Midfielders with the Best Potential in Super League 25/26

The highest-potential midfielders in Super League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Adriano of Wuhan Three Towns is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Super League, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.2, 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	Adriano Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	26	679.9%	4924%
2	K. Aziangbe Defensive midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	22	121266.7%	489.5%
3	Hu Hetao Full-back	Chengdu Better City	22	38	35
4	Jaume Grau Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	29	977.5%	3428.5%
5	Yang Haoyu Attacking midfielder	Shanghai Shenhua	20	13	33
6	Guilherme Madruga Defensive midfielder	Shandong Luneng	25	42	32
7	Xie Wenneng Defensive midfielder	Shandong Luneng	25	42	32
8	Darlan Defensive midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	28	256125%	3240.1%
9	He Longhai Full-back	Qingdao Youth Island	24	25	31
10	Huang Jiahui Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	25	25	31
11	D. Owusu-Sekyere Attacking midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	26	27	29
12	Yang Mingrui Attacking midfielder	Dalian Zhixing	19	5	29
13	E. Kartsev Central midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	26	36754.8%	2931.3%
14	K. Bevis Winger	Wuhan Three Towns	28	23	29
15	Rezende Central midfielder	Qingdao Youth Island	31	442.6%	2818.6%
16	Liao Jintao Central midfielder	Dalian Zhixing	26	25	28
17	Jin Yonghao Full-back	Qingdao Jonoon	23	13	28
18	Mao Weijie Attacking midfielder	Dalian Zhixing	21	8	28
19	A. Ademi Central midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	27	266.6%	2823.8%
20	Mateus Vital Defensive midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	28	53493.3%	2848.3%
21	Liu Xinxiang Attacking midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	27	23	28
22	Guga Central midfielder	Beijing Guoan	29	655.5%	2843.3%
23	Bruno Xadas Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	28	51148.3%	2747.2%
24	J. Mbekeli Attacking midfielder	Meizhou Kejia	27	295.2%	2743.4%
25	Chen Xuhuang Defensive midfielder	Changchun Yatai	23	13	27
26	Pedro Maranhão Central midfielder	Henan Jianye	27	38410.7%	2738.4%
27	Lu Yongtao Defensive midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	26	16	27
28	Leonardo Centre-forward	SHANGHAI SIPG	29	7081.4%	2650.1%
29	Xu Haoyang Defensive midfielder	Shanghai Shenhua	27	15	25
30	Nélson Luz Attacking midfielder	Qingdao Youth Island	28	24419.6%	2552.9%
31	Gao Tianyi Defensive midfielder	Shanghai Shenhua	28	41	24
32	Duan Liuyu Attacking midfielder	Yunnan Yukun	28	27	24
33	Yao Xuchen Central midfielder	Changchun Yatai	27	8	23
34	Zheng Haoqian Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	27	18	23
35	Lin Liangming Central midfielder	Beijing Guoan	29	38	22
36	L. Tufegdžić Attacking midfielder	Qingdao Jonoon	29	11	22
37	Matheus Jussa Defensive midfielder	Chengdu Better City	30	3384.4%	2257.1%
38	Dawhan Central midfielder	Beijing Guoan	30	4337.7%	2148.2%
39	Óscar Melendo Attacking midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	29	862.9%	2163.9%
40	Pedro Delgado Central midfielder	Dalian Zhixing	29	18	21
41	A. Léautey Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	30	2643.8%	1962.9%
42	Denny Wang Yi Full-back	Wuhan Three Towns	28	14	19
43	Chow Tim Central midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	32	47	19
44	Zhang Huachen Defensive midfielder	Dalian Zhixing	28	15	19
45	Nené Defensive midfielder	Yunnan Yukun	31	37349.4%	1817.6%
46	Zhang Yuan Central midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	29	10	18
47	Serginho Attacking midfielder	Beijing Guoan	31	35	17
48	Yang Mingyang Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	31	27	17
49	Cheng Jin Defensive midfielder	Hangzhou Greentown	31	28	17
50	A. Ioniță Attacking midfielder	Yunnan Yukun	31	23	17