Midfielders with the Most Assists in USL Championship 2026

The most creative midfielders in USL Championship in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

Most creative defenders in USL Championship Most creative attackers in USL Championship Best midfielders in USL Championship Most in-form midfielders in USL Championship Top-scoring midfielders in USL Championship Most valuable midfielders in USL Championship

At a glance

N. Scardina of Rhode Island is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in USL Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 39.7, and Abdellatif Aboukoura has been the form player this season, grading 33.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Djeffal has improved his Season rating most, up +17.4 on last season. 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.

Abdellatif Aboukoura33.1SsN

Loudoun United

Rising potential

A. Watts-1.2RTG

Loudoun United · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. Djeffal+17.4SsN

New Mexico United · 23/24→25/26

Top scorer

Abdellatif Aboukoura11goals

50 players · ranked by top assistsCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	J. Torres Attacking midfielder	Charleston Battery	25	8	31	36
2	M. Maldonado Attacking midfielder	San Antonio	28	7	21	24
3	H. Avayevu Attacking midfielder	Phoenix Rising	23	6	25	35
4	A. Quinn Attacking midfielder	Indy Eleven	34	6	25	10
5	M. Akale Attacking midfielder	Louisville City	29	5	18	21
6	T. Davila Attacking midfielder	Louisville City	26	5	21	32
7	L. Hilton Attacking midfielder	Tampa Bay Rowdies	32	4	11	12
8	Gabriel Torres Attacking midfielder	El Paso Locomotive	30	4	15	17
9	J. Blake Attacking midfielder	Indy Eleven	32	4	26	16
10	B. Mines Attacking midfielder	Hartford Athletic	26	3	1169.2%	3028.9%
11	F. Daroma Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	25	3	21	32
12	O. Sylla Attacking midfielder	Orange County SC	25	3	8	29
13	E. Perez Attacking midfielder	Louisville City	27	3	15150%	2727.6%
14	M. Epps Attacking midfielder	Lexington	31	3	20	17
15	C. Vázquez Central midfielder	Miami FC	27	3	14	25
16	M. Foster Attacking midfielder	Charleston Battery	29	2	13	20
17	A. Molloy Defensive midfielder	Lexington	29	2	24	23
18	A. Rodríguez Attacking midfielder	Sacramento Republic	27	2	18	28
19	M. Vargas Central midfielder	New Mexico United	25	2	17	328.4%
20	S. Lletget Central midfielder	Monterey Bay	34	2	1539.7%	1626.2%
21	N. Benalcazar Central midfielder	Orange County SC	25	2	227133.3%	332.7%
22	C. Hegardt Attacking midfielder	Orange County SC	24	2	12	3215.7%
23	D. Hernandez Central midfielder	San Antonio	28	2	13	25
24	Z. Duncan Attacking midfielder	Louisville City	26	2	5336.4%	2629.2%
25	A. McFadden Central midfielder	Louisville City	28	2	19235.1%	2725.5%
26	Braudílio Rodrigues Attacking midfielder	Lexington	26	2	9	28
27	T. Pasher Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	32	2	1751.8%	1255.1%
28	D. Gomez Central midfielder	El Paso Locomotive	26	2	11	28
29	Y. Hanya Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	27	2	12	2524.1%
30	M. Benítez Central midfielder	Sacramento Republic	30	2	22	19
31	R. López Attacking midfielder	Sacramento Republic	39	2	9	4
32	J. Webber Attacking midfielder	FC Tulsa	28	2	7	21
33	L. Melano Central midfielder	Miami FC	33	2	1435.8%	1067.9%
34	A. Sanchez Central midfielder	Rhode Island	24	2	14	32
35	B. Willey Central midfielder	Sacramento Republic	19	2	13	34
36	Pedro Dolabella Attacking midfielder	North Carolina	27	2	20	27
37	M. Rodriguez Central midfielder	Detroit City	31	1	19	16
38	Rafael Mentzingen Central midfielder	Detroit City	30	1	23	22
39	D. Crisostomo Defensive midfielder	Sacramento Republic	29	1	18790%	2228.8%
40	V. Noël Central midfielder	New Mexico United	27	1	16	29
41	K. Hernández-Foster Central midfielder	Detroit City	24	1	11100%	2924.4%
42	N. Okello Central midfielder	Lexington	26	1	18420%	2817.2%
43	M. Kaye Defensive midfielder	Sacramento Republic	31	1	1723.2%	1824.4%
44	S. Bassett Central midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	23	1	10	38
45	A. Elmasnaouy Defensive midfielder	Oakland Roots	21	1	9	32
46	R. Mertz Attacking midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	29	1	16	21
47	E. Martínez Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	36	1	21	9
48	A. Dixon Attacking midfielder	Monterey Bay	36	1	3	6
49	M. Fehr Central midfielder	Monterey Bay	31	1	7	13
50	R. O'Driscoll Central midfielder	Las Vegas Lights	26	1	5	2623%