Most Valuable central midfielders by Market Value in League One

The most valuable central midfielders in League One, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Boateng of Plymouth is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.2, and O. Bailey has been the form player this season, grading 55.4.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Boateng has improved his Season rating most, up +33.9 on last season, while E. Brierley's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +15.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Boateng of Plymouth is the most valuable name in this group at 18.4.

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	Player	Team
1	M. Boateng Central midfielder	Plymouth	24	18.4	49218.7%	5522.9%
2	K. Lofthouse Central midfielder	Burton Albion	25	17.3	46354.9%	5123.3%
3	J. Neufville Central midfielder	Bradford	26	16.9	45104.5%	4730.4%
4	A. Collins Central midfielder	Peterborough	26	16.3	4439.8%	46±0%
5	F. Murray Central midfielder	Wigan	27	16.1	5251.9%	438.2%
6	H. White Central midfielder	Stevenage	24	15.3	4152.4%	5210.2%
7	L. Connell Central midfielder	Barnsley	25	15.1	4126.2%	463.6%
8	J. Brown Central midfielder	Blackpool	25	14.3	3826.7%	491.8%
9	A. Smith Central midfielder	AFC Wimbledon	27	13.3	366.8%	409.5%
10	C. Savage Central midfielder	Reading	23	12.8	345.5%	4912.4%
11	D. Kemp Central midfielder	Stevenage	27	12.7	340.9%	4310.9%
12	O. Bailey Central midfielder	Stockport County	26	12.6	34264.5%	475.4%
13	B. Mumba Central midfielder	Plymouth	24	12.3	3396.4%	5222%
14	I. El Mizouni Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	25	11.3	3062.6%	4231.1%
15	K. Doyle Central midfielder	Reading	21	11.1	335.4%	513.4%
16	Patrick Kelly Central midfielder	Barnsley	21	10.9	33143.3%	4944.9%
17	D. Kyerewaa Central midfielder	Reading	24	10.8	2855.1%	4812.9%
18	Cian Ashford Central midfielder	Cardiff	21	10.5	2424.1%	5220%
19	K. Chauke Central midfielder	Burton Albion	23	10.4	1822.6%	470.9%
20	J. Weir Central midfielder	Wigan	24	10.2	25114.5%	462.5%
21	N. Moriah-Welsh Central midfielder	Mansfield Town	24	10.2	23505.3%	4610.1%
22	T. Taylor Central midfielder	Northampton	25	10.1	2789.5%	441.4%
23	X. Simons Central midfielder	Bolton	23	10.1	1812.4%	4526.1%
24	E. Brierley Central midfielder	Exeter City	22	10.1	2683.9%	4846.3%
25	C. Boyd-Munce Central midfielder	Wycombe	26	10	2714%	4110.6%
26	T. Bakinson Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	27	10	27525.6%	3610.3%
27	Jamie Mullins Central midfielder	Wycombe	21	10	26	50
28	C. Campbell Central midfielder	Stevenage	23	10	148.9%	457.2%
29	B. Khela Central midfielder	Peterborough	21	10	29181.6%	5050.8%
30	J. Colwill Central midfielder	Cardiff	21	10	2848.7%	5047.1%
31	J. Stokes Central midfielder	Stockport County	22	9.9	1650.6%	470.6%
32	M. Garbett Central midfielder	Peterborough	24	9.9	23167.8%	4424.3%
33	J. Morris Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	24	9.7	22110.6%	4427.4%
34	M. Smith Central midfielder	Wigan	25	9.7	2642.5%	430.5%
35	M. Mothersille Central midfielder	Stockport County	22	9.7	1371.9%	4612.6%
36	J. Armer Central midfielder	Burton Albion	25	9.7	261.9%	435.9%
37	G. Hall Central midfielder	Port Vale	22	9.6	23181.3%	4536.3%
38	M. Craig Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	23	9.6	1539%	4312.7%
39	A. Lowry Central midfielder	Wycombe	23	9.6	7483.3%	433.9%
40	R. Apter Central midfielder	Bolton	23	9.5	587.5%	4319.3%
41	L. Harris Central midfielder	Wycombe	21	9.5	1715.9%	471.9%
42	Lamine Dabo Central midfielder	Luton	22	9.5	1438.1%	4527.1%
43	H. Roberts Central midfielder	Reading	24	9.4	921.3%	4235%
44	L. Woodhouse Central midfielder	Exeter City	22	9.2	22	43
45	A. Morley Central midfielder	Wycombe	26	9.2	2447.6%	4111%
46	Daniel Gore Central midfielder	Rotherham	21	9.2	261322.2%	469.3%
47	A. Benarous Central midfielder	Plymouth	23	9.2	55.4%	4130%
48	R. Walters Central midfielder	Blackpool	21	9.2	1732.8%	4622.7%
49	R. Trevitt Central midfielder	Wigan	23	9.1	718.5%	411.2%
50	Jack Perkins Central midfielder	Northampton	22	9.1	19	43