Fastest-growing midfielders

The fastest-growing (by % Rating change) midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and V. Qazaishvili leads the scoring with 27 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: João Félix has improved his Season rating most, up +69.1 on last season, while E. Diouf's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +48.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Rogers of Aston Villa is the most valuable name in this group at 202.2.

West Ham · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

João Félix+69.1SsN

Al-Nassr · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

V. Qazaishvili27goals

50 players · ranked by biggest rating change %Customise →

#	Player	Team	Age	Δ%	Season	Rating
1	S. Fusire Central midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	+117.2 24/25→25/26	30290.9%	63117.2%
2	E. Diouf Full-back	West Ham	21	+110.2 23/24→25/26	34146.3%	93110.2%
3	R. Bardghji Attacking midfielder	Barcelona	20	+107.1 24/25→25/26	8	82107.1%
4	Artur Attacking midfielder	Botafogo	28	+104.2 24/25→25/26	32373.1%	54104.2%
5	D. Svensson Defensive midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	24	+103.2 24/25→25/26	37168.3%	82103.2%
6	A. Pyrka Defensive midfielder	FC St. Pauli	23	+101.9 24/25→25/26	2950.8%	75101.9%
7	N. Nartey Attacking midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	26	+100.3 24/25→25/26	26741.9%	70100.3%
8	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	+98.8 24/25→25/26	25	6898.8%
9	M. Yalcouyé Defensive midfielder	Swansea	20	+96.7 24/25→25/26	141.4%	6596.7%
10	N. Aséko Nkili Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	20	+95.2 24/25→25/26	441603.8%	7395.2%
11	S. Ebonog Defensive midfielder	Le Havre	21	+94.3 24/25→25/26	27682.9%	7594.3%
12	Álex Corredera Central midfielder	Sporting Gijon	30	+93.9 24/25→25/26	46221%	4193.9%
13	J. Mendes Central midfielder	Rodez	22	+92.2 24/25→25/26	32570.8%	6492.2%
14	M. Linday Defensive midfielder	Heerenveen	23	+91.1 24/25→25/26	4142.2%	6991.1%
15	T. Almada Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	25	+89.5 24/25→25/26	3055%	7889.5%
16	O. Joly Central midfielder	Rodez	23	+88.8 24/25→25/26	26613.9%	6088.8%
17	D. Gómez Attacking midfielder	Brighton	23	+88.3 24/25→25/26	2949.7%	8988.3%
18	A. Ounahi Attacking midfielder	Girona	26	+86.8 24/25→25/26	35132.7%	7186.8%
19	K. Bilalovic Central midfielder	Aberdeen	21	+84.8 24/25→25/26	9933.3%	4484.8%
20	R. Touzghar Central midfielder	PAU	22	+84.6 24/25→25/26	41892.7%	6484.6%
21	M. Stamenić Defensive midfielder	Swansea	24	+84.3 24/25→25/26	36538.6%	6884.3%
22	S. Silvera Central midfielder	Middlesbrough	25	+80.2 24/25→25/26	521057.8%	7780.2%
23	L. Calodat Attacking midfielder	Le Mans	24	+77.8 24/25→25/26	23141.1%	6677.8%
24	S. El Mala Centre-forward	1. FC Köln	19	+72 24/25→25/26	5546.9%	8472%
25	M. Sangaré Defensive midfielder	Lens	24	+70.6 22/23→25/26	62825.4%	8870.6%
26	O. Vargas Defensive midfielder	Atletico Madrid	20	+70.5 24/25→25/26	1850.3%	8170.5%
27	M. Baur Defensive midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	22	+70.2 24/25→25/26	52589.3%	7470.2%
28	D. Karim Attacking midfielder	Lorient	22	+66.8 24/25→25/26	1453.4%	7466.8%
29	Camilo Defensive midfielder	Gremio	27	+66.3 24/25→25/26	950.3%	4666.3%
30	E. Bajraktarevic Central midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	21	+65.4 24/25→25/26	2664%	7265.4%
31	K. Oudenne Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	24	+65.3 24/25→25/26	30186.7%	6365.3%
32	B. Zeneli Central midfielder	Union St. Gilloise	23	+63.4 24/25→25/26	3137.9%	5863.4%
33	R. Bamba Central midfielder	Nancy	22	+63 24/25→25/26	20589.7%	5763%
34	A. Carlén Defensive midfielder	Excelsior	26	+62.5 24/25→25/26	197.5%	5362.5%
35	D. Edvardsson Central midfielder	Tromso	24	+60.6 24/25→25/26	38241.4%	4660.6%
36	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	+59 24/25→25/26	5645%	7959%
37	R. Morishita Attacking midfielder	Blackburn	29	+58.1 24/25→25/26	35122.3%	4658.1%
38	T. Le Normand Centre-forward	FC Andorra	25	+57.6 22/23→25/26	13318.7%	5657.6%
39	S. El-Faouzi Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	+57.5 24/25→25/26	5376.2%	7257.5%
40	E. İlkhan Defensive midfielder	Torino	22	+57.2 23/24→25/26	2047.8%	7357.2%
41	Kofi Jeremy Amoako Defensive midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	21	+57 24/25→25/26	33257%	6357%
42	B. Mouazan Attacking midfielder	Grenoble	24	+57 24/25→25/26	7163%	5357%
43	Cameron Bragg Defensive midfielder	Southampton	21	+56.9 24/25→25/26	7318.7%	6256.9%
44	K. WÃ¤tjen Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	+56.1 24/25→25/26	22397.8%	6256.1%
45	V. Vada Central midfielder	Damac	30	+54.7 24/25→25/26	56200.5%	3754.7%
46	Y. Suzuki Attacking midfielder	SC Freiburg	24	+54.6 24/25→25/26	2646.8%	7954.6%
47	S. Sebulonsen Full-back	1. FC Köln	26	+54 24/25→25/26	1549.8%	6954%
48	H. Matsuda Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	22	+53.3 24/25→25/26	22160.7%	6353.3%
49	C. Olivera Central midfielder	Gremio	24	+53.2 24/25→25/26	265.8%	6753.2%
50	B. Khela Defensive midfielder	Peterborough	21	+52 24/25→25/26	28171.8%	5052%