Most Valuable players by Market Value in League One

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

Most valuable goalkeepers in League One Most valuable defenders in League One Most valuable midfielders in League One Most valuable attackers in League One Best players in League One Most in-form players in League One

At a glance

M. Boateng of Plymouth is the standout for raw talent across players in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.2, and L. Wing has been the form player this season, grading 67.7, and D. Ballard leads the scoring with 23 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Ballard has improved his Season rating most, up +47.6 on last season, while R. Street's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +17.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Tolaj of Plymouth is the most valuable name in this group at 18.9.

Lincoln · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

D. Ballard+47.6SsN

Leyton Orient · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	L. Tolaj Centre-forward	Plymouth	24	18.9	5127.6%	5238.1%
2	J. Wareham Centre-forward	Exeter City	23	18.5	50216.6%	506.4%
3	M. Boateng Central midfielder	Plymouth	24	18.4	49218.7%	5522.9%
4	G. Wickens Goalkeeper	Lincoln	24	17.9	48143.4%	548.2%
5	D. Ballard Centre-forward	Leyton Orient	21	17.6	58453.3%	5318.7%
6	K. Lofthouse Defensive midfielder	Burton Albion	25	17.3	46354.9%	5224%
7	F. Marschall Goalkeeper	Stevenage	23	17.2	4647%	5343%
8	J. Neufville Defensive midfielder	Bradford	26	16.9	45104.5%	4731.2%
9	T. Hamer Centre-back	Lincoln	26	16.7	45297.3%	4810.4%
10	J. Bagan Full-back	Cardiff	24	16.7	45250%	5112.7%
11	E. Pye Centre-back	Stockport County	23	16.3	4410.6%	541.5%
12	F. Murray Defensive midfielder	Wigan	27	16.3	5251.9%	447.6%
13	O. Bailey Central midfielder	Doncaster	27	16.3	5538.2%	4412.9%
14	A. Collins Defensive midfielder	Peterborough	26	16.3	4439.8%	46±0%
15	H. Leonard Centre-forward	Peterborough	22	16.1	461653.8%	5120%
16	O. Casey Centre-back	Blackpool	25	15.6	4212.7%	486.1%
17	J. Taylor Centre-forward	Wigan	23	15.5	42606.8%	4912.9%
18	H. White Central midfielder	Stevenage	24	15.3	4152.4%	5210.2%
19	L. Connell Defensive midfielder	Barnsley	25	15.1	4126.2%	463.6%
20	K. Lisbie Attacking midfielder	Peterborough	22	14.3	41	52
21	J. Brown Defensive midfielder	Blackpool	25	14.3	3826.7%	491%
22	A. Pepple Centre-forward	Plymouth	23	14.2	38196.9%	4952.8%
23	Y. Salech Centre-forward	Cardiff	24	14.2	3814.1%	5128.5%
24	N. Trott Goalkeeper	Cardiff	27	14.1	3874.7%	434.4%
25	R. Cleary Attacking midfielder	Barnsley	22	13.6	39	5176.9%
26	S. Nombe Centre-forward	Rotherham	27	13.4	3618.1%	3823.8%
27	A. Smith Defensive midfielder	AFC Wimbledon	27	13.3	366.8%	409.5%
28	D. Campbell Central midfielder	Northampton	25	13.1	3564.8%	4644.5%
29	Mason Paul James Burstow Centre-forward	Bolton	23	12.8	35275%	5215.4%
30	C. Savage Central midfielder	Reading	23	12.8	345.5%	4912.4%
31	R. Street Centre-forward	Lincoln	24	12.8	3547.4%	5351.1%
32	J. Moylan Attacking midfielder	Lincoln	24	12.7	34197.4%	5013.8%
33	L. Freestone Centre-back	Stevenage	26	12.7	3439.8%	423%
34	D. Kemp Central midfielder	Stevenage	27	12.7	340.9%	4310.9%
35	A. Robertson Defensive midfielder	Cardiff	23	12.6	347.4%	5125.1%
36	T. Mengi Centre-back	Luton	24	12.6	3486.8%	5016.1%
37	O. Bailey Defensive midfielder	Stockport County	26	12.6	34264.5%	476.1%
38	N. Lonwijk Full-back	Luton	23	12.6	3449.3%	497.3%
39	A. Hartridge Full-back	Burton Albion	27	12.4	3314.4%	3917.9%
40	A. Cozier-Duberry Attacking midfielder	Bolton	21	12.4	37436.2%	5416.8%
41	B. Mumba Defensive midfielder	Plymouth	24	12.3	3396.4%	5221.4%
42	J. Kenny Centre-forward	Bolton	23	12.1	32710%	496%
43	M. Conway Full-back	Bolton	22	11.9	3412.7%	5140.2%
44	C. Wright Attacking midfielder	Wigan	26	11.8	32174.1%	4617.8%
45	S. Dalby Attacking midfielder	Bolton	26	11.7	3134.6%	4513.1%
46	Joshua Keeley Goalkeeper	Luton	23	11.7	2424.7%	531%
47	W. Fish Centre-back	Cardiff	23	11.6	31179.5%	4918.2%
48	R. Colwill Attacking midfielder	Cardiff	24	11.5	316.6%	5122.4%
49	G. Johnston Full-back	Bolton	27	11.3	3030.6%	439.1%
50	I. El Mizouni Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	25	11.3	3062.6%	4231.1%