Players with the Best Potential in 2. Bundesliga

The highest-potential players in 2. Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in 2. Bundesliga Best defenders in 2. Bundesliga Best midfielders in 2. Bundesliga Best attackers in 2. Bundesliga Most in-form players in 2. Bundesliga Top-scoring players in 2. Bundesliga

At a glance

M. Baur of SC Paderborn 07 is the standout for raw talent across players in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.2, and M. Wanitzek has been the form player this season, grading 72.7, and N. Futkeu leads the scoring with 20 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: C. Itten has improved his Season rating most, up +49.8 on last season, while N. Aséko Nkili's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +35.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Curda of SC Paderborn 07 is the most valuable name in this group at 44.8.

N. Aséko Nkili+35.4RTG

Hannover 96 · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

C. Itten+49.8SsN

Fortuna Düsseldorf · 21/22→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. Baur Defensive midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	22	54562.2%	7470.2%
2	L. Curda Defensive midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	24	70211.5%	7322%
3	N. Aséko Nkili Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	20	461917.4%	7395.2%
4	D. Seimen Goalkeeper	SC Paderborn 07	20	23438.1%	7372.4%
5	L. Petkov Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	25	60119.5%	727.8%
6	S. El-Faouzi Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	5369.8%	7257.5%
7	Berkay Yilmaz Full-back	1. FC Nürnberg	21	2755.5%	7117.2%
8	A. Aouchiche Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	47190.2%	7015.7%
9	M. Zoma Centre-forward	1. FC Nürnberg	22	57	70
10	N. Noll Goalkeeper	Hannover 96	23	28669.4%	699.1%
11	N. Futkeu Centre-forward	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	23	7266.7%	683.3%
12	Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka Attacking midfielder	VfL Bochum	19	37	68
13	N. Skyttä Attacking midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	24	4215.6%	682.4%
14	T. Ernst Goalkeeper	Hertha BSC	23	41309.9%	684.6%
15	B. Conté Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	3061.3%	6711.4%
16	M. Ayhan Centre-back	FC Schalke 04	19	41	67
17	D. Herold Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	23	4672.7%	675.5%
18	M. Winkler Attacking midfielder	Hertha BSC	23	39244.2%	6715.5%
19	M. N'Diaye Centre-back	FC Schalke 04	24	6178.9%	6622.3%
20	L. Gechter Centre-back	Hertha BSC	22	45137.2%	665.4%
21	Rafael Lubach Attacking midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	21	2945.2%	6610.2%
22	T. Scheller Centre-back	SC Paderborn 07	24	3521.1%	66±0%
23	Mika Haas Full-back	1. FC Kaiserslautern	20	272610%	6624.6%
24	S. Castañeda Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	1930%	662.8%
25	Max Marie Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	44566.7%	6622.1%
26	Vitalie Becker Full-back	FC Schalke 04	21	36	66
27	K. Corredor Attacking midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	25	3035%	652.2%
28	M. Żukowski Centre-forward	1. FC Magdeburg	24	65266.9%	6580.6%
29	L. Günther Full-back	SV Elversberg	23	2258.3%	658.7%
30	F. Gruber Centre-back	1. FC Nürnberg	23	29175.5%	6557.5%
31	L. Morgalla Full-back	VfL Bochum	21	273714.3%	6573.5%
32	Cajetan Benjamin Lenz Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	32	65
33	P. Harres Centre-forward	Holstein Kiel	24	4428.5%	6413%
34	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	21	45118.6%	6445.5%
35	M. Aydın Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	24	3423.9%	6410.7%
36	E. Leopold Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	26	51±0%	644.2%
37	Louey Ben Farhat Centre-forward	Karlsruher SC	20	28168.9%	648.3%
38	J. Reichert Goalkeeper	1. FC Nürnberg	25	861.6%	643.3%
39	Farid Alfa-Ruprecht Attacking midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	18	64
40	H. Bernat Goalkeeper	Karlsruher SC	25	8457.1%	6364.8%
41	N. Kristof Goalkeeper	SV Elversberg	26	2839.1%	639%
42	H. Matsuda Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	22	24179.8%	6353.3%
43	M. Momuluh Winger	Arminia Bielefeld	24	36206.8%	639.4%
44	K. Oudenne Defensive midfielder	Hannover 96	24	32193.5%	6365.3%
45	Kofi Jeremy Amoako Defensive midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	21	32289.2%	6357%
46	S. Marino Centre-forward	SC Paderborn 07	22	25235.6%	6362.3%
47	J. Therkelsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	23	3519%	6339.3%
48	M. Hansen Full-back	SC Paderborn 07	22	30198%	635.9%
49	H. Akiyama Central midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	25	3711%	6217.1%
50	I. Okon Full-back	Hannover 96	22	22	62