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, D. Edelman of St. Louis City is the most valuable name in this group at 15.6.

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	19	8910.8%	143.6%
2	D. Bouanga Winger	Los Angeles FC	31	13	6417.4%	281.1%
3	Evander Winger	FC Cincinnati	28	12	735.5%	372.4%
4	Pep Biel Attacking midfielder	Charlotte	30	11	6030.3%	3118.6%
5	Carles Gil Attacking midfielder	New England Revolution	33	10	505.4%	222.9%
6	A. Dreyer Attacking midfielder	San Diego	28	9	6216.8%	379.3%
7	K. Velde Winger	Portland Timbers	27	8	49321.7%	4335.7%
8	D. Sallói Attacking midfielder	Toronto FC	30	7	4541.1%	3018.7%
9	T. Müller Attacking midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	37	7	4696.6%	17181.7%
10	Cavan Sullivan Winger	Philadelphia Union	16	6	301415%	5340.5%
11	P. Bucha Attacking midfielder	FC Cincinnati	28	6	4118.4%	364.7%
12	M. Reus Attacking midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	37	6	4231.9%	1243.2%
13	O. Bouda Central midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	26	6	45206.1%	4218.2%
14	P. Aaronson Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	23	6	39452.1%	4933.9%
15	A. Yusuf Central midfielder	New England Revolution	26	5	5240.9%	421.7%
16	H. Wolf Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	27	5	3030.6%	367%
17	J. Paintsil Attacking midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	5	345.8%	337.8%
18	D. Luna Attacking midfielder	Real Salt Lake	23	5	346%	454.1%
19	A. Miranchuk Attacking midfielder	Atlanta United FC	30	5	458.7%	292.5%
20	P. Zinckernagel Winger	Chicago Fire	31	5	5117.9%	261.2%
21	P. Rothrock Central midfielder	Seattle Sounders	27	5	4873.7%	372.1%
22	A. Ojeda Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	22	5	45112.9%	5019.6%
23	D. Edelman Central midfielder	St. Louis City	23	4	50122.4%	5018.2%
24	F. Torres Attacking midfielder	Austin	26	4	3523.8%	4135.6%
25	R. Lod Attacking midfielder	Chicago Fire	33	4	3814.9%	1715.4%
26	W. Carmona Attacking midfielder	CF Montreal	23	4	2538.8%	433.6%
27	D. Jean-Jacques Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	26	4	5137.4%	438.4%
28	R. De Paul Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	32	4	40118.2%	2132.9%
29	O. Valakari Attacking midfielder	San Diego	27	4	4945.1%	401.7%
30	T. Muyumba Defensive midfielder	Atlanta United FC	29	4	48243.2%	3128.5%
31	Beau Leroux Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	23	4	3325.8%	485.7%
32	A. Mekvabishvili Central midfielder	Chicago Fire	25	3	36	37
33	D. Vazquez Central midfielder	San Diego	20	3	252350%	439.8%
34	E. Löwen Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	29	3	0100%	2218.7%
35	Casemiro Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	34	3	1565.9%	971.4%
36	S. Mohammed Attacking midfielder	Nashville SC	23	3	14	4017.4%
37	T. Jacob Defensive midfielder	Atlanta United FC	22	3	44377.4%	475.7%
38	C. Bassett Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	3	283.4%	441.8%
39	P. Delgado Attacking midfielder	FC Dallas	22	3	1518.9%	431.2%
40	I. Vassilev Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	25	3	317.8%	43±0%
41	E. Forsberg Attacking midfielder	New York Red Bulls	34	3	3237.6%	1611.5%
42	N. Tsakiris Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	21	3	28386.2%	4718.4%
43	A. Rusnák Attacking midfielder	Seattle Sounders	32	3	4115.6%	213.6%
44	C. Roldan Central midfielder	Seattle Sounders	31	3	3414.1%	2018.3%
45	T. Segovia Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	23	3	4237.5%	487.9%
46	G. Dorsey Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	27	3	4231.7%	371.1%
47	A. Pellegrino Attacking midfielder	San Diego	36	3	1924.1%	111.8%
48	David Pereira da Costa Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	3	4021.3%	450.9%
49	R. Gauld Attacking midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	3	11115.7%	216.6%
50	B. Acosta Attacking midfielder	Nashville SC	32	3	17370.3%	1632.5%