Most Valuable central midfielders by Market Value in Serie A 2026

The most valuable central midfielders in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Breno of Corinthians is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.1, and A. Bernabéi has been the form player this season, grading 55.4, and Victor Hugo leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Alex Telles has improved his Season rating most, up +42.6 on last season, while Victor Hugo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +27 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Gabriel Baralhas of Vitoria is the most valuable name in this group at 43.6.

Atletico-MG · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Alex Telles+42.6SsN

Botafogo · 24/25→25/26

Gabriel Baralhas43.6val

Vitoria

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	Player	Team
1	Gabriel Baralhas Central midfielder	Vitoria	27	43.6	5557%	6113.7%
2	A. Bernabéi Central midfielder	Internacional	25	42.6	5577%	693.9%
3	A. Gómez Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	23	39.8	51208.5%	6914%
4	Cauan Barros Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	22	38.7	46145.7%	688.3%
5	Matheus Bidu Central midfielder	Corinthians	27	38	4893.5%	6013.3%
6	Vitinho Central midfielder	Internacional	27	35.7	4643.9%	5811.8%
7	Martinelli Central midfielder	Fluminense	24	35.6	358.3%	702%
8	Matheuzinho Central midfielder	Corinthians	25	34.7	446.3%	716.5%
9	Victor Hugo Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	22	33.5	45	7435.4%
10	C. Medina Central midfielder	Botafogo	24	33.3	3051%	6632.5%
11	E. Noriega Central midfielder	Gremio	24	33.2	33263.3%	646%
12	Hércules Central midfielder	Fluminense	25	33	4018.9%	69±0%
13	Rodriguinho Central midfielder	RB Bragantino	22	32.5	22309.3%	656.4%
14	Evertton Araújo Central midfielder	Flamengo	23	32.2	2287%	686.3%
15	D. Bobadilla Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	25	32.2	374.4%	644.2%
16	Breno Central midfielder	Corinthians	21	31.8	3627%	745.6%
17	J. Nardoni Central midfielder	Gremio	24	31.3	3258.9%	6219.9%
18	R. Villagra Central midfielder	Internacional	25	30.5	19739.1%	63136.6%
19	Gabriel Bontempo Central midfielder	Santos	21	30.4	2938.9%	719.8%
20	Marcos Antônio Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	26	30.2	39177.5%	600.5%
21	Pablo Maia Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	24	29.9	1413.3%	604.2%
22	Tetê Central midfielder	Gremio	26	28	2243.6%	5665.4%
23	Praxedes Central midfielder	RB Bragantino	24	27.7	252%	565.4%
24	Rayan Central midfielder	Flamengo	21	27.5	4±0%	6348.3%
25	Vitinho Central midfielder	Bahia	22	27.5	0	59
26	Ronald Central midfielder	Fortaleza EC	23	27.4	2	58
27	Jota Central midfielder	Bahia	22	27.3	0	59
28	Denilson Central midfielder	Mirassol	25	27.2	26292.3%	573%
29	Rodrigo Nestor Central midfielder	Bahia	26	26.9	2441.4%	607.7%
30	Lucca Central midfielder	Fortaleza EC	22	26.9	12	60
31	Huguinho Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	26.8	21±0%	6548.1%
32	F. Amuzu Central midfielder	Gremio	27	26.6	2951%	6114.8%
33	Marco Cruz Central midfielder	Vitoria	22	26.4	31450%	5810.3%
34	Vinicius Zanocelo Central midfielder	Ceara	25	26.4	1553.7%	5610.2%
35	Thiago Henrique Central midfielder	Fluminense	22	26.4	1	58
36	Victor Hugo Central midfielder	RB Bragantino	23	26.4	0	54
37	André Cardoso Central midfielder	RB Bragantino	23	26.3	2	54
38	R. Lezcano Central midfielder	Fluminense	22	26.1	1	57
39	João Neto Central midfielder	RB Bragantino	23	26	0	5420.6%
40	J. Barrera Central midfielder	Botafogo	20	25.9	52%	64143.3%
41	Eric Ramires Central midfielder	RB Bragantino	26	25.9	868.4%	537.2%
42	M. Monsalve Central midfielder	Gremio	22	25.8	5±0%	574.5%
43	G. Justino Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	25.8	19	67
44	Mamady Cisse Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	19	25.6	15	66
45	Japa Central midfielder	Mirassol	22	25.3	2±0%	565.9%
46	Vando Félix Central midfielder	Vitoria	23	25.2	2	533.6%
47	Romulo Central midfielder	Palmeiras	24	24.9	157.1%	5212%
48	Kauan Lindes Central midfielder	Botafogo	22	24.8	0	55
49	Rodriguinho Central midfielder	Fortaleza EC	23	24.7	0100%	5219.9%
50	M. El Arouch Central midfielder	Botafogo	22	24.7	3	5515.7%