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 53.3, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 86.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Pep Biel has improved his Season rating most, up +51.2 on last season, while H. Synchuk's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +12.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Jacob of Atlanta United FC is the most valuable name in this group at 14.3.

CF Montreal · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Pep Biel+51.2SsN

Charlotte · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	L. Messi Winger	Inter Miami	39	15	8613.8%	137.1%
2	Evander Winger	FC Cincinnati	28	12	701.3%	372.9%
3	D. Bouanga Winger	Los Angeles FC	31	11	6218.9%	28±0%
4	Pep Biel Attacking midfielder	Charlotte	29	10	6439.1%	3518.7%
5	A. Dreyer Attacking midfielder	San Diego	28	8	6216.9%	388.3%
6	Carles Gil Attacking midfielder	New England Revolution	33	7	48±0%	210.5%
7	T. Müller Attacking midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	36	6	49106.4%	1760.2%
8	D. Martínez Winger	Los Angeles FC	20	6	3578.8%	474.4%
9	D. Sallói Attacking midfielder	Toronto FC	30	5	3715.6%	3020.6%
10	A. Miranchuk Attacking midfielder	Atlanta United FC	30	5	4610.8%	291.4%
11	H. Wolf Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	27	5	416.2%	382.8%
12	J. Paintsil Winger	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	5	4010.7%	337.2%
13	P. Zinckernagel Winger	Chicago Fire	31	5	5413.4%	263.1%
14	K. Velde Winger	Portland Timbers	26	5	42262.6%	4321.4%
15	A. Yusuf Central midfielder	New England Revolution	26	5	408.2%	41±0%
16	P. Bucha Attacking midfielder	FC Cincinnati	28	5	4425.6%	365.8%
17	P. Rothrock Central midfielder	Seattle Sounders	27	5	3836.3%	372.1%
18	O. Bouda Central midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	26	5	37149%	4319.6%
19	D. Luna Attacking midfielder	Real Salt Lake	22	5	396.3%	462.1%
20	A. Ojeda Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	22	5	44110%	5019.1%
21	M. Reus Attacking midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	37	4	4438.2%	1243.2%
22	R. De Paul Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	32	4	47159.7%	2132.3%
23	O. Valakari Attacking midfielder	San Diego	27	4	5048.4%	394.2%
24	R. Lod Attacking midfielder	Chicago Fire	33	4	3130.4%	1714.4%
25	T. Muyumba Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	29	4	45223.7%	3126.9%
26	P. Aaronson Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	23	4	45533.8%	5034.7%
27	W. Carmona Attacking midfielder	CF Montreal	23	4	47162.9%	445.7%
28	D. Vazquez Central midfielder	San Diego	20	3	353370%	439.8%
29	E. Löwen Attacking midfielder	St. Louis City	29	3	26±0%	262.2%
30	S. Mohammed Attacking midfielder	Nashville SC	23	3	0	4018.6%
31	T. Jacob Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	22	3	41335.5%	451.1%
32	C. Bassett Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	3	3310.5%	440.7%
33	A. Cvetković Central midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	21	3	31	43
34	E. Forsberg Attacking midfielder	New York Red Bulls	34	3	3727.5%	177.7%
35	G. Dorsey Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	27	3	4334.2%	372.1%
36	A. Rusnák Attacking midfielder	Seattle Sounders	32	3	4017%	221.8%
37	T. Segovia Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	23	3	4029.3%	476.3%
38	I. Vassilev Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	25	3	2524.3%	430.5%
39	David Pereira da Costa Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	3	3816.2%	436.1%
40	P. Delgado Attacking midfielder	FC Dallas	22	3	203.2%	43±0%
41	L. Ennali Central midfielder	Houston Dynamo	24	3	42205.1%	5136.1%
42	D. Jean-Jacques Defensive midfielder	Philadelphia Union	26	3	4522.2%	426.9%
43	K. Kossa-Rienzi Central midfielder	Seattle Sounders	24	3	3375%	430.9%
44	Beau Leroux Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	22	3	3325.1%	507.1%
45	C. Roldan Attacking midfielder	Seattle Sounders	31	3	385%	2114.6%
46	J. Skahan Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	28	2	20556.7%	3024.6%
47	W. Frederick II Central midfielder	Colorado Rapids	22	2	41	4632.5%
48	Cavan Sullivan Attacking midfielder	Philadelphia Union	16	2	21945%	4313.5%
49	D. Edelman Central midfielder	St. Louis City	23	2	4496%	4916.8%
50	J. Nelson Central midfielder	Austin	23	2	17±0%	3811.4%