Midfielders with the Best Potential in Eredivisie

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

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At a glance

S. Ouaissa of NEC Nijmegen is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Eredivisie, with a Field Insider Rating of 82, and J. Veerman has been the form player this season, grading 80.7, and I. Saibari leads the scoring with 15 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Zechiël has improved his Season rating most, up +65.8 on last season, while M. Linday's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +32.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, I. Saibari of PSV Eindhoven is the most valuable name in this group at 59.9.

Heerenveen · 24/25→25/26

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Utrecht · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	S. Ouaissa Defensive midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	21	5462.2%	8212.9%
2	G. Zechiël Defensive midfielder	Utrecht	22	711241.5%	8229.7%
3	A. Hadj-Moussa Attacking midfielder	Feyenoord	24	6155.1%	818.4%
4	K. Hlynsson Attacking midfielder	Twente	22	51566.2%	8030.1%
5	K. Sano Defensive midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	22	5955.3%	809.9%
6	K. Smit Defensive midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	20	44416.3%	7919.6%
7	S. Resink Attacking midfielder	Groningen	23	46698.3%	7939.2%
8	I. Saibari Attacking midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	25	8037.2%	782.5%
9	T. van Bergen Centre-forward	Groningen	22	4561.1%	788.2%
10	P. Wanner Defensive midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	20	3810.2%	783.5%
11	B. Önal Defensive midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	22	56340.5%	7815.8%
12	L. Valente Attacking midfielder	Feyenoord	22	3318%	773.9%
13	Y. Taha Attacking midfielder	Groningen	23	471026.2%	7724.4%
14	J. Trenskow Attacking midfielder	Heerenveen	25	5986.8%	759.3%
15	J. Breum Defensive midfielder	GO Ahead Eagles	22	492.1%	745%
16	A. Engwanda Defensive midfielder	Utrecht	23	39139.6%	7410.8%
17	J. Schreuders Attacking midfielder	Groningen	21	1559.1%	733.4%
18	Y. Cathline Attacking midfielder	Utrecht	24	3020.9%	731.5%
19	N. Lebreton Central midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	22	442.2%	7317.9%
20	O. Targhalline Defensive midfielder	Feyenoord	24	53376.8%	7311.3%
21	R. Meerveld Attacking midfielder	Heerenveen	23	3513.4%	735.1%
22	I. Yegoian Central midfielder	Excelsior	22	5440.1%	7323.9%
23	J. Kitolano Defensive midfielder	Sparta Rotterdam	25	52137%	739.8%
24	S. Steijn Attacking midfielder	Feyenoord	24	4353.3%	7313%
25	N. Rossen Central midfielder	Telstar	21	411%	7216.2%
26	T. de Jonge Defensive midfielder	Groningen	23	4376.2%	7214.9%
27	M. Rivera Attacking midfielder	Heerenveen	24	3311.9%	7212.6%
28	O. Gloukh Central midfielder	Ajax	22	40	72
29	P. Brittijn Defensive midfielder	Fortuna Sittard	22	5390.3%	7224.9%
30	E. Bajraktarevic Central midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	21	2977.1%	7265.4%
31	D. van der Werff Attacking midfielder	Groningen	21	22	7129.1%
32	T. van den Belt Defensive midfielder	Twente	25	466.9%	714.4%
33	G. de Regt Centre-forward	Excelsior	22	3636.5%	7128.5%
34	M. Ihattaren Attacking midfielder	Fortuna Sittard	24	4978.3%	716%
35	S. Mijnans Attacking midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	26	6250.1%	715.2%
36	N. Naujoks Central midfielder	Excelsior	24	6069.9%	7014.9%
37	M. Suray Attacking midfielder	GO Ahead Eagles	25	52104.3%	705.7%
38	D. Sanches Fernandes Winger	Excelsior	25	3619.1%	6914.5%
39	Y. Regeer Central midfielder	Ajax	22	32127%	69±0%
40	M. Linday Defensive midfielder	Heerenveen	23	4056.5%	6991.1%
41	A. Blake Central midfielder	Utrecht	21	1641.2%	6937.3%
42	T. Noslin Defensive midfielder	Telstar	23	4628.2%	6915.5%
43	T. Land Winger	Groningen	20	1821.9%	6829.4%
44	K. Taylor Attacking midfielder	Ajax	24	2354%	6814.7%
45	Weslley Patati Winger	AZ Alkmaar	22	19	6821.7%
46	K. de Rooij Attacking midfielder	PEC Zwolle	25	39326.4%	679.1%
47	J. Talvitie Attacking midfielder	NAC Breda	21	2027.9%	671.1%
48	É. Michut Defensive midfielder	Fortuna Sittard	23	2747.5%	677.4%
49	L. Hartjes Central midfielder	Excelsior	23	3311.8%	6615.1%
50	J. Veerman Defensive midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	27	81185.2%	662.9%