Midfielders with the Best Potential in Bundesliga

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

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At a glance

M. Olise of Bayern München is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 89.4, and D. Undav leads the scoring with 19 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: C. Baumgartner has improved his Season rating most, up +38.3 on last season, while D. Svensson's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +41.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Olise of Bayern München is the most valuable name in this group at 88.4.

Borussia Dortmund · 24/25→25/26

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C. Baumgartner+38.3SsN

RB Leipzig · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. Olise Winger	Bayern München	24	8917%	891.8%
2	A. Nusa Central midfielder	RB Leipzig	21	3914.1%	884.4%
3	J. Manzambi Attacking midfielder	SC Freiburg	20	35263.5%	8713%
4	L. Avdullahu Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	22	30	85
5	L. Karl Winger	Bayern München	18	32	84
6	S. El Mala Winger	1. FC Köln	19	5646.9%	8471.2%
7	J. Leweling Attacking midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	25	53237.8%	8411.9%
8	W. Burger Central midfielder	1899 Hoffenheim	25	5869.9%	8425.9%
9	T. Bischof Attacking midfielder	Bayern München	21	2373.9%	833.1%
10	A. Stiller Central midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	25	515.7%	831.1%
11	B. El Khannouss Attacking midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	22	3212%	832.2%
12	D. Svensson Central midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	24	38174.1%	81102.7%
13	R. Reitz Defensive midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	24	4713.7%	817.1%
14	C. Uzun Winger	Eintracht Frankfurt	20	37112.1%	81±0%
15	N. Seiwald Defensive midfielder	RB Leipzig	25	4382.8%	813.7%
16	F. Nmecha Central midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	25	408.7%	803.5%
17	A. Ouédraogo Attacking midfielder	RB Leipzig	20	23	8021.3%
18	J. Bahoya Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	2542.5%	80±0%
19	A. Pavlović Central midfielder	Bayern München	22	3053%	800.5%
20	José María Andrés Baixauli Central midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	21	32	7911.7%
21	K. Sano Defensive midfielder	FSV Mainz 05	25	4441.5%	797.1%
22	Y. Suzuki Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	24	3333.7%	7953.6%
23	A. Kade Central midfielder	FC Augsburg	22	392876.9%	7825%
24	F. Chaïbi Attacking midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	23	35135.1%	782%
25	M. Tillman Central midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	24	4211.7%	772%
26	R. Schmid Attacking midfielder	Werder Bremen	26	4119.6%	7712.4%
27	C. Baumgartner Attacking midfielder	RB Leipzig	27	69124.4%	763.4%
28	C. Chukwuemeka Central midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	22	18302.3%	767.3%
29	H. Larsson Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	22	3325.3%	7613.6%
30	J. Musiala Winger	Bayern München	23	2058.4%	7612.1%
31	M. Culbreath Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	18	14	76
32	B. Gruda Winger	RB Leipzig	22	1934.5%	767.1%
33	A. Kemlein Central midfielder	Union Berlin	22	27120.8%	757.7%
34	Yan Couto Attacking midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	24	1630.8%	754.9%
35	E. Martel Defensive midfielder	1. FC Köln	24	464.2%	758.1%
36	H. Massengo Central midfielder	FC Augsburg	25	40291.1%	7511.9%
37	A. Pyrka Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	23	2842.5%	75101.9%
38	Y. Engelhardt Central midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	25	43118.5%	756.9%
39	J. Castrop Central midfielder	Borussia Mönchengladbach	23	379.9%	7511.2%
40	J. Fujita Defensive midfielder	FC St. Pauli	24	463.9%	7421%
41	S. Mbangula Attacking midfielder	Werder Bremen	22	2016.6%	747%
42	Arthur Central midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	23	25151%	733.4%
43	K. Lund Central midfielder	1. FC Köln	24	3034.8%	7319.2%
44	Fábio Vieira Attacking midfielder	Hamburger SV	26	4456.1%	729.9%
45	J. Njinmah Central midfielder	Werder Bremen	25	3481.1%	72±0%
46	O. HÃ¸jlund Central midfielder	Eintracht Frankfurt	21	2046%	725.4%
47	N. Remberg Defensive midfielder	Hamburger SV	26	3926.5%	721%
48	Hennes Behrens Central midfielder	1. FC Heidenheim	21	264166.7%	7215.1%
49	P. Wimmer Attacking midfielder	VfL Wolfsburg	25	264.8%	728.8%
50	Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson Central midfielder	1. FC Köln	23	2646.3%	710.6%