Central midfielders with the Best Potential in Major League Soccer

The highest-potential central midfielders in Major League Soccer, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

I. Feingold of New England Revolution is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 48.3, and T. Allende has been the form player this season, grading 61.2.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Lukić has improved his Season rating most, up +41.6 on last season, while O. Valakari's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Marco Pasalic of Orlando City SC is the most valuable name in this group at 14.9.

Best talent

I. Feingold48.3RTG

New England Revolution

San Diego · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Lukić+41.6SsN

Philadelphia Union · 22/23→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	I. Feingold Central midfielder	New England Revolution	21	35	48
2	Marco Pasalic Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	25	57	4827.3%
3	Beau Leroux Central midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	22	44	47
4	F. Westfield Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	20	28	46
5	J. Lukić Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	24	42	453.7%
6	O. Valakari Central midfielder	San Diego	26	47221.9%	4530.5%
7	I. Vassilev Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	25	3945.1%	441.1%
8	L. Langoni Central midfielder	New England Revolution	24	25158.3%	4411.6%
9	S. Oregel Central midfielder	Chicago Fire	21	12	4425.1%
10	Peglow Central midfielder	DC United	24	35330.9%	4427%
11	Kaick Central midfielder	FC Dallas	20	27	44
12	E. Tagseth Central midfielder	Nashville SC	25	30±0%	4310.3%
13	N. Triantis Central midfielder	Minnesota United FC	23	1657.9%	4223.6%
14	P. Yazbek Central midfielder	Nashville SC	24	23231.9%	426.3%
15	J. Shore Central midfielder	New York City FC	19	19	42
16	B. Raines Central midfielder	Houston Dynamo	21	13420%	4210%
17	W. Carmona Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	23	1832.6%	427.3%
18	L. Ennali Central midfielder	Houston Dynamo	24	321433.3%	415.4%
19	E. Cerrillo Central midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	25	1710.9%	413.7%
20	A. Yusuf Central midfielder	New England Revolution	26	37353.1%	4117.7%
21	J. Pereyra Central midfielder	Minnesota United FC	27	56102.9%	4119.8%
22	D. Pereira Central midfielder	Austin	26	3416.3%	414.9%
23	J. Hopkins Central midfielder	DC United	22	20255.4%	415.7%
24	T. D'Avilla Central midfielder	Chicago Fire	23	23404.4%	4117.8%
25	N. Dubersarsky Central midfielder	Austin	21	965.6%	4126.3%
26	M. Peltola Central midfielder	DC United	24	2210.8%	405.4%
27	Aleksandr Guboglo Central midfielder	CF Montreal	19	11	40
28	J. Murrell Central midfielder	DC United	22	1265.3%	403.6%
29	D. Jean-Jacques Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	26	39766.7%	4015.7%
30	A. Jackson Central midfielder	Columbus Crew	24	1229.2%	397.7%
31	S. Gidi Central midfielder	FC Cincinnati	22	9	39
32	C. Cappis Central midfielder	FC Dallas	26	30350.7%	383.2%
33	T. Allende Central midfielder	Inter Miami	27	61	3837.8%
34	M. Farsi Central midfielder	Columbus Crew	26	233.1%	3815.8%
35	T. Tillman Central midfielder	Los Angeles FC	27	2541.7%	3814.4%
36	Joran Gerbet Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	25	15	37
37	B. Duke Central midfielder	CF Montreal	25	1069.1%	3719.2%
38	E. Wynder Central midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	23	14	37
39	Ian Smith Central midfielder	Portland Timbers	24	12	37
40	I. Angulo Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	27	3034.2%	3724%
41	N. Scardina Central midfielder	Charlotte	25	8	376.1%
42	Célio Pompeu Central midfielder	St. Louis City	26	2538.3%	3711.8%
43	O. Bouda Central midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	26	21	367.5%
44	L. de la Torre Central midfielder	San Diego	28	32	3538.1%
45	B. Servania Central midfielder	DC United	27	274316.7%	349.2%
46	T. Ostrák Central midfielder	St. Louis City	26	20104.1%	3410.6%
47	W. Sands Central midfielder	New England Revolution	26	71.5%	336.3%
48	I. Parente Central midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	26	136200%	323.6%
49	M. Choinière Central midfielder	Los Angeles FC	27	1146.7%	3121.4%
50	E. Atuesta Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	29	361.1%	3114%