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 Championship Top-scoring attackers in USL Championship Best midfielders in USL Championship Most in-form midfielders in USL Championship Most valuable midfielders in USL Championship Most 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 7.9.

Abdellatif Aboukoura33.1SsN

Loudoun United

Rising potential

M. Palomino-1.4RTG

Orange County SC · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. Djeffal+17.4SsN

Lexington · 23/24→25/26

Top scorer

Abdellatif Aboukoura11goals

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	Player	Team
1	Abdellatif Aboukoura Attacking midfielder	Loudoun United	21	11	33	35
2	J. Hernández Attacking midfielder	San Antonio	25	7	242937.5%	3232.3%
3	J. Blake Attacking midfielder	Indy Eleven	31	5	26	16
4	Pedro Dolabella Attacking midfielder	North Carolina	27	5	20	27
5	M. Micaletto Attacking midfielder	Colorado Springs	30	5	17	18
6	L. Haakenson Attacking midfielder	San Antonio	28	4	16858.8%	2333%
7	A. Rodríguez Attacking midfielder	Charleston Battery	27	4	18	28
8	J. Torres Attacking midfielder	Charleston Battery	25	4	31	36
9	H. Avayevu Attacking midfielder	Phoenix Rising	23	4	25	35
10	R. Mertz Attacking midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	29	4	16	21
11	W. Prentice Attacking midfielder	Oakland Roots	26	4	18	29
12	Rafael Mentzingen Central midfielder	Detroit City	30	3	23	22
13	A. Quinn Attacking midfielder	Indy Eleven	34	3	25	10
14	M. Epps Attacking midfielder	Lexington	31	3	20	17
15	H. Landry Defensive midfielder	Charleston Battery	25	3	27	34
16	D. Trejo Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	28	3	181073.3%	2218%
17	K. ElMedkhar Attacking midfielder	FC Tulsa	27	3	113566.7%	2528%
18	M. Palomino Central midfielder	Orange County SC	25	3	136.5%	255.3%
19	D. Griffin Central midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	28	3	22	24
20	M. Foster Attacking midfielder	Indy Eleven	29	2	13	20
21	C. Hegardt Attacking midfielder	Orange County SC	24	2	12	3215.7%
22	N. Okello Central midfielder	Phoenix Rising	26	2	18420%	2817.2%
23	M. Akale Attacking midfielder	New Mexico United	29	2	18	21
24	E. Perez Attacking midfielder	Louisville City	27	2	15150%	2727.6%
25	E. Ycaza Central midfielder	Charleston Battery	29	2	14	20
26	Nick Firmino Central midfielder	Lexington	25	2	214000%	326.5%
27	A. Dia Central midfielder	Louisville City	33	2	171600%	1057.4%
28	M. Vargas Central midfielder	New Mexico United	25	2	17	328.4%
29	J. Gurr Central midfielder	Sacramento Republic	30	2	191062.5%	1851.2%
30	C. Dunbar Attacking midfielder	Orange County SC	23	2	10	3210.2%
31	N. Benalcazar Central midfielder	Orange County SC	25	2	227133.3%	332.7%
32	A. Fontana Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	26	2	132580%	2846.9%
33	C. Dennis Attacking midfielder	Phoenix Rising	30	2	6	15
34	A. Méndez Attacking midfielder	El Paso Locomotive	25	2	0100%	2636.2%
35	L. MacKinnon Central midfielder	Orange County SC	26	2	10	27
36	S. Lukic Attacking midfielder	FC Tulsa	30	2	6	15
37	T. Davila Attacking midfielder	Louisville City	26	2	21	32
38	A. Rebollar Defensive midfielder	Monterey Bay	26	2	22	29
39	A. Diouf Attacking midfielder	Detroit City	26	2	6	27
40	C. Rutz Attacking midfielder	Detroit City	29	2	10	20
41	J. Cedeño Central midfielder	Detroit City	26	2	16	29
42	C. Holstad Central midfielder	Rhode Island	26	2	19	29
43	M. Rodriguez Central midfielder	Rhode Island	31	2	19	16
44	D. Crisostomo Defensive midfielder	Sacramento Republic	29	1	18790%	2228.8%
45	V. Noël Central midfielder	New Mexico United	27	1	16	29
46	B. Mines Attacking midfielder	Las Vegas Lights	26	1	1169.2%	3028.9%
47	M. Kaye Defensive midfielder	Sacramento Republic	31	1	1723.2%	1824.4%
48	K. Scott Defensive midfielder	Las Vegas Lights	28	1	4230.8%	2038%
49	L. Jamieson Defensive midfielder	Sacramento Republic	24	1	420%	2929%
50	M. Omar Central midfielder	San Antonio	27	1	4	23