Midfielders with the Best Potential in 2. Bundesliga 26/27

The highest-potential midfielders in 2. Bundesliga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

L. Curda of SC Paderborn 07 is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.7, and L. Petkov has been the form player this season, grading 59.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Petkov has improved his Season rating most, up +32.5 on last season, while S. El-Faouzi's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +26.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Petkov of SV Elversberg is the most valuable name in this group at 38.

FC Schalke 04 · 24/25→25/26

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L. Petkov+32.5SsN

SV Elversberg · 24/25→25/26

38 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	L. Curda Attacking midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	24	46104.9%	7220.3%
2	S. El-Faouzi Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	5369.8%	7257.5%
3	Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	19	35	71
4	L. Petkov Winger	SV Elversberg	25	60119.5%	715.9%
5	J. Dina Ebimbe Attacking midfielder	FC Schalke 04	25	22258.3%	702.9%
6	S. Castañeda Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	1930%	662.8%
7	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	49139.2%	6445.5%
8	A. Aouchiche Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	2444.8%	633.3%
9	M. Hansen Defensive midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	22	24140.6%	625.4%
10	Ruben Müller Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	16	62
11	K. WÃ¤tjen Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	23±0%	62±0%
12	Ł. Poręba Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	26	38231.9%	618%
13	F. Schmahl Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	2576.4%	611.3%
14	T. Zimmerschied Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	27	4244.3%	604.2%
15	J. Tolkin Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	3010.6%	5928.7%
16	S. Tanaka Defensive midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	3338%	57±0%
17	R. Schallenberg Defensive midfielder	FC Schalke 04	27	3431.4%	573.7%
18	L. Rosenboom Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	2447%	5620%
19	C. Metcalfe Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	26	12583.3%	567.9%
20	M. Papela Defensive midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	25	1910.6%	541.6%
21	Yoon Do-Yong Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	19	18291.5%	5313.1%
22	J. Çeka Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	26	24	514.1%
23	T. Abe Defensive midfielder	Holstein Kiel	22	26	46
24	F. Gerezgiher Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	26	21212.1%	4617.4%
25	Lukas Michelbrink Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	21	1712.9%	463.2%
26	S. Klaas Attacking midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	28	2675.3%	4610.1%
27	D. Ljubičić Attacking midfielder	FC Schalke 04	28	2343.7%	4526.3%
28	T. Baack Defensive midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	27	1726.1%	430.5%
29	R. Heußer Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	28	33167.2%	4312.5%
30	G. Christensen Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	21	16434.5%	429%
31	A. Condé Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	29	27127.7%	4211.3%
32	P. Müller Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	22	17137.1%	4129.1%
33	R. Obermair Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	30	4616%	4026.8%
34	L. Marseiler Central midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	29	2925%	4017.7%
35	R. Gosens Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	32	2926.1%	3825.5%
36	F. Porath Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	29	1365.6%	3736.2%
37	T. Müsel Attacking midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	27	2644.8%	359%
38	T. Gayret Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	28	2926.1%	3418.3%