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Midfielders with the Best Potential in Serie A 2026

The highest-potential midfielders in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in Serie ABest defenders in Serie ABest attackers in Serie AMost in-form midfielders in Serie ATop-scoring midfielders in Serie AMost valuable midfielders in Serie A

At a glance

Breno of Corinthians is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.1, and Danilo Santos has been the form player this season, grading 57.9, and Matheus Pereira leads the scoring with 9 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Danilo Santos has improved his Season rating most, up +54.9 on last season, while Victor Hugo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +27 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Samuel Lino of Flamengo is the most valuable name in this group at 45.9.

Best talent
Breno74.1RTG
Corinthians
In form
Danilo Santos57.9SsN
Botafogo
Rising potential
Victor Hugo+27RTG
Atletico-MG · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Danilo Santos+54.9SsN
Botafogo · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Matheus Pereira9goals
Cruzeiro
Most valuable
Samuel Lino45.9val
Flamengo
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PlayerTeam
1BrenoCentral midfielderCorinthians213627%745.6%
2Victor HugoCentral midfielderAtletico-MG22457435.4%
3AndreAttacking midfielderCorinthians1934439.7%7418.3%
4Danilo SantosAttacking midfielderBotafogo2558565.5%7120.9%
5MatheuzinhoCentral midfielderCorinthians26446.3%7114.6%
6Samuel LinoAttacking midfielderFlamengo2658294.5%7117.9%
7Gabriel BontempoCentral midfielderSantos212938.9%719.8%
8N. VillarealAttacking midfielderCruzeiro212471
9MartinelliCentral midfielderFluminense24358.3%702%
10A. GómezCentral midfielderVasco DA Gama2451208.5%6916.2%
11A. BernabéiCentral midfielderInternacional265577%693.9%
12MaurícioAttacking midfielderPalmeiras253733%690.6%
13HérculesCentral midfielderFluminense254018.9%69±0%
14Cauan BarrosCentral midfielderVasco DA Gama2246145.7%688.3%
15Evertton AraújoCentral midfielderFlamengo232287%686.3%
16GustavinhoAttacking midfielderRB Bragantino2222282.5%6712.5%
17G. JustinoCentral midfielderBotafogo191967
18ReinierAttacking midfielderAtletico-MG2418510.3%6618.5%
19G. PlataWingerFlamengo253168.5%662.5%
20C. MedinaCentral midfielderBotafogo243051%6632.5%
21T. PérezDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2112618.8%6652%
22HuguinhoDefensive midfielderBotafogo1921±0%6548.1%
23RodriguinhoCentral midfielderRB Bragantino2222309.3%656.4%
24D. BobadillaCentral midfielderSao Paulo25374.4%644.2%
25E. NoriegaCentral midfielderGremio2433263.3%646%
26R. SosaWingerPalmeiras2735103.5%6320.3%
27R. VillagraCentral midfielderInternacional2519739.1%63136.6%
28Gustavo Henrique PereiraDefensive midfielderSantos211962
29J. NardoniCentral midfielderGremio243258.9%6219.9%
30Á. BarrealAttacking midfielderSantos265246.2%610.8%
31Gabriel BaralhasCentral midfielderVitoria275557%6113.7%
32F. AmuzuCentral midfielderGremio272951%6114.8%
33Rodrigo NestorCentral midfielderBahia262441.4%607.7%
34Pablo MaiaCentral midfielderSao Paulo241413.3%604.2%
35Matheus BiduCentral midfielderCorinthians274893.5%6013.3%
36Marcos AntônioCentral midfielderSao Paulo2639177.5%600.5%
37LuccaCentral midfielderFortaleza EC221260
38VitinhoDefensive midfielderBotafogo274321.6%591.3%
39A. CanobbioAttacking midfielderFluminense274312.4%591.9%
40VitinhoCentral midfielderInternacional274643.9%5811.8%
41DenilsonCentral midfielderMirassol2526292.3%573%
42TetêCentral midfielderGremio262243.6%5665.4%
43Zé VitorDefensive midfielderVitoria26276650%5616.9%
44PierreDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC2483900%560.5%
45A. LescanoCentral midfielderVasco DA Gama244312%563.6%
46Jean LucasAttacking midfielderBahia284522.4%565.9%
47Vinicius ZanoceloCentral midfielderCeara251553.7%5610.2%
48J. AriasCentral midfielderPalmeiras2953192.8%5512.2%
49K. SernaAttacking midfielderFluminense28362.7%53±0%
50Eric RamiresCentral midfielderRB Bragantino26868.4%537.2%