Top-Scoring U21 midfielders in Major League Soccer 2026

The top-scoring U21 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 U21 midfielders in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.4, and Cavan Sullivan leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Donkor has improved his Season rating most, up +30.9 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, N. Tsakiris of San Jose Earthquakes is the most valuable name in this group at 13.5.

CF Montreal · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

R. Donkor+30.9SsN

New York Red Bulls · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Cavan Sullivan Winger	Philadelphia Union	16	6	301415%	5340.5%
2	D. Vazquez Central midfielder	San Diego	20	3	252350%	439.8%
3	N. Tsakiris Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	21	3	28386.2%	4718.4%
4	Kaick Central midfielder	FC Dallas	20	3	3541.4%	4913.5%
5	R. Donkor Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	2	38137.3%	4817.8%
6	J. Bartlett Central midfielder	Sporting Kansas City	20	2	1911.4%	394.8%
7	T. Habroune Central midfielder	Columbus Crew	20	2	40206.1%	4815.6%
8	Jude Terry Attacking midfielder	Los Angeles FC	17	2	7	43
9	Ervin Torres Attacking midfielder	Austin	18	1	12	4111.9%
10	M. Cimermancic Central midfielder	Toronto FC	21	1	12342.3%	409.2%
11	B. Raines Central midfielder	New England Revolution	21	1	32164.7%	4713.4%
12	J. Badwal Central midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	20	1	29104.2%	4811.9%
13	G. Valenzuela Central midfielder	FC Cincinnati	21	1	31101.3%	457.2%
14	Luis Otávio Defensive midfielder	Orlando City SC	19	1	19125.3%	4329.7%
15	A. Mehmeti Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	1	47	53
16	A. Shaw Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	17	1	4	40
17	P. Soma Attacking midfielder	San Diego	20	1	112725%	4210.3%
18	H. Synchuk Central midfielder	CF Montreal	20	1	21324%	424.5%
19	N. Streit Central midfielder	CF Montreal	20	1	18	41
20	M. Sofo Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	1	1522.9%	424.6%
21	I. Gómez Winger	Orlando City SC	20	1	2	40
22	T. Elgersma Winger	Los Angeles Galaxy	21	1	3	39
23	P. Plambeck Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	19	1	4	40