Most Improved midfielders in Bundesliga 26/27

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

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At a glance

R. Yamamoto of SC Freiburg is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 88.6, and C. Baumgartner has been the form player this season, grading 69.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Yamamoto has improved his Season rating most, up +50 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Baumgartner of RB Leipzig is the most valuable name in this group at 68.8.

C. Baumgartner69.1SsN

RB Leipzig

Rising potential

R. Yamamoto+38RTG

SC Freiburg · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

R. Yamamoto+50SsN

SC Freiburg · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

C. Baumgartner13goals

RB Leipzig

Most valuable

C. Baumgartner68.8val

RB Leipzig

21 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	R. Yamamoto Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	24	+50 24/25→25/26	63387.6%	8975.1%
2	C. Baumgartner Attacking midfielder	RB Leipzig	27	+38.3 24/25→25/26	69124.4%	763.4%
3	N. Nartey Attacking midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	26	+22.1 24/25→25/26	25690.6%	6792.5%
4	C. Eriksen Attacking midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	34	+20.8 24/25→25/26	40108.9%	275.9%
5	J. Düker Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	30	+18.5 21/22→25/26	25	2235.5%
6	S. Klaas Attacking midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	28	+11.3 24/25→25/26	2675.3%	4610.1%
7	L. Engelns Defensive midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	19	+10.8 24/25→25/26	15240%	4423.9%
8	T. Breithaupt Defensive midfielder	FC Augsburg	24	+8.5 24/25→25/26	1797.7%	527.4%
9	T. Gayret Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	28	+6 24/25→25/26	2926.1%	3418.3%
10	E. Leopold Central midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	26	+4.7 24/25→25/26	569.1%	644.8%
11	F. Neuhaus Central midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	29	+4.1 24/25→25/26	1251.9%	4119.3%
12	S. Gnabry Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	31	+4 24/25→25/26	4110.9%	3824.9%
13	E. Martel Defensive midfielder	FSV Mainz 05	24	-2 24/25→25/26	464.2%	769.7%
14	J. Castrop Central midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	23	-4 24/25→25/26	379.9%	7511.2%
15	J. Stage Attacking midfielder	Werder Bremen	29	-4.2 24/25→25/26	488.1%	5324.2%
16	M. Muheim Central midfielder	Hamburger SV	28	-5.2 24/25→25/26	4111.2%	597.4%
17	P. Osterhage Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	26	-9.1 24/25→25/26	1834.1%	6220.9%
18	B. Bahn Central midfielder	FC Augsburg	34	-13.4 24/25→25/26	959%	1146%
19	F. Porath Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	29	-24.4 24/25→25/26	1365.6%	3736.2%
20	E. Can Attacking midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	32	-26 24/25→25/26	1267.7%	2645.1%
21	A. Karazor Central midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	29	-27 24/25→25/26	2353.6%	4828.9%