Most Improved midfielders in 2. Bundesliga 26/27

The most improved midfielders in 2. Bundesliga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Pyrka of FC St. Pauli is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.9, and F. Reese has been the form player this season, grading 70, and M. Zoma leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Max Marie has improved his Season rating most, up +36.1 on last season, while A. Pyrka's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +37.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Zoma of 1. FC Nürnberg is the most valuable name in this group at 25.2.

FC St. Pauli · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Max Marie+36.1SsN

Eintracht Braunschweig · 24/25→25/26

34 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Max Marie Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	22	+36.1 24/25→25/26	43±0%	651.6%
2	F. Reese Winger	VfL Wolfsburg	28	+32.6 24/25→25/26	709.2%	6318.2%
3	B. Bobzien Central midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	23	+26 22/23→25/26	26±0%	60±0%
4	S. Şahin Attacking midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	26	+21 24/25→25/26	46±0%	61±0%
5	B. Jacobsen Defensive midfielder	VfL Osnabrück	33	+20.9 24/25→25/26	24±0%	1922.9%
6	K. Oudenne Central midfielder	Hannover 96	24	+20.9 24/25→25/26	32±0%	62±0%
7	C. Eriksen Attacking midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	34	+20.8 24/25→25/26	40108.9%	275.9%
8	K. WÃ¤tjen Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	+18.2 24/25→25/26	23±0%	62±0%
9	G. Balzi Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	25	+16.6 24/25→25/26	3415.1%	6049.4%
10	Yoon Do-Yong Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	19	+13.7 24/25→25/26	18291.5%	5313.1%
11	P. Will Defensive midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	27	+12 24/25→25/26	16±0%	44±0%
12	K. Miyoshi Attacking midfielder	VfL Bochum	29	+11.8 24/25→25/26	20±0%	38±0%
13	S. Russo Defensive midfielder	Arminia Bielefeld	26	+10 24/25→25/26	35±0%	54±0%
14	P. Müller Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	22	+9.6 24/25→25/26	17137.1%	4129.1%
15	T. Ciğerci Attacking midfielder	Energie Cottbus	31	+9.2 24/25→25/26	40±0%	24±0%
16	A. Pyrka Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	24	+8.2 24/25→25/26	28±0%	751.6%
17	L. Rosenboom Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	+7.8 24/25→25/26	2447%	5620%
18	F. Flick Defensive midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	26	+7.3 24/25→25/26	22±0%	51±0%
19	L. Marseiler Central midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	29	+5.8 24/25→25/26	2925%	4017.7%
20	K. Sessa Defensive midfielder	Hertha BSC	26	-0.1 24/25→25/26	12±0%	49±0%
21	A. Kaprálik Attacking midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	-0.1 23/24→25/26	27±0%	62±0%
22	M. Wanitzek Attacking midfielder	Karlsruher SC	33	-1.7 24/25→25/26	62±0%	31±0%
23	M. Papela Defensive midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	25	-2.3 24/25→25/26	1910.6%	541.6%
24	J. Brekalo Winger	Hertha BSC	28	-3 24/25→25/26	16±0%	40±0%
25	L. Oppie Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	24	-5.2 24/25→25/26	18±0%	67±0%
26	A. Opoku Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	27	-6.2 24/25→25/26	840%	4017.2%
27	M. Neubauer Central midfielder	Hannover 96	30	-8.9 24/25→25/26	40±0%	40±0%
28	Ole Pohlmann Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	25	-10.9 24/25→25/26	1048%	533.1%
29	J. Meffert Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	32	-11 24/25→25/26	20±0%	2715.5%
30	M. Rasmussen Defensive midfielder	FC St. Pauli	28	-11.2 24/25→25/26	0100%	370.8%
31	J. Schöppner Attacking midfielder	1. FC Heidenheim	27	-11.3 24/25→25/26	45±0%	64±0%
32	Vinicius Souza Attacking midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	27	-11.6 24/25→25/26	22±0%	56±0%
33	S. Bansé Defensive midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	25	-16.7 24/25→25/26	1±0%	45±0%
34	S. Gnaka Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	27	-20.8 24/25→25/26	1558.4%	4726.4%