Midfielders with the Best Potential

The highest-potential midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Y. Minteh of Brighton is the standout for raw talent across midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.5, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 89.1, and V. Qazaishvili leads the scoring with 27 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: V. Qazaishvili has improved his Season rating most, up +63.3 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Y. Minteh of Brighton is the most valuable name in this group at 111.9.

Barcelona · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

V. Qazaishvili+63.3SsN

Shandong Luneng · 23/24→25/26

Top scorer

V. Qazaishvili27goals

50 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Y. Minteh Central midfielder	Brighton	22	4429.8%	942.7%
2	R. Yamamoto Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	24	63387.6%	8975.1%
3	J. Bellingham Winger	Real Madrid	23	34±0%	88±0%
4	Pedri Central midfielder	Barcelona	23	34±0%	86±0%
5	Jon Gorrotxategi Defensive midfielder	Real Sociedad II	24	4726.4%	866.8%
6	Javi Guerra Central midfielder	Valencia	23	33±0%	85±0%
7	K. Thuram Central midfielder	Juventus	25	438.6%	844.5%
8	R. Bardghji Central midfielder	Barcelona	20	10	83110.2%
9	X. Simons Central midfielder	Tottenham	23	4418.3%	825.2%
10	I. Koné Central midfielder	Sassuolo	24	41487%	8225.6%
11	P. Kalulu Central midfielder	AC Milan	26	45±0%	810.7%
12	G. Zechiël Attacking midfielder	Feyenoord	22	51±0%	80±0%
13	M. Guéhi Central midfielder	Manchester City	26	56±0%	802.4%
14	K. Sano Central midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	23	59±0%	801.7%
15	L. Agoumé Defensive midfielder	Sevilla	24	45±0%	80±0%
16	T. van Bergen Winger	Groningen	22	45±0%	80±0%
17	Diego López Central midfielder	Valencia	24	3034.9%	7910.8%
18	A. Onana Defensive midfielder	Aston Villa	25	3131.9%	797.6%
19	B. Gruda Winger	Brighton	22	951.8%	794.4%
20	Victor Mow Froholdt Central midfielder	FC Porto	20	41±0%	79±0%
21	O. Vargas Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	21	3915.2%	7864.8%
22	J. Chotard Central midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	25	48±0%	782.5%
23	André Central midfielder	Wolves	25	2337.8%	78±0%
24	A. Hadj-Moussa Winger	Feyenoord	24	56±0%	78±0%
25	M. Frendrup Defensive midfielder	Genoa	25	41±0%	77±0%
26	I. Chaira Central midfielder	Oviedo	25	4462%	7713.1%
27	L. Valente Attacking midfielder	Feyenoord	23	51±0%	771.7%
28	Mario Soriano Attacking midfielder	Deportivo La Coruna	24	55±0%	77±0%
29	Sydie Peck Central midfielder	Sheffield Utd	22	2450.9%	771.7%
30	M. Ellertsson Central midfielder	Genoa	24	29±0%	77±0%
31	J. Ekomié Central midfielder	Wrexham	23	2247%	771.7%
32	W. Bondo Central midfielder	AC Milan	23	14240.5%	765.5%
33	C. Baumgartner Attacking midfielder	RB Leipzig	27	69124.4%	763.4%
34	Sergi Altimira Defensive midfielder	Sporting CP	25	27±0%	763.1%
35	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	19	14	76
36	J. Stansfield Central midfielder	Birmingham	23	2150.6%	76±0%
37	J. Trenskow Attacking midfielder	Heerenveen	25	59±0%	75±0%
38	M. Young Central midfielder	Sparta Rotterdam	21	59±0%	750.8%
39	A. Pyrka Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	24	28±0%	751.6%
40	D. Mukasa Attacking midfielder	West Ham	19	2063.9%	7519.3%
41	J. Castrop Central midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	23	379.9%	7511.2%
42	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	22	1074.6%	75±0%
43	K. Dewsbury-Hall Attacking midfielder	Everton	28	44±0%	7410.2%
44	T. Baldanzi Central midfielder	AS Roma	23	15±0%	745.1%
45	H. Armstrong Central midfielder	Everton	19	565.4%	7420.5%
46	C. Neghli Attacking midfielder	Millwall	25	2544%	74±0%
47	A. Hainaut Attacking midfielder	Venezia	24	56±0%	74±0%
48	L. Sučić Attacking midfielder	Real Sociedad	24	15±0%	741.9%
49	Breno Central midfielder	Corinthians	21	3627%	745.6%
50	Victor Hugo Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	22	45	7435.4%