Midfielders with the Best Potential

The highest-potential midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Y. Minteh of Brighton is the standout for raw talent across midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.5, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 89.1, and V. Qazaishvili leads the scoring with 27 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: V. Qazaishvili has improved his Season rating most, up +63.3 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Y. Minteh of Brighton is the most valuable name in this group at 111.9.

Barcelona · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

V. Qazaishvili+63.3SsN

Shandong Luneng · 23/24→25/26

Top scorer

V. Qazaishvili27goals

50 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Y. Minteh Central midfielder	Brighton	22	4429.8%	942.7%
2	R. Yamamoto Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	24	63387.6%	8975.1%
3	Rayan Central midfielder	Bournemouth	20	2650.1%	8814.8%
4	J. Bellingham Winger	Real Madrid	23	34±0%	88±0%
5	A. Wharton Central midfielder	Crystal Palace	22	46±0%	88±0%
6	D. Gómez Attacking midfielder	Brighton	23	47±0%	87±0%
7	I. Moriba Central midfielder	Celta Vigo	23	47±0%	87±0%
8	E. Le Fée Central midfielder	Sunderland	26	68±0%	86±0%
9	Pedri Central midfielder	Barcelona	23	34±0%	86±0%
10	Jon Gorrotxategi Defensive midfielder	Real Sociedad II	24	4726.4%	866.8%
11	K. Kouassi Central midfielder	Lorient	22	46±0%	851.7%
12	Javi Guerra Central midfielder	Valencia	23	33±0%	85±0%
13	E. Ampadu Defensive midfielder	Leeds	26	45±0%	847.3%
14	N. Williams Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	25	50±0%	84±0%
15	K. Thuram Central midfielder	Juventus	25	438.6%	844.5%
16	R. Bardghji Central midfielder	Barcelona	20	10	83110.2%
17	X. Simons Central midfielder	Tottenham	23	4418.3%	825.2%
18	I. Koné Central midfielder	Sassuolo	24	41487%	8225.6%
19	L. Camara Defensive midfielder	Monaco	22	49±0%	82±0%
20	P. Kalulu Central midfielder	AC Milan	26	45±0%	810.7%
21	G. Zechiël Attacking midfielder	Feyenoord	22	51±0%	80±0%
22	M. Guéhi Central midfielder	Manchester City	26	56±0%	802.4%
23	K. Sano Central midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	23	59±0%	801.7%
24	L. Agoumé Defensive midfielder	Sevilla	24	45±0%	80±0%
25	T. van Bergen Winger	Groningen	22	45±0%	80±0%
26	Diego López Central midfielder	Valencia	24	3034.9%	7910.8%
27	K. Danois Defensive midfielder	Auxerre	22	49±0%	79±0%
28	A. Onana Defensive midfielder	Aston Villa	25	3131.9%	797.6%
29	T. Mitchell Central midfielder	Crystal Palace	27	47±0%	798.8%
30	B. Gruda Winger	Brighton	22	951.8%	794.4%
31	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	41±0%	79±0%
32	O. Vargas Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	21	3915.2%	7864.8%
33	J. Chotard Central midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	25	48±0%	782.5%
34	André Central midfielder	Wolves	25	2337.8%	78±0%
35	A. Hadj-Moussa Winger	Feyenoord	24	56±0%	78±0%
36	M. Frendrup Defensive midfielder	Genoa	25	41±0%	77±0%
37	I. Chaira Central midfielder	Oviedo	25	4462%	7713.1%
38	L. Valente Attacking midfielder	Feyenoord	23	51±0%	771.7%
39	Mario Soriano Attacking midfielder	Deportivo La Coruna	24	55±0%	77±0%
40	B. Mbeumo Attacking midfielder	Manchester United	27	50±0%	77±0%
41	Sydie Peck Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	22	2450.9%	771.7%
42	M. Ellertsson Central midfielder	Genoa	24	29±0%	77±0%
43	J. Ekomié Central midfielder	Wrexham	23	2247%	771.7%
44	W. Bondo Central midfielder	AC Milan	23	14240.5%	765.5%
45	C. Baumgartner Attacking midfielder	RB Leipzig	27	69124.4%	763.4%
46	S. Tonali Central midfielder	Tottenham	26	29±0%	762%
47	Sergi Altimira Defensive midfielder	Sporting CP	25	27±0%	763.1%
48	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	19	14	76
49	J. Stansfield Central midfielder	Birmingham	23	2150.6%	76±0%
50	J. Trenskow Attacking midfielder	Heerenveen	25	59±0%	75±0%