Players with the Best Potential in Major League Soccer

The highest-potential players in Major League Soccer, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in Major League Soccer Best defenders in Major League Soccer Best midfielders in Major League Soccer Best attackers in Major League Soccer Most in-form players in Major League Soccer Top-scoring players in Major League Soccer

At a glance

J. Hall of New York Red Bulls is the standout for raw talent across players in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.5, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 82.1, and A. Martínez leads the scoring with 19 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. Judd has improved his Season rating most, up +59.3 on last season, while J. Mijatović's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +13.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. Solans of Real Salt Lake is the most valuable name in this group at 14.7.

New York City FC · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

P. Judd+59.3SsN

San Jose Earthquakes · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	J. Hall Centre-forward	New York Red Bulls	18	581114.6%	5432.4%
2	Z. Gozo Winger	Real Salt Lake	19	53135.6%	5314.5%
3	K. Nono Full-back	DC United	24	3219.8%	5311.8%
4	Brais Méndez Attacking midfielder	Columbus Crew	29	295.5%	5219.2%
5	J. Mijatović Winger	New York City FC	21	4	5135.2%
6	D. Dike Centre-forward	Orlando City SC	26	997.7%	5114.8%
7	L. Ennali Central midfielder	Houston Dynamo	24	44218.2%	5034.2%
8	A. Ojeda Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	22	48128.1%	5018.9%
9	Beau Leroux Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	22	2933.5%	506.7%
10	S. Solans Centre-forward	Real Salt Lake	22	53	50
11	R. Roberts Centre-back	San Jose Earthquakes	22	40371.4%	4931.7%
12	J. Badwal Central midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	20	35149.3%	4914.9%
13	E. Saad Winger	Nashville SC	26	9±0%	49±0%
14	D. Turgeman Centre-forward	New England Revolution	22	45428.2%	4917.5%
15	I. Toklomati Giorno Centre-forward	Charlotte	22	414.6%	494.3%
16	A. Mehmeti Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	46	49
17	P. Aaronson Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	22	44512.7%	4928.6%
18	T. Johnson Centre-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	21	3728.5%	486.1%
19	N. Tsakiris Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	21	30415.5%	4822.2%
20	R. Donkor Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	42159%	4817%
21	D. Martínez Winger	Los Angeles FC	20	3469.2%	486.2%
22	É. Ocampo Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	22	4726.1%	483%
23	T. Segovia Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	23	4029.5%	487.9%
24	M. Bogusz Winger	Houston Dynamo	24	35373%	482.8%
25	E. Báez Full-back	Atlanta United FC	21	1873%	4817.4%
26	C. Brady Goalkeeper	Chicago Fire	22	35353.9%	486.2%
27	L. Herrington Centre-back	Colorado Rapids	18	36211.1%	48163.5%
28	L. Giaccone Central midfielder	Columbus Crew	25	19±0%	48±0%
29	K. Kelsy Centre-forward	Portland Timbers	22	53120.9%	4811.2%
30	M. Arfsten Attacking midfielder	Columbus Crew	25	4312.4%	472.2%
31	K. Denkey Centre-forward	FC Cincinnati	25	6541.1%	474.4%
32	Kaick Central midfielder	FC Dallas	20	3336.1%	479.5%
33	F. Westfield Full-back	Philadelphia Union	20	2227.6%	474%
34	B. Raines Central midfielder	New England Revolution	21	32170.6%	4714.4%
35	D. Edelman Central midfielder	St. Louis City	23	4184.8%	4711.1%
36	D. Luna Attacking midfielder	Real Salt Lake	22	3017.5%	470.8%
37	N. Caliskan Defensive midfielder	Real Salt Lake	25	3638.9%	4716.4%
38	B. Schwake Goalkeeper	Nashville SC	24	54	47
39	F. Surman Centre-back	Portland Timbers	22	292.1%	471.1%
40	M. Laborda Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	26	4828.4%	469.7%
41	J. Hopkins Central midfielder	DC United	22	35141.8%	4616.6%
42	J. McGlynn Attacking midfielder	Houston Dynamo	23	3220.4%	461.5%
43	P. Miller Full-back	New England Revolution	18	1829.3%	461.5%
44	T. Habroune Central midfielder	Columbus Crew	20	40202.3%	4610.3%
45	C. Cowell Winger	New York Red Bulls	22	35324.4%	465.4%
46	Peglow Winger	DC United	24	2423.6%	466.3%
47	N. Fernández Mercau Winger	New York City FC	26	71278.7%	4623.8%
48	E. Morales Full-back	CF Montreal	22	34205.4%	4617.5%
49	Mateo Silvetti Winger	Inter Miami	20	33160.8%	463.4%
50	W. Madrigal Winger	Nashville SC	22	36	46