Players with the Best Potential in 2. Bundesliga 26/27

The highest-potential players in 2. Bundesliga in 26/27, 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. Luković of 1. FC Kaiserslautern is the standout for raw talent across players in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 64.2, and Héliton has been the form player this season, grading 55.1, and I. Prtajin leads the scoring with 11 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Héliton has improved his Season rating most, up +28.5 on last season, while K. Schmidt's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +23.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Bakatukanda of VfL Osnabrück is the most valuable name in this group at 25.7.

Dynamo Dresden · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Héliton+28.5SsN

Karlsruher SC · 24/25→25/26

E. Bakatukanda25.7val

VfL Osnabrück

42 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	M. Luković Centre-forward	1. FC Kaiserslautern	20	1628.5%	641.7%
2	K. WÃ¤tjen Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	23±0%	62±0%
3	F. Schmahl Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	2576.4%	611.3%
4	T. Zimmerschied Attacking midfielder	SV Elversberg	28	4244.3%	604.2%
5	C. Patino Defensive midfielder	VfL Bochum	22	9309.5%	599%
6	K. Schmidt Centre-back	Dynamo Dresden	24	12228.6%	5866.9%
7	S. Prufrock Goalkeeper	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	20	6	58
8	L. Rosenboom Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	2447%	5620%
9	F. Hagmann Centre-back	Arminia Bielefeld	22	843.1%	5429.7%
10	M. Papela Defensive midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	25	1910.6%	541.6%
11	Yoon Do-Yong Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	19	18291.5%	5313.1%
12	F. Nürnberger Full-back	SV Darmstadt 98	27	1741.9%	5013.4%
13	L. Schneider Centre-back	Arminia Bielefeld	26	1435.3%	4918.4%
14	S. Gnaka Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	27	1558.4%	4726.4%
15	Mathias Pereira Lage Centre-forward	FC St. Pauli	29	1934%	4625.7%
16	P. Strompf Centre-back	VfL Bochum	28	2631.9%	4614.6%
17	T. Abe Defensive midfielder	Holstein Kiel	22	26	46
18	Lukas Michelbrink Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	21	1712.9%	463.2%
19	Lee Ho-Jae Centre-forward	SV Darmstadt 98	25	1829.1%	452%
20	D. Kovacevic Defensive midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	22	21	44
21	P. Nkoa Full-back	Eintracht Braunschweig	27	15±0%	44±0%
22	R. Heußer Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	28	33167.2%	4312.5%
23	P. Müller Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	22	17137.1%	4129.1%
24	L. Marseiler Central midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	29	2925%	4017.7%
25	E. Bakatukanda Centre-back	VfL Osnabrück	22	263628.6%	3927%
26	N. Awortwie-Grant Centre-back	Energie Cottbus	26	20	38
27	L. Bünning Centre-back	Dynamo Dresden	28	946%	384.1%
28	R. Jansson Full-back	FC St. Pauli	22	11150%	3740.5%
29	D. Mitov Goalkeeper	FC St. Pauli	29	1785.1%	358.4%
30	L. Flach Defensive midfielder	VfL Osnabrück	25	1350.4%	3415.6%
31	J. Þorsteinsson Winger	Hertha BSC	27	17	3316.7%
32	I. Prtajin Centre-forward	1. FC Kaiserslautern	30	34	3319.5%
33	Héliton Centre-back	Karlsruher SC	30	55107.1%	3216.9%
34	L. Musonda Centre-forward	1. FC Magdeburg	31	120.8%	3019.5%
35	M. Hartel Centre-forward	Hannover 96	30	380.8%	276.2%
36	F. Ronstadt Full-back	1. FC Kaiserslautern	29	914.6%	2446%
37	C. Johansson Centre-back	Holstein Kiel	32	15245.2%	2034.4%
38	C. Ortag Goalkeeper	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	31	369.8%	1947.3%
39	S. Skrzybski Winger	Holstein Kiel	33	1551.8%	1847.5%
40	B. Uphoff Goalkeeper	Eintracht Braunschweig	33	252%	1634.6%
41	F. Holland Centre-back	SV Darmstadt 98	36	1335.3%	1250.4%
42	K. Vogt Centre-back	VfL Bochum	35	944.4%	1259.2%