Most In-Form players in Major League Soccer 2026

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

Most in-form goalkeepers in Major League Soccer Most in-form defenders in Major League Soccer Most in-form midfielders in Major League Soccer Most in-form attackers in Major League Soccer Best players in Major League Soccer Top-scoring players in Major League Soccer

At a glance

L. Foster of Houston Dynamo is the standout for raw talent across players in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 74, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 89.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Bond has improved his Season rating most, up +60.1 on last season, while J. Mijatović's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +13.5 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	P. Musa Centre-forward	FC Dallas	28	7727.4%	398.7%
3	Evander Winger	FC Cincinnati	28	735.5%	372.4%
4	P. Owusu Centre-forward	CF Montreal	29	7046.4%	331.8%
5	Guilherme Winger	Houston Dynamo	31	6595.2%	2822.4%
6	N. Fernández Mercau Winger	New York City FC	26	65244.1%	4522.2%
7	J. Bond Goalkeeper	Houston Dynamo	33	64181.1%	2126.2%
8	D. Bouanga Winger	Los Angeles FC	31	6417.4%	281.1%
9	B. White Centre-forward	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	6337.6%	3116.3%
10	B. Schwake Goalkeeper	Nashville SC	25	62	45
11	A. Dreyer Attacking midfielder	San Diego	28	6216.8%	379.3%
12	H. Lloris Goalkeeper	Los Angeles FC	39	62120.6%	139.2%
13	M. Woledzi Centre-back	Nashville SC	25	6124%	452.8%
14	H. Mukhtar Centre-forward	Nashville SC	31	616.6%	265.7%
15	Pep Biel Attacking midfielder	Charlotte	30	6030.3%	3118.6%
16	R. Porteous Centre-back	Los Angeles FC	27	59303.4%	3821.9%
17	E. Segura Centre-back	Los Angeles FC	29	5853.3%	310.6%
18	K. Denkey Centre-forward	FC Cincinnati	25	5722.3%	474%
19	M. Ingvartsen Centre-forward	San Diego	30	55616.9%	2839%
20	M. Iloski Centre-forward	Philadelphia Union	27	5538%	4115.1%
21	É. Ocampo Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	22	5445.8%	506.2%
22	K. Yeboah Centre-forward	Minnesota United FC	26	5487.8%	425%
23	P. Judd Centre-forward	San Jose Earthquakes	27	53137.7%	4019.7%
24	A. Resch Centre-back	Houston Dynamo	23	53	46
25	T. Baribo Centre-forward	DC United	28	523.1%	350.6%
26	A. Yusuf Central midfielder	New England Revolution	26	5240.9%	421.7%
27	S. Surridge Centre-forward	Nashville SC	28	5122.4%	3311%
28	M. Laborda Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	27	5137%	4515.5%
29	P. Zinckernagel Winger	Chicago Fire	31	5117.9%	261.2%
30	D. Jean-Jacques Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	26	5137.4%	438.4%
31	S. Solans Centre-forward	Real Salt Lake	22	51	48
32	Carles Gil Attacking midfielder	New England Revolution	33	505.4%	222.9%
33	Felipe Andrade Centre-back	Houston Dynamo	24	5078.4%	459.2%
34	Y. Takaoka Goalkeeper	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	5043.7%	300.7%
35	D. Edelman Central midfielder	St. Louis City	23	50122.4%	5018.2%
36	Son Heung-Min Winger	Los Angeles FC	34	5051.8%	1755.4%
37	L. Suárez Centre-forward	Inter Miami	39	499.3%	108.9%
38	J. Palacios Centre-back	Nashville SC	32	49112.5%	209.9%
39	J. Hall Winger	New York Red Bulls	18	49920.8%	5638.1%
40	O. Valakari Attacking midfielder	San Diego	27	4945.1%	401.7%
41	K. Velde Winger	Portland Timbers	27	49321.7%	4335.7%
42	N. Tafari Centre-back	Los Angeles FC	29	4958%	306.8%
43	P. Rothrock Central midfielder	Seattle Sounders	27	4873.7%	372.1%
44	T. Muyumba Defensive midfielder	Atlanta United FC	29	48243.2%	3128.5%
45	M. Ojeda Centre-forward	Orlando City SC	27	4724.6%	378.8%
46	S. Becher Centre-forward	St. Louis City	27	47190.2%	4026.1%
47	M. Haile-Selassie Winger	Chicago Fire	27	47157.9%	3919%
48	D. Lovitz Centre-back	Nashville SC	35	4741.9%	1512.4%
49	R. Hollingshead Centre-back	Los Angeles FC	35	4738.1%	148.4%
50	A. Mehmeti Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	47	53