Most Improved midfielders in La Liga 26/27

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

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At a glance

Mikel Jauregizar of Athletic Club is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 83.8, and Luis Rioja has been the form player this season, grading 45.5, and Robert Navarro leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Aitor Ruibal has improved his Season rating most, up +21.6 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Cardoso of Atletico Madrid is the most valuable name in this group at 86.6.

Best talent

Mikel Jauregizar83.8RTG

Barcelona · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Aitor Ruibal+21.6SsN

Real Betis · 24/25→25/26

28 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Aitor Ruibal Central midfielder	Real Betis	30	+21.6 24/25→25/26	38129.3%	4618%
2	Luis Rioja Central midfielder	Valencia	32	+19.8 24/25→25/26	4677%	4021.4%
3	Carlos Dotor Central midfielder	Celta Vigo	25	+19.2 24/25→25/26	30±0%	684%
4	F. de Jong Central midfielder	Barcelona	29	+12.2 24/25→25/26	3455.5%	5318.4%
5	R. Bardghji Central midfielder	Barcelona	20	+9.9 24/25→25/26	10	83110.2%
6	Juanpe Defensive midfielder	Malaga	30	+9.3 24/25→25/26	16145.3%	3213.9%
7	A. Tchouaméni Defensive midfielder	Real Madrid	26	+8.9 24/25→25/26	3632.7%	779.9%
8	Robert Navarro Attacking midfielder	Athletic Club	24	+7 24/25→25/26	2538.9%	762.5%
9	A. Ochoa Attacking midfielder	Malaga	19	+6.9 24/25→25/26	12143.8%	6612.6%
10	C. Patino Defensive midfielder	Deportivo La Coruna	22	+6.5 24/25→25/26	9309.5%	599%
11	O. Vargas Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	21	+5.2 24/25→25/26	3915.2%	7864.8%
12	Carles Pérez Central midfielder	Celta Vigo	28	+3 24/25→25/26	1820.5%	3153.9%
13	Íñigo Sainz-Maza Defensive midfielder	Racing Santander	28	+2.1 24/25→25/26	570%	3917.2%
14	Mikel Jauregizar Defensive midfielder	Athletic Club	22	-0.1 24/25→25/26	40±0%	843.3%
15	Pablo Marín Central midfielder	Real Sociedad	23	-6.7 24/25→25/26	1333.5%	745.7%
16	J. Bisiwu Central midfielder	Barcelona	18	-8.1 24/25→25/26	469.8%	433.4%
17	Ãlvaro Santos Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	21	-8.6 24/25→25/26	1045.3%	471.1%
18	G. Lo Celso Central midfielder	Real Betis	30	-10.2 24/25→25/26	2429.7%	4425.5%
19	Riki Rodríguez Central midfielder	Deportivo La Coruna	28	-10.8 24/25→25/26	1837.2%	4817.6%
20	André Almeida Central midfielder	Valencia	26	-14 24/25→25/26	1647.1%	6517.1%
21	Adrià Pedrosa Defensive midfielder	Sevilla	28	-15 24/25→25/26	2043%	5224.3%
22	Diego López Central midfielder	Valencia	24	-15.9 24/25→25/26	3034.9%	7910.8%
23	José Jurado Central midfielder	Deportivo La Coruna	34	-18.7 24/25→25/26	1260.5%	1544.2%
24	Marc Casadó Central midfielder	Barcelona	22	-19.5 24/25→25/26	1262.3%	7611.5%
25	V. Rosier Central midfielder	Osasuna	30	-21.4 24/25→25/26	2843.4%	4628.7%
26	Unai Vencedor Defensive midfielder	Athletic Club	25	-21.7 24/25→25/26	873.6%	705.1%
27	J. Cardoso Defensive midfielder	Atletico Madrid	24	-30.5 24/25→25/26	1271.4%	7217.8%
28	Javi Puado Central midfielder	Espanyol	28	-44.9 24/25→25/26	1180.6%	5036.8%