Most in-form central midfielders

The most in-form central midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.8, 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 T. Almada's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +36.8 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.

Atletico Madrid · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Q. Laçi+54.4SsN

Rizespor · 22/23→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	C. Baumgartner Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	26	78155.7%	8414.2%
2	F. Dimarco Central midfielder	Inter	28	7394.9%	709%
3	N. Amiri Central midfielder	FSV Mainz 05	29	6753%	5622.1%
4	Álex Calatrava Central midfielder	Castellón	26	6670.9%	695.5%
5	M. Wanitzek Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	33	654.5%	3123.7%
6	M. Gibbs-White Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	26	6431.2%	868.5%
7	G. Calò Central midfielder	Frosinone	29	63164.4%	531%
8	E. Anderson Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	23	629.3%	95±0%
9	Pablo Fornals Central midfielder	Real Betis	30	62160.5%	561.2%
10	F. Tănase Central midfielder	FCSB	31	62106.3%	2243.9%
11	F. Valverde Central midfielder	Real Madrid	27	621.7%	807.8%
12	A. Rabiot Central midfielder	AC Milan	31	6123.8%	5211.5%
13	P. Berg Central midfielder	Bodo/Glimt	28	6161.6%	3715.8%
14	A. Stach Central midfielder	Leeds	27	6130.3%	775.2%
15	J. Bellingham Central midfielder	Real Madrid	23	6018.9%	941.1%
16	D. Rice Central midfielder	Arsenal	27	605.9%	8410.7%
17	N. Nández Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	30	6055.4%	3910.9%
18	J. Cullen Central midfielder	Burnley	30	6054.9%	543.4%
19	G. Magnée Central midfielder	Cercle Brugge	26	59202.6%	572.7%
20	David González Central midfielder	Burgos	24	59286.9%	7317.9%
21	K. Coman Central midfielder	Al-Nassr	30	59101.7%	3931.3%
22	Dani Villahermosa Central midfielder	FC Andorra	25	591102%	7026.7%
23	I. Louza Central midfielder	Watford	27	5957.1%	615.8%
24	T. Jørgensen Central midfielder	Viborg	20	57	5029.5%
25	V. Rongier Central midfielder	Rennes	31	5749%	47±0%
26	C. McCowatt Central midfielder	Silkeborg	27	57124.1%	412.4%
27	Q. Laçi Central midfielder	Rizespor	30	572590.5%	3432.5%
28	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	5645%	7959%
29	B. Kamara Central midfielder	Aston Villa	26	56121.2%	844.1%
30	Antonio Blanco Central midfielder	Alaves	25	5660.5%	810.9%
31	K. Thorstvedt Central midfielder	Sassuolo	27	5674.7%	7210%
32	V. Vada Central midfielder	Damac	30	56200.5%	3754.7%
33	N. Naujoks Central midfielder	Excelsior	24	5662.6%	7014.9%
34	Luis Milla Central midfielder	Getafe	31	5635%	5012.3%
35	M. Río Central midfielder	Banfield	25	55	54
36	J. Kamiński Central midfielder	1. FC Köln	24	55205%	8213.6%
37	Musab Al Juwayr Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	23	5576.9%	63±0%
38	G. Busio Central midfielder	Venezia	24	5474.8%	76±0%
39	O. Øhlenschlæger Central midfielder	Fredrikstad	22	54	48
40	T. Allende Central midfielder	Inter Miami	27	54	3837.8%
41	Igor Formiga Central midfielder	Juventude	27	54107.4%	586.4%
42	N. Pépé Central midfielder	Villarreal	31	53100.4%	477.9%
43	Martín Zubimendi Central midfielder	Arsenal	27	5312.9%	801.8%
44	B. De Keersmaecker Central midfielder	Oxford United	26	539.5%	6310.4%
45	Flávio Nazinho Central midfielder	Cercle Brugge	22	53207.5%	617.3%
46	A. Hainaut Central midfielder	Venezia	24	53166.8%	743.2%
47	Alberto Moleiro Central midfielder	Villarreal	22	5334.5%	9410%
48	V. Lind Central midfielder	IF Brommapojkarna	23	532204.3%	405.2%
49	Santi Comesaña Central midfielder	Villarreal	29	532.7%	6113.8%
50	C. Eriksen Central midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	34	53189.1%	275.9%