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Most Improved midfielders This Season in 2. Bundesliga

The most improved midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Baur of SC Paderborn 07 is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 73.2, and M. Wanitzek has been the form player this season, grading 62.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Baur has improved his Season rating most, up +44.5 on last season, while N. Aséko Nkili's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +34.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Petkov of SV Elversberg is the most valuable name in this group at 38.

Best talent
M. Baur73.2RTG
SC Paderborn 07
In form
M. Wanitzek62.1SsN
Karlsruher SC
Rising potential
N. Aséko Nkili+34.9RTG
Hannover 96 · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
M. Baur+44.5SsN
SC Paderborn 07 · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
M. Wanitzek15goals
Karlsruher SC
Most valuable
L. Petkov38val
SV Elversberg
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1M. BaurCentral midfielderSC Paderborn 0722+44.5
24/25→25/26
53542.7%7367.9%
2N. Aséko NkiliCentral midfielderHannover 9620+44.1
24/25→25/26
461917.4%7293.8%
3Max MarieDefensive midfielderEintracht Braunschweig21+36.1
24/25→25/26
43547%6521.2%
4L. PetkovWingerSV Elversberg25+32.5
24/25→25/26
60119.5%715.9%
5Berkay YilmazCentral midfielder1. FC Nürnberg21+29.2
24/25→25/26
47168.8%7116.3%
6Ł. PorębaCentral midfielderSV Elversberg26+26.2
24/25→25/26
38231.9%618%
7F. BeckerCentral midfielder1. FC Nürnberg26+25.6
24/25→25/26
36241.5%607.3%
8M. PannewigDefensive midfielderVfL Bochum21+25
24/25→25/26
28806.5%621.4%
9L. UlrichCentral midfielder1. FC Magdeburg21+24.2
24/25→25/26
45118.6%6445.5%
10Kofi Jeremy AmoakoDefensive midfielderDynamo Dresden21+24
24/25→25/26
32289.2%6357%
11L. CurdaAttacking midfielderSC Paderborn 0724+23.7
24/25→25/26
46104.9%7220.3%
12S. El-FaouziCentral midfielderFC Schalke 0424+21.7
24/25→25/26
5369.8%7257.5%
13M. CorbozCentral midfielderArminia Bielefeld31+21.2
24/25→25/26
4587.6%3624.2%
14S. ŞahinCentral midfielder1. FC Kaiserslautern26+21
24/25→25/26
4683.7%615.3%
15K. OudenneCentral midfielderHannover 9624+20.9
24/25→25/26
32193.5%6263.9%
16Rafael LubachCentral midfielder1. FC Nürnberg21+20.8
24/25→25/26
41104.5%6711.4%
17R. HeußerCentral midfielderEintracht Braunschweig28+20.4
24/25→25/26
33167.2%4312.5%
18M. SchulzCentral midfielderPreußen Münster31+19.6
24/25→25/26
23593.9%2626.4%
19Reno MünzDefensive midfielderSpVgg Greuther Fürth20+18.3
24/25→25/26
26247.3%6111.6%
20K. WätjenCentral midfielderVfL Bochum20+18.2
24/25→25/26
23404.4%6254.6%
21M. WittekCentral midfielderVfL Bochum30+17.5
24/25→25/26
4563.2%3931.9%
22Y. BouchamaCentral midfielderPreußen Münster29+17
24/25→25/26
28154.5%3514.8%
23E. IyohaCentral midfielderFortuna Düsseldorf28+16.9
24/25→25/26
24252.2%4118.9%
24M. KarbownikCentral midfielderHertha BSC25+16.2
24/25→25/26
27150%599.2%
25Leon RobinsonDefensive midfielder1. FC Kaiserslautern25+15.9
24/25→25/26
26154.4%598.1%
26R. WagnerDefensive midfielderDynamo Dresden23+15.2
24/25→25/26
18475%607.9%
27A. CondéCentral midfielderSV Elversberg29+15.2
24/25→25/26
27127.7%4211.3%
28H. MatsudaCentral midfielderHannover 9622+15.1
24/25→25/26
24179.8%6352.1%
29L. HerrmannDefensive midfielderDynamo Dresden27+15.1
24/25→25/26
18457.6%4314.9%
30A. NollenbergerCentral midfielder1. FC Magdeburg29+14.6
24/25→25/26
4154.7%4119.3%
31C. RasmussenWingerFortuna Düsseldorf23+14.6
24/25→25/26
19365%5512.5%
32M. HansenDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 0722+14.2
24/25→25/26
24140.6%625.4%
33M. RichterAttacking midfielderSV Darmstadt 9828+13.8
24/25→25/26
3468.3%489.4%
34F. KlausAttacking midfielderSpVgg Greuther Fürth33+13.6
24/25→25/26
4543%2521%
35F. MichelDefensive midfielder1. FC Magdeburg25+13.2
24/25→25/26
20188.6%572%
36J. DehmCentral midfielderSpVgg Greuther Fürth30+13.1
24/25→25/26
3079.9%3413.8%
37N. SchmidtCentral midfielderSV Darmstadt 9828+12.9
24/25→25/26
16403.1%4125.8%
38P. JolyCentral midfielder1. FC Kaiserslautern26+12.9
24/25→25/26
4047.8%5713.6%
39T. ZimmerschiedAttacking midfielderSV Elversberg27+12.9
24/25→25/26
4244.3%604.2%
40P. WillDefensive midfielderSpVgg Greuther Fürth27+12
24/25→25/26
16315.8%446.6%
41R. PreißingerDefensive midfielderPreußen Münster30+12
24/25→25/26
24100.8%3117.5%
42K. MiyoshiAttacking midfielderVfL Bochum29+11.8
24/25→25/26
20143.9%3824.2%
43J. EitschbergerCentral midfielderHertha BSC22+11.7
24/25→25/26
2684.8%5922.8%
44B. ContéAttacking midfielderSV Elversberg23+11.4
24/25→25/26
3061.3%6711.4%
45S. KlaasAttacking midfielderSC Paderborn 0728+11.3
24/25→25/26
2675.3%4610.1%
46F. SchmahlCentral midfielderSV Elversberg23+10.7
24/25→25/26
2576.4%611.3%
47S. RussoCentral midfielderArminia Bielefeld26+10
24/25→25/26
3540.5%5424.2%
48F. HornbyAttacking midfielderSV Darmstadt 9826+8.2
24/25→25/26
5418%612.9%
49L. EgloffAttacking midfielderKarlsruher SC23+8
24/25→25/26
16105.3%57±0%
50K. DavidsenCentral midfielderHolstein Kiel21+7.9
24/25→25/26
3233.2%6242.2%