Most Improved attacking midfielders This Season

The most improved attacking midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

J. Manzambi of Aston Villa is the standout for raw talent across attacking midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 91.4, and Z. Tripić has been the form player this season, grading 83.6, and V. Qazaishvili leads the scoring with 27 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: V. Qazaishvili has improved his Season rating most, up +63.3 on last season, while N. Nartey's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +32.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Fábio Vieira of Arsenal is the most valuable name in this group at 106.8.

VfB Stuttgart · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

V. Qazaishvili+63.3SsN

Shandong Luneng · 23/24→25/26

Top scorer

V. Qazaishvili27goals

50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	V. Qazaishvili Attacking midfielder	Shandong Luneng	33	+63.3 23/24→25/26	79408.4%	1634.7%
2	M. Hansen Attacking midfielder	IF Brommapojkarna	24	+58.3 24/25→25/26	62	383.8%
3	Danilo Santos Attacking midfielder	Botafogo	25	+54.9 24/25→25/26	58565.5%	7120.9%
4	Pep Biel Attacking midfielder	Charlotte	30	+51.2 24/25→25/26	6439.1%	3535.3%
5	S. Meïté Attacking midfielder	PAOK	32	+41.6 24/25→25/26	451188.6%	2441.9%
6	A. Dreyer Attacking midfielder	San Diego	28	+41.6 24/25→25/26	6216.9%	388.3%
7	J. Palacios Attacking midfielder	Union Santa Fe	27	+41.4 24/25→25/26	4357.1%	479.7%
8	L. Ferreyra Attacking midfielder	San Martin S.J.	24	+38.6 24/25→25/26	412031.6%	453.9%
9	C. Baumgartner Attacking midfielder	RB Leipzig	27	+38.3 24/25→25/26	69124.4%	763.4%
10	X. Shaqiri Attacking midfielder	FC Basel 1893	34	+38.3 24/25→25/26	48386.9%	1718.6%
11	P. Greil Attacking midfielder	SCR Altach	30	+37.1 24/25→25/26	46441.7%	316.5%
12	David Pereira da Costa Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	+36.6 24/25→25/26	3816.2%	436.1%
13	K. Askildsen Attacking midfielder	Viking	25	+35.4 24/25→25/26	4171.8%	465.3%
14	O. Valakari Attacking midfielder	San Diego	27	+35.4 24/25→25/26	5048.4%	394.2%
15	M. Reus Attacking midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	37	+35.2 24/25→25/26	4438.2%	1243.2%
16	E. Hestad Attacking midfielder	Molde	31	+34.6 24/25→25/26	53193.3%	257.4%
17	D. Seck Attacking midfielder	FK Partizan	25	+34 24/25→25/26	371214.3%	4419.1%
18	A. Ojeda Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	22	+33.9 24/25→25/26	44110%	5019.1%
19	Samuel Lino Attacking midfielder	Flamengo	26	+33.8 24/25→25/26	58294.5%	7117.9%
20	Maurício Attacking midfielder	Palmeiras	25	+33.2 24/25→25/26	3733%	690.6%
21	Á. Barreal Attacking midfielder	Santos	26	+32.7 24/25→25/26	5246.2%	610.8%
22	L. Ranđelović Attacking midfielder	Vojvodina	29	+32.3 23/24→25/26	45254.3%	303.8%
23	N. Tsakiris Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	21	+32.1 24/25→25/26	45682.8%	4718.9%
24	M. Perelló Attacking midfielder	Independiente	24	+31.7 24/25→25/26	32	5431.1%
25	E. Ansah Attacking midfielder	Beitar Jerusalem	31	+31.4 24/25→25/26	36747.6%	231.8%
26	B. Rabello Attacking midfielder	O'Higgins	32	+31.3 20/21→25/26	37590.6%	1455.4%
27	Bruno Nazário Attacking midfielder	Henan Jianye	31	+31.2 22/23→25/26	39405.2%	1956.5%
28	Oday Dabbagh Attacking midfielder	Zamalek SC	27	+30.8 24/25→25/26	35789.7%	3229.7%
29	V. Vada Attacking midfielder	Damac	30	+30.7 24/25→25/26	51±0%	36±0%
30	Gabrielzinho Attacking midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	30	+30.6 24/25→25/26	45206.8%	2245.3%
31	Pote Attacking midfielder	Sporting CP	28	+30.6 24/25→25/26	55±0%	51±0%
32	C. Lange Attacking midfielder	Valerenga	27	+30.5 24/25→25/26	3918.3%	383%
33	T. Müller Attacking midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	37	+30.4 24/25→25/26	49106.4%	17175%
34	S. Auklend Attacking midfielder	Bodo/Glimt	23	+29.2 24/25→25/26	39117.3%	4711.2%
35	A. Miranchuk Attacking midfielder	Atlanta United FC	30	+29.2 24/25→25/26	4610.8%	291.4%
36	M. Moralez Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	39	+28.6 24/25→25/26	431.4%	1022.4%
37	S. Resink Attacking midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	23	+28.4 24/25→25/26	34489.7%	7228%
38	J. Manzambi Attacking midfielder	Aston Villa	20	+26.8 24/25→25/26	364.3%	914.8%
39	C. Fatou Attacking midfielder	Laval	27	+26.4 24/25→25/26	26±0%	482.8%
40	I. Fossum Attacking midfielder	Rosenborg	30	+26.4 24/25→25/26	29±0%	253.2%
41	P. Yazbek Attacking midfielder	Nashville SC	24	+25.6 24/25→25/26	3341.9%	411.7%
42	I. Koutsoupias Attacking midfielder	Frosinone	25	+25.5 24/25→25/26	39±0%	69±0%
43	João Amaral Attacking midfielder	Bandırmaspor	35	+25.1 22/23→25/26	35258.8%	1330.9%
44	Z. Tripić Attacking midfielder	Viking	33	+25.1 24/25→25/26	8428.6%	2112.9%
45	A. Rebić Attacking midfielder	HNK Hajduk Split	32	+24.8 24/25→25/26	30442.9%	1750%
46	L. Smith Attacking midfielder	Livingston	26	+24.8 20/21→25/26	27±0%	40±0%
47	E. Cardona Attacking midfielder	Atletico Nacional	33	+24.3 22/23→25/26	36213.2%	1065.8%
48	T. Naustdal Attacking midfielder	Raufoss	26	+23.9 23/24→25/26	24	293.9%
49	Y. Vertessen Attacking midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	25	+23.8 24/25→25/26	30396.7%	4433.6%
50	F. Lencioni Attacking midfielder	Gimnasia M.	25	+23.8 24/25→25/26	38190%	5342.2%