Most Valuable central midfielders by Market Value in 2. Bundesliga 26/27

The most valuable central midfielders in 2. Bundesliga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

K. WÃ¤tjen of VfL Bochum is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 61.7, and R. Heußer has been the form player this season, grading 32.6, and P. Müller leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Heußer has improved his Season rating most, up +20.4 on last season, while K. WÃ¤tjen's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +21.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Schmahl of SV Elversberg is the most valuable name in this group at 22.4.

Eintracht Braunschweig

Rising potential

K. WÃ¤tjen+21.8RTG

VfL Bochum · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

R. Heußer+20.4SsN

Eintracht Braunschweig · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	F. Schmahl Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	22.4	2576.4%	611.3%
2	B. Bobzien Central midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	23	21.4	26±0%	60±0%
3	L. Rosenboom Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	21.4	2447%	5620%
4	F. Keidel Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	21.4	19±0%	62±0%
5	A. Pyrka Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	24	21.4	28±0%	751.6%
6	J. Fujita Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	24	20.8	46±0%	74±0%
7	K. WÃ¤tjen Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	20.8	23±0%	62±0%
8	L. Oppie Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	24	20.6	18±0%	67±0%
9	R. Wagner Central midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	23	20.5	18±0%	60±0%
10	J. Gómez Central midfielder	VfL Osnabrück	23	20.3	3115%	641.7%
11	K. Sessa Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	26	20	12±0%	49±0%
12	Ole Pohlmann Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	25	20	1048%	533.1%
13	Mika Haas Central midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	21	20	27±0%	65±0%
14	M. Momuluh Central midfielder	Arminia Bielefeld	24	19.6	18±0%	63±0%
15	S. Gnaka Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	27	19.5	1558.4%	4726.4%
16	J. Boziaris Central midfielder	Energie Cottbus	23	19.5	4±0%	39±0%
17	G. Balzi Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	25	19.5	3415.1%	6049.4%
18	S. Asta Central midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	25	19.4	10±0%	54±0%
19	A. Kelati Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	19	352.2%	4927.4%
20	D. Ajvazi Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	22	18.8	0	50
21	Daniel Pantschenko Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	18.7	0	51
22	S. Appelkamp Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	25	18.5	29±0%	560.7%
23	Yoon Do-Yong Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	19	18.2	18291.5%	5313.1%
24	E. Ahlstrand Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	24	18.2	125.4%	6313.6%
25	Rafael Pinto Pedrosa Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	19	18.2	12±0%	611%
26	K. Davidsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	18.1	32±0%	62±0%
27	T. Civeja Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	24	17.9	2212.6%	5946.1%
28	K. Wiethaup Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	21	17.7	813%	5735.2%
29	H. Akiyama Central midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	25	17.6	37±0%	62±0%
30	Ayoub Chaikhoun Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	17.5	1	52
31	Selim Telib Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	20	17.4	0	54
32	H. Mustapha Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	17.4	0	54±0%
33	L. Opitz Central midfielder	VfL Osnabrück	21	17.2	211.1%	3926%
34	L. Mergner Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	20	17.2	1	53
35	Noah Engelbreth Central midfielder	Hannover 96	21	17.2	0	52
36	C. Metcalfe Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	26	17.1	12±0%	56±0%
37	Omar Megeed Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	21	17	0	6215.2%
38	D. H. Zor Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	18	17	5	59
39	S. Raebiger Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	16.9	166.7%	491.4%
40	Nick Elias Meier Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	20	16.8	0	49
41	F. Ademi Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	20	16.8	9±0%	44±0%
42	S. Þórðarson Central midfielder	Hannover 96	27	16.7	14±0%	47±0%
43	Hugo Luis Afonso Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	16.7	0	49
44	T. Wagner Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	16.7	0	49
45	Hamza Muqaj Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	16.6	0	50
46	S. Telib Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	19	16.5	0	52
47	Junior Arlet Zé Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	20	16.4	558.1%	5533.8%
48	Winners Osawe Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	19	16.4	0100%	52±0%
49	J. Mbom Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	26	16.3	2212.6%	395.4%
50	J. Guttau Central midfielder	Energie Cottbus	26	16.3	14±0%	369.4%