Fastest-rising central midfielders

The fastest-rising central midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

J. Pearman of Australia U20 is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and C. Baumgartner has been the form player this season, grading 78, and T. Allende leads the scoring with 20 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Q. Laçi has improved his Season rating most, up +54.4 on last season, while O. Windsor's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +55.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the most valuable name in this group at 189.6.

MetroStars · 21/22→25/26

Most improved

Q. Laçi+54.4SsN

Rizespor · 22/23→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	ΔRTG	Season	Rating
1	O. Windsor Central midfielder	MetroStars	24	+55.6 21/22→25/26	41308.9%	85184.2%
2	H. Pijaca Central midfielder	Angelholms FF	21	+48.3 24/25→25/26	5	74
3	A. Hauksson Central midfielder	Stjarnan	26	+41.9 23/24→25/26	18236.5%	69127.7%
4	J. Olayinka Central midfielder	Waterford	25	+41.4 23/24→25/26	2797.1%	8080.7%
5	D. Borodin Central midfielder	FC Gomel	26	+40.9 20/21→25/26	0	63
6	P. Langhoff Central midfielder	Lyngby	22	+38.9 24/25→25/26	24	81
7	C. Malley Central midfielder	Sligo Rovers	26	+38.8 22/23→25/26	12	64132.5%
8	B. Fleming Central midfielder	Derry City	26	+37.7 24/25→25/26	20556.7%	6878.1%
9	A. Hudu Central midfielder	SC Delhi	26	+37.5 24/25→25/26	13	65143.7%
10	T. Almada Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	25	+36.8 24/25→25/26	3055%	7889.5%
11	C. Koffi Central midfielder	Huntsville City	25	+36.7 21/22→25/26	13	72
12	S. Silvera Central midfielder	Middlesbrough	25	+34.1 24/25→25/26	521057.8%	7780.2%
13	S. Fusire Central midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	+34.1 24/25→25/26	30290.9%	63117.2%
14	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	+33.9 24/25→25/26	25	6898.8%
15	O. Kjærgaard Central midfielder	Hvidovre	28	+31.4 24/25→25/26	2929.4%	6152%
16	J. Mendes Central midfielder	Rodez	22	+30.9 24/25→25/26	32570.8%	6492.2%
17	C. Ndour Central midfielder	Fiorentina	21	+30.4 24/25→25/26	29239.3%	7863.5%
18	J. Jónsson Central midfielder	Valur Reykjavik	27	+30.1 23/24→25/26	2825.1%	6681.5%
19	V. Griffith Central midfielder	ST Johnstone	25	+29.7 24/25→25/26	6	6894%
20	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	+29.2 24/25→25/26	5645%	7959%
21	R. Touzghar Central midfielder	PAU	22	+29.2 24/25→25/26	41892.7%	6484.6%
22	O. Joly Central midfielder	Rodez	23	+28.4 24/25→25/26	26613.9%	6088.8%
23	E. Bajraktarevic Central midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	21	+28.3 24/25→25/26	2664%	7265.4%
24	R. Alebiosu Central midfielder	Blackburn	24	+27.8 24/25→25/26	43611.5%	7065.6%
25	Abbas Al Hassan Central midfielder	NEOM	22	+26.3 23/24→25/26	25814.8%	8076.1%
26	S. El-Faouzi Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	+26.1 24/25→25/26	5376.2%	7257.5%
27	F. Ginella Central midfielder	Defensor Sporting	27	+25.2 22/23→25/26	0100%	6158.2%
28	T. Moschión Central midfielder	Albion FC	26	+24.6 22/23→25/26	9389.5%	6545.3%
29	M. Bouvin Central midfielder	Haninge	28	+23.7 22/23→25/26	0100%	4982%
30	C. Olivera Central midfielder	Gremio	24	+23.3 24/25→25/26	265.8%	6753.2%
31	G. Versini Central midfielder	PAU	22	+23 24/25→25/26	12	58
32	W. Bouabdelli Central midfielder	Nancy	25	+23 24/25→25/26	35728.6%	5865.7%
33	B. Zeneli Central midfielder	Union St. Gilloise	23	+22.5 24/25→25/26	3137.9%	5863.4%
34	P. Mattsson Central midfielder	Norwich	24	+22.3 24/25→25/26	3916.5%	6848.8%
35	R. Bamba Central midfielder	Nancy	22	+22.1 24/25→25/26	20589.7%	5763%
36	Germán Valera Central midfielder	Elche	24	+22 24/25→25/26	53232.9%	8733.7%
37	O. Sørensen Central midfielder	Parma	24	+21.5 24/25→25/26	2048.7%	7242.7%
38	N. Deossa Central midfielder	Real Betis	26	+20.8 22/23→25/26	7228.6%	6349.3%
39	V. Hammershøy-Mistrati Central midfielder	B 93	34	+20.7 24/25→25/26	6483.6%	3468%
40	S. Carey Central midfielder	Charlton	25	+20.5 24/25→25/26	4265.1%	6843.3%
41	H. Vale Central midfielder	QPR	22	+20.4 23/24→25/26	364.5%	7140.4%
42	K. Bilalovic Central midfielder	Aberdeen	21	+20.1 24/25→25/26	9933.3%	4484.8%
43	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	21	+20.1 24/25→25/26	43137.4%	6445.5%
44	Álex Corredera Central midfielder	Sporting Gijon	30	+20 24/25→25/26	46221%	4193.9%
45	M. O'Hara Central midfielder	ST Mirren	30	+19.3 24/25→25/26	6379.3%	5640.4%
46	Y. Massolin Central midfielder	Modena	23	+19.3 24/25→25/26	2420.7%	6542.2%
47	L. Pllana Central midfielder	Gimpo Citizen	29	+19 21/22→25/26	2227.1%	5061.6%
48	A. Antilef Central midfielder	Academia Anzoátegui	27	+18.6 22/23→25/26	198.7%	6127.9%
49	A. Blake Central midfielder	Utrecht	21	+18.6 24/25→25/26	1428.8%	6937.3%
50	K. Davidsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	+18.4 24/25→25/26	3121.7%	6242.2%