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Most Improved midfielders This Season in La Liga

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

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At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 100.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Pablo Fornals has improved his Season rating most, up +43.3 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +42.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 137.6.

Best talent
Lamine Yamal100RTG
Barcelona
In form
Lamine Yamal93.5SsN
Barcelona
Rising potential
R. Bardghji+42.2RTG
Barcelona · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Pablo Fornals+43.3SsN
Real Betis · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Lamine Yamal16goals
Barcelona
Most valuable
Lamine Yamal137.6val
Barcelona
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Pablo FornalsCentral midfielderReal Betis30+43.3
24/25→25/26
67179.7%561.2%
2R. VargasCentral midfielderSevilla28+41
24/25→25/26
52379.6%701.9%
3Pere MillaCentral midfielderEspanyol33+37.3
24/25→25/26
48358.7%302.1%
4N. PépéCentral midfielderVillarreal31+32
24/25→25/26
59117.2%477.9%
5Lamine YamalWingerBarcelona19+30.8
24/25→25/26
9449.1%100±0%
6Edu ExpósitoDefensive midfielderEspanyol30+28.4
24/25→25/26
45172.1%501.4%
7F. de JongCentral midfielderBarcelona29+26.2
24/25→25/26
48119.1%5810.6%
8Carlos SolerCentral midfielderReal Sociedad29+25.9
24/25→25/26
44146.3%575.4%
9Samú CostaDefensive midfielderMallorca25+25.9
24/25→25/26
6565.6%811.9%
10Marc AguadoCentral midfielderElche26+25.3
24/25→25/26
42155.2%7122.3%
11AntonyAttacking midfielderReal Betis26+24
24/25→25/26
4998%812.9%
12Antonio BlancoCentral midfielderAlaves26+22.6
24/25→25/26
5569.3%755.9%
13FermínAttacking midfielderBarcelona23+22.1
24/25→25/26
5275.2%916.4%
14A. GülerAttacking midfielderReal Madrid21+21.9
24/25→25/26
4497.8%947.6%
15Marc BernalDefensive midfielderBarcelona19+21.5
24/25→25/26
24895.8%8715.7%
16Luis RiojaCentral midfielderValencia32+21
24/25→25/26
4781.7%4020.4%
17A. OunahiAttacking midfielderGirona26+20.4
24/25→25/26
36131.6%7186.8%
18D. SowCentral midfielderSevilla29+19.9
24/25→25/26
4968.9%568.4%
19MoncayolaDefensive midfielderOsasuna28+19.8
24/25→25/26
39104.8%648.1%
20BarrenetxeaAttacking midfielderReal Sociedad24+19.5
24/25→25/26
34135.4%8410.7%
21Manu MorlanesDefensive midfielderMallorca27+18.7
24/25→25/26
35115.4%6212.5%
22T. KuboCentral midfielderReal Sociedad25+17.7
24/25→25/26
4272.5%813.5%
23Beñat TurrientesCentral midfielderReal Sociedad24+17.7
24/25→25/26
24281%753.3%
24I. MoribaDefensive midfielderCelta Vigo23+17.6
24/25→25/26
4858.3%884.8%
25Dani OlmoAttacking midfielderBarcelona28+16.8
24/25→25/26
5148.6%678.7%
26Alberto MoleiroCentral midfielderVillarreal22+16.5
24/25→25/26
5938.7%9410%
27Pablo TorreAttacking midfielderMallorca23+16.3
24/25→25/26
27152.3%784.4%
28Luis MillaCentral midfielderGetafe31+16.1
24/25→25/26
5838.6%5012.3%
29Marc RocaDefensive midfielderReal Betis29+15.8
24/25→25/26
30113.7%5313%
30Óscar ValentínDefensive midfielderRayo Vallecano31+14.5
24/25→25/26
3475.1%4118.8%
31K. ArriagaDefensive midfielderLevante28+13.7
24/25→25/26
4347.6%585.6%
32Aitor RuibalFull-backReal Betis30+13.6
24/25→25/26
3081.4%4913.3%
33Nico WilliamsAttacking midfielderAthletic Club24+13.3
24/25→25/26
4739.7%862%
34Aleix FebasCentral midfielderElche30+13.2
24/25→25/26
4442.4%52±0%
35A. TchouaméniCentral midfielderReal Madrid26+13.1
24/25→25/26
4048.2%797.7%
36Pablo IbáñezCentral midfielderAlaves27+13.1
24/25→25/26
3367.2%639.8%
37Hugo SoteloCentral midfielderCelta Vigo22+12.8
24/25→25/26
22140.7%813.5%
38J. BellinghamCentral midfielderReal Madrid23+12.5
24/25→25/26
6523.9%941.1%
39Renato VeigaCentre-backVillarreal23+12.1
24/25→25/26
2878.1%8613.8%
40Denis SuárezCentral midfielderAlaves32+11.7
24/25→25/26
23103.5%3113.8%
41G. RodríguezCentral midfielderValencia32+11.6
24/25→25/26
2965.2%3121.5%
42T. AlmadaCentral midfielderAtletico Madrid25+11.5
24/25→25/26
3158.4%7889.5%
43G. SimeoneWingerAtletico Madrid23+10.5
24/25→25/26
3739.5%882.5%
44KokeCentral midfielderAtletico Madrid34+10.5
24/25→25/26
3838.9%2721.4%
45P. GueyeCentral midfielderVillarreal27+10.3
24/25→25/26
5125.2%7112.9%
46GumbauDefensive midfielderRayo Vallecano31+10
24/25→25/26
2192.6%3521.5%
47Ruíz de GalarretaDefensive midfielderAthletic Club33+9.5
24/25→25/26
3635.8%3619.1%
48PedriDefensive midfielderBarcelona23+9.2
24/25→25/26
6317.2%908.4%
49Robert NavarroAttacking midfielderAthletic Club24+9.1
24/25→25/26
2750.6%761.4%
50P. CissCentre-backRayo Vallecano32+8.9
24/25→25/26
5220.9%3820%