Players with the Best Potential in 2. Bundesliga 26/27

The highest-potential players in 2. Bundesliga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in 2. Bundesliga Best defenders in 2. Bundesliga Best midfielders in 2. Bundesliga Best attackers in 2. Bundesliga Most in-form players in 2. Bundesliga Top-scoring players in 2. Bundesliga

At a glance

R. Jansson of FC St. Pauli is the standout for raw talent across players in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 81.4, and N. Futkeu has been the form player this season, grading 78.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Karius has improved his Season rating most, up +48.6 on last season, while R. Jansson's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +50.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Futkeu of SV Elversberg is the most valuable name in this group at 43.4.

FC St. Pauli · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

L. Karius+48.6SsN

FC Schalke 04 · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	R. Jansson Full-back	FC St. Pauli	22	17281.8%	81208.3%
2	L. Curda Attacking midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	24	46104.9%	7220.3%
3	S. El-Faouzi Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	5369.8%	7257.5%
4	Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	19	35	71
5	L. Petkov Winger	SV Elversberg	25	60119.5%	715.9%
6	J. Dina Ebimbe Attacking midfielder	FC Schalke 04	25	22258.3%	702.9%
7	N. Noll Goalkeeper	SC Paderborn 07	23	28669.4%	699.1%
8	M. Ayhan Centre-back	FC Schalke 04	19	41	69
9	N. Futkeu Centre-forward	SV Elversberg	23	7982.2%	683.3%
10	T. Scheller Centre-back	SC Paderborn 07	24	3521.1%	66±0%
11	S. Castañeda Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	1930%	662.8%
12	Vitalie Becker Centre-back	FC Schalke 04	21	36	66
13	L. Günther Full-back	SV Elversberg	23	2258.3%	658.7%
14	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	49139.2%	6445.5%
15	N. Kristof Goalkeeper	SV Elversberg	26	2839.1%	639%
16	D. Mokwa Centre-forward	SV Elversberg	22	22	631.9%
17	A. Aouchiche Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	2444.8%	633.3%
18	M. Hansen Defensive midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	22	24140.6%	625.4%
19	S. Marino Winger	SC Paderborn 07	22	25235.6%	6260.7%
20	Ruben Müller Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	16	62
21	F. Keidel Full-back	SV Elversberg	23	196.1%	6245.3%
22	K. WÃ¤tjen Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	23±0%	62±0%
23	Ł. Poręba Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	26	38231.9%	618%
24	J. ter Horst Full-back	SC Paderborn 07	24	3217.4%	61±0%
25	F. Schmahl Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	2576.4%	611.3%
26	H. Chakroun Winger	Hannover 96	21	1257.1%	6050.6%
27	M. Sylla Centre-forward	FC Schalke 04	26	3436.4%	606%
28	T. Zimmerschied Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	27	4244.3%	604.2%
29	L. Pinckert Centre-back	SV Elversberg	26	3341.1%	5912%
30	O. Batista Meier Winger	SC Paderborn 07	25	359%	595%
31	J. Tolkin Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	3010.6%	5928.7%
32	K. Schmidt Centre-back	Dynamo Dresden	24	12228.6%	5866.9%
33	S. Fukuda Centre-forward	Karlsruher SC	22	19	58
34	R. Šimić Centre-forward	1. FC Magdeburg	22	14	5821.8%
35	S. Prufrock Goalkeeper	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	20	6	58
36	Jonah Benedict Sticker Centre-back	SC Paderborn 07	22	1427.3%	5729.7%
37	M. Krattenmacher Winger	SV Elversberg	21	684.1%	5713.8%
38	S. Tanaka Defensive midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	3338%	57±0%
39	R. Schallenberg Defensive midfielder	FC Schalke 04	27	3431.4%	573.7%
40	L. Rosenboom Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	2447%	5620%
41	C. Metcalfe Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	26	12583.3%	567.9%
42	L. Sirch Full-back	SV Elversberg	27	3733%	5515.6%
43	A. Gantenbein Full-back	FC Schalke 04	25	2190%	551.1%
44	F. Hagmann Centre-back	Arminia Bielefeld	22	843.1%	5429.7%
45	M. Papela Defensive midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	25	1910.6%	541.6%
46	M. Maglica Centre-back	SV Darmstadt 98	27	37±0%	54±0%
47	Yoon Do-Yong Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	19	18291.5%	5313.1%
48	Niko Takahashi Cendagorta Centre-back	Holstein Kiel	21	1319.3%	537.8%
49	N. Bätzner Centre-forward	SC Paderborn 07	26	1329.3%	5223.1%
50	H. Kuruçay Centre-back	FC Schalke 04	28	52206.4%	5110.6%