Most Valuable players by Market Value in Major League Soccer 2026

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

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

At a glance

J. Hall of New York Red Bulls is the standout for raw talent across players in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.8, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 89.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Bond has improved his Season rating most, up +60.1 on last season, while J. Mijatović's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +13.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, B. Damiani of Philadelphia Union is the most valuable name in this group at 14.9.

New York City FC · 24/25→25/26

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Houston Dynamo · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	B. Damiani Centre-forward	Philadelphia Union	24	14.9	278%	452.8%
2	D. Turgeman Centre-forward	New England Revolution	23	14.9	44412.9%	4917.5%
3	P. Aaronson Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	23	14.6	39452.1%	4933.9%
4	É. Ocampo Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	23	14.6	5445.8%	508.1%
5	I. Toklomati Giorno Centre-forward	Charlotte	22	14.6	414.8%	493.2%
6	K. Denkey Centre-forward	FC Cincinnati	25	14.5	5722.3%	474%
7	D. Edelman Central midfielder	St. Louis City	23	14.4	50122.4%	5018.2%
8	N. Fernández Mercau Winger	New York City FC	26	14.1	65244.1%	4522.2%
9	B. Schwake Goalkeeper	Nashville SC	25	14.1	62	45
10	S. Solans Centre-forward	Real Salt Lake	22	14.1	51	48
11	M. Woledzi Centre-back	Nashville SC	25	14	6124%	452.8%
12	C. Bassett Central midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	14	283.4%	441.8%
13	Felipe Andrade Centre-back	Houston Dynamo	24	13.8	5078.4%	459.2%
14	T. Johnson Centre-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	21	13.7	4760.1%	497.7%
15	Rafael Navarro Centre-forward	St. Louis City	26	13.6	0100%	3028.8%
16	D. Jean-Jacques Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	26	13.5	5137.4%	438.4%
17	A. Ojeda Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	22	13.4	45112.9%	5019.6%
18	André Luiz Winger	Sporting Kansas City	24	13.3	0100%	3247.2%
19	T. Jacob Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	22	13.3	44377.4%	475.7%
20	C. Durkin Central midfielder	St. Louis City	26	13.3	39186.1%	4024.7%
21	K. Yeboah Centre-forward	Minnesota United FC	26	13.1	5487.8%	425%
22	N. Caliskan Central midfielder	Real Salt Lake	26	13	4365.3%	4111%
23	M. Laborda Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	27	12.8	5137%	4515.5%
24	S. Becher Centre-forward	St. Louis City	27	12.6	47190.2%	4026.1%
25	M. Iloski Centre-forward	Philadelphia Union	27	12.6	5538%	4115.1%
26	O. Bouda Central midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	26	12.6	45206.1%	4218.2%
27	A. Yusuf Central midfielder	New England Revolution	26	12.4	5240.9%	421.7%
28	K. Velde Winger	Portland Timbers	27	12.2	49321.7%	4335.7%
29	M. Haile-Selassie Centre-forward	Chicago Fire	27	12.2	47157.9%	3919%
30	P. Judd Centre-forward	San Jose Earthquakes	27	12.2	53137.7%	4019.7%
31	L. Farrington Winger	FC Dallas	24	12.2	4276.4%	466%
32	M. Ojeda Centre-forward	Orlando City SC	27	12.1	4724.6%	378.8%
33	G. Berterame Centre-forward	Inter Miami	27	12	456.6%	389.9%
34	R. Donkor Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	12	38137.3%	4817.8%
35	N. Harriel Full-back	Philadelphia Union	25	12	3723.2%	457.5%
36	David Pereira da Costa Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	12	4021.3%	450.9%
37	L. Ennali Central midfielder	Houston Dynamo	24	12	37173%	4931.3%
38	J. Haak Defensive midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	25	11.9	3027.5%	433.6%
39	Gabriel Pirani Central midfielder	San Diego	24	11.8	2130.9%	408%
40	J. Pereyra Winger	Minnesota United FC	27	11.7	435.9%	402.9%
41	J. Rosales Central midfielder	Austin	25	11.6	39114.2%	422.2%
42	C. Holse Centre-forward	St. Louis City	27	11.5	587.5%	3031.5%
43	C. Wallem Central midfielder	St. Louis City	26	11.5	3516.1%	407.7%
44	Alonso Coello Defensive midfielder	Toronto FC	27	11.5	3935.6%	4015.1%
45	R. Baker-Whiting Full-back	Nashville SC	21	11.4	21165.8%	448.9%
46	M. Navarro Centre-back	Colorado Rapids	27	11.4	2812.3%	3416.7%
47	F. Torres Attacking midfielder	Austin	26	11.4	3523.8%	4135.6%
48	R. Porteous Centre-back	Los Angeles FC	27	11.4	59303.4%	3821.9%
49	A. Resch Centre-back	Houston Dynamo	23	11.4	53	46
50	I. Angulo Attacking midfielder	Orlando City SC	27	11.3	41193.6%	399.7%