Midfielders with the Best Potential in USL Championship

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

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At a glance

Abdellatif Aboukoura of Loudoun United is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in USL Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 35.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Djeffal has improved his Season rating most, up +17.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Torres of Charleston Battery is the most valuable name in this group at 6.4.

Best talent

Abdellatif Aboukoura35.7RTG

Loudoun United

In form

Abdellatif Aboukoura33.1SsN

Loudoun United

Rising potential

D. Trejo-3.9RTG

Birmingham Legion · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. Djeffal+17.4SsN

Lexington · 23/24→25/26

Top scorer

Abdellatif Aboukoura11goals

50 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Abdellatif Aboukoura Attacking midfielder	Loudoun United	21	33	36
2	B. Willey Central midfielder	Sacramento Republic	19	13	35
3	H. Avayevu Attacking midfielder	Phoenix Rising	23	25	35
4	J. Torres Attacking midfielder	Charleston Battery	25	31	35
5	B. Diallo Defensive midfielder	FC Tulsa	23	17	34
6	N. Benalcazar Central midfielder	Orange County SC	25	227133.3%	333%
7	M. Vargas Central midfielder	New Mexico United	25	17	335.2%
8	H. Landry Defensive midfielder	Charleston Battery	25	27	33
9	F. Daroma Central midfielder	El Paso Locomotive	25	21	32
10	C. Hegardt Attacking midfielder	Orange County SC	24	12	3215.4%
11	C. Dunbar Attacking midfielder	Orange County SC	23	10	3210.5%
12	A. Sanchez Central midfielder	Rhode Island	24	14	32
13	J. Hernández Attacking midfielder	San Antonio	25	242937.5%	3232.1%
14	M. Nyeman Central midfielder	Loudoun United	22	93000%	3212.7%
15	Nick Firmino Central midfielder	Lexington	25	214000%	318.5%
16	T. Davila Attacking midfielder	Louisville City	26	21	31
17	K. Hernández-Foster Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	24	11100%	3121.1%
18	K. ElMedkhar Attacking midfielder	FC Tulsa	26	113566.7%	3015.1%
19	Z. Bailey Central midfielder	New Mexico United	25	11791.7%	3018.5%
20	Evan Davila Central midfielder	Louisville City	24	4	30
21	C. Holstad Central midfielder	Rhode Island	26	19	29
22	P. Barnes Central midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	25	10	29
23	A. Rocha Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	25	7	29
24	O. Sylla Attacking midfielder	Orange County SC	25	8	29
25	J. Cedeño Central midfielder	Detroit City	26	16	29
26	M. Ngalina Central midfielder	Hartford Athletic	26	9	2912.3%
27	N. Okello Central midfielder	Phoenix Rising	26	18420%	2916.9%
28	J. Walti Defensive midfielder	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	26	11	28
29	C. Turner Central midfielder	Loudoun United	25	4	2823.9%
30	B. Mines Attacking midfielder	Loudoun United	26	1169.2%	2832.3%
31	W. Prentice Attacking midfielder	Oakland Roots	26	18	28
32	G. Colli Central midfielder	FC Tulsa	26	11	28
33	A. Rebollar Defensive midfielder	Monterey Bay	26	22	28
34	A. Fontana Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	26	132580%	2847.6%
35	Pedro Dolabella Attacking midfielder	North Carolina	27	20	27
36	A. Rodríguez Attacking midfielder	Charleston Battery	27	18	27
37	B. Makangila Central midfielder	Hartford Athletic	26	6	27
38	D. Gomez Central midfielder	Oakland Roots	26	11	27
39	A. Shapiro-Thompson Defensive midfielder	Rhode Island	26	6	26
40	E. Perez Attacking midfielder	Louisville City	27	15150%	2629%
41	A. McFadden Central midfielder	Louisville City	27	19235.1%	2626.9%
42	A. Stanley Central midfielder	Indy Eleven	26	5683.3%	2628.4%
43	S. Djeffal Defensive midfielder	Lexington	27	19915.8%	2625.6%
44	D. Hernandez Central midfielder	San Antonio	27	13	25
45	C. Vázquez Central midfielder	Miami FC	27	14	25
46	D. McCartney Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	27	10	25
47	C. Allan Defensive midfielder	Charleston Battery	27	11	25
48	Y. Hanya Central midfielder	Colorado Springs	27	12	2525%
49	V. Noël Central midfielder	Las Vegas Lights	27	16	25
50	M. Maldonado Attacking midfielder	North Carolina	28	21	24