Most In-Form midfielders in Major League Soccer 2026

The most in-form midfielders in Major League Soccer in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Mehmeti of New York Red Bulls is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 53.4, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 89.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Pep Biel has improved his Season rating most, up +47.2 on last season, while H. Synchuk's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.8 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.

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	Player	Team
1	L. Messi Winger	Inter Miami	39	8910.8%	143.6%
2	Evander Winger	FC Cincinnati	28	735.5%	372.4%
3	D. Bouanga Winger	Los Angeles FC	31	6417.4%	281.1%
4	A. Dreyer Attacking midfielder	San Diego	28	6216.8%	379.3%
5	Pep Biel Attacking midfielder	Charlotte	30	6030.3%	3118.6%
6	A. Yusuf Central midfielder	New England Revolution	26	5240.9%	421.7%
7	P. Zinckernagel Winger	Chicago Fire	31	5117.9%	261.2%
8	D. Jean-Jacques Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	26	5137.4%	438.4%
9	Carles Gil Attacking midfielder	New England Revolution	33	505.4%	222.9%
10	D. Edelman Central midfielder	St. Louis City	23	50122.4%	5018.2%
11	O. Valakari Attacking midfielder	San Diego	27	4945.1%	401.7%
12	K. Velde Winger	Portland Timbers	27	49321.7%	4335.7%
13	P. Rothrock Central midfielder	Seattle Sounders	27	4873.7%	372.1%
14	T. Muyumba Defensive midfielder	Atlanta United FC	29	48243.2%	3128.5%
15	A. Mehmeti Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	47	53
16	T. Müller Attacking midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	37	4696.6%	17181.7%
17	D. Sallói Attacking midfielder	Toronto FC	30	4541.1%	3018.7%
18	A. Miranchuk Attacking midfielder	Atlanta United FC	30	458.7%	292.5%
19	O. Bouda Central midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	26	45206.1%	4218.2%
20	A. Ojeda Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	22	45112.9%	5019.6%
21	A. Cubas Defensive midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	4564.2%	289.2%
22	T. Jacob Defensive midfielder	Atlanta United FC	22	44377.4%	475.7%
23	N. Caliskan Defensive midfielder	Real Salt Lake	26	4365.3%	4111%
24	G. Dorsey Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	27	4231.7%	371.1%
25	T. Segovia Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	23	4237.5%	487.9%
26	M. Reus Attacking midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	37	4231.9%	1243.2%
27	P. Bucha Attacking midfielder	FC Cincinnati	28	4118.4%	364.7%
28	I. Angulo Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	27	41193.6%	399.7%
29	A. Rusnák Attacking midfielder	Seattle Sounders	32	4115.6%	213.6%
30	M. Delgado Central midfielder	Los Angeles FC	31	404.5%	260.8%
31	T. Habroune Central midfielder	Columbus Crew	20	40206.1%	4815.6%
32	David Pereira da Costa Attacking midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	4021.3%	450.9%
33	R. De Paul Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	32	40118.2%	2132.9%
34	C. Durkin Defensive midfielder	St. Louis City	26	39186.1%	4024.7%
35	J. Rosales Central midfielder	Austin	25	39114.2%	422.2%
36	P. Aaronson Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	23	39452.1%	4933.9%
37	J. Sanabria Central midfielder	Real Salt Lake	26	39132.1%	3910.3%
38	Alonso Coello Defensive midfielder	Toronto FC	26	3935.6%	405.2%
39	R. Lod Attacking midfielder	Chicago Fire	33	3814.9%	1715.4%
40	R. Donkor Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	38137.3%	4817.8%
41	L. Ennali Central midfielder	Houston Dynamo	24	37173%	4931.3%
42	K. Kossa-Rienzi Defensive midfielder	Seattle Sounders	24	3797.3%	43±0%
43	A. Westwood Central midfielder	Charlotte	36	379.5%	174.5%
44	M. Longstaff Central midfielder	CF Montreal	26	37102.2%	4214.1%
45	A. Mekvabishvili Central midfielder	Chicago Fire	25	36±0%	37±0%
46	F. Torres Attacking midfielder	Austin	26	3523.8%	4135.6%
47	L. Sanabria Defensive midfielder	Los Angeles Galaxy	22	35302.3%	4314.8%
48	C. Wallem Central midfielder	St. Louis City	26	3516.1%	407.7%
49	Antony Central midfielder	Portland Timbers	25	353.6%	451.1%
50	Kaick Central midfielder	FC Dallas	20	3541.4%	4913.5%