Most Valuable players by Market Value in USL Championship 2026

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

Most valuable goalkeepers in USL Championship Most valuable defenders in USL Championship Most valuable midfielders in USL Championship Most valuable attackers in USL Championship Best players in USL Championship Most in-form players in USL Championship

At a glance

S. Ngoma of Birmingham Legion is the standout for raw talent across players in USL Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 41, and C. Jennings has been the form player this season, grading 36.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Anderson has improved his Season rating most, up +19.3 on last season, while A. Larsson's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.1 over the same span. 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.

Monterey Bay · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

S. Anderson+19.3SsN

Hartford Athletic · 24/25→25/26

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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	R. Serrano Centre-forward	Louisville City	24	7.6	24	35
5	M. Myers Centre-forward	Charleston Battery	25	7.5	29	34
6	T. Calheira Centre-forward	FC Tulsa	24	7.5	24±0%	334.9%
7	S. Anderson Full-back	Hartford Athletic	24	7.4	23551.4%	3315.9%
8	S. Suber Centre-back	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	25	7.2	27	32
9	N. Benalcazar Central midfielder	Orange County SC	25	7.1	227133.3%	332.7%
10	O. Damm Full-back	FC Tulsa	23	7	20	32
11	J. Hernández Attacking midfielder	San Antonio	25	7	242937.5%	3232.3%
12	R. Damus Centre-forward	Birmingham Legion	26	6.9	3024.2%	3013.4%
13	Abdellatif Aboukoura Attacking midfielder	Loudoun United	21	6.9	33	35
14	M. Vargas Central midfielder	New Mexico United	25	6.8	17	328.4%
15	F. Nodarse Centre-back	Rhode Island	25	6.8	22	30
16	W. Cabrera Centre-forward	El Paso Locomotive	26	6.8	32	31
17	C. Holstad Central midfielder	Rhode Island	26	6.8	19	29
18	N. Okello Central midfielder	Lexington	26	6.6	18420%	2817.2%
19	Nick Firmino Central midfielder	Lexington	25	6.6	214000%	326.5%
20	T. Davila Attacking midfielder	Louisville City	26	6.5	21	32
21	K. Yao Centre-back	Rhode Island	25	6.5	18	3014.5%
22	F. Daroma Central midfielder	El Paso Locomotive	25	6.5	21	32
23	J. Peñaranda Goalkeeper	FC Tulsa	26	6.4	22	28
24	G. Nigro Full-back	Tampa Bay Rowdies	26	6.3	24	31
25	A. Cissoko Centre-back	FC Tulsa	26	6.3	2020200%	2818.5%
26	A. Rebollar Defensive midfielder	Monterey Bay	26	6.3	22	29
27	T. Maples Centre-back	Colorado Springs	27	6.1	15	27
28	L. Biasi Full-back	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	27	6.1	23	27
29	B. Diallo Defensive midfielder	FC Tulsa	23	6.1	17	32
30	S. Djeffal Defensive midfielder	New Mexico United	27	5.9	19915.8%	2723.6%
31	A. McFadden Central midfielder	Louisville City	27	5.9	19235.1%	2725.5%
32	I. Paul Centre-forward	Monterey Bay	24	5.8	20	336.7%
33	F. Kleemann Centre-back	Sacramento Republic	27	5.8	227066.7%	2626.4%
34	H. St Clair Full-back	FC Tulsa	27	5.7	165266.7%	2549.4%
35	A. Watts Defensive midfielder	Loudoun United	26	5.7	1842.9%	363.2%
36	A. Rodríguez Attacking midfielder	Charleston Battery	27	5.7	18	28
37	Guillaume Vacter Centre-back	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	26	5.7	16	27
38	Z. Ryan Centre-forward	Loudoun United	27	5.6	17	2527.8%
39	V. Noël Central midfielder	New Mexico United	27	5.3	16	29
40	J. Cedeño Central midfielder	Detroit City	26	5.3	16	29
41	Maliek Howell Centre-back	Birmingham Legion	27	5.2	16	26
42	R. Hope-Gund Centre-back	Detroit City	27	5.2	14	27
43	W. Prentice Attacking midfielder	Oakland Roots	26	5.2	18	29
44	A. Sanchez Central midfielder	Rhode Island	24	5.1	14	32
45	A. Rodríguez Central midfielder	Rhode Island	22	4.9	096.3%	4211.4%
46	N. Scardina Central midfielder	Rhode Island	25	4.9	8	4014.7%
47	R. Avila Centre-forward	El Paso Locomotive	25	4.8	15	3114.4%
48	Jansen Wilson Centre-forward	Louisville City	25	4.8	15	32
49	N. Pierre Centre-forward	FC Tulsa	21	4.7	6	43
50	F. Barajas Centre-forward	Monterey Bay	20	4.7	340.7%	4514.1%