Players with the Best Potential in Major League Soccer 2026

The highest-potential players in Major League Soccer in 2026, 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

L. Foster of Houston Dynamo is the standout for raw talent across players in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 74, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 89.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Bond has improved his Season rating most, up +60.1 on last season, while J. Mijatović's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +13.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, D. Edelman of St. Louis City is the most valuable name in this group at 15.6.

New York City FC · 24/25→25/26

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Houston Dynamo · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	L. Foster Centre-forward	Houston Dynamo	26	198.5%	7410%
2	J. Hall Winger	New York Red Bulls	18	49920.8%	5638.1%
3	A. Mehmeti Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	47	53
4	Cavan Sullivan Winger	Philadelphia Union	16	301415%	5340.5%
5	I. Sadiq Centre-forward	Colorado Rapids	26	969.9%	5320.3%
6	P. Miller Centre-forward	New England Revolution	18	3431.7%	5212.9%
7	J. Mijatović Winger	New York City FC	21	712.3%	518.6%
8	M. Galarza Central midfielder	Inter Miami	24	1743.7%	506.6%
9	A. Ojeda Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	22	45112.9%	5019.6%
10	D. Edelman Central midfielder	St. Louis City	23	50122.4%	5018.2%
11	É. Ocampo Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	22	5445.8%	506.2%
12	M. Dos Santos Centre-back	New York Red Bulls	17	15	50
13	P. Aaronson Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	23	39452.1%	4933.9%
14	T. Johnson Centre-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	21	4760.1%	497.7%
15	D. Turgeman Centre-forward	New England Revolution	22	44412.9%	4917.5%
16	Kaick Central midfielder	FC Dallas	20	3541.4%	4913.5%
17	L. Ennali Central midfielder	Houston Dynamo	24	37173%	4931.3%
18	I. Toklomati Giorno Centre-forward	Charlotte	22	414.8%	493.2%
19	R. Donkor Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	38137.3%	4817.8%
20	T. Habroune Central midfielder	Columbus Crew	20	40206.1%	4815.6%
21	Beau Leroux Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	23	3325.8%	485.7%
22	C. Sanchez Central midfielder	Atlanta United FC	18	212462.5%	4831.3%
23	J. Badwal Central midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	20	29104.2%	4811.9%
24	F. Westfield Full-back	Philadelphia Union	20	2713.3%	485.7%
25	T. Segovia Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	23	4237.5%	487.9%
26	M. Dos Santos Centre-back	New York Red Bulls	18	14	48
27	C. Brady Goalkeeper	Chicago Fire	22	21177.6%	486.2%
28	S. Solans Centre-forward	Real Salt Lake	22	51	48
29	M. Bogusz Winger	Houston Dynamo	25	28278.4%	485.3%
30	E. Báez Full-back	Atlanta United FC	21	1676.6%	4818%
31	M. Duah Centre-back	San Diego	21	42301.9%	479.5%
32	N. Tsakiris Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	21	28386.2%	4718.4%
33	K. Denkey Centre-forward	FC Cincinnati	25	5722.3%	474%
34	W. Frederick II Central midfielder	Colorado Rapids	22	34	4734.5%
35	R. Roberts Centre-back	San Jose Earthquakes	22	35311.9%	4724.5%
36	B. Raines Central midfielder	New England Revolution	21	32164.7%	4713.4%
37	T. Jacob Defensive midfielder	Atlanta United FC	22	44377.4%	475.7%
38	F. Surman Centre-back	Portland Timbers	23	267%	471.3%
39	A. Resch Centre-back	Houston Dynamo	23	53	46
40	E. Kohler Centre-back	New England Revolution	20	25	4624.1%
41	N. Norris Centre-back	FC Dallas	21	27341%	4613.4%
42	L. Farrington Winger	FC Dallas	24	4276.4%	466%
43	C. Cowell Winger	New York Red Bulls	22	29257.3%	466.2%
44	D. Yapi Winger	Colorado Rapids	21	2319.4%	463.9%
45	B. Schwake Goalkeeper	Nashville SC	25	62	45
46	David Pereira da Costa Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	4021.3%	450.9%
47	J. Hopkins Central midfielder	DC United	22	30104.1%	4513.8%
48	M. Agyemang Centre-back	Charlotte	21	19	45
49	Felipe Andrade Centre-back	Houston Dynamo	24	5078.4%	459.2%
50	N. Fernández Mercau Winger	New York City FC	26	65244.1%	4522.2%