Top-scoring midfielders

The top-scoring midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and V. Qazaishvili leads the scoring with 27 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: João Félix has improved his Season rating most, up +69.1 on last season, while E. Diouf's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +48.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Rogers of Aston Villa is the most valuable name in this group at 202.2.

West Ham · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

João Félix+69.1SsN

Al-Nassr · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

V. Qazaishvili27goals

50 players · ranked by top scorersCustomise →

#	Player	Team	Age	goals	Season	Rating
1	V. Qazaishvili Attacking midfielder	Shandong Luneng	33	27	77407.3%	1634.7%
2	Sergio Arribas Attacking midfielder	Almeria	24	26	73106.2%	7710.6%
3	Evander Attacking midfielder	FC Cincinnati	28	25	7112.6%	3911.4%
4	A. Katai Attacking midfielder	FK Crvena Zvezda	35	24	612950%	1526.1%
5	Andrés Martín Attacking midfielder	Racing Santander	27	23	749.5%	6510.1%
6	A. Drinan Centre-forward	Swindon Town	28	22	50375.5%	284.4%
7	Leonardo Centre-forward	SHANGHAI SIPG	29	21	6881.4%	2650.1%
8	João Félix Centre-forward	Al-Nassr	26	20	78794.3%	6013.3%
9	J. Brunetta Attacking midfielder	Tigres UANL	29	19	61226.3%	3932%
10	R. Niemeijer Attacking midfielder	De Graafschap	31	19	59464.4%	3514.2%
11	Talisca Attacking midfielder	Fenerbahçe	32	19	65156.3%	261.2%
12	D. Undav Centre-forward	VfB Stuttgart	29	19	86110%	626.8%
13	D. Karlsbakk Centre-forward	Sarpsborg 08 FF	23	18	61	4816.6%
14	Y. Carrasco Attacking midfielder	Al Shabab	32	18	68324.4%	282.4%
15	G. de Arrascaeta Attacking midfielder	Flamengo	32	18	77213%	370.5%
16	T. Baribo Centre-forward	Philadelphia Union	28	18	5790.3%	364.5%
17	A. Semenyo Attacking midfielder	Bournemouth	26	17	6624.6%	913.7%
18	N. Besara Attacking midfielder	Hammarby FF	35	17	5720.5%	166.4%
19	Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise Attacking midfielder	Motherwell	23	17	51112.1%	5311.1%
20	Lamine Yamal Winger	Barcelona	19	16	9148.9%	100±0%
21	Julian Dean Rijkhoff Attacking midfielder	Almere City FC	21	16	4442.5%	618.2%
22	M. Ojeda Centre-forward	Orlando City SC	27	16	6189.7%	419.8%
23	B. Nygren Attacking midfielder	Celtic	25	16	512.3%	5210%
24	R. Zalazar Attacking midfielder	SC Braga	26	16	58102.5%	612.9%
25	Adri Embarba Attacking midfielder	Almeria	34	16	56463.6%	2519.3%
26	Jonathan Dubasin Centre-forward	Sporting Gijon	26	16	5318.7%	649.1%
27	J. Clarke Attacking midfielder	Ipswich	25	16	42224.6%	695.9%
28	L. Valencia Centre-forward	A. Italiano	35	15	57	10
29	S. Mailat Centre-forward	FC Botosani	28	15	44	29
30	A. Dobre Winger	Rapid	27	15	41	3039.9%
31	O. Kiteishvili Attacking midfielder	Sturm Graz	30	15	52	29
32	Fredy Attacking midfielder	Çorum FK	36	15	576.1%	2113.3%
33	F. Ghedjemis Winger	Frosinone	23	15	54416.2%	7225.7%
34	I. Saibari Attacking midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	25	15	7837.3%	782.5%
35	P. Zinckernagel Winger	Chicago Fire	31	15	62271.3%	26±0%
36	M. Wanitzek Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	33	15	654.5%	3123.7%
37	L. Díaz Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	29	15	8552.3%	6319%
38	M. Olise Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	24	15	8920.6%	901.1%
39	Álex Calatrava Central midfielder	Castellón	26	15	6670.9%	695.5%
40	M. Gibbs-White Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	26	15	6431.2%	868.5%
41	Dor Peretz Central midfielder	Maccabi Tel Aviv	31	14	42259.3%	2260.7%
42	D. Lukács Centre-forward	Puskas Academy	30	14	45	23
43	M. Stevanović Attacking midfielder	Servette FC	35	14	51	19
44	D. Davas Attacking midfielder	Boluspor	28	14	52548.8%	396.3%
45	L. Gindorf Winger	Alemannia Aachen	24	14	43364.5%	4619%
46	K. Green Attacking midfielder	Grimsby	29	14	3937.8%	2613.6%
47	G. Til Attacking midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	28	14	6616.8%	6111.9%
48	A. Kramarić Attacking midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	35	14	630.6%	2913.9%
49	E. Cardona Attacking midfielder	Atletico Nacional	33	13	35230.5%	1065.8%
50	K. Castañeda Attacking midfielder	Club Tijuana	26	13	53	52