Midfielders with the Best Potential in Super League

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

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At a glance

Hu Hetao of Chengdu Better City is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Super League, with a Field Insider Rating of 35.2, and V. Qazaishvili has been the form player this season, grading 78.8.

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. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Hu Hetao of Chengdu Better City is the most valuable name in this group at 5.6.

V. Qazaishvili78.8SsN

Shandong Luneng

Rising potential

Nené-3.8RTG

Yunnan Yukun · 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	Hu Hetao Full-back	Chengdu Better City	22	38	35
2	Yang Haoyu Attacking midfielder	Shanghai Shenhua	20	13	33
3	Guilherme Madruga Defensive midfielder	Shandong Luneng	25	421818.2%	3241.5%
4	Xie Wenneng Defensive midfielder	Shandong Luneng	25	42	32
5	He Longhai Full-back	Qingdao Youth Island	24	25	31
6	Huang Jiahui Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	25	25	31
7	Matheus Índio Defensive midfielder	Qingdao Youth Island	26	415814.3%	3040.7%
8	Yang Mingrui Attacking midfielder	Dalian Zhixing	19	5	29
9	E. Kartsev Central midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	26	36754.8%	2931.3%
10	D. Owusu-Sekyere Attacking midfielder	Hangzhou Greentown	26	27	29
11	Liao Jintao Central midfielder	Dalian Zhixing	26	25	28
12	Jin Yonghao Full-back	Qingdao Jonoon	23	13	28
13	Mao Weijie Attacking midfielder	Dalian Zhixing	21	8	28
14	Mateus Vital Defensive midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	28	53493.3%	2848.3%
15	Liu Xinxiang Attacking midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	26	23	28
16	Bruno Xadas Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	28	51148.3%	2747.2%
17	Y. Gurfinkel Full-back	Chengdu Better City	28	441733.3%	274.2%
18	J. Mbekeli Attacking midfielder	Meizhou Kejia	27	295.2%	2743.4%
19	Maiwulang Mijiti Central midfielder	Qingdao Jonoon	22	6	27
20	A. Ademi Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	27	266.6%	2628.9%
21	Chen Xuhuang Defensive midfielder	Meizhou Kejia	23	13	26
22	Leonardo Centre-forward	SHANGHAI SIPG	29	7081.4%	2650.1%
23	Lu Yongtao Defensive midfielder	Henan Jianye	26	16	25
24	Xu Haoyang Defensive midfielder	Shanghai Shenhua	27	15	25
25	Nélson Luz Attacking midfielder	Qingdao Youth Island	28	24419.6%	2552.9%
26	Gao Tianyi Defensive midfielder	Shanghai Shenhua	28	41	24
27	Duan Liuyu Attacking midfielder	Qingdao Youth Island	28	27	24
28	Yao Xuchen Central midfielder	Changchun Yatai	26	8	23
29	Zheng Haoqian Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	27	18	23
30	Lin Liangming Central midfielder	Beijing Guoan	29	38	22
31	Yan Dinghao Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	28	17	21
32	Dawhan Central midfielder	Beijing Guoan	30	4337.7%	2148.2%
33	Matheus Jussa Defensive midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	30	3384.4%	2158.3%
34	Óscar Melendo Attacking midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	28	862.9%	2163.9%
35	Pedro Delgado Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	29	18	19
36	Denny Wang Yi Full-back	Wuhan Three Towns	28	14	19
37	Zhang Huachen Defensive midfielder	Changchun Yatai	28	15	19
38	Nené Defensive midfielder	Yunnan Yukun	31	37349.4%	1817.6%
39	Chow Tim Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	32	47	18
40	Zhang Yuan Central midfielder	Beijing Guoan	29	10	18
41	Serginho Attacking midfielder	Beijing Guoan	31	35	17
42	Yang Mingyang Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	31	27	17
43	Cheng Jin Defensive midfielder	Hangzhou Greentown	31	28	17
44	A. Ioniță Attacking midfielder	Yunnan Yukun	31	23	17
45	Cristian Salvador Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	31	431031.6%	1748.2%
46	Feng Jin Defensive midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	32	33	17
47	Che Shiwei Central midfielder	Qingdao Jonoon	29	11	17
48	Chen Zhechao Full-back	Wuhan Three Towns	31	16	16
49	V. Qazaishvili Attacking midfielder	Shandong Luneng	33	79408.4%	1634.7%
50	Zhang Xiuwei Defensive midfielder	Qingdao Youth Island	30	16	15