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Most Valuable centre-forwards by Market Value in Serie A 2026

The most valuable centre-forwards in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Lucas Barbosa of RB Bragantino is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.4, and Pedro has been the form player this season, grading 83.3.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Gabriel Barbosa has improved his Season rating most, up +46.8 on last season, while M. Cassierra's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +12.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Lucas Barbosa of RB Bragantino is the most valuable name in this group at 35.2.

Best talent
Lucas Barbosa72.4RTG
RB Bragantino
In form
Pedro83.3SsN
Flamengo
Rising potential
M. Cassierra+12.4RTG
Atletico-MG · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Gabriel Barbosa+46.8SsN
Santos · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Pedro15goals
Flamengo
Most valuable
Lucas Barbosa35.2val
RB Bragantino
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1Lucas BarbosaCentre-forwardRB Bragantino2535.23711.8%723.1%
2Kaio JorgeCentre-forwardCruzeiro2434.94343.1%718.8%
3Yuri AlbertoCentre-forwardCorinthians2534.5382.6%705.5%
4I. PittaCentre-forwardRB Bragantino2733.34676.5%6013.3%
5Vitor RoqueCentre-forwardPalmeiras2132.554±0%7011.1%
6R. CastilloCentre-forwardFluminense2732.22147.4%5318.4%
7A. VélizCentre-forwardBahia2331.921±0%6325.4%
8ReneCentre-forwardVitoria2231.93269
9T. BorbasCentre-forwardAtletico-MG2429.17±0%539.6%
10João MarceloCentre-forwardAtletico-MG2129467
11A. ValenciaCentre-forwardFlamengo2326.918±0%552.2%
12MarquinhosCentre-forwardCruzeiro2326.80563.9%
13Guilherme PatoCentre-forwardMirassol2526.7355
14AlerrandroCentre-forwardInternacional2626.432325.3%58114.9%
15G. CaballeroCentre-forwardSantos2526.28±0%536.2%
16B. PalaciosCentre-forwardAtletico-MG2326.10100%5516.3%
17BrennerCentre-forwardVasco DA Gama26261517.6%5350%
18DanielCentre-forwardPalmeiras2225.9058
19CaduCentre-forwardAtletico-MG2225.30100%5614.5%
20Douglas TellesCentre-forwardFlamengo1825.3470
21Raí de Oliveira AlvesCentre-forwardRB Bragantino2225.2055
22SamuelCentre-forwardBahia2124.9058
23MarcãoCentre-forwardFluminense2124.7058
24PedroCentre-forwardFlamengo2924.583104.7%5621.4%
25André RicardoCentre-forwardRB Bragantino2124.4056
26João VictorCentre-forwardCeara2223.9233734.1%
27Guilherme InácioCentre-forwardCorinthians1923.614±0%599%
28Wendell SacramentoCentre-forwardPalmeiras2123.6056
29K. BarriaCentre-forwardBotafogo1823.36±0%652.5%
30AndreyCentre-forwardVasco DA Gama2123.2054
31Bruno BrancoCentre-forwardFortaleza EC2123054
32Rodrigo DuarteCentre-forwardVitoria2022.8057
33Paulo BayaCentre-forwardFortaleza EC2722.5747
34Paulo RobertoCentre-forwardVitoria2022.5056
35Matheus ReisCentre-forwardFluminense1922.4059
36WendelCentre-forwardCeara2622.31178.1%4716.8%
37Mateus XavierCentre-forwardSantos1921.80±0%561.2%
38HeittorCentre-forwardPalmeiras1821.7061
39Camargo JoaoCentre-forwardFlamengo1821.7061
40JefinhoCentre-forwardSport Recife2021.7054
41Ryan FranciscoCentre-forwardSao Paulo1921.66±0%642.9%
42Marcos ViniciusCentre-forwardVitoria1921.5057
43Ruan PabloCentre-forwardBahia1821.4059±0%
44Nathan FogaçaCentre-forwardFortaleza EC2721.433.2%4525%
45JefersonCentre-forwardGremio1921.1056
46R. LelisCentre-forwardCruzeiro1821.1060
47YagoCentre-forwardInternacional1921.1056
48Arthur CabralCentre-forwardBotafogo2820.949147.5%5515.4%
49Wesley NataCentre-forwardFluminense1719.8060
50Davi Gomes de OliveiraCentre-forwardVasco DA Gama1819.8055