Most In-Form midfielders in Serie A 2026

The most in-form midfielders in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Breno of Corinthians is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.1, and Danilo Santos has been the form player this season, grading 57.9, and Samuel Lino leads the scoring with 9 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Danilo Santos has improved his Season rating most, up +54.9 on last season, while Victor Hugo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +27 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Samuel Lino of Flamengo is the most valuable name in this group at 47.6.

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	Player	Team
1	Danilo Santos Attacking midfielder	Botafogo	25	58565.5%	7120.9%
2	Samuel Lino Attacking midfielder	Flamengo	26	58294.5%	7117.9%
3	A. Bernabéi Central midfielder	Internacional	25	5577%	693.9%
4	Alex Telles Attacking midfielder	Botafogo	33	55120.3%	2925.8%
5	Gabriel Baralhas Central midfielder	Vitoria	27	5557%	6113.7%
6	J. Arias Central midfielder	Palmeiras	29	53192.8%	5512.2%
7	Á. Barreal Attacking midfielder	Santos	26	5246.2%	610.8%
8	A. Gómez Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	24	51208.5%	6916.2%
9	Matheus Bidu Central midfielder	Corinthians	27	4893.5%	6013.3%
10	Andreas Pereira Attacking midfielder	Palmeiras	30	47243.4%	4635.4%
11	E. Pulgar Defensive midfielder	Flamengo	32	47190.1%	3017.3%
12	Jorginho Central midfielder	Flamengo	34	4789.8%	2325.1%
13	Artur Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	28	4659.1%	496.9%
14	Thiago Mendes Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	34	462215%	24135.9%
15	Cauan Barros Central midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	22	46145.7%	688.3%
16	Vitinho Central midfielder	Internacional	27	4643.9%	5811.8%
17	Lucas Paquetá Central midfielder	Flamengo	29	46119.2%	503.1%
18	Jean Lucas Attacking midfielder	Bahia	28	4522.4%	565.9%
19	Victor Hugo Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	22	45	7435.4%
20	L. Romero Central midfielder	Cruzeiro	32	4511.1%	3013.2%
21	Matheuzinho Central midfielder	Corinthians	26	446.3%	7114.6%
22	Matheus Pereira Attacking midfielder	Cruzeiro	30	44±0%	454.5%
23	A. Canobbio Attacking midfielder	Fluminense	27	4312.4%	591.9%
24	Vitinho Defensive midfielder	Botafogo	27	4321.6%	591.3%
25	J. Carrascal Attacking midfielder	Flamengo	28	42136.2%	519%
26	L. Acosta Winger	Fluminense	32	4134.3%	3172.8%
27	Lucas Sasha Defensive midfielder	Fortaleza EC	36	41147%	2345.6%
28	Lucas Lima Central midfielder	Sport Recife	36	4017.2%	234.9%
29	Edenílson Attacking midfielder	Botafogo	36	4044.6%	1714.5%
30	Marlon Freitas Central midfielder	Palmeiras	31	400.5%	411.5%
31	Hércules Central midfielder	Fluminense	25	4018.9%	69±0%
32	Marcos Antônio Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	26	39177.5%	600.5%
33	Maycon Central midfielder	Atletico-MG	29	3768.5%	436.7%
34	Maurício Attacking midfielder	Palmeiras	25	3733%	690.6%
35	D. Bobadilla Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	25	374.4%	644.2%
36	K. Serna Attacking midfielder	Fluminense	28	362.7%	53±0%
37	Breno Central midfielder	Corinthians	21	3627%	745.6%
38	G. de Arrascaeta Attacking midfielder	Flamengo	32	3652.9%	3015.6%
39	Martinelli Central midfielder	Fluminense	24	358.3%	702%
40	R. Sosa Winger	Palmeiras	27	35103.5%	6320.3%
41	Matheuzinho Central midfielder	Vitoria	28	3525.4%	516.9%
42	Gabriel Pec Winger	Cruzeiro	25	343%	416%
43	Andre Attacking midfielder	Corinthians	19	34439.7%	7418.3%
44	E. Noriega Central midfielder	Gremio	24	33263.3%	646%
45	Danielzinho Central midfielder	Sao Paulo	31	324.2%	3516.2%
46	J. Nardoni Central midfielder	Gremio	24	3258.9%	6219.9%
47	José Aldo Central midfielder	Mirassol	28	3279.2%	46±0%
48	Gabriel Central midfielder	RB Bragantino	34	321.3%	227.9%
49	Gerson Central midfielder	Cruzeiro	29	31175.4%	4926.4%
50	G. Plata Winger	Flamengo	25	3168.5%	662.5%