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Most In-Form midfielders in USL Championship 2026

The most in-form 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 midfielders in USL Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 39.7, and Abdellatif Aboukoura has been the form player this season, grading 33.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Djeffal has improved his Season rating most, up +17.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Torres of Charleston Battery is the most valuable name in this group at 8.1.

Best talent
N. Scardina39.7RTG
Rhode Island
In form
Abdellatif Aboukoura33.1SsN
Loudoun United
Rising potential
M. Palomino-1.4RTG
Orange County SC · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
S. Djeffal+17.4SsN
Lexington · 23/24→25/26
Top scorer
Abdellatif Aboukoura11goals
Loudoun United
Most valuable
J. Torres8.1val
Charleston Battery
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PlayerTeam
1Abdellatif AboukouraAttacking midfielderLoudoun United213335
2J. TorresAttacking midfielderCharleston Battery253136
3H. LandryDefensive midfielderCharleston Battery252734
4J. BlakeAttacking midfielderIndy Eleven312616
5H. AvayevuAttacking midfielderPhoenix Rising232535
6A. QuinnAttacking midfielderIndy Eleven342510
7J. HernándezAttacking midfielderSan Antonio25242937.5%3232.3%
8A. MolloyDefensive midfielderCharleston Battery292423
9Rafael MentzingenCentral midfielderDetroit City302322
10M. BenítezCentral midfielderSacramento Republic302219
11N. BenalcazarCentral midfielderOrange County SC25227133.3%332.7%
12D. GriffinCentral midfielderPittsburgh Riverhounds282224
13A. RebollarDefensive midfielderMonterey Bay262229
14E. MartínezCentral midfielderBirmingham Legion35219
15M. MaldonadoAttacking midfielderNorth Carolina282124
16T. DavilaAttacking midfielderLouisville City262132
17F. DaromaCentral midfielderEl Paso Locomotive252132
18Nick FirminoCentral midfielderLexington25214000%326.5%
19M. EppsAttacking midfielderLexington312017
20Pedro DolabellaAttacking midfielderNorth Carolina272027
21S. DjeffalDefensive midfielderLexington2719915.8%2723.6%
22M. RodriguezCentral midfielderRhode Island311916
23C. HolstadCentral midfielderRhode Island261929
24A. McFaddenCentral midfielderLouisville City2719235.1%2725.5%
25J. GurrCentral midfielderSacramento Republic30191062.5%1851.2%
26M. AkaleAttacking midfielderNew Mexico United291821
27N. OkelloCentral midfielderPhoenix Rising2618420%2817.2%
28A. RodríguezAttacking midfielderCharleston Battery271828
29W. PrenticeAttacking midfielderOakland Roots261829
30D. CrisostomoDefensive midfielderSacramento Republic2918790%2228.8%
31D. TrejoCentral midfielderBirmingham Legion28181073.3%2218%
32M. MicalettoAttacking midfielderColorado Springs301718
33M. VargasCentral midfielderNew Mexico United2517328.4%
34M. KayeDefensive midfielderSacramento Republic311723.2%1824.4%
35A. DiaCentral midfielderLouisville City33171600%1057.4%
36T. PasherCentral midfielderBirmingham Legion321751.8%1255.1%
37B. DialloDefensive midfielderFC Tulsa231732
38L. HaakensonAttacking midfielderSan Antonio2816858.8%2333%
39R. MertzAttacking midfielderPittsburgh Riverhounds291621
40V. NoëlCentral midfielderNew Mexico United271629
41J. CedeñoCentral midfielderDetroit City261629
42M. RomeroCentral midfielderMiami FC30152.7%1855.6%
43S. LletgetCentral midfielderMonterey Bay331539.7%1626.2%
44A. SotoCentral midfielderSan Antonio321513
45Gabriel TorresAttacking midfielderEl Paso Locomotive301517
46E. PerezAttacking midfielderLouisville City2715150%2727.6%
47L. MelanoCentral midfielderMiami FC331435.8%1067.9%
48C. VázquezCentral midfielderMiami FC271425
49A. SanchezCentral midfielderRhode Island241432
50E. YcazaCentral midfielderCharleston Battery291420