Most Valuable midfielders by Market Value in 2. Bundesliga 26/27

The most valuable midfielders in 2. Bundesliga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

L. Curda of SC Paderborn 07 is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.7, and L. Petkov has been the form player this season, grading 59.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Petkov has improved his Season rating most, up +32.5 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, L. Petkov of SV Elversberg is the most valuable name in this group at 38.

FC Schalke 04 · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	L. Petkov Winger	SV Elversberg	25	38	60119.5%	715.9%
2	S. El-Faouzi Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	33.6	5369.8%	7257.5%
3	A. Aouchiche Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	30.1	2444.8%	633.3%
4	L. Curda Attacking midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	24	29.4	46104.9%	7220.3%
5	J. Dina Ebimbe Attacking midfielder	FC Schalke 04	25	26.8	22258.3%	702.9%
6	T. Zimmerschied Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	27	26.7	4244.3%	604.2%
7	S. Tanaka Defensive midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	26.3	3338%	57±0%
8	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	25.5	49139.2%	6445.5%
9	J. Tolkin Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	24.2	3010.6%	5928.7%
10	Ł. Poręba Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	26	23.9	38231.9%	618%
11	M. Zoma Winger	1. FC Nürnberg	22	22.2	57±0%	70±0%
12	L. Rosenboom Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	22	2447%	5620%
13	Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	19	21.6	35	71
14	R. Schallenberg Defensive midfielder	FC Schalke 04	27	21.3	3431.4%	573.7%
15	F. Schmahl Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	21	2576.4%	611.3%
16	K. WÃ¤tjen Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	21	23±0%	62±0%
17	S. Castañeda Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	20.6	1930%	662.8%
18	J. Therkelsen Winger	Holstein Kiel	23	20.6	35±0%	63±0%
19	M. Hansen Defensive midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	22	20.6	24140.6%	625.4%
20	A. Marhiev Defensive midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	24	20.2	32±0%	61±0%
21	S. Di Benedetto Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	20	20.2	411.4%	5340.5%
22	Kwon Hyeok-Kyu Defensive midfielder	Karlsruher SC	25	20.1	376.1%	4911.5%
23	M. Papela Defensive midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	25	20	1910.6%	541.6%
24	L. Hyryläinen Attacking midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	22	19.8	4±0%	521.4%
25	Max Marie Winger	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	19.8	43±0%	65±0%
26	A. Pyrka Attacking midfielder	FC St. Pauli	23	19.7	28±0%	75±0%
27	L. Egloff Defensive midfielder	Karlsruher SC	24	19.6	16±0%	572%
28	A. Kelati Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	19.5	352.2%	4927.4%
29	J. Çeka Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	26	19.5	24	514.1%
30	R. Wagner Defensive midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	23	19.4	18±0%	60±0%
31	M. Momuluh Defensive midfielder	Arminia Bielefeld	24	19.4	18±0%	63±0%
32	B. Bobzien Central midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	23	19.3	26±0%	60±0%
33	Ruben Müller Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	19.3	16	62
34	G. Balzi Winger	Holstein Kiel	25	19.3	3415.1%	6049.4%
35	A. Kaprálik Winger	Holstein Kiel	24	19.2	27±0%	62±0%
36	J. Boziaris Central midfielder	Energie Cottbus	23	18.8	4±0%	39±0%
37	T. Civeja Defensive midfielder	Karlsruher SC	24	18.8	2212.6%	5946.1%
38	D. Ajvazi Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	22	18.7	0	50
39	K. Wiethaup Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	21	18.7	813%	5735.2%
40	S. Gouram Winger	Hertha BSC	20	18.5	0±0%	53126.6%
41	F. Becker Attacking midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	26	18.5	36±0%	60±0%
42	F. Michel Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	25	18.4	20±0%	57±0%
43	M. Pannewig Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	21	18.4	28±0%	62±0%
44	L. Oppie Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	24	18.4	18±0%	67±0%
45	Justin-Kai von der Hitz Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	19	18.3	6	56
46	Rafael Lubach Defensive midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	21	18.3	41±0%	67±0%
47	F. Flick Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	26	18.3	22±0%	51±0%
48	J. Fujita Defensive midfielder	FC St. Pauli	24	18.3	46±0%	74±0%
49	Yoon Do-Yong Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	19	18.2	18291.5%	5313.1%
50	Y. Furukawa Defensive midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	23	18.2	7±0%	56±0%