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Centre-forwards with the Best Potential in Serie A 2026

The highest-potential centre-forwards in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Lucas Barbosa of RB Bragantino is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.4, and Pedro has been the form player this season, grading 83.3.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Gabriel Barbosa has improved his Season rating most, up +46.8 on last season, while M. Cassierra's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +12.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Lucas Barbosa of RB Bragantino is the most valuable name in this group at 35.2.

Best talent
Lucas Barbosa72.4RTG
RB Bragantino
In form
Pedro83.3SsN
Flamengo
Rising potential
M. Cassierra+12.4RTG
Atletico-MG · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Gabriel Barbosa+46.8SsN
Santos · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Pedro15goals
Flamengo
Most valuable
Lucas Barbosa35.2val
RB Bragantino
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PlayerTeam
1Lucas BarbosaCentre-forwardRB Bragantino253711.8%723.1%
2Kaio JorgeCentre-forwardCruzeiro244343.1%718.8%
3Vitor RoqueCentre-forwardPalmeiras2154±0%7011.1%
4Yuri AlbertoCentre-forwardCorinthians25382.6%705.5%
5ReneCentre-forwardVitoria223269
6A. VélizCentre-forwardBahia2321±0%6325.4%
7I. PittaCentre-forwardRB Bragantino274676.5%6013.3%
8AlerrandroCentre-forwardInternacional2632325.3%58114.9%
9PedroCentre-forwardFlamengo2983104.7%5621.4%
10Arthur CabralCentre-forwardBotafogo2849147.5%5515.4%
11R. CastilloCentre-forwardFluminense272147.4%5318.4%
12BrennerCentre-forwardVasco DA Gama261517.6%5350%
13WendelCentre-forwardCeara261178.1%4716.8%
14J. SavarinoCentre-forwardFluminense293211.7%461.9%
15Gabriel BarbosaCentre-forwardSantos3062162%4524.7%
16M. CassierraCentre-forwardAtletico-MG292366.4%42116.4%
17Carlos ViníciusCentre-forwardGremio316285.8%4133.2%
18Francisco da CostaCentre-forwardSport Recife31238.5%3822.5%
19C. SpinelliCentre-forwardVasco DA Gama2910371.1%
20Lucas BragaCentre-forwardVitoria2963635.7%
21Renato KayzerCentre-forwardVitoria30315.8%369%
22DavidCentre-forwardVasco DA Gama302359.6%3511.7%
23Bruno SantosCentre-forwardMirassol29835
24J. CalleriCentre-forwardSao Paulo33523494.4%
25CaulyCentre-forwardSao Paulo31928.5%3214.4%
26ThacianoCentre-forwardSantos311982.1%288.5%
27LucianoCentre-forwardSao Paulo334922.6%26±0%
28C. CortésCentre-forwardInternacional252126
29K. ValenciaCentre-forwardInternacional241024
30M. DepayCentre-forwardCorinthians3228±0%2217.3%
31André LuísCentre-forwardMirassol32408.1%2139%
32Alan PatrickCentre-forwardInternacional352258.6%2116.9%
33Willian JoséCentre-forwardBahia342547.8%2013.7%
34Eduardo SashaCentre-forwardRB Bragantino341168.9%1919.5%
35EveraldoCentre-forwardBahia3523125.7%172.3%
36DeyversonCentre-forwardFortaleza EC352438.8%1616.8%
37Pedro HenriqueCentre-forwardFortaleza EC3622259%138.5%
38M. BraithwaiteCentre-forwardGremio3524±0%1329.8%
39GilbertoCentre-forwardJuventude37138.9%944.4%