Most In-Form central midfielders in USL Championship 2026

The most in-form central midfielders in USL Championship in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

N. Scardina of Rhode Island is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in USL Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 39.7, and Rafael Mentzingen has been the form player this season, grading 22.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Gurr has improved his Season rating most, up +17 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Benalcazar of Orange County SC is the most valuable name in this group at 7.1.

Rafael Mentzingen22.6SsN

Detroit City

Rising potential

M. Palomino-1.4RTG

Orange County SC · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Gurr+17SsN

Sacramento Republic · 21/22→25/26

Top scorer

Rafael Mentzingen3goals

50 players · ranked by best this seasonCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Rafael Mentzingen Central midfielder	Detroit City	30	23	22
2	M. Benítez Central midfielder	Sacramento Republic	30	22	19
3	N. Benalcazar Central midfielder	Orange County SC	25	227133.3%	332.7%
4	D. Griffin Central midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	28	22	24
5	E. Martínez Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	36	21	9
6	F. Daroma Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	25	21	32
7	Nick Firmino Central midfielder	Lexington	25	214000%	326.5%
8	M. Rodriguez Central midfielder	Detroit City	31	19	16
9	A. McFadden Central midfielder	Louisville City	28	19235.1%	2725.5%
10	J. Gurr Central midfielder	Sacramento Republic	30	191062.5%	1851.2%
11	N. Okello Central midfielder	Lexington	26	18420%	2817.2%
12	D. Trejo Central midfielder	Oakland Roots	28	181073.3%	2218%
13	M. Vargas Central midfielder	New Mexico United	25	17	328.4%
14	A. Dia Central midfielder	Louisville City	33	171600%	1057.4%
15	T. Pasher Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	32	1751.8%	1255.1%
16	V. Noël Central midfielder	New Mexico United	27	16	29
17	J. Cedeño Central midfielder	Detroit City	26	16	29
18	M. Romero Central midfielder	Miami FC	30	152.7%	1855.6%
19	S. Lletget Central midfielder	Monterey Bay	34	1539.7%	1626.2%
20	A. Soto Central midfielder	San Antonio	32	15	13
21	L. Melano Central midfielder	Miami FC	33	1435.8%	1067.9%
22	C. Vázquez Central midfielder	Miami FC	27	14	25
23	A. Sanchez Central midfielder	Rhode Island	24	14	32
24	E. Ycaza Central midfielder	Charleston Battery	29	14	20
25	B. Willey Central midfielder	Sacramento Republic	19	13	34
26	M. Palomino Central midfielder	Orange County SC	25	136.5%	255.3%
27	D. Hernandez Central midfielder	San Antonio	28	13	25
28	J. Scearce Central midfielder	Phoenix Rising	28	12	21
29	E. Calvillo Central midfielder	El Paso Locomotive	28	12668.8%	2239.4%
30	C. Pinzón Central midfielder	Las Vegas Lights	28	12	22
31	Y. Hanya Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	27	12	2524.1%
32	R. Coronado Central midfielder	El Paso Locomotive	30	11	16
33	D. Gomez Central midfielder	El Paso Locomotive	26	11	28
34	Z. Bailey Central midfielder	New Mexico United	26	11791.7%	2920.9%
35	K. Hernández-Foster Central midfielder	Detroit City	24	11100%	2924.4%
36	G. Colli Central midfielder	FC Tulsa	26	11	27
37	R. Williams Central midfielder	Detroit City	31	10	14
38	A. Skundrich Central midfielder	Loudoun United	31	102.9%	1650%
39	P. Barnes Central midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	25	10	30
40	D. McCartney Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	28	10	24
41	Z. Herivaux Central midfielder	Rhode Island	30	10	16
42	M. Ngalina Central midfielder	Hartford Athletic	26	9	2814.1%
43	C. Lindley Central midfielder	Indy Eleven	29	9	18
44	T. McCabe Central midfielder	Oakland Roots	28	8	25
45	N. Scardina Central midfielder	Rhode Island	25	8	4014.7%
46	T. Gibson Central midfielder	Oakland Roots	35	8	9
47	K. Lambert Central midfielder	Louisville City	29	8971.4%	1934.8%
48	A. Rocha Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	25	7	30
49	Z. Zandi Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	30	6	17
50	B. Makangila Central midfielder	Hartford Athletic	26	6	26