Players with the Best Potential in Championship

The highest-potential players in Championship, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in Championship Best defenders in Championship Best midfielders in Championship Best attackers in Championship Most in-form players in Championship Top-scoring players in Championship

At a glance

H. Hackney of Middlesbrough is the standout for raw talent across players in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 79, and O. McBurnie has been the form player this season, grading 64.6, and Z. Vipotnik leads the scoring with 23 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Amass has improved his Season rating most, up +43.4 on last season, while R. Vítek's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Z. Vipotnik of Swansea is the most valuable name in this group at 48.3.

Bristol City · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

H. Amass+43.4SsN

Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	H. Hackney Central midfielder	Middlesbrough	24	5510.4%	793.8%
2	Sydie Peck Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	21	5398.5%	785.2%
3	T. Conway Attacking midfielder	Middlesbrough	24	4721.3%	789%
4	T. Crama Centre-back	Millwall	24	62192%	7769.8%
5	M. van Ewijk Full-back	Coventry	25	5935.6%	771.7%
6	J. Stansfield Attacking midfielder	Birmingham	23	454.3%	7641.5%
7	T. Harwood-Bellis Centre-back	Southampton	24	3360.3%	768.6%
8	M. Ivanović Centre-forward	Millwall	21	34±0%	763.7%
9	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	22	5054.3%	7527.3%
10	S. Charles Defensive midfielder	Southampton	22	475.1%	752.9%
11	R. Vítek Goalkeeper	Bristol City	22	28389.7%	75137.9%
12	O. Azeez Attacking midfielder	Millwall	25	49164.5%	7514.6%
13	C. Rushworth Goalkeeper	Coventry	25	44	7544.3%
14	F. Azaz Attacking midfielder	Southampton	25	4813.5%	743.4%
15	A. Fatawu Attacking midfielder	Leicester	22	44560.6%	741.6%
16	M. Whittaker Attacking midfielder	Middlesbrough	25	51184.8%	7417.9%
17	J. Gelhardt Attacking midfielder	Hull City	24	51	7441.3%
18	A. Malanda Centre-back	Middlesbrough	24	401.7%	7454%
19	J. Coburn Centre-forward	Millwall	23	37141.8%	7312.1%
20	S. Brynn Goalkeeper	Middlesbrough	25	27376.8%	7327.7%
21	C. Neghli Attacking midfielder	Millwall	24	277.1%	739.7%
22	M. Cleworth Full-back	Wrexham	23	3840.7%	7328.6%
23	K. Fisher Full-back	Norwich	22	3559.7%	731.5%
24	Z. Vipotnik Centre-forward	Swansea	24	63177.1%	726.9%
25	R. Kone Winger	QPR	22	3716.6%	7234.6%
26	I. Price Central midfielder	West Brom	22	48240.1%	7230.7%
27	A. Mehmeti Attacking midfielder	Bristol City	25	4525%	720.6%
28	J. Philogene Attacking midfielder	Ipswich	24	46393.6%	722%
29	B. Clark Central midfielder	Derby	21	403490.9%	724.1%
30	O. Schwartau Attacking midfielder	Norwich	20	24343.4%	7211.8%
31	J. Rudoni Attacking midfielder	Coventry	25	3922.6%	728.8%
32	H. Burrows Full-back	Sheffield Utd	24	2461.5%	7211.1%
33	J. Makama Winger	Norwich	22	3935.7%	7140.6%
34	A. Segecic Attacking midfielder	Portsmouth	22	39102.6%	7128%
35	A. Morris Defensive midfielder	Middlesbrough	24	3618.6%	712.4%
36	C. Doyle Full-back	Wrexham	22	337.2%	715.3%
37	A. Phillips Centre-back	Stoke City	21	344.2%	711.6%
38	J. Beadle Goalkeeper	Birmingham	22	1538.9%	712.6%
39	A. Okonkwo Goalkeeper	Wrexham	24	2163.6%	7137.6%
40	C. Hughes Full-back	Hull City	22	44150.6%	719.7%
41	P. Agyemang Centre-forward	Derby	25	4528.2%	7153.8%
42	H. Vale Central midfielder	QPR	22	391.9%	7140.4%
43	J. Tchamadeu Full-back	Stoke City	22	4226.8%	711.3%
44	N. Irankunda Central midfielder	Watford	20	32	71
45	B. Thomas Centre-back	Coventry	25	4213.6%	715.2%
46	Ronald Attacking midfielder	Swansea	25	271.1%	703.4%
47	R. Alebiosu Central midfielder	Blackburn	24	44619.7%	7065.6%
48	R. Edwards Centre-back	QPR	23	3397%	709.5%
49	M. Manhoef Attacking midfielder	Stoke City	24	3216.9%	704%
50	C. Taylor Centre-back	Millwall	23	4250.5%	7050.9%