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Central midfielders with the Best Potential in Major League Soccer 2026

The highest-potential central midfielders in Major League Soccer in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

M. Galarza of Inter Miami is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 50.4, and A. Yusuf has been the form player this season, grading 51.7, and O. Bouda leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Jean-Jacques has improved his Season rating most, up +46.2 on last season, while H. Synchuk's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, D. Edelman of St. Louis City is the most valuable name in this group at 15.4.

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PlayerTeam
1M. GalarzaCentral midfielderInter Miami241743.7%506.6%
2D. EdelmanCentral midfielderSt. Louis City2350122.4%5018.2%
3KaickCentral midfielderFC Dallas203541.4%4913.5%
4L. EnnaliCentral midfielderHouston Dynamo2437173%4931.3%
5R. DonkorCentral midfielderNew York Red Bulls2138137.3%4817.8%
6T. HabrouneCentral midfielderColumbus Crew2040206.1%4815.6%
7C. SanchezCentral midfielderAtlanta United FC18212462.5%4831.3%
8J. BadwalCentral midfielderVancouver Whitecaps2029104.2%4811.9%
9W. Frederick IICentral midfielderColorado Rapids22344734.5%
10B. RainesCentral midfielderNew England Revolution2132164.7%4713.4%
11J. HopkinsCentral midfielderDC United2230104.1%4513.8%
12S. BrunellCentral midfielderSeattle Sounders1924332.1%4510.1%
13AntonyCentral midfielderPortland Timbers25353.6%451.1%
14G. ValenzuelaCentral midfielderFC Cincinnati2131101.3%457.2%
15M. CorcoranCentral midfielderNashville SC2015274.4%4417.2%
16J. RickettsCentral midfielderSan Jose Earthquakes242551.2%4415.5%
17R. BinyaminCentral midfielderFC Dallas2213411.5%4321.3%
18T. D'AvillaCentral midfielderChicago Fire232719.9%435.4%
19D. VazquezCentral midfielderSan Diego20252350%439.8%
20I. VassilevCentral midfielderPhiladelphia Union25317.8%43±0%
21D. Jean-JacquesCentral midfielderPhiladelphia Union265137.4%438.4%
22O. LarrazCentral midfielderVancouver Whitecaps252423.1%430.7%
23V. LoturiCentral midfielderCF Montreal25327%431%
24A. YusufCentral midfielderNew England Revolution265240.9%421.7%
25J. RosalesCentral midfielderAustin2539114.2%422.2%
26O. BoudaCentral midfielderSan Jose Earthquakes2645206.1%4218.2%
27M. LongstaffCentral midfielderCF Montreal2637102.2%4214.1%
28H. SynchukCentral midfielderCF Montreal2021324%424.5%
29M. SofoCentral midfielderNew York Red Bulls211522.9%424.6%
30O. GeneCentral midfielderMinnesota United FC2323341.2%429.5%
31N. StreitCentral midfielderCF Montreal201841
32J. AtencioCentral midfielderColorado Rapids242011.7%413%
33Z. TaifiCentral midfielderOrlando City SC20152071.4%4113.9%
34M. CimermancicCentral midfielderToronto FC2112342.3%409.2%
35B. OjedaCentral midfielderOrlando City SC263431.4%407.4%
36C. WallemCentral midfielderSt. Louis City263516.1%407.7%
37N. TriantisCentral midfielderMinnesota United FC2325268.1%402.2%
38P. YazbekCentral midfielderNashville SC241726.2%404.3%
39Bryan Josías Ramírez LeónCentral midfielderFC Cincinnati263339
40J. SanabriaCentral midfielderReal Salt Lake2639132.1%3910.3%
41I. AnguloCentral midfielderOrlando City SC2741193.6%399.7%
42J. BartlettCentral midfielderSporting Kansas City201911.4%394.8%
43E. WynderCentral midfielderLos Angeles Galaxy231124.8%394%
44William ReillyCentral midfielderAtlanta United FC23717.2%381.6%
45M. ChoinièreCentral midfielderLos Angeles FC2726141.5%3821.8%
46A. PereaCentral midfielderNew York City FC252030.8%387.1%
47P. RothrockCentral midfielderSeattle Sounders274873.7%372.1%
48G. DorseyCentral midfielderOrlando City SC274231.7%371.1%
49P. KingstonCentral midfielderSeattle Sounders249378.6%
50T. TillmanCentral midfielderLos Angeles FC27279.8%364.3%