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Most Improved midfielders in Serie A 2026

The most improved midfielders in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

Most improved goalkeepers in Serie AMost improved defenders in Serie AMost improved attackers in Serie ABest midfielders in Serie AMost in-form midfielders in Serie ATop-scoring midfielders in Serie A

At a glance

Allan of Palmeiras is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 79.1, and Danilo Santos has been the form player this season, grading 57.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Danilo Santos has improved his Season rating most, up +54.9 on last season, while Victor Hugo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +27 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Samuel Lino of Flamengo is the most valuable name in this group at 44.3.

Best talent
Allan79.1RTG
Palmeiras
In form
Danilo Santos57.9SsN
Botafogo
Rising potential
Victor Hugo+27RTG
Atletico-MG · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Danilo Santos+54.9SsN
Botafogo · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Danilo Santos7goals
Botafogo
Most valuable
Samuel Lino44.3val
Flamengo
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Danilo SantosAttacking midfielderBotafogo25+54.9
24/25→25/26
58565.5%7120.9%
2Alex TellesCentral midfielderBotafogo33+42.6
24/25→25/26
55120.3%2925.8%
3Cauan BarrosCentral midfielderVasco DA Gama22+42.5
23/24→25/26
46145.7%688.3%
4JorginhoCentral midfielderFlamengo34+41.3
24/25→25/26
4789.8%2325.1%
5ArturCentral midfielderSao Paulo28+39.4
24/25→25/26
4659.1%496.9%
6Marcos AntônioCentral midfielderSao Paulo26+35
24/25→25/26
39177.5%600.5%
7Samuel LinoAttacking midfielderFlamengo26+33.8
24/25→25/26
58294.5%7117.9%
8MaurícioAttacking midfielderPalmeiras25+33.2
24/25→25/26
3733%690.6%
9Á. BarrealAttacking midfielderSantos26+32.7
24/25→25/26
5246.2%610.8%
10Victor HugoCentral midfielderAtletico-MG22+31
24/25→25/26
457435.4%
11VitinhoDefensive midfielderBotafogo27+27.1
24/25→25/26
4321.6%591.3%
12Matheus BiduCentral midfielderCorinthians27+26
24/25→25/26
4893.5%6013.3%
13G. PlataWingerFlamengo25+25.4
24/25→25/26
3168.5%662.5%
14VitinhoCentral midfielderInternacional27+24.4
24/25→25/26
4643.9%5811.8%
15Lucas SashaDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC36+24.1
24/25→25/26
41147%2345.6%
16EdenílsonAttacking midfielderBotafogo36+23.7
24/25→25/26
4044.6%1714.5%
17C. OlivaDefensive midfielderSantos30+22.6
23/24→25/26
28389.7%368.7%
18D. BobadillaCentral midfielderSao Paulo25+22.3
24/25→25/26
374.4%644.2%
19K. SernaAttacking midfielderFluminense28+20.4
24/25→25/26
362.7%53±0%
20BrenoCentral midfielderCorinthians21+20.4
24/25→25/26
3627%745.6%
21L. MugniAttacking midfielderCeara34+20
23/24→25/26
221111.1%1246.4%
22DenilsonCentral midfielderMirassol25+19
22/23→25/26
26292.3%573%
23F. AmuzuCentral midfielderGremio27+18.7
24/25→25/26
2951%6114.8%
24J. AriasAttacking midfielderPalmeiras28+18.5
24/25→25/26
53192.8%5512.2%
25Willian ArãoDefensive midfielderSantos34+18.5
24/25→25/26
29334.3%1836.6%
26E. PulgarCentral midfielderFlamengo32+18.3
24/25→25/26
47190.1%3017.3%
27Gabriel BaralhasCentral midfielderVitoria27+17.5
24/25→25/26
5557%6113.7%
28A. BernabéiCentral midfielderInternacional25+17.2
24/25→25/26
5577%693.9%
29BernardAttacking midfielderAtletico-MG33+17.1
24/25→25/26
2324.7%2321.1%
30Andreas PereiraAttacking midfielderPalmeiras30+14.9
24/25→25/26
47243.4%4635.4%
31Thiago MendesCentral midfielderVasco DA Gama34+14.3
22/23→25/26
462215%24135.9%
32Matheus PereiraAttacking midfielderCruzeiro30+14.2
24/25→25/26
44±0%454.5%
33L. RomeroCentral midfielderCruzeiro32+13.9
24/25→25/26
4511.1%3013.2%
34Juan AlanoWingerSport Recife29+13.5
24/25→25/26
21175.3%3119.1%
35Sérgio OliveiraCentral midfielderSport Recife34+12.9
24/25→25/26
15678.9%1418.4%
36Tchê TchêCentral midfielderVasco DA Gama33+12.3
24/25→25/26
1917.3%218.4%
37Pablo MaiaCentral midfielderSao Paulo24+12.3
24/25→25/26
1413.3%604.2%
38NonatoCentral midfielderFluminense28+11.6
24/25→25/26
19±0%472.9%
39MatheuzinhoCentral midfielderCorinthians25+10.8
24/25→25/26
446.3%716.5%
40Rodrigo NestorCentral midfielderBahia26+10.5
24/25→25/26
2441.4%607.7%
41J. CarrascalWingerFlamengo28+10.3
24/25→25/26
42136.2%519%
42G. de ArrascaetaAttacking midfielderFlamengo32+10.1
24/25→25/26
3652.9%3015.6%
43GustavinhoAttacking midfielderRB Bragantino22+9.5
24/25→25/26
22282.5%6712.5%
44Evertton AraújoCentral midfielderFlamengo23+9.1
24/25→25/26
2287%686.3%
45CaíqueDefensive midfielderVitoria30+9
24/25→25/26
248.7%4011.8%
46E. MartínezCentral midfielderVitoria32+8.7
24/25→25/26
2375%3139.7%
47A. CarrilloCentral midfielderCorinthians35+8.5
24/25→25/26
22259%1814%
48NenêAttacking midfielderBotafogo45+7.8
24/25→25/26
3035.5%121.7%
49J. NardoniCentral midfielderGremio24+7.8
24/25→25/26
3258.9%6219.9%
50A. CanobbioWingerFluminense27+7.1
24/25→25/26
4312.4%591.9%