Players with the Best Potential in USL Championship

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

Best goalkeepers in USL Championship Best defenders in USL Championship Best midfielders in USL Championship Best attackers in USL Championship Most in-form players in USL Championship Top-scoring players in USL Championship

At a glance

Abdellatif Aboukoura of Loudoun United is the standout for raw talent across players in USL Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 35.7, and C. Jennings has been the form player this season, grading 37.5.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Anderson has improved his Season rating most, up +19.3 on last season, while A. Larsson's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +1.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, D. Las of Louisville City is the most valuable name in this group at 6.7.

Best talent

Abdellatif Aboukoura35.7RTG

Monterey Bay · 23/24→25/26

Most improved

S. Anderson+19.3SsN

Hartford Athletic · 24/25→25/26

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	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	T. Calheira Centre-forward	FC Tulsa	24	24	35
5	J. Torres Attacking midfielder	Charleston Battery	25	31	35
6	C. Smith Full-back	Phoenix Rising	22	113400%	355.2%
7	S. Anderson Full-back	Hartford Athletic	23	23551.4%	3412.3%
8	F. Bonfiglio Centre-forward	Miami FC	24	31	3420.5%
9	R. Serrano Centre-forward	Louisville City	24	24	34
10	B. Diallo Defensive midfielder	FC Tulsa	23	17	34
11	O. Damm Full-back	FC Tulsa	22	20	34
12	Finn Sundstrom Full-back	North Carolina	19	14	34
13	Kieran Sargeant Full-back	Lexington	23	14	34
14	M. Myers Centre-forward	Charleston Battery	25	29	33
15	D. Las Goalkeeper	Louisville City	24	34	33
16	N. Benalcazar Central midfielder	Orange County SC	25	227133.3%	333%
17	M. Vargas Central midfielder	New Mexico United	25	17	335.2%
18	H. Landry Defensive midfielder	Charleston Battery	25	27	33
19	F. Daroma Central midfielder	El Paso Locomotive	25	21	32
20	C. Hegardt Attacking midfielder	Orange County SC	24	12	3215.4%
21	C. Dunbar Attacking midfielder	Orange County SC	23	10	3210.5%
22	W. Pacius Centre-forward	Tampa Bay Rowdies	25	21	32
23	H. Sulte Goalkeeper	Indy Eleven	24	6	3211.8%
24	K. Tingey Centre-back	Loudoun United	25	10	32
25	A. Sanchez Central midfielder	Rhode Island	24	14	32
26	J. Hernández Attacking midfielder	San Antonio	25	242937.5%	3232.1%
27	Ramiz Hamouda Centre-back	Birmingham Legion	18	5	32
28	I. Paul Centre-forward	Monterey Bay	24	20	3210.7%
29	A. Dalou Centre-forward	FC Tulsa	25	10	32
30	S. Suárez Centre-back	Birmingham Legion	21	6	32
31	A. Villanueva Full-back	Detroit City	24	17	3212.2%
32	J. Akpunonu Centre-back	Charleston Battery	24	13	3214.8%
33	R. Avila Centre-forward	El Paso Locomotive	25	15	3212.5%
34	M. Nyeman Central midfielder	Loudoun United	22	93000%	3212.7%
35	W. Cabrera Centre-forward	El Paso Locomotive	26	32	31
36	E. Gärtig Centre-back	Las Vegas Lights	23	19	31
37	S. Suber Centre-back	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	25	27	31
38	Nick Firmino Central midfielder	Lexington	25	214000%	318.5%
39	R. Damus Centre-forward	Birmingham Legion	26	3024.2%	319.9%
40	D. Pierre Full-back	FC Tulsa	25	10	31
41	T. Davila Attacking midfielder	Louisville City	26	21	31
42	R. Bidois Centre-forward	Loudoun United	24	11	31
43	Jansen Wilson Centre-forward	Louisville City	25	15	31
44	S. Smart Centre-back	Las Vegas Lights	22	14	31
45	K. Hernández-Foster Central midfielder	Birmingham Legion	24	11100%	3121.1%
46	A. Søjberg Centre-forward	Monterey Bay	25	18	30
47	F. Nodarse Centre-back	Rhode Island	25	22	30
48	W. Leggett Centre-forward	Loudoun United	25	10	30
49	J. LaCava Centre-forward	San Antonio	25	8	30
50	M. Lyons Full-back	Monterey Bay	23	4	30