Most Valuable players by Market Value in First League 26/27

The most valuable players in First League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

Most valuable goalkeepers in First League Most valuable defenders in First League Most valuable midfielders in First League Most valuable attackers in First League Best players in First League Most in-form players in First League

At a glance

A. Ivlev of Nizhny Novgorod is the standout for raw talent across players in First League, with a Field Insider Rating of 29.5, and S. Karič has been the form player this season, grading 28.6, and B. Fourrier leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Koledin has improved his Season rating most, up +21 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Tičić of Nizhny Novgorod is the most valuable name in this group at 3.

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	Player	Team
1	L. Tičić Central midfielder	Nizhny Novgorod	25	3	2591.6%	2711.6%
2	M. Ignatov Central midfielder	FC Sochi	26	3	26	259.2%
3	E. Fariña Centre-back	Nizhny Novgorod	25	2.9	2419.9%	2614.6%
4	N. Demchenko Central midfielder	Spartak Kostroma	24	2.8	0	39
5	Y. Koledin Full-back	Nizhny Novgorod	21	2.8	26437.5%	2911.1%
6	N. Kakkoev Full-back	Nizhny Novgorod	27	2.7	2417.1%	2327.1%
7	V. Litvinov Centre-back	FC Sochi	25	2.5	219.3%	27±0%
8	O. Nikiforenko Attacking midfielder	Spartak Kostroma	25	2.4	5	33
9	R. Evgenjev Centre-back	Nizhny Novgorod	27	2.3	1969.3%	2515.7%
10	A. Opoku Defensive midfielder	Nizhny Novgorod	21	2.3	22	29
11	V. Aleksandrov Centre-back	Nizhny Novgorod	24	2.2	196.6%	2810.1%
12	I. Manelov Winger	Rotor Volgograd	24	2.1	0100%	301.7%
13	G. Shilnikov Centre-back	Nizhny Novgorod	23	2.1	7	2924.1%
14	V. Ignatenko Centre-forward	Nizhny Novgorod	20	2	17	32
15	V. Grulev Centre-forward	Nizhny Novgorod	27	2	169.3%	2223.9%
16	M. Kaynov Central midfielder	Ural	24	1.9	175.9%	274%
17	T. Avanesyan Central midfielder	Arsenal Tula	24	1.9	3	272.3%
18	N. Ermakov Central midfielder	Nizhny Novgorod	23	1.8	933.1%	2516.3%
19	Y. Krashevskiy Centre-back	Arsenal Tula	22	1.8	31150%	270.7%
20	E. Mukba Centre-forward	FK Neftekhimik	21	1.8	0	27
21	I. Bober Winger	Nizhny Novgorod	20	1.7	0	27
22	A. Tarasov Full-back	Spartak Kostroma	20	1.7	1	28
23	A. Korotkov Centre-back	Ural	26	1.7	794.4%	2410.1%
24	A. Revazov Winger	Rotor Volgograd	21	1.7	0100%	279.7%
25	A. Ivlev Defensive midfielder	Nizhny Novgorod	19	1.7	1518%	305.8%
26	V. Pigas Full-back	Nizhny Novgorod	25	1.7	13	24
27	Z. Fedorov Centre-forward	FC Sochi	21	1.7	763.6%	263.8%
28	I. Agapov Centre-back	FC UFA	25	1.7	171.4%	2410.4%
29	Makar Chirkov Centre-back	Ska-khabarovsk	21	1.7	190%	2611.2%
30	K. Stepanov Centre-forward	Volga Ulyanovsk	19	1.6	0	28
31	Gonçalo Almeida Centre-back	Ural	23	1.6	0100%	2259.5%
32	Ítalo Centre-back	Ural	24	1.6	099.1%	2217.5%
33	F. Sungatulin Defensive midfielder	Ural	24	1.6	3	2219.2%
34	I. Sutugin Central midfielder	Spartak Kostroma	23	1.6	0	221.4%
35	S. Karič Centre-back	Nizhny Novgorod	28	1.6	2910.4%	2219.7%
36	V. Lukjanov Goalkeeper	Nizhny Novgorod	23	1.6	0	2216.9%
37	V. Tsarukyan Central midfielder	Nizhny Novgorod	24	1.6	0100%	2228.8%
38	N. Vasilyev Central midfielder	FK Neftekhimik	19	1.6	0100%	281.4%
39	D. Stolyarov Central midfielder	Chayka	23	1.5	0	20
40	N. Gloydman Centre-back	FK Sokol Saratov	24	1.5	5	21
41	Y. Grebenkin Centre-back	Ska-khabarovsk	23	1.5	0	20
42	Kirill Moiseev Centre-forward	FK Neftekhimik	22	1.5	0	22
43	I. Tuseev Goalkeeper	Chelyabinsk	24	1.5	8	21
44	K. Nikishin Centre-forward	FK Neftekhimik	22	1.5	0100%	2214.2%
45	V. Bedoshvili Winger	Nizhny Novgorod	22	1.5	0	22
46	G. Levin Central midfielder	Chelyabinsk	23	1.5	0100%	2118.7%
47	D. Bokov Centre-forward	Ural	21	1.5	0	23
48	D. Prishchepa Centre-back	Ural	25	1.5	0100%	2122.3%
49	A. Eldarushev Centre-forward	Rotor Volgograd	24	1.5	0100%	2119.9%
50	N. Plotnikov Central midfielder	Rotor Volgograd	23	1.5	0	2112.9%