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Top-Scoring midfielders in USL Championship 2026

The top-scoring midfielders in USL Championship in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

Top-scoring defenders in USL ChampionshipTop-scoring attackers in USL ChampionshipBest midfielders in USL ChampionshipMost in-form midfielders in USL ChampionshipMost valuable midfielders in USL ChampionshipMost improved midfielders in USL Championship

At a glance

N. Scardina of Rhode Island is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in USL Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 39.7, and Abdellatif Aboukoura has been the form player this season, grading 33.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Djeffal has improved his Season rating most, up +17.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Torres of Charleston Battery is the most valuable name in this group at 8.1.

Best talent
N. Scardina39.7RTG
Rhode Island
In form
Abdellatif Aboukoura33.1SsN
Loudoun United
Rising potential
A. Watts-1.2RTG
Loudoun United · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
S. Djeffal+17.4SsN
New Mexico United · 23/24→25/26
Top scorer
Abdellatif Aboukoura11goals
Loudoun United
Most valuable
J. Torres8.1val
Charleston Battery
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PlayerTeam
1Abdellatif AboukouraAttacking midfielderLoudoun United21113335
2J. HernándezAttacking midfielderSan Antonio257242937.5%3232.3%
3M. MicalettoAttacking midfielderColorado Springs3051718
4J. BlakeAttacking midfielderIndy Eleven3152616
5Pedro DolabellaAttacking midfielderNorth Carolina2752027
6A. RodríguezAttacking midfielderSacramento Republic2741828
7L. HaakensonAttacking midfielderSan Antonio29416858.8%2333%
8R. MertzAttacking midfielderPittsburgh Riverhounds2941621
9J. TorresAttacking midfielderCharleston Battery2543136
10H. AvayevuAttacking midfielderPhoenix Rising2342535
11W. PrenticeAttacking midfielderOakland Roots2641829
12Rafael MentzingenCentral midfielderDetroit City3032322
13D. GriffinCentral midfielderPittsburgh Riverhounds2832224
14H. LandryDefensive midfielderCharleston Battery2532734
15M. EppsAttacking midfielderLexington3132017
16M. PalominoCentral midfielderOrange County SC253136.5%255.3%
17K. ElMedkharAttacking midfielderFC Tulsa273113566.7%2528%
18D. TrejoCentral midfielderOakland Roots283181073.3%2218%
19A. QuinnAttacking midfielderIndy Eleven3432510
20M. VargasCentral midfielderNew Mexico United25217328.4%
21M. RodriguezCentral midfielderDetroit City3121916
22M. FosterAttacking midfielderCharleston Battery2921320
23M. AkaleAttacking midfielderLouisville City2921821
24N. OkelloCentral midfielderLexington26218420%2817.2%
25A. FontanaCentral midfielderColorado Springs262132580%2846.9%
26E. YcazaCentral midfielderCharleston Battery2921420
27T. DavilaAttacking midfielderLouisville City2622132
28A. DiaCentral midfielderLouisville City332171600%1057.4%
29E. PerezAttacking midfielderLouisville City27215150%2727.6%
30Nick FirminoCentral midfielderLexington252214000%326.5%
31C. DennisAttacking midfielderPhoenix Rising302615
32L. MacKinnonCentral midfielderOrange County SC2621027
33N. BenalcazarCentral midfielderOrange County SC252227133.3%332.7%
34C. HegardtAttacking midfielderOrange County SC242123215.7%
35J. GurrCentral midfielderSacramento Republic302191062.5%1851.2%
36S. LukicAttacking midfielderFC Tulsa302615
37A. DioufAttacking midfielderDetroit City262627
38J. CedeñoCentral midfielderDetroit City2621629
39A. MéndezAttacking midfielderEl Paso Locomotive2620100%2341.9%
40C. RutzAttacking midfielderDetroit City2921020
41A. RebollarDefensive midfielderMonterey Bay2622229
42L. JamiesonDefensive midfielderSacramento Republic241420%2929%
43J. KleinCentral midfielderCharleston Battery261634.1%2729.7%
44Z. BaileyCentral midfielderNew Mexico United26111791.7%2920.9%
45O. JabangCentral midfielderNew Mexico United25143500%2915.7%
46V. NoëlCentral midfielderNew Mexico United2711629
47S. DjeffalDefensive midfielderNew Mexico United27119915.8%2723.6%
48T. PasherCentral midfielderBirmingham Legion3211751.8%1255.1%
49E. MartínezCentral midfielderBirmingham Legion351219
50D. McCartneyCentral midfielderBirmingham Legion2711024