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Midfielders with the Best Potential in Serie A

The highest-potential midfielders in Serie A, 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

Álvaro Montoro of Botafogo is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 73.3, and G. de Arrascaeta has been the form player this season, grading 79.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. de Arrascaeta has improved his Season rating most, up +54.2 on last season, while Artur's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +27.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Igor Formiga of Juventude is the most valuable name in this group at 42.8.

Best talent
Álvaro Montoro73.3RTG
Botafogo
In form
G. de Arrascaeta79.6SsN
Flamengo
Rising potential
Artur+27.5RTG
Botafogo · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
G. de Arrascaeta+54.2SsN
Flamengo · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
G. de Arrascaeta18goals
Flamengo
Most valuable
Igor Formiga42.8val
Juventude
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PlayerTeam
1Álvaro MontoroCentral midfielderBotafogo1932844.1%7348.1%
2MartinelliDefensive midfielderFluminense244141.8%724.2%
3ChristianAttacking midfielderCruzeiro252979.1%7218.2%
4BrenoCentral midfielderCorinthians212988.2%711.9%
5Lucas BarbosaAttacking midfielderRB Bragantino252746.5%710.6%
6MaurícioAttacking midfielderPalmeiras2529635.9%6914.4%
7AllanAttacking midfielderPalmeiras221569
8MaikDefensive midfielderSao Paulo212469
9HérculesAttacking midfielderFluminense251848.3%685.5%
10D. BobadillaCentral midfielderSao Paulo2541181.3%689.4%
11E. NoriegaCentre-backGremio241967
12G. PlataCentre-forwardFlamengo2524372.5%678.9%
13Zé LucasDefensive midfielderSport Recife182367
14C. OliveraCentral midfielderGremio24265.6%6753.2%
15Á. BarrealAttacking midfielderSantos253895.3%671.2%
16Cauan BarrosDefensive midfielderVasco DA Gama2229670.3%668.3%
17ViniciusCentral midfielderRB Bragantino2223174.7%667.1%
18Pablo MaiaDefensive midfielderSao Paulo2422933.3%6612.7%
19A. GaleanoAttacking midfielderCeara26376510%
20Gabriel BontempoCentral midfielderSantos212365
21F. BernalCentral midfielderFluminense221015.1%653.5%
22F. TorresAttacking midfielderPalmeiras263039.7%6433.1%
23Evertton AraújoDefensive midfielderFlamengo23124.8%643.9%
24PierreDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC24167900%6413%
25Eric RamiresCentral midfielderRB Bragantino252938.5%63±0%
26LuccaCentral midfielderFortaleza EC221363
27Bruno GomesCentral midfielderInternacional25295.8%639%
28Samuel LinoAttacking midfielderFlamengo26268%6224%
29FabinhoDefensive midfielderRB Bragantino2417115%622.4%
30Rodrigo NestorCentral midfielderBahia252477.6%622.8%
31RodriguinhoCentral midfielderSao Paulo227655.6%625.8%
32AlexsanderDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG221811.1%624%
33A. GómezAttacking midfielderVasco DA Gama231664.3%6231.1%
34Danilo SantosDefensive midfielderBotafogo2519526.7%6113.6%
35Luis OtávioDefensive midfielderInternacional1991228.6%612.2%
36S. RodríguezAttacking midfielderBotafogo262450.3%6126.2%
37E. BatallaAttacking midfielderJuventude2520415.4%6131%
38T. CuelloCentral midfielderAtletico-MG263325.9%6110.1%
39Nuno MoreiraAttacking midfielderVasco DA Gama274134.2%611.3%
40GustavinhoDefensive midfielderRB Bragantino22653.7%603.7%
41B. RollheiserCentre-forwardSantos2619304.2%605.3%
42E. MartínezDefensive midfielderPalmeiras262030.8%5950.4%
43A. FrancoDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2732152.4%591.3%
44F. AmuzuAttacking midfielderGremio2622104.7%5920.3%
45ÊnioCentral midfielderJuventude25161336.4%585.3%
46A. CanobbioAttacking midfielderFluminense272529.3%5813.3%
47Igor FormigaCentral midfielderJuventude2754109.3%586.4%
48NewtonDefensive midfielderBotafogo261956.9%588.7%
49Talles MagnoWingerCorinthians2487.7%589.3%
50Gabriel MeninoCentral midfielderAtletico-MG2515±0%575%