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Most Improved midfielders This Season

The most improved 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 110.8.

Best talent
Y. Minteh93.5RTG
Brighton
In form
L. Messi89.1SsN
Inter Miami
Rising potential
R. Bardghji+43.4RTG
Barcelona · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
V. Qazaishvili+63.3SsN
Shandong Luneng · 23/24→25/26
Top scorer
V. Qazaishvili27goals
Shandong Luneng
Most valuable
Y. Minteh110.8val
Brighton
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1V. QazaishviliAttacking midfielderShandong Luneng33+63.3
23/24→25/26
79408.4%1634.7%
2Danilo SantosAttacking midfielderBotafogo25+54.9
24/25→25/26
58565.5%7120.9%
3Y. CarrascoAttacking midfielderAl Shabab33+53.5
24/25→25/26
70±0%2818.6%
4R. YamamotoCentral midfielderSC Freiburg24+50
24/25→25/26
63387.6%8975.1%
5K. AskildsenCentral midfielderViking25+49
24/25→25/26
55129%466.2%
6Pep BielAttacking midfielderCharlotte30+47.2
24/25→25/26
6030.3%3118.6%
7D. Jean-JacquesCentral midfielderPhiladelphia Union26+46.2
24/25→25/26
5137.4%438.4%
8B. DoucouréCentral midfielderJavor27+45.7
21/22→25/26
46364.7%
9M. HansenAttacking midfielderIF Brommapojkarna24+45.1
24/25→25/26
49395.4%
10D. GenreauDefensive midfielderMelbourne Victory27+45
24/25→25/26
481730.8%1870.3%
11E. SegbergCentral midfielderStart29+44.8
24/25→25/26
491120%312.9%
12Mateus VitalDefensive midfielderSHANGHAI SIPG28+43.9
24/25→25/26
53493.3%2848.3%
13A. YusufCentral midfielderNew England Revolution26+43.6
24/25→25/26
5240.9%421.7%
14Alex TellesAttacking midfielderBotafogo33+42.6
24/25→25/26
55120.3%2925.8%
15Cauan BarrosCentral midfielderVasco DA Gama22+42.5
23/24→25/26
46145.7%688.3%
16C. AránguizCentral midfielderUniversidad de Chile37+42.2
24/25→25/26
442110%733.6%
17A. DreyerAttacking midfielderSan Diego28+41.7
24/25→25/26
6216.8%379.3%
18A. DobreWingerRapid28+41.7
23/24→25/26
423039.9%
19S. MeïtéAttacking midfielderPAOK32+41.6
24/25→25/26
451188.6%2441.9%
20N. CaliskanDefensive midfielderReal Salt Lake26+41.4
24/25→25/26
4365.3%4111%
21J. PalaciosAttacking midfielderUnion Santa Fe27+41.4
24/25→25/26
4357.1%479.7%
22Wellington SilvaCentral midfielderChengdu Better City33+41.3
23/24→25/26
53362.3%1459.7%
23JorginhoCentral midfielderFlamengo34+41.3
24/25→25/26
4789.8%2325.1%
24A. PoturCentral midfielderHam-Kam24+40.8
24/25→25/26
414434.7%
25F. WintherDefensive midfielderFC Fredericia26+40.4
24/25→25/26
45897.8%4122.2%
26S. HomenchenkoAttacking midfielderClub Queretaro23+40
24/25→25/26
49±0%4811.3%
27M. PalestraCentral midfielderChelsea21+39.8
24/25→25/26
421895.2%8721.7%
28Bo Åsulv HeglandWingerDjurgardens IF22+39.5
24/25→25/26
68901.5%4347.8%
29ArturCentral midfielderSao Paulo28+39.4
24/25→25/26
4659.1%496.9%
30Cristian SalvadorCentral midfielderTianjin Teda31+39.2
24/25→25/26
431031.6%1748.2%
31L. BertoneDefensive midfielderFC Luzern32+38.9
21/22→25/26
55243.1%2438.8%
32L. FerreyraAttacking midfielderSan Martin S.J.24+38.6
24/25→25/26
412031.6%453.9%
33M. PessinaCentral midfielderMonza29+38.6
24/25→25/26
45567.6%483.8%
34David Pereira da CostaAttacking midfielderPortland Timbers25+38.3
24/25→25/26
4021.3%450.9%
35C. BaumgartnerAttacking midfielderRB Leipzig27+38.3
24/25→25/26
69124.4%763.4%
36X. ShaqiriAttacking midfielderFC Basel 189334+38.3
24/25→25/26
48386.9%1718.6%
37V. DaridaDefensive midfielderHradec Králové36+37.4
24/25→25/26
44550%193.9%
38P. GreilAttacking midfielderSCR Altach30+37.1
24/25→25/26
46441.7%316.5%
39Dor PeretzCentral midfielderMaccabi Tel Aviv31+36.8
21/22→25/26
48322.8%2260.7%
40É. Soumah-AbbadCentral midfielderMetz23+36.8
23/24→25/26
48343.9%457.9%
41D. SosaCentral midfielderInstituto Cordoba29+36.7
22/23→25/26
4093.6%3933.7%
42M. ZajcCentral midfielderDinamo Zagreb32+36.5
24/25→25/26
391587%1744.1%
43M. BähreCentral midfielderSCR Altach31+35.6
21/22→25/26
362528.7%
44A. MatkoCentral midfielderUjpest26+35.2
21/22→25/26
44382.6%335.5%
45Marcos AntônioCentral midfielderSao Paulo26+35
24/25→25/26
39177.5%600.5%
46P. GerkensCentral midfielderGent31+34.5
24/25→25/26
46305.3%328.9%
47A. OjedaAttacking midfielderNew York City FC22+34.5
24/25→25/26
45112.9%5019.6%
48O. ValakariAttacking midfielderSan Diego27+34.3
24/25→25/26
4945.1%401.7%
49W. IgorDefensive midfielderKristiansund BK21+34.1
24/25→25/26
3818.6%431.6%
50I. PriceAttacking midfielderWest Brom22+34.1
24/25→25/26
48±0%72±0%