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Most Improved midfielders This Season in La Liga

The most improved midfielders in La Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 98.3.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Edu Expósito has improved his Season rating most, up +27.2 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, Lamine Yamal of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 105.

Best talent
Lamine Yamal98.3RTG
Barcelona
In form
Lamine Yamal71.3SsN
Barcelona
Rising potential
R. Bardghji+43.4RTG
Barcelona · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Edu Expósito+27.2SsN
Espanyol · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Lamine Yamal16goals
Barcelona
Most valuable
Lamine Yamal105val
Barcelona
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Edu ExpósitoCentral midfielderEspanyol30+27.2
24/25→25/26
44164.8%493%
2Pablo FornalsAttacking midfielderReal Betis30+26.7
24/25→25/26
51110.8%561.8%
3Carlos SolerCentral midfielderReal Sociedad29+24.7
24/25→25/26
42139.5%566%
4Marc AguadoDefensive midfielderElche26+23.1
24/25→25/26
39141.7%7121.6%
5Antonio BlancoDefensive midfielderAlaves26+22.6
24/25→25/26
5569.3%756.6%
6N. PépéWingerVillarreal31+21.9
24/25→25/26
4980.2%469.5%
7Aitor RuibalCentral midfielderReal Betis30+21.6
24/25→25/26
38129.3%4618%
8AntonyAttacking midfielderReal Betis26+21.4
24/25→25/26
4687.3%801.6%
9Pere MillaAttacking midfielderEspanyol33+20.8
24/25→25/26
31200%282.7%
10Luis RiojaCentral midfielderValencia32+19.8
24/25→25/26
4677%4021.4%
11MoncayolaCentral midfielderOsasuna28+19.2
24/25→25/26
38101.6%639.7%
12Samú CostaCentral midfielderMallorca25+19
24/25→25/26
5948.1%794.5%
13I. ChairaCentral midfielderOviedo25+18.7
24/25→25/26
4668.2%7713.1%
14Marc BernalCentral midfielderBarcelona19+17.1
24/25→25/26
20712.5%8513.1%
15R. VargasAttacking midfielderSevilla28+17.1
24/25→25/26
28158.3%5716.8%
16Beñat TurrientesDefensive midfielderReal Sociedad24+17.1
24/25→25/26
23271.4%742.9%
17I. MoribaDefensive midfielderCelta Vigo23+16.4
24/25→25/26
4754.3%874.2%
18Pablo TorreAttacking midfielderMallorca23+16.3
24/25→25/26
27152.3%784.4%
19A. GülerAttacking midfielderReal Madrid21+16.1
24/25→25/26
3971.9%924.8%
20Luis MillaCentral midfielderGetafe31+16.1
24/25→25/26
5838.6%5013.4%
21Manu MorlanesDefensive midfielderMallorca27+15.9
24/25→25/26
3298.1%6113.9%
22Jon Ander OlasagastiCentral midfielderLevante25+15.4
24/25→25/26
3293.3%734.9%
23Marc RocaCentral midfielderReal Betis29+13.5
24/25→25/26
2797.1%5215.6%
24Aleix FebasCentral midfielderElche30+13.2
24/25→25/26
4442.4%502.5%
25Fran PérezCentral midfielderRayo Vallecano23+12.9
24/25→25/26
18252.9%776.8%
26Óscar ValentínDefensive midfielderRayo Vallecano31+12.7
24/25→25/26
3265.8%4020.4%
27FermínWingerBarcelona23+12.6
24/25→25/26
4242.9%871.8%
28BarrenetxeaAttacking midfielderReal Sociedad24+12.4
24/25→25/26
2786.1%806.2%
29F. de JongCentral midfielderBarcelona29+12.2
24/25→25/26
3455.5%5318.4%
30Pablo IbáñezDefensive midfielderAlaves27+12.2
24/25→25/26
3262.6%6310.4%
31G. RodríguezCentral midfielderValencia32+11.6
24/25→25/26
2965.2%3121.5%
32Hugo SoteloCentral midfielderCelta Vigo22+11.1
24/25→25/26
20122%802.3%
33A. OunahiAttacking midfielderGirona26+11
24/25→25/26
2771%6775.8%
34Moi GómezCentral midfielderOsasuna32+10.7
24/25→25/26
16198.1%2821.7%
35Omar MascarellDefensive midfielderMallorca33+10.6
24/25→25/26
4036.6%2828.9%
36Dani OlmoAttacking midfielderBarcelona28+10
24/25→25/26
4528.9%6511.9%
37GumbauCentral midfielderRayo Vallecano31+10
24/25→25/26
2192.6%3522.2%
38R. BardghjiCentral midfielderBarcelona20+9.9
24/25→25/26
1083110.2%
39Denis SuárezCentral midfielderAlaves32+9.3
24/25→25/26
2182.3%3016.8%
40A. TchouaméniDefensive midfielderReal Madrid26+8.9
24/25→25/26
3632.7%779.9%
41Lamine YamalWingerBarcelona19+8.6
24/25→25/26
7113.7%981.7%
42KokeCentral midfielderAtletico Madrid34+8.6
24/25→25/26
3631.9%2623.7%
43Óscar MinguezaCentral midfielderCelta Vigo27+8.5
24/25→25/26
3235.9%6624.8%
44Mario MartínCentral midfielderGetafe22+8.1
24/25→25/26
3332.7%823%
45Ruíz de GalarretaDefensive midfielderAthletic Club33+7.6
24/25→25/26
3428.7%2935.1%
46K. ArriagaCentral midfielderLevante28+7
24/25→25/26
3624.3%561.1%
47Robert NavarroAttacking midfielderAthletic Club24+7
24/25→25/26
2538.9%762.5%
48Alberto MoleiroAttacking midfielderVillarreal22+6.9
24/25→25/26
5016.2%939.1%
49Pol LozanoCentral midfielderEspanyol26+6.8
24/25→25/26
3127.9%707.1%
50G. SimeoneAttacking midfielderAtletico Madrid23+6.6
24/25→25/26
3324.8%872.2%