Most In-Form central midfielders in La Liga 26/27

The most in-form central midfielders in La Liga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

R. Bardghji of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 82.8, and Luis Rioja has been the form player this season, grading 45.5, and Diego López leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Aitor Ruibal has improved his Season rating most, up +21.6 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, O. Vargas of Atletico Madrid is the most valuable name in this group at 82.5.

Barcelona · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Aitor Ruibal+21.6SsN

Real Betis · 24/25→25/26

22 players · ranked by best this seasonCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Luis Rioja Central midfielder	Valencia	32	4677%	4021.4%
2	O. Vargas Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	21	3915.2%	7864.8%
3	Aitor Ruibal Central midfielder	Real Betis	30	38129.3%	4618%
4	F. de Jong Central midfielder	Barcelona	29	3455.5%	5318.4%
5	Diego López Central midfielder	Valencia	24	3034.9%	7910.8%
6	Carlos Dotor Central midfielder	Celta Vigo	25	30±0%	684%
7	V. Rosier Central midfielder	Osasuna	30	2843.4%	4628.7%
8	T. Lemar Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	30	24	42
9	G. Lo Celso Central midfielder	Real Betis	30	2429.7%	4425.5%
10	Riki Rodríguez Central midfielder	Deportivo La Coruna	28	1837.2%	4817.6%
11	Carles Pérez Central midfielder	Celta Vigo	28	1820.5%	3153.9%
12	Selu Diallo Central midfielder	Alaves	22	16	62
13	André Almeida Central midfielder	Valencia	26	1647.1%	6517.1%
14	Pablo Marín Central midfielder	Real Sociedad	23	1333.5%	745.7%
15	José Jurado Central midfielder	Deportivo La Coruna	34	1260.5%	1544.2%
16	Marc Casadó Central midfielder	Barcelona	22	1262.3%	7611.5%
17	Javi Puado Central midfielder	Espanyol	28	1180.6%	5036.8%
18	Ãlvaro Santos Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	21	1045.3%	471.1%
19	R. Bardghji Central midfielder	Barcelona	20	10	83110.2%
20	Ismael Barea Central midfielder	Real Betis	21	8	57
21	Gabriel Moscardo Central midfielder	Espanyol	20	8150%	629.9%
22	J. Bisiwu Central midfielder	Barcelona	18	469.8%	433.4%