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Fastest-Rising central midfielders by Potential Gain

The fastest-rising central midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

N. O'Reilly of Manchester City is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 97, and E. Le Fée has been the form player this season, grading 67.9, and F. Tănase leads the scoring with 16 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: João Palhinha has improved his Season rating most, up +51.1 on last season, while E. Diouf's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +44.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Le Fée of Sunderland is the most valuable name in this group at 135.8.

Best talent
N. O'Reilly97RTG
Manchester City
In form
E. Le Fée67.9SsN
Sunderland
Rising potential
E. Diouf+44.3RTG
West Ham · 23/24→25/26
Most improved
João Palhinha+51.1SsN
Tottenham · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
F. Tănase16goals
FCSB
Most valuable
E. Le Fée135.8val
Sunderland
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PlayerTeam
1E. DioufCentral midfielderWest Ham21+44.3
23/24→25/26
42196.4%89100%
2R. BardghjiCentral midfielderBarcelona20+43.4
24/25→25/26
1083110.2%
3D. SvenssonCentral midfielderBorussia Dortmund24+41.2
24/25→25/26
38174.1%81102.7%
4D. GómezCentral midfielderBrighton23+40.2
24/25→25/26
47140.3%8785.5%
5A. PyrkaCentral midfielderFC St. Pauli23+37.8
24/25→25/26
2842.5%75101.9%
6S. EbonogCentral midfielderLe Havre21+34.9
24/25→25/26
25490.5%7390.9%
7N. Aséko NkiliCentral midfielderHannover 9620+34.9
24/25→25/26
461917.4%7293.8%
8T. AlmadaCentral midfielderAtletico Madrid25+34.7
24/25→25/26
2629.4%7684.4%
9M. SangaréCentral midfielderLens24+33.9
22/23→25/26
57720%8566%
10M. YalcouyéCentral midfielderSwansea20+31.2
24/25→25/26
140.7%6494.5%
11J. MendesCentral midfielderRodez22+30.9
24/25→25/26
31623.3%6492.2%
12S. SilveraCentral midfielderMiddlesbrough25+30.4
24/25→25/26
46887.2%7371.5%
13L. CalodatCentral midfielderLe Mans24+29.7
24/25→25/26
40317.9%6780.5%
14D. KarimCentral midfielderLorient22+29.7
24/25→25/26
2320.2%7466.6%
15M. BaurCentral midfielderSC Paderborn 0722+29.6
24/25→25/26
53542.7%7367.9%
16R. TouzgharCentral midfielderPAU22+29.2
24/25→25/26
421072.2%6484.6%
17O. JolyCentral midfielderRodez23+28.4
24/25→25/26
26725%6088.8%
18Y. SuzukiCentral midfielderSC Freiburg24+27.5
24/25→25/26
3333.7%7953.6%
19N. SadikiCentral midfielderSunderland21+26.7
24/25→25/26
3015.1%9240.9%
20S. El-FaouziCentral midfielderFC Schalke 0424+26.1
24/25→25/26
5369.8%7257.5%
21E. İlkhanCentral midfielderTorino22+26
23/24→25/26
2044.5%7355.9%
22K. OudenneCentral midfielderHannover 9624+24.3
24/25→25/26
32193.5%6263.9%
23L. MillerCentral midfielderUdinese19+23.7
24/25→25/26
1567.9%7645.2%
24E. Le FéeCentral midfielderSunderland26+23.7
24/25→25/26
68251.8%8637.8%
25G. VersiniCentral midfielderPAU22+23
24/25→25/26
1458
26S. SebulonsenCentral midfielder1. FC Köln26+22.6
24/25→25/26
1936.3%6850.2%
27A. CamblanCentral midfielderClermont Foot23+22.5
24/25→25/26
21311.8%5862.7%
28K. KouassiCentral midfielderLorient21+22.3
24/25→25/26
4695.3%8535.7%
29R. BambaCentral midfielderNancy22+22.1
24/25→25/26
20600%5763%
30K. WätjenCentral midfielderVfL Bochum20+21.8
24/25→25/26
23404.4%6254.6%
31H. MatsudaCentral midfielderHannover 9622+21.4
24/25→25/26
24179.8%6352.1%
32L. OppieCentral midfielderFC St. Pauli24+20.8
24/25→25/26
1822.2%6744.8%
33T. Le NormandCentral midfielderFC Andorra25+20.8
22/23→25/26
18353.8%5658.4%
34S. CareyCentral midfielderCharlton25+20.5
24/25→25/26
4561.2%6843.3%
35L. UlrichCentral midfielder1. FC Magdeburg21+20.1
24/25→25/26
45118.6%6445.5%
36S. BiukCentral midfielderValladolid23+20.1
23/24→25/26
29128.1%6347.4%
37N. DeossaCentral midfielderReal Betis26+19.9
22/23→25/26
5183.3%6247.2%
38C. OliveraCentral midfielderGremio24+19.7
24/25→25/26
1827.8%6445%
39B. MouazanCentral midfielderGrenoble24+19.6
24/25→25/26
13377.8%5358.2%
40Y. MassolinCentral midfielderModena23+19.3
24/25→25/26
2614.6%6542.2%
41E. MartínezCentral midfielderPalmeiras26+18.9
24/25→25/26
1920.5%5847.8%
42K. DavidsenCentral midfielderHolstein Kiel21+18.4
24/25→25/26
3233.2%6242.2%
43T. AverlantCentral midfielderAmiens26+17.7
24/25→25/26
36294.5%5349.9%
44S. DibaCentral midfielderGrenoble22+17.7
24/25→25/26
14189.8%5548%
45M. JensenCentral midfielderJong Utrecht21+17.5
23/24→25/26
291160.9%5744.9%
46M. WidellCentral midfielderSwansea24+17.5
24/25→25/26
1252.5%6041.2%
47G. de RegtCentral midfielderExcelsior22+17.3
24/25→25/26
4468.8%7231.4%
48DukCentral midfielderLeganes26+17.3
24/25→25/26
37490.3%5941.3%
49W. BurgerCentral midfielder1899 Hoffenheim25+17.2
24/25→25/26
5869.9%8425.9%
50I. KonéCentral midfielderSassuolo24+17
24/25→25/26
41495.7%8325.9%