Most In-Form midfielders in Major League Soccer 2026

The most in-form midfielders in Major League Soccer in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Mehmeti of New York Red Bulls is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.3, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 86.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Pep Biel has improved his Season rating most, up +51.2 on last season, while H. Synchuk's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +12.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Jacob of Atlanta United FC is the most valuable name in this group at 14.3.

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	Player	Team
1	L. Messi Winger	Inter Miami	39	8613.8%	137.1%
2	Evander Winger	FC Cincinnati	28	701.3%	372.9%
3	Pep Biel Attacking midfielder	Charlotte	29	6439.1%	3518.7%
4	D. Bouanga Winger	Los Angeles FC	31	6218.9%	28±0%
5	A. Dreyer Attacking midfielder	San Diego	28	6216.9%	388.3%
6	P. Zinckernagel Winger	Chicago Fire	31	5413.4%	263.1%
7	O. Valakari Attacking midfielder	San Diego	27	5048.4%	394.2%
8	A. Mehmeti Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	49	53
9	T. Müller Attacking midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	36	49106.4%	1760.2%
10	Carles Gil Attacking midfielder	New England Revolution	33	48±0%	210.5%
11	R. De Paul Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	32	47159.7%	2132.3%
12	W. Carmona Attacking midfielder	CF Montreal	23	47162.9%	445.7%
13	A. Miranchuk Attacking midfielder	Atlanta United FC	30	4610.8%	291.4%
14	A. Cubas Defensive midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	4669.7%	273.1%
15	N. Tsakiris Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	21	45682.8%	4718.9%
16	D. Jean-Jacques Defensive midfielder	Philadelphia Union	26	4522.2%	426.9%
17	P. Aaronson Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	23	45533.8%	5034.7%
18	T. Muyumba Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	29	45223.7%	3126.9%
19	A. Ojeda Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	22	44110%	5019.1%
20	M. Reus Attacking midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	37	4438.2%	1243.2%
21	D. Edelman Central midfielder	St. Louis City	23	4496%	4916.8%
22	P. Bucha Attacking midfielder	FC Cincinnati	28	4425.6%	365.8%
23	G. Dorsey Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	27	4334.2%	372.1%
24	C. Durkin Defensive midfielder	St. Louis City	26	43215.3%	4229.6%
25	M. Moralez Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	39	431.4%	1022.4%
26	M. Delgado Central midfielder	Los Angeles FC	31	431.4%	251.2%
27	L. Ennali Central midfielder	Houston Dynamo	24	42205.1%	5136.1%
28	K. Velde Winger	Portland Timbers	26	42262.6%	4321.4%
29	W. Frederick II Central midfielder	Colorado Rapids	22	41	4632.5%
30	H. Wolf Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	27	416.2%	382.8%
31	T. Jacob Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	22	41335.5%	451.1%
32	J. Paintsil Winger	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	4010.7%	337.2%
33	L. Sanabria Defensive midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	22	40362.1%	4415.6%
34	A. O'Neill Defensive midfielder	New York City FC	28	40189.2%	30±0%
35	A. Rusnák Attacking midfielder	Seattle Sounders	32	4017%	221.8%
36	A. Yusuf Central midfielder	New England Revolution	26	408.2%	41±0%
37	T. Segovia Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	23	4029.3%	476.3%
38	J. McGlynn Attacking midfielder	Houston Dynamo	23	392.7%	484.8%
39	B. Ojeda Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	26	3950.8%	4313%
40	R. Donkor Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	39141.6%	4817.3%
41	D. Luna Attacking midfielder	Real Salt Lake	22	396.3%	462.1%
42	David Pereira da Costa Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	3816.2%	436.1%
43	M. Longstaff Central midfielder	CF Montreal	26	38109.4%	4317.9%
44	P. Rothrock Central midfielder	Seattle Sounders	27	3836.3%	372.1%
45	N. Triantis Central midfielder	Minnesota United FC	23	38447.8%	422.2%
46	Alonso Coello Defensive midfielder	Toronto FC	26	3833.1%	404.4%
47	C. Roldan Attacking midfielder	Seattle Sounders	31	385%	2114.6%
48	J. Tverskov Defensive midfielder	San Diego	33	3725.6%	1527.6%
49	D. Sallói Attacking midfielder	Toronto FC	30	3715.6%	3020.6%
50	T. Habroune Defensive midfielder	Columbus Crew	20	37182.4%	4610.8%