Players with the Best Potential in Major League Soccer

The highest-potential players in Major League Soccer, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in Major League Soccer Best defenders in Major League Soccer Best midfielders in Major League Soccer Best attackers in Major League Soccer Most in-form players in Major League Soccer Top-scoring players in Major League Soccer

At a glance

O. Wolff of Austin is the standout for raw talent across players in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 50.3, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 100.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Dreyer has improved his Season rating most, up +54.2 on last season, while H. Synchuk's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +11.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. Berhalter of Vancouver Whitecaps is the most valuable name in this group at 15.2.

CF Montreal · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Dreyer+54.2SsN

San Diego · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	O. Wolff Winger	Austin	21	41100.5%	5015.6%
2	L. Bombino Full-back	San Diego	20	51	49
3	S. Berhalter Defensive midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	25	59109.6%	4913.5%
4	D. Luna Attacking midfielder	Real Salt Lake	22	4113.2%	49±0%
5	I. Feingold Central midfielder	New England Revolution	21	35	48
6	Z. Gozo Attacking midfielder	Real Salt Lake	19	25	4831.9%
7	Marco Pasalic Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	25	57	4827.3%
8	I. Toklomati Giorno Centre-forward	Charlotte	21	39	4829.9%
9	J. McGlynn Attacking midfielder	Houston Dynamo	23	4868.7%	482.1%
10	Antony Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	24	4242.2%	485.1%
11	K. Denkey Centre-forward	FC Cincinnati	25	5790%	4714%
12	É. Ocampo Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	22	393810%	4730.4%
13	M. Arfsten Defensive midfielder	Columbus Crew	25	5191.8%	470.6%
14	P. Miller Full-back	New England Revolution	18	29357.8%	4717.9%
15	Beau Leroux Central midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	22	44	47
16	C. Brady Goalkeeper	Chicago Fire	22	987%	471.8%
17	F. Surman Centre-back	Portland Timbers	22	287000%	4628.6%
18	Igor Jesus Defensive midfielder	Los Angeles FC	23	29232.6%	4614.4%
19	F. Westfield Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	20	28	46
20	D. Sealy Attacking midfielder	CF Montreal	23	36600%	4618.8%
21	J. Haak Centre-back	New York City FC	24	42323.2%	4617.6%
22	T. Johnson Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	21	30	46
23	C. dos Santos Goalkeeper	San Diego	25	33	4627.9%
24	David Pereira da Costa Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	301866.7%	4628.2%
25	N. Romero Centre-back	Minnesota United FC	22	2649.7%	4623.7%
26	N. Ordaz Attacking midfielder	Los Angeles FC	22	26401.9%	4614.2%
27	Q. Sullivan Attacking midfielder	Philadelphia Union	22	3018.3%	463.8%
28	J. Ferreira Attacking midfielder	Seattle Sounders	25	2925.5%	468.8%
29	J. Nelson Attacking midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	23	22217.6%	4511%
30	R. Celentano Goalkeeper	FC Cincinnati	25	1420.1%	454.6%
31	O. Makhanya Centre-back	Philadelphia Union	22	46	45
32	C. Bassett Defensive midfielder	Colorado Rapids	25	3312.3%	455.5%
33	J. Lukić Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	24	42	453.7%
34	D. Martínez Centre-forward	Los Angeles FC	20	2061.1%	456.1%
35	D. Yapi Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	21	30217%	457.2%
36	O. Valakari Central midfielder	San Diego	26	47221.9%	4530.5%
37	T. Segovia Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	23	3276.1%	4524.7%
38	T. Corbeanu Attacking midfielder	Toronto FC	24	28	4518.5%
39	I. Vassilev Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	25	3945.1%	441.1%
40	L. Langoni Central midfielder	New England Revolution	24	25158.3%	4411.6%
41	Gabriel Pirani Winger	DC United	24	3346.2%	445.5%
42	M. Sofo Winger	New York Red Bulls	21	20	4421.8%
43	J. Mosquera Full-back	Portland Timbers	23	1520.7%	445.8%
44	K. Vargas Attacking midfielder	Charlotte	24	262.2%	447.2%
45	M. Laborda Centre-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	26	4486.9%	446%
46	S. Oregel Central midfielder	Chicago Fire	21	12	4425.1%
47	Peglow Central midfielder	DC United	24	35330.9%	4427%
48	D. Ayala Defensive midfielder	Portland Timbers	24	3961.3%	447.4%
49	P. Schulte Goalkeeper	Columbus Crew	25	968.8%	446%
50	B. Damiani Centre-forward	Philadelphia Union	24	29	44