Most Valuable central midfielders by Market Value in 2. Bundesliga

The most valuable central midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, 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 M. Wanitzek has been the form player this season, grading 72.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Max Marie has improved his Season rating most, up +37.4 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	47190.2%	7015.7%
3	D. Herold Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	23	29	4672.7%	675.5%
4	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	21	25.5	45118.6%	6445.5%
5	Max Marie Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	25.2	44566.7%	6622.1%
6	J. Therkelsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	23	23.9	3519%	6339.3%
7	H. Akiyama Central midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	25	23.8	3711%	6217.1%
8	F. Schmahl Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	23.1	2576.4%	611.3%
9	S. Castañeda Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	22.6	1930%	662.8%
10	S. Russo Central midfielder	Arminia Bielefeld	26	22.1	3540.5%	5424.2%
11	R. Schallenberg Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	27	21.5	3431.4%	564.1%
12	F. Michel Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	25	21.4	20188.6%	561.3%
13	K. Davidsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	21.3	3233.2%	6242.2%
14	A. Kelati Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	23	19.7	617.9%	5223.7%
15	Dariusz Stalmach Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	20	19.6	278866.7%	6083.3%
16	N. Niehoff Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	19.6	1330.2%	5726.9%
17	U. Tohumcu Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	19.6	16132.4%	5714.8%
18	Paul Friedrich Pöpperl Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	23	19.6	1	51
19	Jarzinho Ataide Adriano de Nascimento Malanga Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	20	19.4	1043.9%	6034.8%
20	Daniel Pantschenko Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	19.3	0	51
21	S. Ltaief Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	26	19.2	24106.9%	5018.9%
22	J. Rochelt Central midfielder	Arminia Bielefeld	27	19.1	3044.9%	4917.3%
23	N. Fröling Central midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	26	19	1815.9%	5017.2%
24	F. Roggow Central midfielder	Hannover 96	24	18.9	197.6%	5018.9%
25	T. Janisch Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	18.9	1130.6%	581.4%
26	D. Pantschenko Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	22	18.7	0	52
27	N. Gibs Central midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	24	18.6	181.5%	4924.6%
28	A. Müller Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	26	18.5	1948.8%	4919.8%
29	J. Consbruch Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	24	18.4	384.5%	4816.1%
30	Z. Sertdemir Central midfielder	Preußen Münster	21	18.3	1225.5%	5334.5%
31	Max Grüger Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	21	18.3	0100%	538.3%
32	D. Ajvazi Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	22	18.1	0	50
33	L. Opitz Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	21	18.1	2350%	5319%
34	Noah Engelbreth Central midfielder	Hannover 96	21	17.9	0	52
35	N. Jahn Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	22	17.9	0	49
36	S. Gnaka Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	27	17.7	1558.4%	4726.4%
37	Juan Cabrera Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	23	17.7	0	47
38	I. Ugoh Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	20	17.7	6	55
39	M. Benjamins Central midfielder	Preußen Münster	23	17.5	0	46
40	M. Benjamins Central midfielder	Preußen Münster	23	17.4	0	46
41	M. Zalazar Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	20	17.4	0	54
42	J. Korte Central midfielder	Preußen Münster	23	17.4	0	46
43	T. Gueye Central midfielder	Preußen Münster	23	17.4	0	46
44	Bennit Bröger Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	20	17.2	0	53
45	E. Sihlaroğlu Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	21	17.2	0	50
46	H. Anhari Central midfielder	Fortuna Düsseldorf	22	17.1	0100%	479.2%
47	T. Gueye Central midfielder	Preußen Münster	24	17.1	0	45
48	S. Raebiger Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	16.9	1233.3%	490.6%
49	Justin-Kai von der Hitz Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	19	16.9	6	55
50	Ayoub Chaikhoun Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	16.7	1	51