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Midfielders with the Best Potential in La Liga

The highest-potential midfielders in La Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 100.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Pablo Fornals has improved his Season rating most, up +43.3 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +42.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 137.6.

Best talent
Lamine Yamal100RTG
Barcelona
In form
Lamine Yamal93.5SsN
Barcelona
Rising potential
R. Bardghji+42.2RTG
Barcelona · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Pablo Fornals+43.3SsN
Real Betis · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Lamine Yamal16goals
Barcelona
Most valuable
Lamine Yamal137.6val
Barcelona
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PlayerTeam
1Lamine YamalWingerBarcelona199449.1%100±0%
2J. BellinghamCentral midfielderReal Madrid236523.9%941.1%
3A. GülerAttacking midfielderReal Madrid214497.8%947.6%
4Alberto MoleiroCentral midfielderVillarreal225938.7%9410%
5FermínAttacking midfielderBarcelona235275.2%916.4%
6PedriDefensive midfielderBarcelona236317.2%908.4%
7G. SimeoneWingerAtletico Madrid233739.5%882.5%
8I. MoribaDefensive midfielderCelta Vigo234858.3%884.8%
9Marc BernalDefensive midfielderBarcelona1924895.8%8715.7%
10Pablo BarriosCentral midfielderAtletico Madrid23401%864.3%
11Nico WilliamsAttacking midfielderAthletic Club244739.7%862%
12Renato VeigaCentre-backVillarreal232878.1%8613.8%
13Jon GorrotxategiDefensive midfielderReal Sociedad23468.4%8514.5%
14Mikel JauregizarDefensive midfielderAthletic Club22425.2%852.1%
15BarrenetxeaAttacking midfielderReal Sociedad2434135.4%8410.7%
16Álex BaenaCentral midfielderAtletico Madrid253529.2%839.1%
17Javi GuerraCentre-forwardValencia233321.9%821.7%
18Hugo ÁlvarezAttacking midfielderCelta Vigo23244.9%824%
19Mario MartínCentre-forwardGetafe221733.1%822.1%
20Carlos ÁlvarezAttacking midfielderLevante222350.4%822.2%
21R. BardghjiAttacking midfielderBarcelona20882107.1%
22Samú CostaDefensive midfielderMallorca256565.6%811.9%
23AntonyAttacking midfielderReal Betis264998%812.9%
24L. AgouméCentral midfielderSevilla244917.4%810.6%
25O. VargasDefensive midfielderAtletico Madrid211750.3%8170.5%
26E. CamavingaCentral midfielderReal Madrid233125.4%811.2%
27T. KuboCentral midfielderReal Sociedad254272.5%813.5%
28Hugo SoteloCentral midfielderCelta Vigo2222140.7%813.5%
29Franco MastantuonoWingerReal Madrid18758%8047.6%
30Diego LópezCentral midfielderValencia243133.1%8010.5%
31A. TchouaméniCentral midfielderReal Madrid264048.2%797.7%
32Urko GonzálezCentral midfielderEspanyol253018.8%794.5%
33Miguel RománCentral midfielderCelta Vigo232479
34Pablo TorreAttacking midfielderMallorca2327152.3%784.4%
35T. AlmadaCentral midfielderAtletico Madrid253158.4%7889.5%
36Martim NetoAttacking midfielderElche23237746.6%
37Sergi AltimiraDefensive midfielderReal Betis242812%774.5%
38Joel RocaAttacking midfielderGirona211912.8%7713.4%
39I. ChairaAttacking midfielderOviedo253321.2%7712.9%
40Marc CasadóDefensive midfielderBarcelona221262.3%7710.9%
41Fran PérezAttacking midfielderRayo Vallecano2314170.6%776.7%
42Robert NavarroAttacking midfielderAthletic Club242750.6%761.4%
43J. CardosoDefensive midfielderAtletico Madrid241956.7%7514%
44L. BeltránCentral midfielderValencia252325.9%759.8%
45Antonio BlancoCentral midfielderAlaves265569.3%755.9%
46Beñat TurrientesCentral midfielderReal Sociedad2424281%753.3%
47L. SučićCentral midfielderReal Sociedad23223.3%755.7%
48H. HassanAttacking midfielderOviedo241340.5%748.3%
49Oihan SancetAttacking midfielderAthletic Club262646.3%7410.4%
50C. EcheverriCentral midfielderGirona201071.7%7422.4%