Most Improved midfielders in Bundesliga 26/27
The most improved midfielders in Bundesliga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
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.
17 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. YamamotoCentral midfielder | SC Freiburg | 24 | +50 24/25→25/26 | 63387.6% | 8975.1% |
| 2 | C. BaumgartnerAttacking midfielder | RB Leipzig | 27 | +38.3 24/25→25/26 | 69124.4% | 763.4% |
| 3 | C. EriksenAttacking midfielder | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | +20.8 24/25→25/26 | 40108.9% | 275.9% |
| 4 | J. DükerCentral midfielder | SC Freiburg | 30 | +18.5 21/22→25/26 | 25 | 2235.5% |
| 5 | S. KlaasAttacking midfielder | SC Paderborn 07 | 28 | +11.3 24/25→25/26 | 2675.3% | 4610.1% |
| 6 | L. EngelnsDefensive midfielder | 1899 Hoffenheim | 19 | +10.8 24/25→25/26 | 15240% | 4423.9% |
| 7 | T. BreithauptDefensive midfielder | FC Augsburg | 24 | +8.5 24/25→25/26 | 1797.7% | 527.4% |
| 8 | T. GayretCentral midfielder | SC Paderborn 07 | 28 | +6 24/25→25/26 | 2926.1% | 3418.3% |
| 9 | E. LeopoldCentral midfielder | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 26 | +4.7 24/25→25/26 | 569.1% | 644.8% |
| 10 | J. CastropCentral midfielder | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 23 | -4 24/25→25/26 | 379.9% | 7511.2% |
| 11 | J. StageAttacking midfielder | Werder Bremen | 29 | -4.2 24/25→25/26 | 488.1% | 5324.2% |
| 12 | M. MuheimCentral midfielder | Hamburger SV | 28 | -5.2 24/25→25/26 | 4111.2% | 597.4% |
| 13 | P. OsterhageCentral midfielder | SC Freiburg | 26 | -9.1 24/25→25/26 | 1834.1% | 6220.9% |
| 14 | B. BahnCentral midfielder | FC Augsburg | 34 | -13.4 24/25→25/26 | 959% | 1146% |
| 15 | F. PorathCentral midfielder | FC Schalke 04 | 29 | -24.4 24/25→25/26 | 1365.6% | 3736.2% |
| 16 | E. CanAttacking midfielder | Borussia Dortmund | 32 | -26 24/25→25/26 | 1267.7% | 2645.1% |
| 17 | A. KarazorCentral midfielder | VfB Stuttgart | 29 | -27 24/25→25/26 | 2353.6% | 4828.9% |













