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 53.4, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 89.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Pep Biel has improved his Season rating most, up +47.2 on last season, while H. Synchuk's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, D. Edelman of St. Louis City is the most valuable name in this group at 15.1.

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	Player	Team
1	D. Edelman Central midfielder	St. Louis City	23	15.1	50122.4%	5018.2%
2	P. Aaronson Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	23	15	39452.1%	4933.9%
3	C. Bassett Central midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	14.2	283.4%	441.8%
4	T. Jacob Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	22	13.8	44377.4%	475.7%
5	A. Ojeda Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	22	13.8	45112.9%	5019.6%
6	O. Bouda Central midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	26	13.2	45206.1%	4218.2%
7	D. Jean-Jacques Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	26	13.1	5137.4%	438.4%
8	N. Caliskan Defensive midfielder	Real Salt Lake	26	12.9	4365.3%	4111%
9	C. Durkin Defensive midfielder	St. Louis City	26	12.9	39186.1%	4024.7%
10	I. Angulo Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	27	12.9	41193.6%	399.7%
11	A. Yusuf Central midfielder	New England Revolution	26	12.7	5240.9%	421.7%
12	C. Wallem Central midfielder	St. Louis City	26	12.4	3516.1%	407.7%
13	Alonso Coello Defensive midfielder	Toronto FC	26	12.3	3935.6%	405.2%
14	K. Velde Winger	Portland Timbers	27	12.3	49321.7%	4335.7%
15	Beau Leroux Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	23	12	3325.8%	485.7%
16	J. Rosales Central midfielder	Austin	25	11.9	39114.2%	422.2%
17	David Pereira da Costa Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	11.9	4021.3%	450.9%
18	F. Torres Attacking midfielder	Austin	26	11.7	3523.8%	4135.6%
19	L. Ennali Central midfielder	Houston Dynamo	24	11.6	37173%	4931.3%
20	M. Choinière Central midfielder	Los Angeles FC	27	11.5	26141.5%	3821.8%
21	P. Rothrock Central midfielder	Seattle Sounders	27	11.5	4873.7%	372.1%
22	T. Segovia Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	23	11.5	4237.5%	487.9%
23	Bryan Josías Ramírez León Central midfielder	FC Cincinnati	26	11.5	33	39
24	R. Donkor Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	11.2	38137.3%	4817.8%
25	G. Dorsey Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	27	11.2	4231.7%	371.1%
26	J. Sanabria Central midfielder	Real Salt Lake	26	11.1	39132.1%	3910.3%
27	O. Larraz Central midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	25	11	2423.1%	430.7%
28	J. Haak Defensive midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	25	11	3027.5%	433.6%
29	J. Valiente Attacking midfielder	FC Dallas	25	11	31	44
30	L. Walta Defensive midfielder	Los Angeles FC	23	10.5	393.9%	5843.1%
31	M. Longstaff Central midfielder	CF Montreal	26	10.3	37102.2%	4214.1%
32	K. Kossa-Rienzi Central midfielder	Seattle Sounders	24	10.3	3797.3%	43±0%
33	I. Vassilev Attacking midfielder	Philadelphia Union	25	10.2	317.8%	43±0%
34	T. Habroune Central midfielder	Columbus Crew	20	10.1	40206.1%	4815.6%
35	Kaick Central midfielder	FC Dallas	20	10.1	3541.4%	4913.5%
36	O. Valakari Attacking midfielder	San Diego	27	10	4945.1%	401.7%
37	M. Peltola Defensive midfielder	DC United	24	9.9	33112.8%	4410.6%
38	Cavan Sullivan Winger	Philadelphia Union	17	9.8	301415%	5340.5%
39	V. Loturi Central midfielder	CF Montreal	25	9.8	327%	431%
40	Antony Central midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	9.7	353.6%	451.1%
41	G. Valenzuela Central midfielder	FC Cincinnati	22	9.5	31101.3%	459.3%
42	L. Johnsen Central midfielder	Sporting Kansas City	27	9.3	2426%	3311%
43	L. Sanabria Defensive midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	22	9.3	35302.3%	4314.8%
44	A. Mehmeti Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	9.3	47	53
45	N. Tsakiris Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	21	9.2	28386.2%	4718.4%
46	W. Frederick II Central midfielder	Colorado Rapids	22	9.1	34	4734.5%
47	B. Ojeda Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	26	9	3431.4%	407.4%
48	S. Zawadzki Defensive midfielder	Columbus Crew	26	9	2229.6%	414.8%
49	D. Luna Attacking midfielder	Real Salt Lake	23	8.9	346%	454.1%
50	Y. Bright Defensive midfielder	Inter Miami	25	8.9	2730.3%	4110.2%