Most Improved midfielders in Super League 25/26

The most improved midfielders in Super League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Adriano of Wuhan Three Towns is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Super League, with a Field Insider Rating of 49.2, and V. Qazaishvili has been the form player this season, grading 78.8.

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. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Hu Hetao of Chengdu Better City is the most valuable name in this group at 5.6.

V. Qazaishvili78.8SsN

Shandong Luneng

Rising potential

Nené-3.8RTG

Yunnan Yukun · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

V. Qazaishvili+63.3SsN

Shandong Luneng · 23/24→25/26

Top scorer

V. Qazaishvili27goals

24 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	V. Qazaishvili Attacking midfielder	Shandong Luneng	33	+63.3 23/24→25/26	79408.4%	1634.7%
2	Mateus Vital Defensive midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	28	+43.9 24/25→25/26	53493.3%	2848.3%
3	Wellington Silva Central midfielder	Chengdu Better City	33	+41.3 23/24→25/26	53362.3%	1459.7%
4	Cristian Salvador Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	31	+39.2 24/25→25/26	431031.6%	1748.2%
5	E. Kartsev Central midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	26	+31.7 23/24→25/26	36754.8%	2931.3%
6	Leonardo Centre-forward	SHANGHAI SIPG	29	+31.5 22/23→25/26	7081.4%	2650.1%
7	Pedro Maranhão Central midfielder	Henan Jianye	27	+30.8 24/25→25/26	38410.7%	2738.4%
8	Bruno Xadas Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	28	+30.4 23/24→25/26	51148.3%	2747.2%
9	Nené Defensive midfielder	Yunnan Yukun	31	+29 24/25→25/26	37349.4%	1817.6%
10	Filipe Augusto Central midfielder	Qingdao Jonoon	33	+25.4 24/25→25/26	32362.9%	1161.6%
11	Nélson Luz Attacking midfielder	Qingdao Youth Island	28	+19.3 23/24→25/26	24419.6%	2552.9%
12	E. Sarić Central midfielder	Qingdao Jonoon	36	+16.5 22/23→25/26	4069.9%	1145%
13	João Teixeira Attacking midfielder	Shanghai Shenhua	33	+15.8 21/22→25/26	31103.3%	1564%
14	Matheus Jussa Defensive midfielder	Chengdu Better City	30	+15.2 23/24→25/26	3384.4%	2257.1%
15	Dawhan Central midfielder	Beijing Guoan	30	+11.7 24/25→25/26	4337.7%	2148.2%
16	Park Jin-Seop Defensive midfielder	Hangzhou Greentown	30	+10.9 24/25→25/26	18160.3%	1655.3%
17	A. Ademi Central midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	27	+1.6 23/24→25/26	266.6%	2823.8%
18	J. Mbekeli Attacking midfielder	Meizhou Kejia	27	+1.4 22/23→25/26	295.2%	2743.4%
19	Rezende Central midfielder	Qingdao Youth Island	31	-2.9 24/25→25/26	442.6%	2818.6%
20	Guga Central midfielder	Beijing Guoan	29	-7.6 23/24→25/26	655.5%	2843.3%
21	Óscar Melendo Attacking midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	29	-13.9 24/25→25/26	862.9%	2163.9%
22	A. Léautey Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	30	-20.1 24/25→25/26	2643.8%	1962.9%
23	Adriano Central midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	26	-21.8 24/25→25/26	679.9%	4924%
24	Jaume Grau Central midfielder	Tianjin Teda	29	-31.4 24/25→25/26	977.5%	3428.5%