Players with the Best Potential in A-League

The highest-potential players in A-League, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in A-League Best defenders in A-League Best midfielders in A-League Best attackers in A-League Most in-form players in A-League Top-scoring players in A-League

At a glance

W. Dobson of Newcastle Jets is the standout for raw talent across players in A-League, with a Field Insider Rating of 23.6, and J. Randall has been the form player this season, grading 49.9, and S. Cosgrove leads the scoring with 12 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Genreau has improved his Season rating most, up +45 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Randall of Auckland is the most valuable name in this group at 1.4.

Auckland · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

D. Genreau+45SsN

Melbourne Victory · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	W. Dobson Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	18	24	24
2	A. Badolato Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	21	38	23
3	L. Jovanović Centre-forward	Adelaide United	21	44	23
4	E. Alagich Defensive midfielder	Adelaide United	22	46	23
5	J. Randall Central midfielder	Auckland	23	50	23
6	J. Yull Attacking midfielder	Adelaide United	21	29	23
7	C. Taylor Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	22	39	23
8	E. Adams Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	24	43	22
9	D. Wilmering Full-back	Newcastle Jets	25	22	22
10	Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler Defensive midfielder	Sydney	21	315116.7%	2249.2%
11	L. Bayliss Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	24	26	22
12	P. Kikianis Centre-back	Adelaide United	21	23	22
13	M. Di Pizio Winger	Central Coast Mariners	20	31	22
14	Joel Bertolissio Full-back	Newcastle Jets	22	25	22
15	Y. Dukuly Attacking midfielder	Adelaide United	23	28	22
16	T. Quintal Attacking midfielder	Sydney	19	22	22
17	J. Girdwood-Reich Centre-back	Auckland	22	332113.3%	2140.9%
18	M. Caputo Centre-forward	Melbourne City	20	30	21
19	M. Natta Centre-back	Newcastle Jets	23	19	21
20	L. Mauragis Full-back	Central Coast Mariners	24	29	21
21	S. Esposito Centre-back	Melbourne Victory	21	32	21
22	J. Rawlins Full-back	Melbourne Victory	22	2113.6%	2158.7%
23	P. Beach Goalkeeper	Melbourne City	23	30	21
24	P. Quispe Attacking midfielder	Sydney	24	22	21
25	Samuel Klein Attacking midfielder	Brisbane Roar	22	19	21
26	L. Brook Attacking midfielder	Auckland	25	33	2140.5%
27	C. Talbot Full-back	Macarthur	25	21	21
28	J. Valadon Defensive midfielder	Melbourne Victory	23	28	21
29	X. Bertoncello Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	20	23	21
30	L. Vickery Attacking midfielder	Macarthur	19	22	20
31	D. Valkanis Centre-back	Brisbane Roar	20	25	20
32	M. Memeti Centre-forward	Melbourne City	19	23	20
33	M. Younis Winger	Melbourne City	21	2719.7%	2062.5%
34	C. A. Shamoon Full-back	Perth Glory	21	24	20
35	I. Hughes Centre-back	Wellington Phoenix	22	15	20
36	D. Bosnjak Attacking midfielder	Macarthur	19	17	20
37	B. Brandtman Attacking midfielder	Central Coast Mariners	21	22	20
38	J. Warshawsky Goalkeeper	Melbourne Victory	21	10	20
39	C. Piper Centre-forward	Wellington Phoenix	23	26	20
40	K. Jelacic Attacking midfielder	Melbourne Victory	24	231638.5%	2040.7%
41	Kavian Rahmani Central midfielder	Melbourne City	19	20	20
42	J. Delianov Goalkeeper	Newcastle Jets	26	8	20
43	J. Barnett Full-back	Adelaide United	25	17	20
44	M. Grimaldi Attacking midfielder	Melbourne Victory	22	15	20
45	M. Sheridan Full-back	Wellington Phoenix	22	20	20
46	L. Đuzel Central midfielder	Adelaide United	24	20	20
47	A. Pantazopoulos Centre-back	Western Sydney Wanderers	23	24	20
48	B. Gibson Centre-forward	Newcastle Jets	23	15	20
49	S. Sutton Full-back	Perth Glory	24	15	20
50	B. Tapp Centre-back	Central Coast Mariners	25	35	20