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Most Valuable centre-forwards by Market Value in Championship

The most valuable centre-forwards in Championship, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Ivanović of Millwall is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 75.5, and O. McBurnie has been the form player this season, grading 64.6, and Z. Vipotnik leads the scoring with 23 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Z. Vipotnik has improved his Season rating most, up +40.2 on last season, while L. Kjerrumgaard's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +34.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Z. Vipotnik of Swansea is the most valuable name in this group at 48.3.

Best talent
M. Ivanović75.5RTG
Millwall
In form
O. McBurnie64.6SsN
Hull City
Rising potential
L. Kjerrumgaard+34.1RTG
Watford · 23/24→25/26
Most improved
Z. Vipotnik+40.2SsN
Swansea · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Z. Vipotnik23goals
Swansea
Most valuable
Z. Vipotnik48.3val
Swansea
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PlayerTeam
1Z. VipotnikCentre-forwardSwansea2448.363177.1%726.9%
2R. BurrellCentre-forwardQPR2538.75067.4%7052.3%
3P. AgyemangCentre-forwardDerby2534.64528.2%7153.8%
4J. CoburnCentre-forwardMillwall2333.837141.8%7312.1%
5L. DobbinCentre-forwardPreston2333.444480%7013.1%
6Iván AzónCentre-forwardIpswich2331.8244%698.8%
7L. KjerrumgaardCentre-forwardWatford2331.6316998.8%
8M. TouréCentre-forwardNorwich2231.54362.3%7261.1%
9M. IvanovićCentre-forwardMillwall2131.334±0%763.7%
10E. SimmsCentre-forwardCoventry2531.23551.3%681.3%
11A. HeggebøCentre-forwardWest Brom2530.8370.8%6747.8%
12D. JebbisonCentre-forwardPreston2330.2246615.3%
13D. StrelecCentre-forwardMiddlesbrough2529.92691.1%656.7%
14A. GuðjohnsenCentre-forwardBlackburn2429.93163%6527.1%
15K. SaitoCentre-forwardQPR2429.92121.9%652%
16G. HirstCentre-forwardIpswich2729.639183.8%5916.2%
17T. CannonCentre-forwardSheffield Utd2329.52234.6%647.2%
18S. BellCentre-forwardBristol City2429.110638.8%
19M. KvistgaardenCentre-forwardNorwich2429.12163.9%6327.9%
20A. IdahCentre-forwardSwansea2528.92723.9%6324.6%
21L. CisséCentre-forwardStoke City2328.91756.2%635%
22M. JørgensenCentre-forwardBlackburn2528.83030.4%6326.5%
23W. LankshearCentre-forwardOxford United2128.8386917.2%
24N. MadsenCentre-forwardQPR2628.32919.5%625.1%
25C. KelmanCentre-forwardCharlton2428.32260.7%619.1%
26D. MubamaCentre-forwardStoke City2127.723679.5%
27J. SargentCentre-forwardNorwich2627.62841%6014.9%
28R. BrewsterCentre-forwardDerby2627.52746.7%6010.2%
29G. CaballeroCentre-forwardPortsmouth2427.3959
30M. LeaburnCentre-forwardCharlton2227.11232.7%6225.9%
31G. ChakvetadzeCentre-forwardWatford26271458.3%5916%
32T. CampbellCentre-forwardSheffield Utd2626.92612.9%5814%
33Rayan Jawad KolliCentre-forwardQPR2126.71614.7%651.1%
34Vivaldo SemedoCentre-forwardWatford2126.3136343.9%
35M. DoumbiaCentre-forwardWatford2026.219152%676%
36E. BoveCentre-forwardWatford2426.1755.5%5723.5%
37G. BrownCentre-forwardSheffield Wednesday2225.71159
38B. CadamarteriCentre-forwardSheffield Wednesday2125.61027.5%6232.4%
39N. PrelecCentre-forwardOxford United2525.2963.6%555.2%
40M. OsmajićCentre-forwardPreston2725325.2%5413%
41N. BassetteCentre-forwardCoventry2124.60100%599.9%
42Silko Amari Otieno ThomasCentre-forwardLeicester2224.3344.1%5624.1%
43Yang Min-HyeokCentre-forwardPortsmouth2024.31174.5%626.3%
44I. OlaofeCentre-forwardCharlton26241066.3%525.5%
45D. BennieCentre-forwardQPR20246616.4%
46D. BurgzorgCentre-forwardMiddlesbrough27241625%5218.9%
47P. DakaCentre-forwardLeicester2723.926367.9%5222.7%
48S. FinchCentre-forwardMiddlesbrough2123.70571.7%
49D. DikeCentre-forwardWest Brom2623.610134.9%5113.6%
50R. BoženíkCentre-forwardStoke City2623.5775.3%5117.2%