Most Improved midfielders This Season

The most improved midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

Most improved goalkeepers Most improved defenders Most improved attackers Best midfielders Most in-form midfielders Top-scoring midfielders

At a glance

Y. Minteh of Brighton is the standout for raw talent across midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.5, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 86.1, 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 R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Y. Minteh of Brighton is the most valuable name in this group at 108.4.

Barcelona · 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	R. Yamamoto Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	24	+50 24/25→25/26	63387.6%	8975.1%
6	João Palhinha Central midfielder	Benfica	31	+48.7 24/25→25/26	554%	42±0%
7	K. Kangwa Central midfielder	Panathinaikos	27	+48.6 23/24→25/26	491.6%	39±0%
8	N. Aséko Nkili Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	+48.4 24/25→25/26	519.3%	72±0%
9	B. Doucouré Central midfielder	Javor	27	+45.7 21/22→25/26	46	364.7%
10	D. Genreau Defensive midfielder	Melbourne Victory	27	+45 24/25→25/26	481730.8%	1870.3%
11	F. Ghedjemis Winger	Frosinone	24	+44.9 24/25→25/26	56±0%	721.7%
12	Mateus Vital Defensive midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	28	+43.9 24/25→25/26	53493.3%	2848.3%
13	Alex Telles Central midfielder	Botafogo	33	+42.6 24/25→25/26	55120.3%	2925.8%
14	Cauan Barros Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	22	+42.5 23/24→25/26	46145.7%	688.3%
15	C. Aránguiz Central midfielder	Universidad de Chile	37	+42.2 24/25→25/26	442110%	733.6%
16	A. Dobre Winger	Rapid	28	+41.7 23/24→25/26	42	3039.9%
17	S. Meïté Attacking midfielder	PAOK	32	+41.6 24/25→25/26	451188.6%	2441.9%
18	A. Dreyer Attacking midfielder	San Diego	28	+41.6 24/25→25/26	6216.9%	388.3%
19	J. Palacios Attacking midfielder	Union Santa Fe	27	+41.4 24/25→25/26	4357.1%	479.7%
20	Wellington Silva Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	33	+41.3 23/24→25/26	53362.3%	1459.7%
21	Jorginho Central midfielder	Flamengo	34	+41.3 24/25→25/26	4789.8%	2325.1%
22	E. Segberg Central midfielder	Start	29	+40.9 24/25→25/26	451022.5%	304.1%
23	D. Jean-Jacques Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	26	+40.6 24/25→25/26	4522.2%	426.9%
24	Bo Åsulv Hegland Winger	Djurgardens IF	22	+40.3 24/25→25/26	69913.2%	4345.1%
25	M. Palestra Central midfielder	Chelsea	21	+39.8 24/25→25/26	421895.2%	8721.7%
26	Artur Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	28	+39.4 24/25→25/26	4659.1%	496.9%
27	A. Cozier-Duberry Winger	Brighton	21	+39.3 24/25→25/26	4624.9%	565.4%
28	Cristian Salvador Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	31	+39.2 24/25→25/26	431031.6%	1748.2%
29	F. Winther Defensive midfielder	FC Fredericia	26	+39 24/25→25/26	44866.7%	4124%
30	L. Bertone Defensive midfielder	FC Luzern	32	+38.9 21/22→25/26	55243.1%	2438.8%
31	L. Ferreyra Attacking midfielder	San Martin S.J.	24	+38.6 24/25→25/26	412031.6%	453.9%
32	M. Pessina Central midfielder	Monza	29	+38.6 24/25→25/26	45567.6%	483.8%
33	C. Baumgartner Attacking midfielder	RB Leipzig	27	+38.3 24/25→25/26	69124.4%	763.4%
34	X. Shaqiri Attacking midfielder	FC Basel 1893	34	+38.3 24/25→25/26	48386.9%	1718.6%
35	V. Darida Defensive midfielder	Hradec Králové	36	+37.4 24/25→25/26	44550%	193.9%
36	D. Edvardsson Central midfielder	Tromso	24	+37.4 24/25→25/26	4929.4%	486.6%
37	P. Greil Attacking midfielder	SCR Altach	30	+37.1 24/25→25/26	46441.7%	316.5%
38	É. Soumah-Abbad Central midfielder	Metz	23	+36.8 23/24→25/26	48343.9%	457.9%
39	Dor Peretz Central midfielder	Maccabi Tel Aviv	31	+36.8 21/22→25/26	48322.8%	2260.7%
40	D. Sosa Central midfielder	Instituto Cordoba	29	+36.7 22/23→25/26	4093.6%	3933.7%
41	P. Zinckernagel Winger	Chicago Fire	31	+36.6 24/25→25/26	5413.4%	263.1%
42	David Pereira da Costa Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	+36.6 24/25→25/26	3816.2%	436.1%
43	M. Zajc Central midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	32	+36.5 24/25→25/26	391587%	1744.1%
44	D. Kruse Central midfielder	IFK Goteborg	24	+36 24/25→25/26	435.4%	374.9%
45	M. Bähre Central midfielder	SCR Altach	31	+35.6 21/22→25/26	36	2528.7%
46	K. Askildsen Attacking midfielder	Viking	25	+35.4 24/25→25/26	4171.8%	465.3%
47	O. Valakari Attacking midfielder	San Diego	27	+35.4 24/25→25/26	5048.4%	394.2%
48	A. Matko Central midfielder	Ujpest	26	+35.2 21/22→25/26	44382.6%	335.5%
49	M. Reus Attacking midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	37	+35.2 24/25→25/26	4438.2%	1243.2%
50	Marcos Antônio Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	26	+35 24/25→25/26	39177.5%	600.5%