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Midfielders with the Best Potential in Bundesliga 26/27

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

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At a glance

R. Yamamoto of SC Freiburg is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 88.6, and C. Baumgartner has been the form player this season, grading 69.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Yamamoto has improved his Season rating most, up +50 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Baumgartner of RB Leipzig is the most valuable name in this group at 68.8.

Best talent
R. Yamamoto88.6RTG
SC Freiburg
In form
C. Baumgartner69.1SsN
RB Leipzig
Rising potential
R. Yamamoto+38RTG
SC Freiburg · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
R. Yamamoto+50SsN
SC Freiburg · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
C. Baumgartner13goals
RB Leipzig
Most valuable
C. Baumgartner68.8val
RB Leipzig
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PlayerTeam
1R. YamamotoCentral midfielderSC Freiburg2463387.6%8975.1%
2C. BaumgartnerAttacking midfielderRB Leipzig2769124.4%763.4%
3E. MartelDefensive midfielderFSV Mainz 0524464.2%769.7%
4M. CulbreathDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen191476
5J. CastropCentral midfielderBorussia Mönchengladbach23379.9%7511.2%
6N. NarteyAttacking midfielderVfB Stuttgart2625690.6%6792.5%
7Cajetan Benjamin LenzCentral midfielder1899 Hoffenheim203564
8E. LeopoldCentral midfielderBorussia Mönchengladbach26569.1%644.8%
9Ruben MüllerCentral midfielderSC Paderborn 07211662
10P. OsterhageCentral midfielderSC Freiburg261834.1%6220.9%
11K. EichhornDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen171960
12M. MuheimCentral midfielderHamburger SV284111.2%597.4%
13K. SusoCentral midfielderFC Augsburg21202800%5647%
14J. StageAttacking midfielderWerder Bremen29488.1%5324.2%
15T. BreithauptDefensive midfielderFC Augsburg241797.7%527.4%
16A. KarazorCentral midfielderVfB Stuttgart292353.6%4828.9%
17F. MuslijaCentral midfielderSC Freiburg28462762.5%4714.6%
18S. KlaasAttacking midfielderSC Paderborn 07282675.3%4610.1%
19L. EngelnsDefensive midfielder1899 Hoffenheim1915240%4423.9%
20F. NeuhausCentral midfielderBorussia Mönchengladbach291251.9%4119.3%
21K. ImeriAttacking midfielderUnion Berlin263141
22Florian MichelerCentral midfielder1899 Hoffenheim21104036.2%
23S. GnabryAttacking midfielderBayern München314110.9%3824.9%
24F. PorathCentral midfielderFC Schalke 04291365.6%3736.2%
25T. GayretCentral midfielderSC Paderborn 07282926.1%3418.3%
26C. EriksenAttacking midfielderVfL Wolfsburg3440108.9%275.9%
27E. CanAttacking midfielderBorussia Dortmund321267.7%2645.1%
28J. DükerCentral midfielderSC Freiburg30252235.5%
29B. BahnCentral midfielderFC Augsburg34959%1146%