Fastest-Rising midfielders by Potential Gain

The fastest-rising midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Y. Minteh of Brighton is the standout for raw talent across midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.5, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 89.1, and V. Qazaishvili leads the scoring with 27 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: V. Qazaishvili has improved his Season rating most, up +63.3 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Y. Minteh of Brighton is the most valuable name in this group at 111.9.

Barcelona · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

V. Qazaishvili+63.3SsN

Shandong Luneng · 23/24→25/26

Top scorer

V. Qazaishvili27goals

50 players · ranked by biggest risers (potential)Customise →

	Player	Team
1	R. Bardghji Central midfielder	Barcelona	20	+43.4 24/25→25/26	10	83110.2%
2	R. Yamamoto Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	24	+38 24/25→25/26	63387.6%	8975.1%
3	A. Pyrka Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	24	+37.8 24/25→25/26	28±0%	751.6%
4	S. Fusire Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	+33.2 24/25→25/26	27239.7%	62114.1%
5	J. Mendes Central midfielder	Rodez	22	+30.9 24/25→25/26	316.1%	641.3%
6	O. Vargas Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	21	+30.7 24/25→25/26	3915.2%	7864.8%
7	M. Stamenić Central midfielder	Swansea	24	+30.6 24/25→25/26	974.4%	68±0%
8	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	+29.2 24/25→25/26	41±0%	79±0%
9	Victor Hugo Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	22	+27 24/25→25/26	45	7435.4%
10	K. Oudenne Central midfielder	Hannover 96	24	+24.3 24/25→25/26	32±0%	62±0%
11	A. Carlén Defensive midfielder	Artis	26	+23 24/25→25/26	1129.2%	5571.2%
12	Artur Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	28	+22.5 24/25→25/26	4659.1%	496.9%
13	A. Gómez Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	24	+22.5 24/25→25/26	51208.5%	6916.2%
14	K. WÃ¤tjen Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	+21.8 24/25→25/26	23±0%	62±0%
15	J. Stansfield Central midfielder	Birmingham	23	+21.6 24/25→25/26	2150.6%	76±0%
16	L. Chambers Central midfielder	Liverpool	22	+21.1 24/25→25/26	110.9%	6449.4%
17	L. Oppie Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	24	+20.8 24/25→25/26	18±0%	67±0%
18	B. Bobzien Central midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	23	+20.7 22/23→25/26	26±0%	60±0%
19	A. Kaprálik Attacking midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	+20.5 23/24→25/26	27±0%	62±0%
20	T. Averlant Attacking midfielder	Guingamp	27	+20.2 24/25→25/26	36±0%	5614.6%
21	Álex Corredera Central midfielder	Sporting Gijon	30	+20.2 24/25→25/26	2154.4%	42±0%
22	K. Bilalovic Central midfielder	Žilina	21	+20.1 24/25→25/26	111212.5%	4484.8%
23	E. Batalla Attacking midfielder	Bucaramanga	25	+20.1 22/23→25/26	15292.3%	6743.2%
24	G. Balzi Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	25	+19.9 24/25→25/26	3415.1%	6049.4%
25	J. Carrascal Attacking midfielder	Flamengo	28	+19.7 24/25→25/26	42136.2%	519%
26	B. Mouazan Central midfielder	Grenoble	25	+19.6 24/25→25/26	13±0%	533.1%
27	D. Edvardsson Central midfielder	Tromso	24	+19.3 24/25→25/26	4520.2%	485.5%
28	P. Mattsson Defensive midfielder	Norwich	25	+19.1 24/25→25/26	2136.9%	65±0%
29	W. Bouabdelli Defensive midfielder	Nancy	26	+18.6 24/25→25/26	16±0%	54±0%
30	H. Vale Central midfielder	QPR	23	+18.3 23/24→25/26	1921.6%	691.8%
31	Tetê Central midfielder	Gremio	26	+17.5 24/25→25/26	2243.6%	5665.4%
32	G. Zechiël Attacking midfielder	Feyenoord	22	+17.5 24/25→25/26	51±0%	80±0%
33	Duk Central midfielder	Leganes	26	+17.3 24/25→25/26	4213.7%	59±0%
34	I. Price Attacking midfielder	West Brom	23	+17 24/25→25/26	2548.9%	721.7%
35	T. Land Winger	PSV Eindhoven	20	+16.9 24/25→25/26	31±0%	700.7%
36	M. Rossignol Central midfielder	Le Mans	22	+16.9 24/25→25/26	1675.6%	5841.3%
37	R. Morishita Attacking midfielder	Blackburn	29	+16.9 24/25→25/26	2135.6%	463.4%
38	I. Koné Central midfielder	Sassuolo	24	+16.8 24/25→25/26	41487%	8225.6%
39	B. Khela Central midfielder	Birmingham	21	+16.7 24/25→25/26	3314.8%	50±0%
40	T. Le Normand Central midfielder	FC Andorra	26	+16.2 22/23→25/26	24512.8%	5245.5%
41	T. Pérez Defensive midfielder	Atletico-MG	21	+16.1 24/25→25/26	12618.8%	6652%
42	S. Resink Attacking midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	23	+15.8 24/25→25/26	34489.7%	7228%
43	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	22	+15.6 24/25→25/26	1074.6%	75±0%
44	K. Matsuki Attacking midfielder	Southampton	23	+15.4 24/25→25/26	1722.1%	63±0%
45	A. Marcus Winger	Estrela	26	+15.4 24/25→25/26	36±0%	60±0%
46	Patrick Kelly Central midfielder	Barnsley	22	+15.3 24/25→25/26	33±0%	491.6%
47	E. Brierley Central midfielder	Huddersfield	22	+15.1 22/23→25/26	2683.9%	4846.3%
48	J. Palacios Attacking midfielder	Union Santa Fe	27	+14.9 24/25→25/26	3733.7%	467.2%
49	A. Segecic Central midfielder	Portsmouth	22	+14.5 23/24→25/26	1751.8%	70±0%
50	Dani Villahermosa Defensive midfielder	Oviedo	25	+14.2 24/25→25/26	1174.3%	69±0%