Most in-form central midfielders in USL Championship

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

At a glance

B. Willey of Sacramento Republic is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in USL Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 35, and Rafael Mentzingen has been the form player this season, grading 22.6, and D. Griffin leads the scoring with 3 goals.

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 4.4.

Rafael Mentzingen22.6SsN

North Carolina

Rising potential

N. Okello-3.3RTG

Phoenix Rising · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

J. Gurr+17SsN

Sacramento Republic · 21/22→25/26

Top scorer

D. Griffin3goals

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

Most valuable

N. Benalcazar4.4val

Orange County SC

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	Rafael Mentzingen Central midfielder	North Carolina	30	23	19
2	M. Benítez Central midfielder	Sacramento Republic	30	22	20
3	N. Benalcazar Central midfielder	Orange County SC	25	227133.3%	333%
4	D. Griffin Central midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	28	22	24
5	E. Martínez Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	35	21	10
6	F. Daroma Central midfielder	El Paso Locomotive	25	21	32
7	Nick Firmino Central midfielder	Lexington	25	214000%	318.5%
8	M. Rodriguez Central midfielder	Rhode Island	30	19	18
9	J. Medranda Central midfielder	San Antonio	32	19739.1%	1340.8%
10	C. Holstad Central midfielder	Rhode Island	26	19	29
11	A. McFadden Central midfielder	Louisville City	27	19235.1%	2626.9%
12	J. Gurr Central midfielder	Sacramento Republic	30	191062.5%	1949%
13	N. Okello Central midfielder	Phoenix Rising	25	18420%	319.6%
14	J. Chapman Central midfielder	Detroit City	32	1836.6%	1358.2%
15	D. Trejo Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	28	181073.3%	2314.7%
16	M. Vargas Central midfielder	New Mexico United	25	17	335.2%
17	A. Dia Central midfielder	Louisville City	33	171600%	1058.3%
18	T. Pasher Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	32	1751.8%	1353.3%
19	V. Noël Central midfielder	Las Vegas Lights	27	16	25
20	J. Cedeño Central midfielder	Detroit City	26	16	29
21	M. Romero Central midfielder	Miami FC	30	152.7%	1855.9%
22	A. Soto Central midfielder	San Antonio	32	15	13
23	L. Melano Central midfielder	Miami FC	33	1435.8%	1067.9%
24	C. Vázquez Central midfielder	Miami FC	27	14	25
25	A. Sanchez Central midfielder	Rhode Island	24	14	32
26	E. Ycaza Central midfielder	Charleston Battery	29	14	20
27	A. Fontana Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	26	132580%	2847.6%
28	B. Willey Central midfielder	Sacramento Republic	19	13	35
29	D. Hernandez Central midfielder	San Antonio	27	13	26
30	J. Scearce Central midfielder	Phoenix Rising	28	12	22
31	E. Calvillo Central midfielder	El Paso Locomotive	28	12668.8%	2338%
32	C. Pinzón Central midfielder	Las Vegas Lights	28	12	21
33	Y. Hanya Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	27	12	2525%
34	S. Turnbull Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	28	12143.8%	2234.6%
35	R. Coronado Central midfielder	El Paso Locomotive	29	11	20
36	D. Gomez Central midfielder	Oakland Roots	26	11	27
37	E. Laszo Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	27	11	24
38	B. Bodily Central midfielder	Tampa Bay Rowdies	28	11	2234.6%
39	Z. Bailey Central midfielder	New Mexico United	25	11791.7%	3018.5%
40	K. Hernández-Foster Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	24	11100%	3121.1%
41	G. Colli Central midfielder	FC Tulsa	26	11	28
42	R. Williams Central midfielder	Detroit City	30	10	16
43	P. Barnes Central midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	25	10	29
44	A. Skundrich Central midfielder	Loudoun United	30	102.9%	1648.4%
45	D. McCartney Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	27	10	25
46	Z. Herivaux Central midfielder	Rhode Island	30	10	16
47	M. Ngalina Central midfielder	Hartford Athletic	26	9	2912.3%
48	M. Nyeman Central midfielder	Loudoun United	22	93000%	3212.7%
49	D. Beckford Central midfielder	Hartford Athletic	28	9	21
50	C. Lindley Central midfielder	Indy Eleven	29	9	19