Midfielders with the Best Potential in Bundesliga 25/26

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

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At a glance

K. Karetsas of Borussia Dortmund is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and M. Olise has been the form player this season, grading 88.8, and D. Undav leads the scoring with 19 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Yamamoto has improved his Season rating most, up +50 on last season, while Nathan De Cat's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +45.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Olise of Bayern München is the most valuable name in this group at 89.6.

Nathan De Cat+45.6RTG

1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

R. Yamamoto+50SsN

SC Freiburg · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	K. Karetsas Attacking midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	18	2722.9%	9457.4%
2	Nathan De Cat Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	18	4425.1%	9396%
3	M. Olise Winger	Bayern München	24	8917%	891.8%
4	R. Yamamoto Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	24	63387.6%	8975.1%
5	A. Nusa Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	21	3914.1%	884.4%
6	S. El Mala Winger	1. FC Köln	20	5646.9%	8676.3%
7	L. Avdullahu Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	22	30	85
8	L. Karl Winger	Bayern München	18	32	84
9	F. Rieder Defensive midfielder	FC Augsburg	24	51265.7%	8417.8%
10	W. Burger Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	25	5869.9%	8425.9%
11	T. Bischof Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	21	2373.9%	833.1%
12	R. Reitz Defensive midfielder	RB Leipzig	24	4713.7%	839.6%
13	D. Svensson Central midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	24	38174.1%	81102.7%
14	J. Leweling Attacking midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	25	53237.8%	818.4%
15	C. Uzun Winger	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	37112.1%	81±0%
16	A. Stiller Central midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	25	515.7%	814%
17	N. Seiwald Defensive midfielder	RB Leipzig	25	4382.8%	813.7%
18	B. El Khannouss Attacking midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	22	3212%	805.2%
19	E. Poku Winger	Bayer Leverkusen	22	3584.5%	8012.2%
20	F. Nmecha Central midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	25	408.7%	803.5%
21	A. Ouédraogo Attacking midfielder	RB Leipzig	20	23	8021.3%
22	J. Bahoya Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	2542.5%	80±0%
23	A. Pavlović Central midfielder	Bayern München	22	3053%	800.5%
24	K. Sano Defensive midfielder	FSV Mainz 05	25	4441.5%	797.1%
25	Y. Suzuki Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	24	3333.7%	7953.6%
26	I. Saibari Winger	Bayern München	25	6919%	793.3%
27	A. Vermeeren Defensive midfielder	RB Leipzig	21	1543.4%	783.6%
28	A. Kade Central midfielder	FC Augsburg	22	392876.9%	7825%
29	F. Chaïbi Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	23	35135.1%	782%
30	M. Tillman Central midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	24	4211.7%	772%
31	José María Andrés Baixauli Central midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	21	32	778.3%
32	C. Baumgartner Attacking midfielder	RB Leipzig	27	69124.4%	763.4%
33	C. Chukwuemeka Central midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	22	18302.3%	767.3%
34	E. Martel Defensive midfielder	FSV Mainz 05	24	464.2%	769.7%
35	H. Larsson Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	22	3325.3%	7613.6%
36	J. Musiala Winger	Bayern München	23	2058.4%	7612.1%
37	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	18	14	76
38	Y. Engelhardt Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	25	43118.5%	757.7%
39	A. Kemlein Central midfielder	Union Berlin	22	27120.8%	757.7%
40	P. Wimmer Attacking midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	25	264.8%	754%
41	H. Massengo Central midfielder	FC Augsburg	25	40291.1%	7511.9%
42	J. Castrop Central midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	23	379.9%	7511.2%
43	R. Onyedika Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	25	2211.2%	7531.9%
44	S. Mbangula Attacking midfielder	Werder Bremen	22	2016.6%	747%
45	E. Elmas Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	26	251.2%	742.8%
46	Arthur Central midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	23	25151%	733.4%
47	J. Njinmah Central midfielder	Werder Bremen	25	3481.1%	72±0%
48	N. Aséko Nkili Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	512104.3%	7293.8%
49	O. HÃ¸jlund Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	2046%	725.4%
50	M. Adeline Attacking midfielder	Hamburger SV	22	63233.9%	7221.7%