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 Á. Barreal leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Alex Telles has improved his Season rating most, up +42.6 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, Vitinho of Internacional is the most valuable name in this group at 39.7.

Atletico-MG · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Alex Telles+42.6SsN

Botafogo · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Breno Central midfielder	Corinthians	21	3627%	745.6%
2	Victor Hugo Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	22	45	7435.4%
3	Matheuzinho Central midfielder	Corinthians	26	446.3%	7114.6%
4	Gabriel Bontempo Central midfielder	Santos	21	2938.9%	719.8%
5	Martinelli Central midfielder	Fluminense	25	358.3%	700.6%
6	A. Gómez Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	24	51208.5%	6916.2%
7	A. Bernabéi Central midfielder	Internacional	26	5577%	6911.8%
8	Hércules Central midfielder	Fluminense	26	4018.9%	69±0%
9	Cauan Barros Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	22	46145.7%	688.3%
10	Evertton Araújo Central midfielder	Flamengo	23	2287%	686.3%
11	G. Justino Central midfielder	Botafogo	19	19	67
12	C. Medina Central midfielder	Botafogo	24	3051%	6632.5%
13	Mamady Cisse Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	19	15	66
14	Rodriguinho Central midfielder	RB Bragantino	22	22309.3%	656.4%
15	D. Bobadilla Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	25	374.4%	644.2%
16	E. Noriega Central midfielder	Gremio	25	33263.3%	646%
17	R. Villagra Central midfielder	Internacional	25	19739.1%	63136.6%
18	J. Nardoni Central midfielder	Gremio	24	3258.9%	6219.9%
19	Á. Barreal Central midfielder	Santos	26	5246.2%	610.8%
20	Gabriel Baralhas Central midfielder	Vitoria	28	5557%	6125.7%
21	F. Amuzu Central midfielder	Gremio	27	2951%	6114.8%
22	Rodrigo Nestor Central midfielder	Bahia	26	2441.4%	607.7%
23	Pablo Maia Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	24	1413.3%	604.2%
24	Matheus Bidu Central midfielder	Corinthians	27	4893.5%	6013.3%
25	Marcos Antônio Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	26	39177.5%	600.5%
26	Lucca Central midfielder	Fortaleza EC	22	12	60
27	Vitinho Central midfielder	Internacional	27	4643.9%	5811.8%
28	Denilson Central midfielder	Mirassol	25	26292.3%	573%
29	Tetê Central midfielder	Gremio	26	2243.6%	5665.4%
30	Fabinho Central midfielder	RB Bragantino	24	15±0%	567.4%
31	Jean Lucas Central midfielder	Bahia	28	4522.4%	565.9%
32	Vinicius Zanocelo Central midfielder	Ceara	25	1553.7%	5610.2%
33	Eric Ramires Central midfielder	RB Bragantino	26	868.4%	537.2%
34	Artur Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	28	4659.1%	496.9%
35	Gerson Central midfielder	Cruzeiro	29	31175.4%	4926.4%
36	Erick Central midfielder	Bahia	28	30172.1%	4912.8%
37	Caio Alexandre Central midfielder	Bahia	27	15±0%	483.6%
38	Nuno Moreira Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	27	2241.3%	4817.9%
39	Matheus Henrique Central midfielder	Cruzeiro	28	15109.7%	479.6%
40	José Aldo Central midfielder	Mirassol	28	3279.2%	46±0%
41	Lautaro López Central midfielder	Bahia	21	16	45
42	Maycon Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	29	3768.5%	436.7%
43	Matheus Pereira Central midfielder	Corinthians	28	23±0%	422.5%
44	Marlon Freitas Central midfielder	Palmeiras	31	400.5%	411.5%
45	Allan Central midfielder	Corinthians	29	14202.1%	4110%
46	Shaylon Central midfielder	Mirassol	29	25586.5%	389.1%
47	Lenny Lobato Central midfielder	Ceara	25	1116.7%	3722.6%
48	C. Oliva Central midfielder	Santos	30	28389.7%	368.7%
49	Peixoto Central midfielder	Juventude	29	11	35
50	Danielzinho Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	32	324.2%	3516.2%