Best players from New Zealand

The highest-potential players from New Zealand, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

M. Stamenić of Swansea is the standout for raw talent across players from New Zealand, with a Field Insider Rating of 68, and C. McCowatt has been the form player this season, grading 56.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: B. Old has improved his Season rating most, up +35.8 on last season, while M. Stamenić's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Stamenić of Swansea is the most valuable name in this group at 87.

Swansea · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

B. Old+35.8SsN

Saint Etienne · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	M. Stamenić Defensive midfielder	Swansea	24	36538.6%	6884.3%
2	B. Old Full-back	Saint Etienne	23	36	630.8%
3	L. Cacace Central midfielder	Wrexham	25	956%	5923.1%
4	E. Just Centre-forward	Motherwell	26	37411.1%	4715%
5	F. Surman Centre-back	Portland Timbers	22	287000%	4628.6%
6	M. Garbett Attacking midfielder	Peterborough	24	1467.9%	4424.8%
7	C. McCowatt Central midfielder	Silkeborg	27	57124.1%	412.4%
8	G. Stanger Centre-back	Kilmarnock	25	142216.7%	41±0%
9	J. Bell Defensive midfielder	Viking	27	4719%	4111.9%
10	B. Waine Winger	Port Vale	25	1096.2%	392.2%
11	R. Bidois Centre-forward	Loudoun United	24	11	39
12	A. Paulsen Goalkeeper	Lechia Gdansk	24	2	35
13	R. Thomas Defensive midfielder	PEC Zwolle	31	45138.3%	356.7%
14	K. Sims Goalkeeper	Gais	23	61.8%	330.6%
15	H. Gray Goalkeeper	Harrogate Town	21	4	30
16	S. Singh Central midfielder	TSC Backa Topola	27	12134%	2932.7%
17	M. Crocombe Goalkeeper	Millwall	32	2635.6%	287.1%
18	K. Adams Centre-back	Louisville City	29	30	27
19	C. Wood Centre-forward	Nottingham Forest	34	2565.4%	2448.4%
20	J. Randall Central midfielder	Auckland	23	44	23
21	I. Hughes Centre-back	Wellington Phoenix	22	15	20
22	C. Piper Centre-forward	Wellington Phoenix	23	25	20
23	M. Sheridan Full-back	Wellington Phoenix	22	20	20
24	S. Sutton Full-back	Perth Glory	24	15	20
25	L. Kelly-Heald Full-back	Wellington Phoenix	21	17	19
26	M. Woud Goalkeeper	Auckland	27	20195.6%	1863.6%
27	C. Elliot Full-back	Auckland	27	29	16
28	J. McGarry Full-back	Brisbane Roar	28	33515.1%	1555.5%
29	N. Pijnaker Centre-back	Auckland	27	13	15
30	L. Rogerson Central midfielder	Auckland	28	22	14
31	M. Boxall Centre-back	Minnesota United FC	37	3238.8%	1321.2%
32	M. Fitzgerald Centre-back	Albirex Niigata	37	1636.6%	1331.6%
33	A. Rufer Central midfielder	Wellington Phoenix	30	36	12
34	F. de Vries Full-back	Auckland	31	34154.8%	1251.8%
35	J. Musa Full-back	Indy Eleven	34	12110.9%	1251.8%
36	T. Payne Full-back	Wellington Phoenix	32	6	9
37	C. Howieson Central midfielder	Auckland	31	14	9
38	B. Tuiloma Centre-back	Wellington Phoenix	31	10220%	859.8%
39	S. Roux Full-back	Central Coast Mariners	33	26	8
40	K. Barbarouses Centre-forward	Western Sydney Wanderers	36	19	6
41	A. de Jong Centre-forward	Stellenbosch	29	9	1