Most creative central midfielders

The most creative central midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.8, and C. Baumgartner has been the form player this season, grading 78, and T. Allende leads the scoring with 20 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Q. Laçi has improved his Season rating most, up +54.4 on last season, while T. Almada's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +36.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the most valuable name in this group at 189.6.

Atletico Madrid · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Q. Laçi+54.4SsN

Rizespor · 22/23→25/26

50 players · ranked by top assistsCustomise →

#	Player	Team	Age	assists	Season	Rating
1	F. Dimarco Central midfielder	Inter	28	16	7394.9%	709%
2	G. Calò Central midfielder	Frosinone	29	15	63164.4%	531%
3	L. Stojković Central midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	22	12	42	43
4	P. Berg Central midfielder	Bodo/Glimt	28	12	6161.6%	3715.8%
5	C. Bonsu Baah Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	21	12	52135.5%	635.2%
6	K. Coman Central midfielder	Al-Nassr	30	11	59101.7%	3931.3%
7	Musab Al Juwayr Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	23	11	5576.9%	63±0%
8	L. Berrío Central midfielder	Junior	28	10	43	62
9	N. Nández Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	30	10	6055.4%	3910.9%
10	Luis Milla Central midfielder	Getafe	31	10	5635%	5012.3%
11	Q. Laçi Central midfielder	Rizespor	30	9	572590.5%	3432.5%
12	F. Tănase Central midfielder	FCSB	31	9	62106.3%	2243.9%
13	A. Fulgini Central midfielder	Al Taawon	29	9	49253.2%	4025.2%
14	B. Cipenga Central midfielder	Castellón	28	9	42280.7%	50±0%
15	F. Hadërgjonaj Central midfielder	Alanyaspor	31	9	4549.8%	2714.4%
16	Carles Gil Central midfielder	New England Revolution	33	9	4948.8%	217.8%
17	J. Pereyra Central midfielder	Minnesota United FC	27	9	5192.5%	4119.8%
18	C. Eriksen Central midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	34	9	53189.1%	275.9%
19	I. Louza Central midfielder	Watford	27	9	5957.1%	615.8%
20	M. Zuleta Central midfielder	Once Caldas	24	8	26995.8%	2753.3%
21	J. Randall Central midfielder	Auckland	23	8	44	23
22	Wei Shihao Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	31	8	44	18
23	D. Sambissa Central midfielder	İstanbulspor	30	8	31152%	2818.2%
24	B. Karadeniz Central midfielder	Pendikspor	27	8	43	42
25	O. Agougil Central midfielder	Jong Utrecht	20	8	33477.2%	5821.5%
26	N. Pépé Central midfielder	Villarreal	31	8	53100.4%	477.9%
27	H. Johansson Central midfielder	Mjallby AIF	28	8	5250.6%	326.2%
28	Tom Iorpenda Central midfielder	Notts County	21	8	399625%	384.5%
29	R. Graydon Central midfielder	Salford City	27	8	3819.7%	322.7%
30	Gabri Veiga Central midfielder	FC Porto	24	8	402.6%	664.9%
31	E. Ceïde Central midfielder	Rosenborg	24	8	40197.8%	4816.6%
32	O. Valakari Central midfielder	San Diego	26	8	44207.7%	4530.5%
33	J. Tverskov Central midfielder	San Diego	33	8	4985.7%	2110.5%
34	C. Espinoza Central midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	31	8	4523.5%	2624.1%
35	Sergio Busquets Central midfielder	Inter Miami	38	8	4418.2%	1414.6%
36	C. Baumgartner Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	26	8	78155.7%	8414.2%
37	N. Barella Central midfielder	Inter	29	8	5118.1%	5918.5%
38	Dani Villahermosa Central midfielder	FC Andorra	25	8	591102%	7026.7%
39	Álex Calatrava Central midfielder	Castellón	26	8	6670.9%	695.5%
40	Mario Soriano Central midfielder	Deportivo La Coruna	24	8	5123.8%	779.7%
41	F. Valverde Central midfielder	Real Madrid	27	8	621.7%	807.8%
42	J. Brophy Central midfielder	Cambridge United	31	8	2929.3%	1837.5%
43	M. Boateng Central midfielder	Plymouth	24	8	48204.5%	5522.9%
44	F. Boné Central midfielder	Deportivo Pasto	30	7	30	16
45	Rômulo Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	30	7	4411.6%	2259.6%
46	E. Álvarez Central midfielder	Guadalajara Chivas	24	7	30	5446.1%
47	C. Rotondi Central midfielder	Cruz Azul	29	7	47121.5%	3919.7%
48	S. Balaure Central midfielder	AFC Hermannstadt	30	7	16	17
49	A. Mekvabishvili Central midfielder	Universitatea Craiova	25	7	34	37
50	A. Todoroski Central midfielder	TSC Backa Topola	27	7	39	35