Top-Scoring midfielders in 2. Bundesliga

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

Top-scoring defenders in 2. Bundesliga Top-scoring attackers in 2. Bundesliga Best midfielders in 2. Bundesliga Most in-form midfielders in 2. Bundesliga Most valuable midfielders in 2. Bundesliga Most improved midfielders in 2. Bundesliga

At a glance

M. Baur of SC Paderborn 07 is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.2, and M. Wanitzek has been the form player this season, grading 72.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Curda has improved his Season rating most, up +47.8 on last season, while N. Aséko Nkili's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +35.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Curda of SC Paderborn 07 is the most valuable name in this group at 44.8.

N. Aséko Nkili+35.4RTG

Hannover 96 · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

L. Curda+47.8SsN

SC Paderborn 07 · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. Wanitzek Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	33	15	7313.9%	3123.7%
2	L. Petkov Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	25	13	60119.5%	727.8%
3	F. Hornby Attacking midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	26	11	5418%	612.9%
4	N. Skyttä Attacking midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	24	9	4215.6%	682.4%
5	Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka Attacking midfielder	VfL Bochum	19	8	37	68
6	F. Klaus Attacking midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	33	8	4543%	2521%
7	J. Justvan Attacking midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	28	7	4817.2%	5316.2%
8	L. Curda Defensive midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	24	7	70211.5%	7322%
9	J. Lemmer Attacking midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	26	6	2928.6%	5521.5%
10	Rafael Lubach Attacking midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	21	6	2945.2%	6610.2%
11	N. Hauptmann Attacking midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	30	5	358.7%	396%
12	S. Klaas Attacking midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	28	5	2675.3%	4610.1%
13	J. Therkelsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	23	4	3519%	6339.3%
14	F. Muslija Attacking midfielder	Fortuna Düsseldorf	28	4	301781.3%	4715%
15	J. Hendrix Defensive midfielder	Preußen Münster	31	4	474.7%	3323.4%
16	L. Egloff Attacking midfielder	Karlsruher SC	23	4	16105.3%	57±0%
17	S. Şahin Attacking midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	26	4	3228.3%	615.9%
18	B. Conté Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	4	3061.3%	6711.4%
19	T. Zimmerschied Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	27	4	4244.3%	604.2%
20	M. Baur Defensive midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	22	4	54562.2%	7470.2%
21	H. Akiyama Central midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	25	3	3711%	6217.1%
22	A. Aouchiche Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	3	47190.2%	7015.7%
23	S. Þórðarson Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	27	3	4249.3%	5315.8%
24	F. Becker Attacking midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	26	3	24129.2%	598.1%
25	K. Miyoshi Attacking midfielder	VfL Bochum	29	3	22168.3%	3822.8%
26	Max Marie Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	3	44566.7%	6622.1%
27	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	21	3	45118.6%	6445.5%
28	A. Nollenberger Winger	1. FC Magdeburg	29	3	256%	4119.8%
29	N. Aséko Nkili Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	20	3	461917.4%	7395.2%
30	K. Oudenne Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	24	3	32193.5%	6365.3%
31	H. Matsuda Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	22	3	24179.8%	6353.3%
32	E. Leopold Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	26	3	51±0%	644.2%
33	N. Fröling Central midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	26	3	1815.9%	5017.2%
34	F. Schmahl Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	3	2576.4%	611.3%
35	J. Çeka Attacking midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	26	3	16	513.7%
36	M. Corboz Central midfielder	Arminia Bielefeld	31	3	4587.6%	3624.2%
37	K. Davidsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	3	3233.2%	6242.2%
38	M. Cuisance Attacking midfielder	Hertha BSC	26	3	2736.6%	618.8%
39	K. WÃ¤tjen Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	3	23420%	6256.1%
40	M. Kwarteng Attacking midfielder	VfL Bochum	28	2	1111.9%	3917.4%
41	H. Koudossou Full-back	1. FC Nürnberg	26	2	1227.2%	5022.3%
42	Dariusz Stalmach Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	20	2	278866.7%	6083.3%
43	Y. Bouchama Defensive midfielder	Preußen Münster	29	2	28154.5%	3514.8%
44	R. Heußer Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	28	2	1845.9%	4312.9%
45	J. Mees Attacking midfielder	Preußen Münster	30	2	1365.2%	2838.2%
46	M. Neubauer Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	30	2	4018.4%	4126.6%
47	J. Dehm Full-back	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	30	2	172.4%	3413.6%
48	Jarzinho Ataide Adriano de Nascimento Malanga Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	20	2	1043.9%	6034.8%
49	Cajetan Benjamin Lenz Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	2	32	65
50	M. Pannewig Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	21	2	28806.5%	621.4%