Top-Scoring central midfielders in La Liga 26/27
The top-scoring central midfielders in La Liga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Hugo Sotelo of Levante is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 88.3, and Luis Rioja has been the form player this season, grading 45.5, and Diego López leads the scoring with 4 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Aitor Ruibal has improved his Season rating most, up +21.6 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Marc Casadó of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 84.2.
18 players · ranked by top scorersCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diego LópezCentral midfielder |  Valencia | 24 | 4 | 3034.9% | 7910.8% |
| 2 | Aitor RuibalCentral midfielder |  Real Betis | 30 | 4 | 38129.3% | 4618% |
| 3 | Luis RiojaCentral midfielder | Valencia | 32 | 3 | 4677% | 4021.4% |
| 4 | T. LemarCentral midfielder |  Atletico Madrid | 30 | 3 | 24 | 42 |
| 5 | Javi PuadoCentral midfielder |  Espanyol | 28 | 2 | 1180.6% | 5036.8% |
| 6 | G. Lo CelsoCentral midfielder | Real Betis | 30 | 2 | 2429.7% | 4425.5% |
| 7 | Álvaro FidalgoCentral midfielder | Real Betis | 29 | 1 | 1364.5% | 439.2% |
| 8 | Asier OsambelaCentral midfielder |  Osasuna | 22 | 1 | 82400% | 692.1% |
| 9 | Abel BretonesCentral midfielder | Osasuna | 26 | 1 | 26±0% | 728.3% |
| 10 | V. RosierCentral midfielder | Osasuna | 30 | 1 | 2843.4% | 4628.7% |
| 11 | BruguiCentral midfielder |  Levante | 29 | 1 | 13±0% | 42±0% |
| 12 | R. BardghjiCentral midfielder |  Barcelona | 20 | 1 | 10 | 83110.2% |
| 13 | F. de JongCentral midfielder | Barcelona | 29 | 1 | 3455.5% | 5318.4% |
| 14 | Efe Korkut MartinCentral midfielder |  Athletic Club | 20 | 1 | 5 | 4013.2% |
| 15 | Carlos DotorCentral midfielder |  Celta Vigo | 25 | 1 | 30±0% | 684% |
| 16 | Carles PérezCentral midfielder | Celta Vigo | 28 | 1 | 1820.5% | 3153.9% |
| 17 | Ismael BareaCentral midfielder | Real Betis | 21 | 1 | 8 | 57 |
| 18 | Ãlvaro SantosCentral midfielder | Atletico Madrid | 21 | 1 | 1045.3% | 471.1% |