Top-Scoring central midfielders in 2. Bundesliga

The top-scoring central midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. El-Faouzi of FC Schalke 04 is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.5, and M. Wanitzek has been the form player this season, grading 72.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Max Marie has improved his Season rating most, up +37.4 on last season, while S. El-Faouzi's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +26.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. El-Faouzi of FC Schalke 04 is the most valuable name in this group at 33.6.

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	Player	Team
1	M. Wanitzek Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	33	15	7313.9%	3123.7%
2	J. Therkelsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	23	4	3519%	6339.3%
3	H. Akiyama Central midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	25	3	3711%	6217.1%
4	A. Aouchiche Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	3	47190.2%	7015.7%
5	Max Marie Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	3	44566.7%	6622.1%
6	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	21	3	45118.6%	6445.5%
7	N. Fröling Central midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	26	3	1815.9%	5017.2%
8	F. Schmahl Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	3	2576.4%	611.3%
9	M. Corboz Central midfielder	Arminia Bielefeld	31	3	4587.6%	3624.2%
10	K. Davidsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	3	3233.2%	6242.2%
11	Dariusz Stalmach Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	20	2	278866.7%	6083.3%
12	Jarzinho Ataide Adriano de Nascimento Malanga Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	20	2	1043.9%	6034.8%
13	L. Marseiler Central midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	29	2	2925%	4017.7%
14	S. Russo Central midfielder	Arminia Bielefeld	26	2	3540.5%	5424.2%
15	S. Skrzybski Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	33	2	2228.8%	1846%
16	S. El-Faouzi Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	2	5369.8%	7257.5%
17	S. Ltaief Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	26	1	24106.9%	5018.9%
18	J. Meffert Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	31	1	2035.6%	2738.1%
19	Z. Sertdemir Central midfielder	Preußen Münster	21	1	1225.5%	5334.5%
20	D. Burnić Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	28	1	2524.3%	4420.2%
21	S. Jung Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	36	1	261.5%	2016.9%
22	J. Rochelt Central midfielder	Arminia Bielefeld	27	1	3044.9%	4917.3%
23	T. Janisch Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	1	1130.6%	581.4%
24	N. Niehoff Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	1	1330.2%	5726.9%
25	F. Porath Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	29	1	1365.6%	3736.2%
26	C. Antwi-Adjei Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	32	1	114.5%	2223%
27	U. Tohumcu Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	1	16132.4%	5714.8%