Most In-Form central midfielders in Super League 25/26

The most in-form central midfielders in Super League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Adriano of Wuhan Three Towns is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Super League, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.2, and Wellington Silva has been the form player this season, grading 52.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Gustavo Sauer has improved his Season rating most, up +50.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Liu Zhurun of SHANGHAI SIPG is the most valuable name in this group at 5.1.

Wellington Silva52.7SsN

Chengdu Better City

Rising potential

Rezende-6.5RTG

Qingdao Youth Island · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Gustavo Sauer+50.1SsN

Wuhan Three Towns · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Wellington Silva11goals

50 players · ranked by best this seasonCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Wellington Silva Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	33	53362.3%	1459.7%
2	Bruno Xadas Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	28	51148.3%	2747.2%
3	Gustavo Sauer Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	33	50	1439.1%
4	Wei Shihao Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	31	50	18
5	Rômulo Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	31	505.3%	2259.6%
6	Chow Tim Central midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	32	47	19
7	Cristian Salvador Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	31	431031.6%	1748.2%
8	Dawhan Central midfielder	Beijing Guoan	30	4337.7%	2148.2%
9	E. Sarić Central midfielder	Qingdao Jonoon	36	4069.9%	1145%
10	Pedro Maranhão Central midfielder	Henan Jianye	27	38410.7%	2738.4%
11	Wang Qiuming Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	33	38	13
12	Lin Liangming Central midfielder	Beijing Guoan	29	38	22
13	E. Kartsev Central midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	26	36754.8%	2931.3%
14	Cao Yongjing Central midfielder	Beijing Guoan	29	33	22
15	Filipe Augusto Central midfielder	Qingdao Jonoon	33	32362.9%	1161.6%
16	Liu Zhurun Central midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	25	32	32
17	Yang Mingyang Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	31	27	17
18	Han Zilong Central midfielder	Yunnan Yukun	32	27	13
19	A. Léautey Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	30	2643.8%	1962.9%
20	A. Ademi Central midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	27	266.6%	2823.8%
21	I. Alimi Central midfielder	Dalian Zhixing	32	25	14
22	Liao Jintao Central midfielder	Dalian Zhixing	26	25	28
23	Huang Jiahui Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	26	25	31
24	Yang Chaosheng Central midfielder	Meizhou Kejia	33	23	11
25	Long Wei Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	31	22	15
26	Piao Taoyu Central midfielder	Changchun Yatai	33	20	11
27	Lin Chuangyi Central midfielder	Qingdao Jonoon	33	20	10
28	Sun Ming Him Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	26	19	28
29	Pedro Delgado Central midfielder	Dalian Zhixing	29	18	21
30	Zheng Haoqian Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	27	18	23
31	Daniel Penha Central midfielder	Dalian Zhixing	28	1741%	2359.5%
32	Feng Zhuoyi Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	37	17	6
33	Yan Dinghao Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	28	17	21
34	Tiago Central midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	33	17	10
35	Zhang Yudong Central midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	34	17	9
36	Liao Chengjian Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	32	17	11
37	Peng Xinli Central midfielder	Qingdao Youth Island	35	16	9
38	Zhang Xiaobin Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	33	16	14
39	Wang Jinxian Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	30	15	15
40	Li Shenyuan Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	29	15	20
41	Xu Haofeng Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	27	14	26
42	Xuan Zhijian Central midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	20	14	31
43	Che Shiwei Central midfielder	Qingdao Jonoon	29	11	17
44	Yang Zihao Central midfielder	Yunnan Yukun	25	10	29
45	Zhang Yuan Central midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	29	10	18
46	Guo Hao Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	33	9	8
47	Liao Lisheng Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	33	9	7
48	Jaume Grau Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	29	977.5%	3428.5%
49	Lü Peng Central midfielder	Dalian Zhixing	36	8	8
50	Behram Abduweli Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	23	8	27