Top-Scoring central midfielders in USL Championship 2026

The top-scoring central midfielders in USL Championship in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

N. Scardina of Rhode Island is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in USL Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 39.7, and Rafael Mentzingen has been the form player this season, grading 22.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Gurr has improved his Season rating most, up +17 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Benalcazar of Orange County SC is the most valuable name in this group at 7.1.

Rafael Mentzingen22.6SsN

Detroit City

Rising potential

M. Palomino-1.4RTG

Orange County SC · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Gurr+17SsN

Sacramento Republic · 21/22→25/26

Top scorer

Rafael Mentzingen3goals

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	Player	Team
1	Rafael Mentzingen Central midfielder	Detroit City	30	3	23	22
2	M. Palomino Central midfielder	Orange County SC	25	3	136.5%	255.3%
3	D. Griffin Central midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	28	3	22	24
4	D. Trejo Central midfielder	Oakland Roots	28	3	181073.3%	2218%
5	M. Rodriguez Central midfielder	Detroit City	31	2	19	16
6	N. Okello Central midfielder	Lexington	26	2	18420%	2817.2%
7	L. MacKinnon Central midfielder	Orange County SC	27	2	10	27
8	N. Benalcazar Central midfielder	Orange County SC	25	2	227133.3%	332.7%
9	Nick Firmino Central midfielder	Lexington	25	2	214000%	326.5%
10	A. Dia Central midfielder	Louisville City	33	2	171600%	1057.4%
11	E. Ycaza Central midfielder	Charleston Battery	29	2	14	20
12	J. Gurr Central midfielder	Sacramento Republic	30	2	191062.5%	1851.2%
13	J. Cedeño Central midfielder	Detroit City	26	2	16	29
14	M. Vargas Central midfielder	New Mexico United	25	2	17	328.4%
15	M. Omar Central midfielder	Indy Eleven	27	1	4	23
16	V. Noël Central midfielder	New Mexico United	27	1	16	29
17	F. Daroma Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	25	1	21	32
18	S. Lletget Central midfielder	Monterey Bay	34	1	1539.7%	1626.2%
19	J. Montes Central midfielder	Monterey Bay	28	1	7294.4%	3018%
20	J. Gyau Central midfielder	Las Vegas Lights	34	1	477.7%	859.6%
21	J. Scearce Central midfielder	Phoenix Rising	28	1	12	21
22	E. Martínez Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	36	1	21	9
23	S. Tregarthen Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	26	1	8	25
24	D. McCartney Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	28	1	10	24
25	T. Pasher Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	32	1	1751.8%	1255.1%
26	A. McFadden Central midfielder	Louisville City	28	1	19235.1%	2725.5%
27	J. Klein Central midfielder	Charleston Battery	26	1	634.1%	2729.7%
28	P. Barnes Central midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	25	1	10	30
29	M. Ngalina Central midfielder	Hartford Athletic	26	1	9	2814.1%
30	Leo Fernandes Central midfielder	Tampa Bay Rowdies	34	1	10	7
31	R. Coronado Central midfielder	El Paso Locomotive	30	1	11	16
32	E. Calvillo Central midfielder	El Paso Locomotive	28	1	12668.8%	2239.4%
33	M. Benítez Central midfielder	Sacramento Republic	30	1	22	19
34	J. Damm Central midfielder	Oakland Roots	33	1	124000%	942.7%
35	C. Lindley Central midfielder	Indy Eleven	29	1	9	18
36	L. Melano Central midfielder	Miami FC	33	1	1435.8%	1067.9%
37	M. Romero Central midfielder	Miami FC	30	1	152.7%	1855.6%
38	J. Brito Central midfielder	Rhode Island	27	1	7	24
39	Z. Herivaux Central midfielder	Rhode Island	30	1	10	16
40	O. Jabang Central midfielder	New Mexico United	25	1	43500%	2915.7%
41	Z. Bailey Central midfielder	New Mexico United	26	1	11791.7%	2920.9%
42	C. Pinzón Central midfielder	Las Vegas Lights	28	1	12	22
43	Bradley Sample Central midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	25	1	8	30