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

S. El-Faouzi of FC Schalke 04 is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.5, and R. Gosens leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Ulrich has improved his Season rating most, up +28.4 on last season, while S. El-Faouzi's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +26.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. El-Faouzi of FC Schalke 04 is the most valuable name in this group at 33.6.

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	Player	Team
1	S. El-Faouzi Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	33.6	5369.8%	7257.5%
2	A. Aouchiche Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	30.1	2444.8%	633.3%
3	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	25.5	49139.2%	6445.5%
4	J. Tolkin Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	24.2	3010.6%	5928.7%
5	Ł. Poręba Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	26	23.9	38231.9%	618%
6	L. Rosenboom Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	22	2447%	5620%
7	F. Schmahl Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	21	2576.4%	611.3%
8	K. WÃ¤tjen Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	21	23±0%	62±0%
9	S. Castañeda Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	20.6	1930%	662.8%
10	A. Kelati Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	19.5	352.2%	4927.4%
11	J. Çeka Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	26	19.5	24	514.1%
12	B. Bobzien Central midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	23	19.3	26±0%	60±0%
13	Ruben Müller Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	19.3	16	62
14	J. Boziaris Central midfielder	Energie Cottbus	23	18.8	4±0%	39±0%
15	D. Ajvazi Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	22	18.7	0	50
16	K. Wiethaup Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	21	18.7	813%	5735.2%
17	F. Michel Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	25	18.4	20±0%	57±0%
18	L. Oppie Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	24	18.4	18±0%	67±0%
19	Justin-Kai von der Hitz Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	19	18.3	6	56
20	Yoon Do-Yong Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	19	18.2	18291.5%	5313.1%
21	N. Weißhaupt Central midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	24	18	0	5062.8%
22	S. Raebiger Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	18	166.7%	491.4%
23	S. Asta Central midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	25	18	10±0%	54±0%
24	C. Metcalfe Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	26	18	12583.3%	567.9%
25	L. Copado Central midfielder	Energie Cottbus	21	18	0	3829.5%
26	K. Oudenne Central midfielder	Hannover 96	24	17.9	32±0%	62±0%
27	Paul Friedrich Pöpperl Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	23	17.9	1	51
28	Hugo Luis Afonso Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	17.8	0	49
29	T. Wagner Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	17.8	0	52
30	Mika Haas Central midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	21	17.8	27±0%	65±0%
31	K. Sessa Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	26	17.7	12±0%	49±0%
32	K. Davidsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	17.7	32±0%	62±0%
33	E. Ahlstrand Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	24	17.7	125.4%	6313.6%
34	Ayoub Chaikhoun Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	17.6	1	52
35	Daniel Pantschenko Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	17.6	0	51
36	Samuel Klein Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	22	17.5	2847.4%	82296.1%
37	D. Arifi Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	24	17.4	8±0%	50±0%
38	S. Appelkamp Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	25	17.4	29±0%	560.7%
39	H. Mustapha Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	17.4	0	54±0%
40	F. Gerezgiher Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	26	17.4	21212.1%	4617.4%
41	A. Keller Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	22	17.3	14±0%	57±0%
42	Mateo Kritzer Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	20	17.3	0	51
43	L. Münst Central midfielder	VfL Osnabrück	24	17.3	22±0%	445.6%
44	Rafael Pinto Pedrosa Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	18	17.3	12±0%	61±0%
45	Junior Arlet Zé Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	20	17.2	558.1%	5533.8%
46	H. Akiyama Central midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	25	17.2	37±0%	62±0%
47	F. Roggow Central midfielder	Hannover 96	24	17.2	1±0%	50±0%
48	Ali-Eren Ersungur Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	20	17.2	0100%	513.8%
49	D. H. Zor Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	18	17.2	2	60
50	Louey Ben Farhat Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	20	17.2	27±0%	63±0%