Most Valuable central midfielders by Market Value in 2. Bundesliga 26/27

The most valuable central midfielders in 2. Bundesliga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

K. WÃ¤tjen of VfL Bochum is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 61.7, and R. Heußer has been the form player this season, grading 32.6, and F. Schmahl leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Heußer has improved his Season rating most, up +20.4 on last season, while K. WÃ¤tjen's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +21.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Schmahl of SV Elversberg is the most valuable name in this group at 22.5.

Eintracht Braunschweig

Rising potential

K. WÃ¤tjen+21.8RTG

VfL Bochum · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

R. Heußer+20.4SsN

Eintracht Braunschweig · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	F. Schmahl Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	22.5	2576.4%	611.3%
2	F. Michel Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	25	21.3	20±0%	57±0%
3	L. Rosenboom Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	21.2	2447%	5620%
4	K. WÃ¤tjen Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	20.9	23±0%	62±0%
5	R. Wagner Central midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	23	20.4	18±0%	60±0%
6	L. Oppie Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	24	20.2	18±0%	67±0%
7	K. Oudenne Central midfielder	Hannover 96	24	20.2	32±0%	62±0%
8	Ole Pohlmann Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	25	20	1048%	533.1%
9	S. Gnaka Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	27	19.8	1558.4%	4726.4%
10	K. Sessa Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	26	19.8	12±0%	49±0%
11	J. Boziaris Central midfielder	Energie Cottbus	23	19.5	4±0%	39±0%
12	Mika Haas Central midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	21	19.5	27±0%	65±0%
13	W. Taïbi Central midfielder	Hannover 96	24	19.4	16±0%	58±0%
14	S. Asta Central midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	25	19.2	10±0%	54±0%
15	M. Momuluh Central midfielder	Arminia Bielefeld	24	19.2	18±0%	63±0%
16	G. Balzi Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	25	19	3415.1%	6049.4%
17	A. Kelati Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	18.8	352.2%	4927.4%
18	D. Ajvazi Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	22	18.8	0	50
19	Daniel Pantschenko Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	18.8	0	51
20	S. Appelkamp Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	25	18.4	29±0%	560.7%
21	F. Flick Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	26	18.3	22±0%	51±0%
22	Yoon Do-Yong Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	19	18.2	18291.5%	5313.1%
23	E. Ahlstrand Central midfielder	FC St. Pauli	24	18.1	125.4%	6313.6%
24	K. Wiethaup Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	21	17.9	813%	5735.2%
25	H. Akiyama Central midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	25	17.8	37±0%	62±0%
26	L. Kehl Central midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	24	17.8	3012.7%	6439.3%
27	F. Roggow Central midfielder	Hannover 96	24	17.7	1±0%	50±0%
28	L. Mergner Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	20	17.7	1	55
29	Rafael Pinto Pedrosa Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	18	17.7	12±0%	61±0%
30	Ayoub Chaikhoun Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	17.5	1	52
31	S. Russo Central midfielder	Arminia Bielefeld	26	17.4	35±0%	54±0%
32	H. Mustapha Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	17.4	0	54±0%
33	K. Klefisch Central midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	26	17.3	31±0%	58±0%
34	L. Opitz Central midfielder	VfL Osnabrück	21	17.3	211.1%	3926%
35	Nick Elias Meier Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	20	17.1	0	49
36	S. Raebiger Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	17.1	166.7%	491.4%
37	Omar Megeed Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	21	17.1	0	6215.2%
38	Hugo Luis Afonso Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	16.9	0	49
39	F. Ademi Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	20	16.9	9±0%	44±0%
40	T. Wagner Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	21	16.9	0	49
41	D. H. Zor Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	18	16.9	5	59
42	Noah Engelbreth Central midfielder	Hannover 96	21	16.7	0	52
43	Junior Arlet Zé Central midfielder	Eintracht Braunschweig	20	16.6	558.1%	5533.8%
44	S. Telib Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	19	16.5	0	52
45	Winners Osawe Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	19	16.4	0100%	52±0%
46	Mateo Kritzer Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	20	16.3	0	51
47	Ali-Eren Ersungur Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	20	16.3	0100%	513.8%
48	J. Mbom Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	26	16.3	2212.6%	395.4%
49	J. Guttau Central midfielder	Energie Cottbus	26	16.3	14±0%	369.4%
50	J. Rochelt Central midfielder	Arminia Bielefeld	27	16.3	27±0%	48±0%