Midfielders with the Best Potential in A-League 25/26

The highest-potential midfielders in A-League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in A-League Best defenders in A-League Best attackers in A-League Most in-form midfielders in A-League Top-scoring midfielders in A-League Most valuable midfielders in A-League

At a glance

A. Mabil of Melbourne City is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in A-League, with a Field Insider Rating of 35.7, and D. Genreau has been the form player this season, grading 47.6, and X. Bertoncello leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Genreau has improved his Season rating most, up +45 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Milanovic of Western Sydney Wanderers is the most valuable name in this group at 1.4.

Melbourne City · 24/25→25/26

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D. Genreau+45SsN

Melbourne Victory · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Mabil Attacking midfielder	Melbourne City	31	2361.9%	3610.7%
2	Matheus Rossetto Central midfielder	Melbourne City	30	456.4%	3524.6%
3	W. Dobson Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	19	24	25
4	A. Badolato Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	21	38	23
5	E. Alagich Defensive midfielder	Adelaide United	22	46	23
6	J. Yull Attacking midfielder	Adelaide United	21	29	23
7	L. Bayliss Attacking midfielder	Auckland	24	26	22
8	Y. Dukuly Attacking midfielder	Adelaide United	23	28	22
9	J. Valadon Defensive midfielder	Melbourne Victory	23	28	21
10	X. Bertoncello Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	20	23	21
11	X. Bertoncello Central midfielder	Newcastle Jets	20	28	20
12	D. Bosnjak Attacking midfielder	Macarthur	19	17	20
13	B. Brandtman Attacking midfielder	Central Coast Mariners	21	22	20
14	K. Jelacic Attacking midfielder	Melbourne Victory	24	231638.5%	2040.7%
15	J. Barnett Full-back	Adelaide United	25	17	20
16	L. Đuzel Central midfielder	Adelaide United	24	20	20
17	Z. Schreiber Defensive midfielder	Newcastle Jets	21	20	20
18	Giovanni De Abreu Central midfielder	Perth Glory	18	22	20
19	W. Kamijo Defensive midfielder	Sydney	19	13	19
20	E. Durakovic Attacking midfielder	Brisbane Roar	21	7	19
21	Clarismario Rodrigues Attacking midfielder	Melbourne Victory	25	22	19
22	R. Youlley Defensive midfielder	Sydney	21	112525%	1959.8%
23	L. D'Arrigo Defensive midfielder	Melbourne Victory	25	23628.1%	1941.4%
24	Dylan Scicluna Defensive midfielder	Western Sydney Wanderers	22	27	19
25	H. Eames Defensive midfielder	Central Coast Mariners	18	19	19
26	S. Ngor Attacking midfielder	Brisbane Roar	25	26	19
27	N. Maieroni Defensive midfielder	Brisbane Roar	20	16	18
28	A. Thurgate Attacking midfielder	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	19	18
29	A. McCalmont Attacking midfielder	Central Coast Mariners	26	2558.2%	1856%
30	T. Ostler Central midfielder	Perth Glory	24	23	18
31	C. Donnell Defensive midfielder	Sydney	22	17	18
32	R. Najjarine Central midfielder	Wellington Phoenix	26	28	18
33	K. Grozos Centre-back	Macarthur	26	17	18
34	D. Genreau Defensive midfielder	Melbourne Victory	27	481730.8%	1870.3%
35	H. Steele Defensive midfielder	Central Coast Mariners	23	9	18
36	W. Freney Central midfielder	Perth Glory	19	8	17
37	A. Toure Attacking midfielder	Sydney	26	22	1762.5%
38	H. Hore Attacking midfielder	Perth Glory	27	69.6%	1467.4%
39	L. Rose Centre-back	Macarthur	29	22	13
40	J. Brimmer Central midfielder	Auckland	28	6	12
41	A. Rufer Central midfielder	Wellington Phoenix	30	36	12
42	M. Burgess Defensive midfielder	Newcastle Jets	31	30	12
43	A. Kuen Attacking midfielder	Melbourne City	31	21106.9%	1157.6%
44	S. Ugarković Defensive midfielder	Western Sydney Wanderers	32	15	9
45	C. Howieson Central midfielder	Auckland	31	14	9
46	K. Nagasawa Central midfielder	Wellington Phoenix	34	411414.8%	854.7%
47	J. Lolley Attacking midfielder	Newcastle Jets	34	27660%	782.5%
48	C. Goodwin Attacking midfielder	Adelaide United	34	2921.8%	769.4%
49	L. Brattan Defensive midfielder	Macarthur	36	38	7
50	T. Kanamori Attacking midfielder	Melbourne City	32	10108.2%	769.1%