Best midfielders

The highest-potential midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and V. Qazaishvili leads the scoring with 27 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: João Félix has improved his Season rating most, up +69.1 on last season, while E. Diouf's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +48.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Rogers of Aston Villa is the most valuable name in this group at 202.2.

West Ham · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

João Félix+69.1SsN

Al-Nassr · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

V. Qazaishvili27goals

50 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	9148.9%	100±0%
2	M. Rogers Attacking midfielder	Aston Villa	23	527%	1000.5%
3	D. Szoboszlai Attacking midfielder	Liverpool	25	437.4%	97±0%
4	N. O'Reilly Full-back	Manchester City	21	56432.1%	9717.9%
5	F. Wirtz Attacking midfielder	Liverpool	23	3546.2%	964%
6	N. Paz Attacking midfielder	Como	21	5935.9%	954.5%
7	N. Sadiki Defensive midfielder	Sunderland	21	344.8%	9545.6%
8	E. Anderson Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	23	629.3%	95±0%
9	P. Dorgu Attacking midfielder	Manchester United	21	3543.4%	9520.4%
10	Y. Minteh Attacking midfielder	Brighton	21	2719.3%	943.7%
11	R. Cherki Attacking midfielder	Manchester City	22	4617%	949%
12	J. Bellingham Central midfielder	Real Madrid	23	6018.9%	941.1%
13	A. Güler Attacking midfielder	Real Madrid	21	4397.7%	947.6%
14	R. Gravenberch Defensive midfielder	Liverpool	24	6022.1%	945.9%
15	J. Hinshelwood Attacking midfielder	Brighton	21	329.3%	944.7%
16	Alberto Moleiro Central midfielder	Villarreal	22	5334.5%	9410%
17	E. Fernández Attacking midfielder	Chelsea	25	5012%	944.1%
18	E. Diouf Full-back	West Ham	21	34146.3%	93110.2%
19	H. Diarra Attacking midfielder	Sunderland	22	2638.1%	935.6%
20	Lucas Emanoel Central midfielder	Fortaleza U20	20	38	93
21	A. Semenyo Attacking midfielder	Bournemouth	26	6624.6%	913.7%
22	D. Ouattara Attacking midfielder	Brentford	24	4110.4%	913.2%
23	A. Scott Defensive midfielder	Bournemouth	22	47361.4%	9118.6%
24	Fermín Attacking midfielder	Barcelona	23	5075.2%	916.4%
25	Y. Ayari Central midfielder	Brighton	22	4223.4%	915.9%
26	K. Schade Attacking midfielder	Brentford	24	45±0%	912.1%
27	Senny Mayulu Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	60323.2%	9112.4%
28	A. Wharton Defensive midfielder	Crystal Palace	22	51134.9%	908.9%
29	J. Manzambi Defensive midfielder	SC Freiburg	20	55485.1%	9017%
30	M. Olise Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	24	8920.6%	901.1%
31	Pedri Defensive midfielder	Barcelona	23	5915.9%	908.4%
32	Mateus Fernandes Attacking midfielder	West Ham	22	2944.8%	890.6%
33	K. Mainoo Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	21	2959.1%	899.7%
34	C. Palmer Attacking midfielder	Chelsea	24	4928%	8911.5%
35	Y. Yarmolyuk Defensive midfielder	Brentford	22	42128.4%	899.8%
36	D. Gómez Attacking midfielder	Brighton	23	2949.7%	8988.3%
37	M. Caicedo Defensive midfielder	Chelsea	24	6118.5%	887.9%
38	L. da Cunha Defensive midfielder	Como	25	5138%	8810.8%
39	L. Miley Full-back	Newcastle	20	21172.4%	889.2%
40	M. Perrone Defensive midfielder	Como	23	4674.1%	889.2%
41	M. Sangaré Defensive midfielder	Lens	24	62825.4%	8870.6%
42	L. Camara Defensive midfielder	Monaco	22	64107.4%	884.5%
43	G. Simeone Winger	Atletico Madrid	23	3639.4%	882.5%
44	I. Moriba Defensive midfielder	Celta Vigo	23	4854.2%	884.8%
45	Renato Veiga Centre-back	Villarreal	22	2871.4%	8715.8%
46	L. Díaz Central midfielder	Envigado	22	38	87
47	K. Kouassi Defensive midfielder	Lorient	21	4592.7%	8739.7%
48	A. Ouédraogo Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	20	42	8731.6%
49	M. Koné Defensive midfielder	AS Roma	25	4638.6%	875.7%
50	Marc Bernal Defensive midfielder	Barcelona	19	23788.5%	8715.7%