Central midfielders with the Best Potential in Bundesliga

The highest-potential central midfielders in Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Ouédraogo of RB Leipzig is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.1, and C. Baumgartner has been the form player this season, grading 86.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: C. Baumgartner has improved his Season rating most, up +55.3 on last season, while J. Kamiński's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Baumgartner of RB Leipzig is the most valuable name in this group at 77.3.

C. Baumgartner86.1SsN

RB Leipzig

Rising potential

J. Kamiński+9.8RTG

1. FC Köln · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

C. Baumgartner+55.3SsN

RB Leipzig · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

C. Baumgartner13goals

RB Leipzig

Most valuable

C. Baumgartner77.3val

RB Leipzig

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	Player	Team
1	A. Ouédraogo Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	20	47	8731.6%
2	R. Reitz Central midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	24	4918.7%	839.2%
3	J. Kamiński Central midfielder	1. FC Köln	24	59224.3%	8213.6%
4	P. Nebel Central midfielder	FSV Mainz 05	23	511%	8111.1%
5	N. Seiwald Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	25	4382.8%	803%
6	K. Sano Central midfielder	FSV Mainz 05	25	4441.5%	797.1%
7	A. Kade Central midfielder	FC Augsburg	22	402961.5%	7925.7%
8	P. Wimmer Central midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	25	5188.6%	780.8%
9	C. Baumgartner Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	27	86179.5%	785%
10	H. Larsson Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	22	3618.2%	7712.3%
11	E. Martel Central midfielder	1. FC Köln	24	491.7%	769.7%
12	Arthur Central midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	23	32228.6%	76±0%
13	T. Rothe Central midfielder	Union Berlin	21	2837.1%	767.9%
14	A. Knauff Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	24	311.9%	759.4%
15	O. HÃ¸jlund Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	2477.4%	743.1%
16	J. Thielmann Central midfielder	1. FC Köln	24	350.9%	749%
17	L. Kerber Central midfielder	1. FC Heidenheim	24	1513.5%	646.4%
18	P. Osterhage Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	26	2122.8%	6319%
19	D. Huseinbašić Central midfielder	1. FC Köln	25	782.3%	619.7%
20	X. Schlager Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	28	393166.7%	6111.5%
21	A. Schäfer Central midfielder	Union Berlin	27	3619.5%	6011.7%
22	M. Svanberg Central midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	27	257.7%	5717.7%
23	N. Amiri Central midfielder	FSV Mainz 05	29	7464%	5622.1%
24	L. Majer Central midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	28	28198.9%	549.9%
25	E. Rexhbeçaj Central midfielder	FC Augsburg	28	1925.6%	5120.4%
26	J. Mæhle Central midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	29	42110.6%	5122.7%
27	T. Skarke Central midfielder	Union Berlin	29	1122.1%	4224.4%
28	F. Neuhaus Central midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	29	1360.8%	4218.5%
29	R. Khedira Central midfielder	Union Berlin	32	5425.4%	4113.7%
30	M. Arnold Central midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	32	4116.3%	3627%
31	P. Mwene Central midfielder	FSV Mainz 05	32	3314.2%	3531.4%
32	J. Haberer Central midfielder	Union Berlin	32	2029.9%	3122.1%
33	C. Eriksen Central midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	34	57196.9%	281.7%
34	S. Widmer Central midfielder	FSV Mainz 05	33	33250%	2611.5%
35	M. Götze Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	779%	1750.9%