Top-Scoring midfielders in Major League Soccer 2026

The top-scoring midfielders in Major League Soccer in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Mehmeti of New York Red Bulls is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.4, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 89.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Pep Biel has improved his Season rating most, up +47.2 on last season, while H. Synchuk's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, P. Aaronson of Colorado Rapids is the most valuable name in this group at 14.6.

CF Montreal · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Pep Biel+47.2SsN

Charlotte · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	L. Messi Winger	Inter Miami	39	25	8910.8%	143.6%
2	D. Bouanga Winger	Los Angeles FC	31	17	6417.4%	281.1%
3	A. Dreyer Attacking midfielder	San Diego	28	13	6216.8%	379.3%
4	Evander Winger	FC Cincinnati	28	12	735.5%	372.4%
5	Carles Gil Attacking midfielder	New England Revolution	33	12	505.4%	222.9%
6	Pep Biel Attacking midfielder	Charlotte	30	11	6030.3%	3118.6%
7	T. Müller Attacking midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	37	9	4696.6%	17181.7%
8	D. Sallói Attacking midfielder	Toronto FC	30	8	4541.1%	3018.7%
9	M. Reus Attacking midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	37	8	4231.9%	1243.2%
10	K. Velde Winger	Portland Timbers	27	8	49321.7%	4335.7%
11	Cavan Sullivan Winger	Philadelphia Union	17	7	301415%	5340.5%
12	P. Aaronson Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	23	7	39452.1%	4933.9%
13	A. Miranchuk Attacking midfielder	Atlanta United FC	31	6	458.7%	2915%
14	H. Wolf Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	27	6	3030.6%	367%
15	P. Zinckernagel Winger	Chicago Fire	31	6	5117.9%	261.2%
16	P. Bucha Attacking midfielder	FC Cincinnati	28	6	4118.4%	364.7%
17	I. Angulo Attacking midfielder	Orlando City SC	27	6	41193.6%	399.7%
18	O. Bouda Central midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	26	6	45206.1%	4218.2%
19	J. Paintsil Attacking midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	5	345.8%	337.8%
20	R. De Paul Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	32	5	40118.2%	2132.9%
21	A. Yusuf Central midfielder	New England Revolution	26	5	5240.9%	421.7%
22	P. Rothrock Central midfielder	Seattle Sounders	27	5	4873.7%	372.1%
23	David Pereira da Costa Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	5	4021.3%	450.9%
24	D. Luna Attacking midfielder	Real Salt Lake	23	5	346%	454.1%
25	A. Ojeda Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	22	5	45112.9%	5019.6%
26	C. Roldan Central midfielder	Seattle Sounders	31	5	3414.1%	2018.3%
27	S. Mohammed Attacking midfielder	Nashville SC	23	4	14	4017.4%
28	T. Habroune Central midfielder	Columbus Crew	20	4	40206.1%	4815.6%
29	D. Edelman Central midfielder	St. Louis City	23	4	50122.4%	5018.2%
30	Brais Méndez Attacking midfielder	Columbus Crew	29	4	969.4%	2454.3%
31	F. Torres Attacking midfielder	Austin	26	4	3523.8%	4135.6%
32	O. Valakari Attacking midfielder	San Diego	27	4	4945.1%	401.7%
33	R. Gauld Attacking midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	4	11115.7%	216.6%
34	R. Lod Attacking midfielder	Chicago Fire	33	4	3814.9%	1715.4%
35	A. Rusnák Attacking midfielder	Seattle Sounders	32	4	4115.6%	213.6%
36	T. Muyumba Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	29	4	48243.2%	3128.5%
37	I. Vassilev Attacking midfielder	Philadelphia Union	25	4	317.8%	43±0%
38	Gabriel Pirani Central midfielder	San Diego	24	4	2130.9%	408%
39	W. Carmona Attacking midfielder	CF Montreal	23	4	2538.8%	433.6%
40	D. Jean-Jacques Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	26	4	5137.4%	438.4%
41	Kaick Central midfielder	FC Dallas	20	4	3541.4%	4913.5%
42	Beau Leroux Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	23	4	3325.8%	485.7%
43	D. Vazquez Central midfielder	San Diego	20	3	252350%	439.8%
44	Casemiro Central midfielder	Inter Miami	34	3	1565.9%	971.4%
45	T. Jacob Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	22	3	44377.4%	475.7%
46	C. Bassett Central midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	3	283.4%	441.8%
47	H. Herrera Central midfielder	Houston Dynamo	36	3	25346.4%	1468.2%
48	E. Forsberg Attacking midfielder	New York Red Bulls	35	3	3237.6%	1611.5%
49	A. Perea Central midfielder	New York City FC	25	3	2030.8%	387.1%
50	A. Westwood Central midfielder	Charlotte	36	3	379.5%	174.5%