Most Valuable central midfielders by Market Value in 2. Bundesliga

The most valuable central 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 central midfielders in 2. Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 73.2, and S. El-Faouzi has been the form player this season, grading 52.8, and Rafael Lubach leads the scoring with 6 goals.

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, S. El-Faouzi of FC Schalke 04 is the most valuable name in this group at 33.6.

N. Aséko Nkili+34.9RTG

Hannover 96 · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Baur+44.5SsN

SC Paderborn 07 · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	S. El-Faouzi Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	24	33.6	5369.8%	7257.5%
2	E. Leopold Central midfielder	Hannover 96	26	32.7	51±0%	644.8%
3	M. Baur Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	22	31.8	53542.7%	7367.9%
4	S. Şahin Central midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	26	29.3	4683.7%	615.3%
5	M. Cuisance Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	26	28.6	454.2%	628.2%
6	Berkay Yilmaz Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	21	26.6	47168.8%	7116.3%
7	L. Ulrich Central midfielder	1. FC Magdeburg	21	25.5	45118.6%	6445.5%
8	P. Joly Central midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	26	25.4	4047.8%	5713.6%
9	N. Aséko Nkili Central midfielder	Hannover 96	20	25.1	461917.4%	7293.8%
10	Ł. Poręba Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	26	23.9	38231.9%	618%
11	K. Oudenne Central midfielder	Hannover 96	24	23.8	32193.5%	6263.9%
12	Rafael Lubach Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	21	23.3	41104.5%	6711.4%
13	F. Schmahl Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	23.1	2576.4%	611.3%
14	F. Becker Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	26	23	36241.5%	607.3%
15	H. Matsuda Central midfielder	Hannover 96	22	22.7	24179.8%	6352.1%
16	M. Karbownik Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	25	22.7	27150%	599.2%
17	S. Castañeda Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	21	22.6	1930%	662.8%
18	J. Tolkin Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	22.4	3010.6%	5928.7%
19	K. Klefisch Central midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	26	22.2	314.3%	582.8%
20	S. Russo Central midfielder	Arminia Bielefeld	26	22.1	3540.5%	5424.2%
21	L. Rosenboom Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	24	21.5	2447%	5620%
22	J. Eitschberger Central midfielder	Hertha BSC	22	21.5	2684.8%	5922.8%
23	I. Pherai Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	25	21.4	1455.7%	561.6%
24	S. Appelkamp Central midfielder	Fortuna Düsseldorf	25	21.4	2922.1%	568.8%
25	K. Davidsen Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	21.3	3233.2%	6242.2%
26	Cajetan Benjamin Lenz Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	20.8	32	64
27	S. Asta Central midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	25	20.4	1018.5%	545.5%
28	Ruben Müller Central midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	20	20.1	16	62
29	K. WÃ¤tjen Central midfielder	VfL Bochum	20	20	23404.4%	6254.6%
30	U. Tohumcu Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	19.6	16132.4%	5714.8%
31	N. Niehoff Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	21	19.6	1330.2%	5726.9%
32	Paul Friedrich Pöpperl Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	23	19.6	1	51
33	J. Çeka Central midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	26	19.5	24	514.1%
34	H. Koudossou Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	26	19.4	2334.3%	5121.2%
35	Jarzinho Ataide Adriano de Nascimento Malanga Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	20	19.4	1043.9%	6034.8%
36	K. Suso Central midfielder	Fortuna Düsseldorf	21	19.3	192557.1%	5647%
37	Daniel Pantschenko Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	23	19.3	0	51
38	M. Olesen Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	25	19.2	1053.7%	501.6%
39	D. Arifi Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	24	19.1	8	50
40	A. Kelati Central midfielder	Holstein Kiel	23	19.1	352.2%	5025.9%
41	N. Fröling Central midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	26	19	1815.9%	5017.2%
42	T. Janisch Central midfielder	1. FC Nürnberg	20	19	1132.5%	590.8%
43	F. Roggow Central midfielder	Hannover 96	24	18.9	197.6%	5018.9%
44	D. Pantschenko Central midfielder	SV Elversberg	22	18.7	0	52
45	N. Gibs Central midfielder	1. FC Kaiserslautern	24	18.6	181.5%	4924.6%
46	J. Consbruch Central midfielder	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	24	18.4	384.5%	4816.1%
47	Max Grüger Central midfielder	FC Schalke 04	21	18.3	0100%	538.3%
48	J. Rochelt Central midfielder	Arminia Bielefeld	27	18.2	2728%	4819.5%
49	Tony Menzel Central midfielder	Dynamo Dresden	21	18.2	384.1%	5315.3%
50	L. Opitz Central midfielder	Karlsruher SC	21	18.1	2350%	5319%