Midfielders with the Best Potential in A-League

The highest-potential midfielders in A-League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

W. Dobson of Newcastle Jets is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in A-League, with a Field Insider Rating of 23.6, and D. Genreau has been the form player this season, grading 47.6, and E. Adams leads the scoring with 10 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Genreau has improved his Season rating most, up +45 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Badolato of Newcastle Jets is the most valuable name in this group at 1.3.

Auckland · 24/25→25/26

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D. Genreau+45SsN

Melbourne Victory · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	W. Dobson Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	18	24	24
2	A. Badolato Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	21	38	23
3	E. Alagich Defensive midfielder	Adelaide United	22	46	23
4	J. Yull Attacking midfielder	Adelaide United	21	29	23
5	E. Adams Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	24	43	22
6	Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler Defensive midfielder	Sydney	21	315116.7%	2249.2%
7	L. Bayliss Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	24	26	22
8	Y. Dukuly Attacking midfielder	Adelaide United	23	28	22
9	Samuel Klein Attacking midfielder	Brisbane Roar	22	19	21
10	J. Valadon Defensive midfielder	Melbourne Victory	23	28	21
11	X. Bertoncello Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	20	23	21
12	D. Bosnjak Attacking midfielder	Macarthur	19	17	20
13	B. Brandtman Attacking midfielder	Central Coast Mariners	21	22	20
14	K. Jelacic Attacking midfielder	Melbourne Victory	24	231638.5%	2040.7%
15	J. Barnett Full-back	Adelaide United	25	17	20
16	L. Đuzel Central midfielder	Adelaide United	24	20	20
17	Giovanni De Abreu Central midfielder	Perth Glory	18	22	20
18	W. Kamijo Defensive midfielder	Sydney	19	13	19
19	K. Grozos Centre-back	Newcastle Jets	25	17	19
20	Clarismario Rodrigues Attacking midfielder	Melbourne Victory	25	22	19
21	Z. Schreiber Defensive midfielder	Melbourne City	21	20	19
22	L. D'Arrigo Defensive midfielder	Melbourne Victory	24	23628.1%	1941.4%
23	R. Youlley Defensive midfielder	Sydney	21	112525%	1959.8%
24	Dylan Scicluna Defensive midfielder	Western Sydney Wanderers	22	27	19
25	H. Eames Defensive midfielder	Central Coast Mariners	18	19	19
26	E. Durakovic Attacking midfielder	Melbourne City	21	7	19
27	S. Ngor Attacking midfielder	Central Coast Mariners	25	26	19
28	N. Maieroni Defensive midfielder	Brisbane Roar	20	16	18
29	A. Thurgate Attacking midfielder	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	19	18
30	A. McCalmont Attacking midfielder	Central Coast Mariners	26	2558.2%	1856%
31	T. Ostler Central midfielder	Perth Glory	24	23	18
32	C. Donnell Defensive midfielder	Central Coast Mariners	22	17	18
33	R. Najjarine Central midfielder	Wellington Phoenix	26	28	18
34	L. Verstraete Central midfielder	Auckland	27	4319.6%	1860.9%
35	D. Genreau Defensive midfielder	Melbourne Victory	27	481730.8%	1870.3%
36	H. Steele Defensive midfielder	Central Coast Mariners	23	9	18
37	W. Freney Central midfielder	Perth Glory	19	8	17
38	A. Toure Attacking midfielder	Sydney	26	22	1762.5%
39	K. Trewin Defensive midfielder	Melbourne City	25	10	17
40	G. Vrakas Attacking midfielder	Brisbane Roar	25	10	1750%
41	N. Pennington Central midfielder	Perth Glory	27	38	16
42	H. Hore Attacking midfielder	Brisbane Roar	26	69.6%	1564.1%
43	B. Kraev Attacking midfielder	Western Sydney Wanderers	29	27274.6%	1375.3%
44	L. Rose Centre-back	Macarthur	29	22	13
45	J. Brimmer Central midfielder	Auckland	28	6	12
46	A. Rufer Central midfielder	Wellington Phoenix	30	36	12
47	M. Burgess Defensive midfielder	Newcastle Jets	31	30	12
48	A. Kuen Attacking midfielder	Melbourne City	31	21106.9%	1157.6%
49	S. Ugarković Defensive midfielder	Western Sydney Wanderers	31	15	9
50	C. Howieson Central midfielder	Auckland	31	14	9