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Most Improved midfielders in Bundesliga 25/26

The most improved midfielders in Bundesliga in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

K. Karetsas of Borussia Dortmund is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and M. Olise has been the form player this season, grading 88.8, and D. Undav leads the scoring with 19 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Yamamoto has improved his Season rating most, up +50 on last season, while Nathan De Cat's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +45.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Olise of Bayern München is the most valuable name in this group at 89.6.

Best talent
K. Karetsas94.3RTG
Borussia Dortmund
In form
M. Olise88.8SsN
Bayern München
Rising potential
Nathan De Cat+45.6RTG
1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
R. Yamamoto+50SsN
SC Freiburg · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
D. Undav19goals
VfB Stuttgart
Most valuable
M. Olise89.6val
Bayern München
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1R. YamamotoCentral midfielderSC Freiburg24+50
24/25→25/26
63387.6%8975.1%
2João PalhinhaCentral midfielderBayern München31+48.7
24/25→25/26
55726.9%420.7%
3N. Aséko NkiliCentral midfielderEintracht Frankfurt20+48.4
24/25→25/26
512104.3%7293.8%
4M. AdelineAttacking midfielderHamburger SV22+44.2
24/25→25/26
63233.9%7221.7%
5C. BaumgartnerAttacking midfielderRB Leipzig27+38.3
24/25→25/26
69124.4%763.4%
6F. RiederDefensive midfielderFC Augsburg24+37.2
24/25→25/26
51265.7%8417.8%
7J. LewelingAttacking midfielderVfB Stuttgart25+37.1
24/25→25/26
53237.8%818.4%
8D. UndavAttacking midfielderVfB Stuttgart30+35.9
24/25→25/26
7885.1%5112.2%
9Berkay YilmazCentral midfielderSC Freiburg21+33.5
24/25→25/26
51193.6%7116.3%
10N. CapaldoDefensive midfielderHamburger SV27+33.4
21/22→25/26
42371.1%6229.1%
11H. MassengoCentral midfielderFC Augsburg25+29.4
24/25→25/26
40291.1%7511.9%
12Chuky San JoséAttacking midfielderWerder Bremen22+28.1
24/25→25/26
39248.7%686.2%
13Kofi Jeremy AmoakoDefensive midfielderHamburger SV21+27
24/25→25/26
35325.3%6357%
14L. DíazWingerBayern München29+24.9
24/25→25/26
8243.4%6120.7%
15D. SvenssonCentral midfielderBorussia Dortmund24+24.2
24/25→25/26
38174.1%81102.7%
16W. BurgerCentral midfielder1899 Hoffenheim25+23.7
24/25→25/26
5869.9%8425.9%
17Y. EngelhardtCentral midfielderSC Freiburg25+23.1
24/25→25/26
43118.5%757.7%
18J. BesteCentral midfielderSC Freiburg27+22.3
24/25→25/26
33210.4%6010.2%
19N. NarteyAttacking midfielderVfB Stuttgart26+22.1
24/25→25/26
25690.6%6792.5%
20C. EriksenAttacking midfielderVfL Wolfsburg34+20.8
24/25→25/26
40108.9%275.9%
21A. Sambi LokongaCentral midfielderHamburger SV26+20.7
24/25→25/26
38121.1%669.3%
22P. SanderDefensive midfielderBorussia Mönchengladbach28+20.4
24/25→25/26
4391.1%588.1%
23F. ChaïbiAttacking midfielderEintracht Frankfurt23+20
24/25→25/26
35135.1%782%
24C. UzunWingerEintracht Frankfurt20+19.5
24/25→25/26
37112.1%81±0%
25N. SeiwaldDefensive midfielderRB Leipzig25+19.3
24/25→25/26
4382.8%813.7%
26N. MbukuAttacking midfielderFC Augsburg24+19.2
23/24→25/26
35125.5%657.3%
27S. El MalaWinger1. FC Köln20+17.9
24/25→25/26
5646.9%8676.3%
28M. RichterAttacking midfielderFSV Mainz 0528+16.9
24/25→25/26
3783.7%489.4%
29E. PokuWingerBayer Leverkusen22+15.8
24/25→25/26
3584.5%8012.2%
30C. FührichAttacking midfielderVfB Stuttgart28+15.2
24/25→25/26
4452.2%5817.3%
31A. ThomasCentral midfielderRB Leipzig19+15.1
24/25→25/26
25155.7%5915.9%
32J. NjinmahCentral midfielderWerder Bremen25+15
24/25→25/26
3481.1%72±0%
33ArthurCentral midfielderBayer Leverkusen23+14.8
24/25→25/26
25151%733.4%
34Aleix GarcíaAttacking midfielderBayer Leverkusen29+14.8
24/25→25/26
4058%5711.3%
35A. KemleinCentral midfielderUnion Berlin22+14.5
24/25→25/26
27120.8%757.7%
36B. ContéAttacking midfielder1899 Hoffenheim23+14.2
24/25→25/26
3376.3%6711.4%
37C. ChukwuemekaCentral midfielderBorussia Dortmund22+13.3
24/25→25/26
18302.3%767.3%
38K. SanoDefensive midfielderFSV Mainz 0525+13
24/25→25/26
4441.5%797.1%
39M. OliseWingerBayern München24+12.9
24/25→25/26
8917%891.8%
40I. SaibariWingerBayern München25+11.1
24/25→25/26
6919%793.3%
41L. EngelnsDefensive midfielder1899 Hoffenheim19+10.8
24/25→25/26
15240%4423.9%
42A. PavlovićCentral midfielderBayern München22+10.5
24/25→25/26
3053%800.5%
43B. JattaCentral midfielderHamburger SV28+9.3
24/25→25/26
17129.2%464.1%
44M. SabitzerCentral midfielderBorussia Dortmund32+8.9
24/25→25/26
2944.3%3419.2%
45Nathan De CatCentral midfielder1899 Hoffenheim18+8.8
24/25→25/26
4425.1%9396%
46E. ElmasCentral midfielderRB Leipzig26+8.8
24/25→25/26
251.2%742.8%
47T. BreithauptDefensive midfielderFC Augsburg24+8.5
24/25→25/26
1797.7%527.4%
48R. AndrichCentral midfielderBayer Leverkusen31+8.3
24/25→25/26
3827.7%4315.1%
49N. RembergDefensive midfielderHamburger SV26+8.2
24/25→25/26
3926.5%721%
50J. BahoyaAttacking midfielderEintracht Frankfurt21+7.4
24/25→25/26
2542.5%80±0%