%
28	P. Goodrum Centre-forward	Louisville City	29	25	22
29	M. Malango Centre-forward	Sacramento Republic	29	17	21
30	A. Williams Centre-forward	Hartford Athletic	29	12	2138.8%
31	L. Perez Centre-forward	Tampa Bay Rowdies	29	17	20
32	T. Preston Centre-forward	Birmingham Legion	28	4	20
33	D. Smith Centre-forward	Detroit City	30	25	20
34	P. Wilson Centre-forward	Oakland Roots	30	8107.7%	1921.8%
35	J. Tejada Centre-forward	Colorado Springs	29	5	18
36	A. Moreno Centre-forward	El Paso Locomotive	31	11	16
37	D. Formella Centre-forward	Phoenix Rising	31	10	16
38	R. Cicerone Centre-forward	Tampa Bay Rowdies	31	20	15
39	F. Valot Centre-forward	Oakland Roots	33	20318.8%	1439.9%
40	D. Badji Centre-forward	Phoenix Rising	34	521.1%	1215.6%
41	M. Arteaga Centre-forward	Tampa Bay Rowdies	32	0	11
42	E. Amoh Centre-forward	Loudoun United	34	16	8