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 110.8.

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	M. Palestra Central midfielder	Chelsea	21	421895.2%	8721.7%
4	Jon Gorrotxategi Defensive midfielder	Real Sociedad II	24	348.8%	866.8%
5	K. Thuram Central midfielder	Juventus	25	438.6%	844.5%
6	R. Bardghji Central midfielder	Barcelona	20	10	83110.2%
7	X. Simons Central midfielder	Tottenham	23	4418.3%	825.2%
8	I. Koné Central midfielder	Sassuolo	24	41487%	8225.6%
9	C. Baleba Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	22	1766%	8210.3%
10	P. Kalulu Central midfielder	AC Milan	26	45±0%	810.7%
11	J. Bahoya Attacking midfielder	Leeds	21	2542.5%	80±0%
12	Diego López Central midfielder	Valencia	24	3034.9%	7910.8%
13	A. Onana Defensive midfielder	Aston Villa	25	3131.9%	797.6%
14	Allan Attacking midfielder	Manchester City	22	38152.3%	7914.6%
15	B. Gruda Winger	Brighton	22	951.8%	794.4%
16	O. Vargas Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	21	3915.2%	7864.8%
17	D. Methalie Defensive midfielder	Sunderland	20	37	78
18	I. Chaira Central midfielder	Oviedo	25	4668.2%	7713.1%
19	Sydie Peck Attacking midfielder	Sheffield Utd	22	49±0%	771.7%
20	C. Baumgartner Attacking midfielder	RB Leipzig	27	69124.4%	763.4%
21	W. Bondo Central midfielder	AC Milan	23	14240.5%	765.5%
22	E. Martel Defensive midfielder	FSV Mainz 05	24	464.2%	769.7%
23	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	19	14	76
24	J. Castrop Central midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	23	379.9%	7511.2%
25	T. Baldanzi Central midfielder	AS Roma	23	15±0%	745.1%
26	Breno Central midfielder	Corinthians	21	3627%	745.6%
27	Pablo Marín Central midfielder	Real Sociedad	23	1333.5%	745.7%
28	Victor Hugo Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	22	45	7435.4%
29	Andre Attacking midfielder	Corinthians	19	34439.7%	7418.3%
30	S. Adingra Winger	Ajax	24	663.3%	739.4%
31	A. Engwanda Defensive midfielder	Utrecht	23	39139.6%	7310.1%
32	M. Ugarte Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	25	1460.7%	736.4%
33	I. Price Attacking midfielder	West Brom	22	48±0%	72±0%
34	S. Resink Attacking midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	23	34489.7%	7228%
35	S. Magassa Defensive midfielder	West Ham	22	197.9%	722.8%
36	Alejandro Rego Defensive midfielder	Athletic Club	23	24	72
37	G. Oristanio Central midfielder	Torino	23	970.8%	7212.7%
38	H. Amass Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	19	26541.5%	721.9%
39	Danilo Santos Attacking midfielder	Botafogo	25	58565.5%	7120.9%
40	A. Touré Central midfielder	Metz	20	20185.7%	7121%
41	Gabriel Bontempo Central midfielder	Santos	21	2938.9%	719.8%
42	Matheuzinho Central midfielder	Corinthians	26	446.3%	7114.6%
43	N. Villareal Attacking midfielder	Cruzeiro	21	24	71
44	Samuel Lino Attacking midfielder	Flamengo	26	58294.5%	7117.9%
45	D. Cissé Defensive midfielder	Rennes	22	1142.7%	71±0%
46	C. Jander Defensive midfielder	Southampton	23	390.5%	702%
47	Martinelli Central midfielder	Fluminense	24	358.3%	702%
48	T. Land Winger	PSV Eindhoven	20	31±0%	700.7%
49	A. Gómez Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	24	51208.5%	6916.2%
50	A. Bernabéi Central midfielder	Internacional	25	5577%	693.9%