Most valuable players in 2. Bundesliga

The most valuable players in 2. Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

M. Baur of SC Paderborn 07 is the standout for raw talent across players in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.2, and N. Futkeu has been the form player this season, grading 70.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Karius has improved his Season rating most, up +48.6 on last season, while N. Aséko Nkili's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +35.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Curda of SC Paderborn 07 is the most valuable name in this group at 77.1.

N. Aséko Nkili+35.4RTG

Hannover 96 · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

L. Karius+48.6SsN

FC Schalke 04 · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	val	Season	Rating
1	L. Curda Defensive midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	24	77.1	67194.7%	7322%
2	L. Petkov Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	25	76.1	58119.7%	727.8%
3	S. El-Faouzi Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	75.8	5376.2%	7257.5%
4	M. Baur Defensive midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	22	74.7	52589.3%	7470.2%
5	A. Aouchiche Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	74.3	44171.9%	7015.7%
6	N. Noll Goalkeeper	Hannover 96	23	73.6	28669.4%	699.1%
7	E. Leopold Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	25	72.8	51±0%	692.7%
8	N. Futkeu Centre-forward	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	23	72.3	7066.7%	683.3%
9	N. Skyttä Attacking midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	24	71.8	4115.4%	682.4%
10	T. Ernst Goalkeeper	Hertha BSC	23	71.7	41309.9%	684.6%
11	B. Conté Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	71.3	2960.8%	6711.4%
12	M. Winkler Attacking midfielder	Hertha BSC	23	71.2	38246.8%	6715.5%
13	D. Herold Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	23	71.2	4569.3%	675.5%
14	M. Zoma Centre-forward	1. FC Nürnberg	22	70.8	55	70
15	M. N'Diaye Centre-back	FC Schalke 04	24	69.9	6178.9%	6622.3%
16	T. Scheller Centre-back	SC Paderborn 07	24	69.9	3521.1%	66±0%
17	K. Corredor Attacking midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	25	69.3	3034.9%	652.2%
18	F. Gruber Centre-back	1. FC Nürnberg	23	69.2	29175.5%	6558.5%
19	M. Żukowski Centre-forward	1. FC Magdeburg	24	69.1	63266.5%	6580.6%
20	L. Günther Full-back	SV Elversberg	23	68.9	2258.3%	658.7%
21	P. Harres Centre-forward	Holstein Kiel	24	68.3	4328.7%	6413%
22	Berkay Yilmaz Full-back	1. FC Nürnberg	21	68.1	2755.5%	7117.8%
23	J. Reichert Goalkeeper	1. FC Nürnberg	25	67.9	861.6%	642.7%
24	M. Aydın Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	24	67.9	3423.9%	6410.7%
25	H. Bernat Goalkeeper	Karlsruher SC	25	67.1	8457.1%	6364.8%
26	N. Kristof Goalkeeper	SV Elversberg	26	66.8	2839.1%	639%
27	M. Momuluh Winger	Arminia Bielefeld	24	66.6	35206.1%	639.4%
28	K. Oudenne Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	24	66.6	30186.7%	6365.3%
29	J. Therkelsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	23	66.5	3322.4%	6339.3%
30	L. Gechter Centre-back	Hertha BSC	22	66.4	45137.2%	665.4%
31	H. Akiyama Central midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	25	66	3710.2%	6217.1%
32	A. Marhiev Defensive midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	24	65.9	37	62
33	M. Dárdai Centre-back	Hertha BSC	24	65.8	4222.7%	622.1%
34	J. Kersken Goalkeeper	Arminia Bielefeld	25	65.7	1170.3%	6225.3%
35	J. Schenk Goalkeeper	Preußen Münster	23	65.7	675.4%	626.6%
36	F. Keidel Full-back	SV Elversberg	23	65.6	198.5%	6245.3%
37	A. Kaprálik Winger	Holstein Kiel	24	65.5	26±0%	6249.6%
38	N. Aséko Nkili Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	20	65.4	441603.8%	7395.2%
39	D. Seimen Goalkeeper	SC Paderborn 07	20	65.4	23438.1%	7372.4%
40	R. Wagner Defensive midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	23	65.2	24575%	624.9%
41	M. Cuisance Attacking midfielder	Hertha BSC	26	65.1	2736.4%	618.8%
42	T. Schreiber Goalkeeper	Dynamo Dresden	24	65.1	1040.9%	6135.8%
43	Ł. Poręba Defensive midfielder	SV Elversberg	26	65	37230.1%	618.7%
44	F. Hornby Attacking midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	26	64.4	5217.8%	612.9%
45	S. Şahin Attacking midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	26	64.3	3128.3%	615.9%
46	M. Nawrocki Full-back	Hannover 96	25	64.2	25260%	6139.3%
47	F. Schmahl Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	64.1	2466.7%	611.3%
48	J. ter Horst Full-back	Preußen Münster	24	64.1	3217.4%	61±0%
49	J. Krahl Goalkeeper	1. FC Kaiserslautern	26	64.1	20±0%	618.3%
50	M. Karbownik Full-back	Hertha BSC	25	64	36235.2%	6011%