Most Valuable central midfielders by Market Value in USL Championship 2026

The most valuable central midfielders in USL Championship in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

N. Scardina of Rhode Island is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in USL Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 39.7, and Rafael Mentzingen has been the form player this season, grading 22.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Gurr has improved his Season rating most, up +17 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Benalcazar of Orange County SC is the most valuable name in this group at 7.1.

Rafael Mentzingen22.6SsN

Detroit City

Rising potential

M. Palomino-1.4RTG

Orange County SC · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Gurr+17SsN

Sacramento Republic · 21/22→25/26

Top scorer

Rafael Mentzingen3goals

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	Player	Team
1	N. Benalcazar Central midfielder	Orange County SC	25	7.1	227133.3%	332.7%
2	M. Vargas Central midfielder	New Mexico United	25	6.8	17	328.4%
3	N. Okello Central midfielder	Lexington	26	6.6	18420%	2817.2%
4	Nick Firmino Central midfielder	Lexington	25	6.6	214000%	326.5%
5	F. Daroma Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	25	6.5	21	32
6	V. Noël Central midfielder	New Mexico United	27	5.3	16	29
7	J. Cedeño Central midfielder	Detroit City	26	5.3	16	29
8	A. Sanchez Central midfielder	Rhode Island	24	5.1	14	32
9	A. Rodríguez Central midfielder	Rhode Island	22	4.9	096.3%	4211.4%
10	N. Scardina Central midfielder	Rhode Island	25	4.9	8	4014.7%
11	S. Bassett Central midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	23	4.6	10	38
12	Samuel Williams Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	21	4.2	4184.6%	383.3%
13	Z. Bailey Central midfielder	New Mexico United	26	4.2	11791.7%	2920.9%
14	K. Hernández-Foster Central midfielder	Detroit City	24	4.1	11100%	2924.4%
15	C. Vázquez Central midfielder	Miami FC	27	4.1	14	25
16	Evan Davila Central midfielder	Louisville City	24	3.9	4	30
17	P. Barnes Central midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	25	3.9	10	30
18	A. Rocha Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	25	3.8	7	30
19	G. Colli Central midfielder	FC Tulsa	26	3.8	11	27
20	Bradley Sample Central midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	25	3.8	8	30
21	Y. Hanya Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	27	3.7	12	2524.1%
22	M. Ngalina Central midfielder	Hartford Athletic	26	3.7	9	2814.1%
23	C. Sainté Central midfielder	El Paso Locomotive	24	3.6	0100%	2820.7%
24	P. Leal Central midfielder	Las Vegas Lights	23	3.6	0	2954.5%
25	Junior Moreira Central midfielder	Hartford Athletic	23	3.6	3	28
26	O. Jabang Central midfielder	New Mexico United	25	3.6	43500%	2915.7%
27	A. Stanley Central midfielder	Detroit City	26	3.5	5683.3%	2629.2%
28	Eric Klein Central midfielder	Rhode Island	19	3.5	0	36±0%
29	E. Azcona Central midfielder	Las Vegas Lights	22	3.5	0100%	3111.6%
30	B. Makangila Central midfielder	Hartford Athletic	26	3.5	6	26
31	S. Careaga Central midfielder	Hartford Athletic	24	3.5	0100%	2740.2%
32	J. Osorio Central midfielder	San Antonio	23	3.5	2	28
33	B. Byaruhanga Central midfielder	Oakland Roots	24	3.5	0	28
34	B. Willey Central midfielder	Sacramento Republic	19	3.5	13	34
35	C. Gannon Central midfielder	Las Vegas Lights	23	3.4	1	27
36	L. MacKinnon Central midfielder	Orange County SC	27	3.4	10	27
37	J. Klein Central midfielder	Charleston Battery	26	3.4	634.1%	2729.7%
38	D. Griffin Central midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	28	3.4	22	24
39	A. Obalola Central midfielder	Hartford Athletic	21	3.4	4	30
40	D. Gomez Central midfielder	El Paso Locomotive	26	3.4	11	28
41	Aidan O'Toole Central midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	25	3.4	1	27
42	A. Al-Qaq Central midfielder	North Carolina	24	3.4	0	28
43	J. Panayotou Central midfielder	Loudoun United	22	3.3	0100%	2816.8%
44	A. Araneda Central midfielder	Phoenix Rising	23	3.3	0	27
45	S. Tregarthen Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	26	3.3	8	25
46	C. Ahl Central midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	24	3.3	0	28
47	Allan Aniz Central midfielder	Miami FC	23	3.3	0	27
48	C. Nava Central midfielder	New Mexico United	23	3.3	0	28
49	L. Berrón Central midfielder	San Antonio	25	3.3	0	28
50	R. O'Driscoll Central midfielder	Las Vegas Lights	26	3.2	5	2623%