Most Improved midfielders in First League 26/27
The most improved midfielders in First League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
A. Ivlev of Nizhny Novgorod is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in First League, with a Field Insider Rating of 31.4, and L. Tičić has been the form player this season, grading 22.9, and M. Ignatov leads the scoring with 3 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Tičić has improved his Season rating most, up +9.8 on last season, while A. Ivlev's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +0.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, M. Ignatov of FC Sochi is the most valuable name in this group at 3.
6 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. TičićCentral midfielder |  Nizhny Novgorod | 25 | +9.8 24/25→25/26 | 2374.8% | 292.6% |
| 2 | A. IvlevDefensive midfielder | Nizhny Novgorod | 19 | +0.5 24/25→25/26 | 133.9% | 31±0% |
| 3 | M. MaigaDefensive midfielder | Nizhny Novgorod | 31 | -0.3 24/25→25/26 | 74.2% | 1229.1% |
| 4 | N. ErmakovCentral midfielder | Nizhny Novgorod | 23 | -7.5 24/25→25/26 | 657.7% | 2710% |
| 5 | R. EzhovCentral midfielder |  FC Sochi | 29 | -11.2 24/25→25/26 | 474.2% | 1931.5% |
| 6 | M. KuzminDefensive midfielder | FC Sochi | 30 | -13.3 24/25→25/26 | 1252.6% | 1632.1% |