Midfielders with the Best Potential in First League

The highest-potential midfielders in First League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

P. Stanić of Ludogorets is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in First League, with a Field Insider Rating of 36.3, and I. Chochev has been the form player this season, grading 40.7, and Everton Bala leads the scoring with 12 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Oko-Flex has improved his Season rating most, up +23.6 on last season, while J. Lamy's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, P. Stanić of Ludogorets is the most valuable name in this group at 5.8.

Lokomotiv Plovdiv · 20/21→25/26

Most improved

A. Oko-Flex+23.6SsN

Botev Plovdiv · 22/23→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	P. Stanić Attacking midfielder	Ludogorets	24	30	36
2	K. Balov Central midfielder	Slavia Sofia	20	23	35
3	Erick Marcus Attacking midfielder	Ludogorets	22	17	3539.2%
4	A. Oko-Flex Attacking midfielder	Botev Plovdiv	24	24	3441.7%
5	Sevi Idriz Attacking midfielder	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	18	8	34
6	P. Panayotov Attacking midfielder	CSKA Sofia	21	6	33
7	N. Zlatev Attacking midfielder	Cherno More Varna	21	10	33
8	I. Ivanov Defensive midfielder	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	23	9	32
9	A. Bouras Defensive midfielder	Levski Sofia	24	11	32
10	T. Marinov Defensive midfielder	Spartak Varna	21	10	32
11	B. Beyhan Defensive midfielder	Cherno More Varna	21	8	32
12	Xande Central midfielder	Spartak Varna	25	20	32
13	E. Ali Defensive midfielder	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	22	5	32
14	A. Stoyanov Defensive midfielder	Botev Vratsa	21	10	32
15	D. Yordanov Defensive midfielder	Spartak Varna	21	8	31
16	N. Iliev Attacking midfielder	Botev Plovdiv	22	6	31
17	I. Solet Bomawoko Attacking midfielder	Slavia Sofia	25	1447.4%	3132.6%
18	Ismael Ferrer Defensive midfielder	Beroe	23	16	31
19	Berna Central midfielder	Spartak Varna	23	15	30
20	M. Smolenski Attacking midfielder	Botev Vratsa	23	9	30
21	E. Rodríguez Central midfielder	Botev Plovdiv	25	924%	3051.7%
22	M. Dosso Defensive midfielder	Slavia Sofia	24	11	30
23	J. Lamy Attacking midfielder	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	26	16321.6%	305.7%
24	V. Naydenov Attacking midfielder	Botev Vratsa	24	6	30
25	Y. Baurenski Defensive midfielder	Septemvri Sofia	24	9	29
26	A. Yordanov Central midfielder	Botev Plovdiv	24	5	29
27	K. Stoyanov Central midfielder	Slavia Sofia	23	2	29
28	Tomás Silva Attacking midfielder	Dobrudzha	26	1493.2%	2915.8%
29	V. Ochayi Central midfielder	Septemvri Sofia	24	6	28
30	Léo Pereira Winger	CSKA Sofia	26	95.9%	2852.2%
31	M. Fall Central midfielder	Dobrudzha	23	4	28
32	Nene Central midfielder	Beroe	23	6	28
33	Everton Bala Attacking midfielder	Levski Sofia	27	32	28
34	M. Triki Central midfielder	Dobrudzha	24	7	28
35	S. Stoichkov Central midfielder	Septemvri Sofia	23	2	28
36	M. Ebong Attacking midfielder	CSKA Sofia	26	7	28
37	C. Itu Attacking midfielder	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	26	8	28
38	Carlos Algarra Defensive midfielder	Botev Plovdiv	26	15	27
39	Moi Parra Central midfielder	Septemvri Sofia	24	31150%	2758.1%
40	Luann Central midfielder	Lokomotiv Sofia	25	4	27
41	E. Dost Defensive midfielder	Lokomotiv Sofia	27	25	27
42	Tomás Azevedo Central midfielder	Montana	25	5	2735%
43	D. Yankov Attacking midfielder	Lokomotiv Sofia	26	99.6%	2731.5%
44	I. Yurukov Defensive midfielder	Botev Vratsa	26	8	27
45	F. Kaloč Defensive midfielder	Ludogorets	26	391.8%	2758%
46	J. Pineda Centre-forward	Beroe	26	4	27
47	David Akintola Idowu Centre-back	Arda Kardzhali	26	13	27
48	Deroy Duarte Defensive midfielder	Ludogorets	27	1558.4%	2760.8%
49	D. Lovrić Defensive midfielder	Dobrudzha	26	8	27
50	Francisco Varela Defensive midfielder	Beroe	25	4	2637.7%