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Central midfielders with the Best Potential in Serie A 2026

The highest-potential central midfielders in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Breno of Corinthians is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.1, and A. Bernabéi has been the form player this season, grading 55.4, and Lucas Paquetá leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Cauan Barros has improved his Season rating most, up +42.5 on last season, while Victor Hugo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +27 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Gabriel Baralhas of Vitoria is the most valuable name in this group at 45.9.

Best talent
Breno74.1RTG
Corinthians
In form
A. Bernabéi55.4SsN
Internacional
Rising potential
Victor Hugo+27RTG
Atletico-MG · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Cauan Barros+42.5SsN
Vasco DA Gama · 23/24→25/26
Top scorer
Lucas Paquetá5goals
Flamengo
Most valuable
Gabriel Baralhas45.9val
Vitoria
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PlayerTeam
1BrenoCentral midfielderCorinthians213627%745.6%
2Victor HugoCentral midfielderAtletico-MG22457435.4%
3Gabriel BontempoCentral midfielderSantos212938.9%719.8%
4MatheuzinhoCentral midfielderCorinthians26446.3%7114.6%
5MartinelliCentral midfielderFluminense24358.3%702%
6A. GómezCentral midfielderVasco DA Gama2451208.5%6916.2%
7A. BernabéiCentral midfielderInternacional255577%693.9%
8HérculesCentral midfielderFluminense254018.9%69±0%
9Cauan BarrosCentral midfielderVasco DA Gama2246145.7%688.3%
10Evertton AraújoCentral midfielderFlamengo232287%686.3%
11G. JustinoCentral midfielderBotafogo191967
12C. MedinaCentral midfielderBotafogo243051%6632.5%
13HuguinhoCentral midfielderBotafogo1921±0%6548.1%
14RodriguinhoCentral midfielderRB Bragantino2222309.3%656.4%
15D. BobadillaCentral midfielderSao Paulo25374.4%644.2%
16E. NoriegaCentral midfielderGremio2433263.3%646%
17R. VillagraCentral midfielderInternacional2519739.1%63136.6%
18J. NardoniCentral midfielderGremio243258.9%6219.9%
19Gabriel BaralhasCentral midfielderVitoria275557%6113.7%
20F. AmuzuCentral midfielderGremio272951%6114.8%
21Rodrigo NestorCentral midfielderBahia262441.4%607.7%
22Pablo MaiaCentral midfielderSao Paulo241413.3%604.2%
23Matheus BiduCentral midfielderCorinthians274893.5%6013.3%
24Marcos AntônioCentral midfielderSao Paulo2639177.5%600.5%
25LuccaCentral midfielderFortaleza EC221260
26VitinhoCentral midfielderInternacional274643.9%5811.8%
27DenilsonCentral midfielderMirassol2526292.3%573%
28TetêCentral midfielderGremio262243.6%5665.4%
29Vinicius ZanoceloCentral midfielderCeara251553.7%5610.2%
30J. AriasCentral midfielderPalmeiras2953192.8%5512.2%
31Eric RamiresCentral midfielderRB Bragantino26868.4%537.2%
32MatheuzinhoCentral midfielderVitoria283525.4%516.9%
33Lucas PaquetáCentral midfielderFlamengo2946119.2%503.1%
34ArturCentral midfielderSao Paulo284659.1%496.9%
35GersonCentral midfielderCruzeiro2931175.4%4926.4%
36ErickCentral midfielderBahia2830172.1%4912.8%
37Caio AlexandreCentral midfielderBahia2715±0%483.6%
38Nuno MoreiraCentral midfielderVasco DA Gama272241.3%4817.9%
39Matheus HenriqueCentral midfielderCruzeiro2815109.7%479.6%
40NonatoCentral midfielderFluminense2819±0%472.9%
41José AldoCentral midfielderMirassol283279.2%46±0%
42MayconCentral midfielderAtletico-MG293768.5%436.7%
43Matheus PereiraCentral midfielderCorinthians2823±0%422.5%
44Marlon FreitasCentral midfielderPalmeiras31400.5%411.5%
45AllanCentral midfielderCorinthians2914202.1%4110%
46ShaylonCentral midfielderMirassol2925586.5%389.1%
47Lenny LobatoCentral midfielderCeara251116.7%3722.6%
48C. OlivaCentral midfielderSantos3028389.7%368.7%
49PeixotoCentral midfielderJuventude291135
50DanielzinhoCentral midfielderSao Paulo31324.2%3516.2%