Top-Scoring central midfielders in Serie A 2026

The top-scoring central midfielders in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Breno of Corinthians is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.1, and A. Bernabéi has been the form player this season, grading 55.4, and Á. Barreal leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Alex Telles has improved his Season rating most, up +42.6 on last season, while Victor Hugo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +27 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Vitinho of Internacional is the most valuable name in this group at 39.7.

Atletico-MG · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Alex Telles+42.6SsN

Botafogo · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Á. Barreal Central midfielder	Santos	26	5	5246.2%	610.8%
2	A. Gómez Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	24	5	51208.5%	6916.2%
3	Artur Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	28	4	4659.1%	496.9%
4	Alex Telles Central midfielder	Botafogo	33	4	55120.3%	2925.8%
5	Jean Lucas Central midfielder	Bahia	28	4	4522.4%	565.9%
6	Erick Central midfielder	Bahia	28	4	30172.1%	4912.8%
7	Vitinho Central midfielder	Internacional	27	4	4643.9%	5811.8%
8	Thiago Mendes Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	34	4	462215%	24135.9%
9	A. Bernabéi Central midfielder	Internacional	26	4	5577%	6911.8%
10	Victor Hugo Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	22	4	45	7435.4%
11	Cauan Barros Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	22	3	46145.7%	688.3%
12	Lucas Lima Central midfielder	Sport Recife	36	3	4017.2%	234.9%
13	Jorginho Central midfielder	Flamengo	34	3	4789.8%	2325.1%
14	Matheus Bidu Central midfielder	Corinthians	27	3	4893.5%	6013.3%
15	Hércules Central midfielder	Fluminense	26	3	4018.9%	69±0%
16	Tetê Central midfielder	Gremio	26	2	2243.6%	5665.4%
17	Marlon Freitas Central midfielder	Palmeiras	31	2	400.5%	411.5%
18	Maycon Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	29	2	3768.5%	436.7%
19	Rodriguinho Central midfielder	RB Bragantino	22	2	22309.3%	656.4%
20	Gabriel Baralhas Central midfielder	Vitoria	28	2	5557%	6125.7%
21	Bruno Henrique Central midfielder	Internacional	37	2	224.4%	1913.5%
22	Tchê Tchê Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	34	2	1917.3%	215.1%
23	L. Romero Central midfielder	Cruzeiro	32	2	4511.1%	3013.2%
24	Gabriel Central midfielder	RB Bragantino	34	2	321.3%	227.9%
25	C. Oliva Central midfielder	Santos	30	2	28389.7%	368.7%
26	Breno Central midfielder	Corinthians	21	2	3627%	745.6%
27	Lucca Central midfielder	Fortaleza EC	22	2	12	60
28	Lenny Lobato Central midfielder	Ceara	25	1	1116.7%	3722.6%
29	Diogo Barbosa Central midfielder	Juventude	34	1	1641.5%	2233%
30	E. Martínez Central midfielder	Vitoria	32	1	2375%	3139.7%
31	Philippe Coutinho Central midfielder	Santos	34	1	36±0%	1152.9%
32	Shaylon Central midfielder	Mirassol	29	1	25586.5%	389.1%
33	Iago Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	29	1	8±0%	3017.7%
34	Gustavo Silva Central midfielder	Mirassol	29	1	6±0%	366.3%
35	Danielzinho Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	31	1	324.2%	3516.2%
36	C. Medina Central midfielder	Botafogo	24	1	3051%	6632.5%
37	J. Nardoni Central midfielder	Gremio	24	1	3258.9%	6219.9%
38	E. Noriega Central midfielder	Gremio	25	1	33263.3%	646%
39	J. Colorado Central midfielder	Internacional	26	1	17	25
40	Sérgio Oliveira Central midfielder	Sport Recife	34	1	15678.9%	1418.4%
41	Vinicius Zanocelo Central midfielder	Ceara	25	1	1553.7%	5610.2%
42	Marcos Antônio Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	26	1	39177.5%	600.5%
43	F. Amuzu Central midfielder	Gremio	27	1	2951%	6114.8%
44	Gustavo Scarpa Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	32	1	25±0%	2132.1%
45	Rodrigo Nestor Central midfielder	Bahia	26	1	2441.4%	607.7%
46	Eric Ramires Central midfielder	RB Bragantino	26	1	868.4%	537.2%
47	Matheuzinho Central midfielder	Corinthians	26	1	446.3%	7114.6%
48	Matheus Henrique Central midfielder	Cruzeiro	28	1	15109.7%	479.6%
49	M. Villasanti Central midfielder	Gremio	29	1	13±0%	3313.8%
50	Nuno Moreira Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	27	1	2241.3%	4817.9%