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, P. Aaronson of Colorado Rapids is the most valuable name in this group at 14.6.

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	Player	Team
1	P. Aaronson Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	23	14.6	39452.1%	4933.9%
2	D. Edelman Central midfielder	St. Louis City	23	14.4	50122.4%	5018.2%
3	C. Bassett Central midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	14	283.4%	441.8%
4	D. Jean-Jacques Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	26	13.5	5137.4%	438.4%
5	A. Ojeda Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	22	13.4	45112.9%	5019.6%
6	T. Jacob Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	22	13.3	44377.4%	475.7%
7	C. Durkin Central midfielder	St. Louis City	26	13.3	39186.1%	4024.7%
8	N. Caliskan Central midfielder	Real Salt Lake	26	13	4365.3%	4111%
9	O. Bouda Central midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	26	12.6	45206.1%	4218.2%
10	A. Yusuf Central midfielder	New England Revolution	26	12.4	5240.9%	421.7%
11	K. Velde Winger	Portland Timbers	27	12.2	49321.7%	4335.7%
12	R. Donkor Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	12	38137.3%	4817.8%
13	David Pereira da Costa Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	12	4021.3%	450.9%
14	L. Ennali Central midfielder	Houston Dynamo	24	12	37173%	4931.3%
15	J. Haak Defensive midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	25	11.9	3027.5%	433.6%
16	Gabriel Pirani Central midfielder	San Diego	24	11.8	2130.9%	408%
17	J. Rosales Central midfielder	Austin	25	11.6	39114.2%	422.2%
18	C. Wallem Central midfielder	St. Louis City	26	11.5	3516.1%	407.7%
19	Alonso Coello Defensive midfielder	Toronto FC	27	11.5	3935.6%	4015.1%
20	F. Torres Attacking midfielder	Austin	26	11.4	3523.8%	4135.6%
21	I. Angulo Attacking midfielder	Orlando City SC	27	11.3	41193.6%	399.7%
22	J. Sanabria Central midfielder	Real Salt Lake	26	11.2	39132.1%	3910.3%
23	Beau Leroux Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	23	11.2	3325.8%	485.7%
24	P. Rothrock Central midfielder	Seattle Sounders	27	11.1	4873.7%	372.1%
25	M. Choinière Central midfielder	Los Angeles FC	27	10.7	26141.5%	3821.8%
26	Kaick Central midfielder	FC Dallas	20	10.6	3541.4%	4913.5%
27	T. Segovia Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	23	10.4	4237.5%	487.9%
28	Bryan Josías Ramírez León Central midfielder	FC Cincinnati	26	10.3	33	39
29	G. Dorsey Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	27	10.2	4231.7%	371.1%
30	J. Valiente Attacking midfielder	FC Dallas	25	10.2	31	44
31	Cavan Sullivan Winger	Philadelphia Union	17	9.9	301415%	5340.5%
32	M. Longstaff Central midfielder	CF Montreal	26	9.9	37102.2%	4214.1%
33	J. Lukić Defensive midfielder	Philadelphia Union	24	9.9	2635%	424.5%
34	O. Valakari Attacking midfielder	San Diego	27	9.7	4945.1%	401.7%
35	K. Kossa-Rienzi Central midfielder	Seattle Sounders	24	9.7	3797.3%	43±0%
36	I. Vassilev Attacking midfielder	Philadelphia Union	25	9.4	317.8%	43±0%
37	L. Johnsen Central midfielder	Sporting Kansas City	27	9.3	2426%	3311%
38	W. Frederick II Central midfielder	Colorado Rapids	22	9.2	34	4734.5%
39	V. Loturi Central midfielder	CF Montreal	25	9.2	327%	431%
40	G. Valenzuela Central midfielder	FC Cincinnati	22	9	31101.3%	459.3%
41	M. Peltola Defensive midfielder	DC United	24	9	33112.8%	4410.6%
42	A. Mehmeti Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	9	47	53
43	Ervin Torres Central midfielder	Austin	18	8.9	12	4111.9%
44	H. Wolf Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	27	8.9	3030.6%	367%
45	L. Sanabria Defensive midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	22	8.9	35302.3%	4314.8%
46	N. Palacio Defensive midfielder	Toronto FC	25	8.8	28136.1%	425%
47	Antony Central midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	8.8	353.6%	451.1%
48	S. Zawadzki Defensive midfielder	Columbus Crew	26	8.8	2229.6%	414.8%
49	A. Perea Central midfielder	New York City FC	25	8.4	2030.8%	387.1%
50	B. Ojeda Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	26	8.3	3431.4%	407.4%