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Midfielders with the Best Potential

The highest-potential midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepersBest defendersBest attackersMost in-form midfieldersTop-scoring midfieldersMost valuable midfielders

At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 100, and V. Qazaishvili leads the scoring with 27 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: João Félix has improved his Season rating most, up +71 on last season, while E. Diouf's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +48.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Gibbs-White of Nottingham Forest is the most valuable name in this group at 144.2.

Best talent
Lamine Yamal100RTG
Barcelona
In form
Lamine Yamal93.5SsN
Barcelona
Rising potential
E. Diouf+48.8RTG
West Ham · 23/24→25/26
Most improved
João Félix+71SsN
Al-Nassr · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
V. Qazaishvili27goals
Shandong Luneng
Most valuable
M. Gibbs-White144.2val
Nottingham Forest
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PlayerTeam
1Lamine YamalWingerBarcelona199449.1%100±0%
2M. RogersAttacking midfielderAston Villa24537%100±0%
3D. SzoboszlaiAttacking midfielderLiverpool25457.5%97±0%
4N. O'ReillyFull-backManchester City2156390.4%9717.9%
5F. WirtzAttacking midfielderLiverpool233646.2%964%
6N. PazAttacking midfielderComo216136.1%954.5%
7N. SadikiDefensive midfielderSunderland213210.3%9545.6%
8E. AndersonCentral midfielderNottingham Forest23638.7%95±0%
9P. DorguAttacking midfielderManchester United213647.5%9520.4%
10J. BellinghamCentral midfielderReal Madrid236523.9%941.1%
11R. CherkiAttacking midfielderManchester City224717%949%
12A. GülerAttacking midfielderReal Madrid214497.8%947.6%
13R. GravenberchDefensive midfielderLiverpool246228.9%945.9%
14J. HinshelwoodAttacking midfielderBrighton213313.4%944.7%
15Alberto MoleiroCentral midfielderVillarreal225938.7%9410%
16E. FernándezAttacking midfielderChelsea255112.1%944.1%
17E. DioufFull-backWest Ham2134139.3%93110.2%
18H. DiarraAttacking midfielderSunderland222741.6%935.6%
19Y. MintehAttacking midfielderBrighton222819.3%932%
20A. SemenyoAttacking midfielderBournemouth266824.6%913.7%
21D. OuattaraAttacking midfielderBrentford244210.6%913.3%
22A. ScottDefensive midfielderBournemouth2247417.8%9118.6%
23FermínAttacking midfielderBarcelona235275.2%916.4%
24Y. AyariCentral midfielderBrighton224428.2%915.9%
25K. SchadeAttacking midfielderBrentford2446±0%912.1%
26Senny MayuluFull-backParis Saint Germain2060311.6%9112.4%
27A. WhartonDefensive midfielderCrystal Palace2251142%908.9%
28J. ManzambiDefensive midfielderSC Freiburg2059512.5%9017%
29M. OliseAttacking midfielderBayern München249120.4%901.1%
30PedriDefensive midfielderBarcelona236317.2%908.4%
31Mateus FernandesAttacking midfielderWest Ham223043.4%890.6%
32K. MainooDefensive midfielderManchester United212979.5%899.7%
33C. PalmerAttacking midfielderChelsea245127.9%8911.5%
34Y. YarmolyukDefensive midfielderBrentford2241150.3%899.8%
35D. GómezAttacking midfielderBrighton232950%8988.3%
36M. CaicedoDefensive midfielderChelsea246021.1%887.9%
37L. da CunhaDefensive midfielderComo255441.9%8810.8%
38M. PerroneDefensive midfielderComo234881.4%889.2%
39L. MileyFull-backNewcastle2021162%889.2%
40M. SangaréDefensive midfielderLens2463798.6%8870.6%
41L. CamaraDefensive midfielderMonaco2266107.2%884.5%
42G. SimeoneWingerAtletico Madrid233739.5%882.5%
43I. MoribaDefensive midfielderCelta Vigo234858.3%884.8%
44K. KouassiDefensive midfielderLorient2148106%8739.7%
45A. OuédraogoCentral midfielderRB Leipzig20478731.6%
46M. KonéDefensive midfielderAS Roma254741.7%875.7%
47Marc BernalDefensive midfielderBarcelona1924895.8%8715.7%
48A. NusaWingerRB Leipzig21325.9%873.1%
49EstêvãoCentral midfielderChelsea192359.3%875.5%
50L. KarlAttacking midfielderBayern München183687