Most Valuable midfielders by Market Value in USL Championship 2026

The most valuable midfielders in USL Championship in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

N. Scardina of Rhode Island is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in USL Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 39.7, and Abdellatif Aboukoura has been the form player this season, grading 33.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Djeffal has improved his Season rating most, up +17.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Torres of Charleston Battery is the most valuable name in this group at 8.1.

Abdellatif Aboukoura33.1SsN

Loudoun United

Rising potential

A. Watts-1.2RTG

Loudoun United · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. Djeffal+17.4SsN

New Mexico United · 23/24→25/26

Top scorer

Abdellatif Aboukoura11goals

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	Player	Team
1	J. Torres Attacking midfielder	Charleston Battery	25	8.1	31	36
2	H. Avayevu Attacking midfielder	Phoenix Rising	23	7.7	25	35
3	H. Landry Defensive midfielder	Charleston Battery	25	7.6	27	34
4	N. Benalcazar Central midfielder	Orange County SC	25	7.1	227133.3%	332.7%
5	J. Hernández Attacking midfielder	San Antonio	25	7	242937.5%	3232.3%
6	Abdellatif Aboukoura Attacking midfielder	Loudoun United	21	6.9	33	35
7	M. Vargas Central midfielder	New Mexico United	25	6.8	17	328.4%
8	C. Holstad Central midfielder	Rhode Island	26	6.8	19±0%	29±0%
9	N. Okello Central midfielder	Lexington	26	6.6	18420%	2817.2%
10	Nick Firmino Central midfielder	Lexington	25	6.6	214000%	326.5%
11	T. Davila Attacking midfielder	Louisville City	26	6.5	21	32
12	F. Daroma Central midfielder	El Paso Locomotive	25	6.5	21	32
13	A. Rebollar Defensive midfielder	Monterey Bay	26	6.3	22	29
14	B. Diallo Defensive midfielder	FC Tulsa	23	6.1	17	32
15	S. Djeffal Defensive midfielder	New Mexico United	27	5.9	19915.8%	2723.6%
16	A. McFadden Central midfielder	Louisville City	27	5.9	19235.1%	2725.5%
17	A. Watts Defensive midfielder	Loudoun United	26	5.7	1842.9%	363.2%
18	A. Rodríguez Attacking midfielder	Charleston Battery	27	5.7	18	28
19	V. Noël Central midfielder	New Mexico United	27	5.3	16	29
20	J. Cedeño Central midfielder	Detroit City	26	5.3	16	29
21	W. Prentice Attacking midfielder	Oakland Roots	26	5.2	18	29
22	A. Sanchez Central midfielder	Rhode Island	24	5.1	14	32
23	A. Rodríguez Central midfielder	Rhode Island	22	4.9	096.3%	4211.4%
24	N. Scardina Central midfielder	Rhode Island	25	4.9	8	4014.7%
25	D. Gómez Defensive midfielder	Phoenix Rising	23	4.8	095.7%	3914.4%
26	S. Bassett Central midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	23	4.6	10	38
27	E. Perez Attacking midfielder	Louisville City	27	4.6	15150%	2727.6%
28	T. Wolff Defensive midfielder	Sacramento Republic	23	4.5	317.9%	372.6%
29	Samuel Williams Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	21	4.2	4184.6%	383.3%
30	A. Fontana Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	26	4.2	132580%	2846.9%
31	Z. Bailey Central midfielder	New Mexico United	26	4.2	11791.7%	2920.9%
32	C. Hegardt Attacking midfielder	Orange County SC	24	4.2	12	3215.7%
33	L. Álvarez Central midfielder	Tampa Bay Rowdies	23	4.1	6	31
34	K. Hernández-Foster Central midfielder	Detroit City	24	4.1	11100%	2924.4%
35	C. Vázquez Central midfielder	Miami FC	27	4.1	14	25
36	D. Hernandez Central midfielder	San Antonio	27	4.1	13	25
37	Pedro Dolabella Attacking midfielder	North Carolina	27	4.1	20	27
38	J. Walti Defensive midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	26	4	11	29
39	K. ElMedkhar Attacking midfielder	FC Tulsa	27	4	113566.7%	2528%
40	Alfredo Midence Alvarado Defensive midfielder	Lexington	24	3.9	5	29
41	P. Barnes Central midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	25	3.9	10	30
42	G. Colli Central midfielder	FC Tulsa	26	3.8	11	27
43	D. Gasso Defensive midfielder	Detroit City	23	3.8	4	30
44	C. Moguel Attacking midfielder	Louisville City	23	3.8	3	31
45	A. Rocha Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	25	3.8	7	30
46	Evan Davila Central midfielder	Louisville City	24	3.8	4	30
47	Bradley Sample Central midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	25	3.8	8	30
48	L. Jamieson Defensive midfielder	Sacramento Republic	24	3.7	420%	2929%
49	M. Ngalina Central midfielder	Hartford Athletic	26	3.7	9	2814.1%
50	Y. Hanya Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	27	3.7	12	2524.1%