Most creative midfielders

The most creative 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 top assistsCustomise →

#	Player	Team	Age	assists	Season	Rating
1	Evander Attacking midfielder	FC Cincinnati	28	24	7112.6%	3911.4%
2	Bruno Fernandes Attacking midfielder	Manchester United	31	21	7838.8%	5512.7%
3	Iñigo Vicente Attacking midfielder	Racing Santander	28	20	6386.9%	588.1%
4	M. Olise Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	24	19	8920.6%	901.1%
5	N. Doodeman Attacking midfielder	Willem II	29	17	46350.5%	4213.2%
6	F. Dimarco Central midfielder	Inter	28	16	7394.9%	709%
7	A. Şimşir Attacking midfielder	FC Midtjylland	24	15	55125.3%	485.9%
8	G. Calò Central midfielder	Frosinone	29	15	63164.4%	531%
9	E. Spertsyan Attacking midfielder	FC Krasnodar	26	15	6436.6%	375.9%
10	Lucas Fernandes Winger	Cerezo Osaka	32	15	4950.2%	2621.6%
11	J. Veerman Defensive midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	27	14	75173.8%	662.9%
12	G. de Arrascaeta Attacking midfielder	Flamengo	32	14	77213%	370.5%
13	L. Díaz Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	29	14	8552.3%	6319%
14	A. Roman Attacking midfielder	Uta Arad	32	13	40	18
15	L. Ranđelović Attacking midfielder	Vojvodina	28	13	44247.6%	3415.4%
16	B. Taz Winger	Verl	27	13	528.5%	3917.5%
17	João Félix Centre-forward	Al-Nassr	26	13	78794.3%	6013.3%
18	P. Zinckernagel Winger	Chicago Fire	31	13	62271.3%	26±0%
19	Cristian Carracedo Winger	Cordoba	30	13	404.4%	4121.9%
20	E. Cardona Attacking midfielder	Atletico Nacional	33	12	35230.5%	1065.8%
21	Mata Attacking midfielder	Melbourne Victory	38	12	4421750%	617.1%
22	L. Stojković Central midfielder	Dinamo Zagreb	22	12	42	43
23	M. Di Giusto Attacking midfielder	FC Luzern	25	12	53	48
24	Amilton Attacking midfielder	Esenler Erokspor	36	12	391926.3%	2053.4%
25	Fredy Attacking midfielder	Çorum FK	36	12	576.1%	2113.3%
26	G. Hamer Attacking midfielder	Sheffield Utd	29	12	433.3%	4823.9%
27	M. Diemers Attacking midfielder	Cambuur	32	12	5116%	3020.4%
28	R. Cherki Attacking midfielder	Manchester City	22	12	4617%	949%
29	P. Berg Central midfielder	Bodo/Glimt	28	12	6161.6%	3715.8%
30	A. Živković Attacking midfielder	PAOK	30	12	3680.6%	254.5%
31	C. Bonsu Baah Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	21	12	52135.5%	635.2%
32	Marco Asensio Attacking midfielder	Fenerbahçe	30	12	59329.7%	3240.8%
33	Manu Fuster Centre-forward	Las Palmas	28	12	45162.8%	5510.4%
34	O. Tanner Attacking midfielder	Cardiff	24	12	27128%	4919.3%
35	A. Vega Attacking midfielder	Toluca	28	11	28	37
36	Y. Erdoğan Attacking midfielder	Çorum FK	33	11	3524.9%	2024%
37	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	11	9148.9%	100±0%
38	C. Brüls Winger	SK Beveren	37	11	39120.2%	110.9%
39	O. Norwood Defensive midfielder	Stockport County	35	11	6160.6%	213.5%
40	L. Mandeville Attacking midfielder	Chesterfield	29	11	2920.9%	2322.7%
41	K. Coman Central midfielder	Al-Nassr	30	11	59101.7%	3931.3%
42	Musab Al Juwayr Central midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	23	11	5576.9%	63±0%
43	Trincão Attacking midfielder	Sporting CP	26	11	5113.6%	6610.4%
44	T. O'Reilly Attacking midfielder	Crewe	22	11	35562.3%	386.2%
45	L. Wing Defensive midfielder	Reading	31	11	6414.5%	3022.3%
46	S. Thomas Attacking midfielder	Stoke City	27	11	48127.2%	636.5%
47	L. Berrío Central midfielder	Junior	28	10	43	62
48	L. Guerra Attacking midfielder	Deportes Limache	29	10	33	18
49	L. Valencia Centre-forward	A. Italiano	35	10	57	10
50	F. Sambueza Attacking midfielder	Bucaramanga	37	10	29	7