Most Valuable midfielders by Market Value in Major League Soccer 2026

The most valuable midfielders in Major League Soccer in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Mehmeti of New York Red Bulls is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.3, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 86.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Pep Biel has improved his Season rating most, up +51.2 on last season, while H. Synchuk's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +12.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Jacob of Atlanta United FC is the most valuable name in this group at 14.3.

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	Player	Team
1	T. Jacob Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	22	14.3	41335.5%	451.1%
2	D. Edelman Central midfielder	St. Louis City	23	13.9	4496%	4916.8%
3	K. Velde Winger	Portland Timbers	26	13.4	42262.6%	4321.4%
4	A. Ojeda Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	22	13.4	44110%	5019.1%
5	O. Bouda Central midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	26	13.3	37149%	4319.6%
6	A. Yusuf Central midfielder	New England Revolution	26	13.1	408.2%	41±0%
7	P. Aaronson Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	23	13.1	45533.8%	5034.7%
8	D. Jean-Jacques Defensive midfielder	Philadelphia Union	26	13.1	4522.2%	426.9%
9	J. Sanabria Central midfielder	Real Salt Lake	26	12.5	3186.9%	417.5%
10	Alonso Coello Defensive midfielder	Toronto FC	26	12.5	3833.1%	404.4%
11	N. Caliskan Defensive midfielder	Real Salt Lake	25	12.4	3740.1%	4614.7%
12	T. Segovia Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	23	12.4	4029.3%	476.3%
13	David Pereira da Costa Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	12.3	3816.2%	436.1%
14	L. Ennali Central midfielder	Houston Dynamo	24	12.2	42205.1%	5136.1%
15	I. Angulo Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	27	12.2	2687.1%	373.9%
16	C. Durkin Defensive midfielder	St. Louis City	26	12.2	43215.3%	4229.6%
17	K. Kossa-Rienzi Central midfielder	Seattle Sounders	24	12.1	3375%	430.9%
18	M. Choinière Central midfielder	Los Angeles FC	27	12	26141.5%	3821.8%
19	M. Longstaff Central midfielder	CF Montreal	26	11.9	38109.4%	4317.9%
20	B. Ojeda Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	26	11.6	3950.8%	4313%
21	C. Bassett Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	11.6	3310.5%	440.7%
22	J. Rosales Central midfielder	Austin	25	11.6	3696.7%	41±0%
23	P. Rothrock Central midfielder	Seattle Sounders	27	11.5	3836.3%	372.1%
24	G. Dorsey Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	27	11.5	4334.2%	372.1%
25	O. Valakari Attacking midfielder	San Diego	27	11.3	5048.4%	394.2%
26	R. Donkor Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	11.2	39141.6%	4817.3%
27	L. Sanabria Defensive midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	22	11.2	40362.1%	4415.6%
28	M. Peltola Defensive midfielder	DC United	24	11.1	36127.6%	4512.9%
29	J. Davis Defensive midfielder	Sporting Kansas City	24	11	35165.2%	4311%
30	V. Loturi Central midfielder	CF Montreal	25	10.9	3617.5%	443.8%
31	D. Luna Attacking midfielder	Real Salt Lake	22	10.8	396.3%	462.1%
32	Bryan Josías Ramírez León Defensive midfielder	FC Cincinnati	26	10.6	36	40
33	A. Mehmeti Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	10.5	49	53
34	F. Torres Attacking midfielder	Austin	26	10.4	319.8%	4037.8%
35	H. Wolf Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	27	10.3	416.2%	382.8%
36	W. Frederick II Central midfielder	Colorado Rapids	22	10	41	4632.5%
37	T. Habroune Defensive midfielder	Columbus Crew	20	9.8	37182.4%	4610.8%
38	J. McGlynn Attacking midfielder	Houston Dynamo	23	9.7	392.7%	484.8%
39	J. Hopkins Central midfielder	DC United	22	9.5	33122.6%	4616.3%
40	J. Haak Defensive midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	24	9.4	3125.2%	428.1%
41	A. Cvetković Central midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	21	9.3	31	43
42	Igor Jesus Defensive midfielder	Los Angeles FC	23	9.3	30245.3%	4320.9%
43	D. Vazquez Central midfielder	San Diego	20	9.2	353370%	439.8%
44	L. Johnsen Central midfielder	Sporting Kansas City	27	9.2	2523.5%	339%
45	T. Tillman Central midfielder	Los Angeles FC	27	9.2	3335.8%	372.1%
46	J. Valiente Attacking midfielder	FC Dallas	25	9.2	31	43
47	Antony Central midfielder	Portland Timbers	24	9.1	2043.7%	427.9%
48	Beau Leroux Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	22	9.1	3325.1%	507.1%
49	I. Vassilev Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	25	9.1	2524.3%	430.5%
50	S. Mohammed Attacking midfielder	Nashville SC	23	9	0	4018.6%