Fastest-Rising midfielders by Potential Gain

The fastest-rising midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Y. Minteh of Brighton is the standout for raw talent across midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.5, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 89.1, and V. Qazaishvili leads the scoring with 27 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: V. Qazaishvili has improved his Season rating most, up +63.3 on last season, while R. Bardghji's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +43.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Y. Minteh of Brighton is the most valuable name in this group at 111.9.

Barcelona · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

V. Qazaishvili+63.3SsN

Shandong Luneng · 23/24→25/26

Top scorer

V. Qazaishvili27goals

50 players · ranked by biggest risers (potential)Customise →

	Player	Team
1	R. Bardghji Central midfielder	Barcelona	20	+43.4 24/25→25/26	10	83110.2%
2	R. Yamamoto Central midfielder	SC Freiburg	24	+38 24/25→25/26	63387.6%	8975.1%
3	S. Fusire Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	21	+33.2 24/25→25/26	27239.7%	62114.1%
4	J. Mendes Central midfielder	Rodez	22	+30.9 24/25→25/26	316.1%	641.3%
5	O. Vargas Central midfielder	Atletico Madrid	21	+30.7 24/25→25/26	3915.2%	7864.8%
6	M. Stamenić Central midfielder	Swansea	24	+30.6 24/25→25/26	35±0%	68±0%
7	Victor Hugo Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	22	+27 24/25→25/26	45	7435.4%
8	A. Carlén Defensive midfielder	Artis	26	+23 24/25→25/26	1129.2%	5571.2%
9	Artur Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	28	+22.5 24/25→25/26	4659.1%	496.9%
10	A. Gómez Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	24	+22.5 24/25→25/26	51208.5%	6916.2%
11	K. WÃ¤tjen Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	+21.8 24/25→25/26	23±0%	62±0%
12	J. Stansfield Central midfielder	Birmingham	23	+21.6 24/25→25/26	43±0%	76±0%
13	L. Chambers Central midfielder	Liverpool	22	+21.1 24/25→25/26	110.9%	6449.4%
14	K. Bilalovic Central midfielder	Žilina	21	+20.1 24/25→25/26	111212.5%	4484.8%
15	E. Batalla Attacking midfielder	Bucaramanga	25	+20.1 22/23→25/26	15292.3%	6743.2%
16	J. Carrascal Attacking midfielder	Flamengo	28	+19.7 24/25→25/26	42136.2%	519%
17	Y. Massolin Central midfielder	Cagliari	24	+19.3 24/25→25/26	286.3%	6542.2%
18	D. Edvardsson Central midfielder	Tromso	24	+19.3 24/25→25/26	4520.2%	485.5%
19	P. Mattsson Defensive midfielder	Norwich	25	+19.1 24/25→25/26	3815%	65±0%
20	W. Bouabdelli Defensive midfielder	Nancy	26	+18.6 24/25→25/26	16±0%	54±0%
21	L. Le Roux Defensive midfielder	Cercle Brugge	26	+17.6 24/25→25/26	668%	4857.5%
22	Tetê Central midfielder	Gremio	26	+17.5 24/25→25/26	2243.6%	5665.4%
23	Duk Central midfielder	Leganes	26	+17.3 24/25→25/26	37±0%	59±0%
24	I. Price Attacking midfielder	West Brom	22	+17 24/25→25/26	48±0%	72±0%
25	T. Land Winger	PSV Eindhoven	20	+16.9 24/25→25/26	31±0%	700.7%
26	M. Rossignol Central midfielder	Le Mans	22	+16.9 24/25→25/26	1675.6%	5841.3%
27	R. Morishita Attacking midfielder	Blackburn	29	+16.9 24/25→25/26	3612.2%	463.4%
28	I. Koné Central midfielder	Sassuolo	24	+16.8 24/25→25/26	41487%	8225.6%
29	B. Khela Central midfielder	Birmingham	21	+16.7 24/25→25/26	3313.4%	50±0%
30	T. Le Normand Central midfielder	FC Andorra	26	+16.2 22/23→25/26	18353.8%	5245.5%
31	T. Pérez Defensive midfielder	Atletico-MG	21	+16.1 24/25→25/26	12618.8%	6652%
32	J. Palacios Attacking midfielder	Union Santa Fe	27	+16 24/25→25/26	4357.1%	479.7%
33	S. Resink Attacking midfielder	AZ Alkmaar	23	+15.8 24/25→25/26	34489.7%	7228%
34	A. Devine Central midfielder	Preston	22	+15.6 24/25→25/26	38±0%	75±0%
35	M. Palestra Central midfielder	Chelsea	21	+15.5 24/25→25/26	421895.2%	8721.7%
36	A. Marcus Winger	Estrela	26	+15.4 24/25→25/26	36±0%	60±0%
37	Patrick Kelly Central midfielder	Barnsley	21	+15.3 24/25→25/26	33±0%	49±0%
38	E. Brierley Central midfielder	Huddersfield	22	+15.1 22/23→25/26	2683.9%	4846.3%
39	A. Segecic Central midfielder	Portsmouth	22	+14.5 23/24→25/26	36±0%	70±0%
40	E. Galbraith Attacking midfielder	Stoke City	25	+14.1 24/25→25/26	34±0%	684.1%
41	I. Coulibaly Defensive midfielder	RAAL La Louvière	25	+14.1 24/25→25/26	127.9%	4924.2%
42	P. Brittijn Central midfielder	Fortuna Sittard	22	+13.8 24/25→25/26	52±0%	71±0%
43	Z. Sertdemir Central midfielder	Preußen Münster	21	+13.7 24/25→25/26	1225.5%	5334.5%
44	P. Brouwer Central midfielder	Telstar	25	+13.6 23/24→25/26	44±0%	67±0%
45	M. Perelló Attacking midfielder	Independiente	24	+12.9 24/25→25/26	32	5431.1%
46	G. Ott Attacking midfielder	Guingamp	24	+12.8 24/25→25/26	12	5431.1%
47	H. Kyprianou Defensive midfielder	Watford	25	+12.7 24/25→25/26	16±0%	59±0%
48	Justin Janssen Central midfielder	FC Nordsjaelland	20	+12.5 24/25→25/26	371.1%	493.8%
49	Devon Decorte Attacking midfielder	Den Bosch	20	+12.4 24/25→25/26	236.6%	5526.5%
50	A. Touré Central midfielder	Metz	20	+12.3 24/25→25/26	20185.7%	7121%