Most Valuable players by Market Value in Major League Soccer 2026

The most valuable players in Major League Soccer in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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

At a glance

L. Foster of Houston Dynamo is the standout for raw talent across players in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 74, and L. Messi has been the form player this season, grading 89.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Bond has improved his Season rating most, up +60.1 on last season, while J. Mijatović's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +13.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, D. Edelman of St. Louis City is the most valuable name in this group at 15.4.

New York City FC · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	D. Edelman Central midfielder	St. Louis City	23	15.4	50122.4%	5018.2%
2	Felipe Andrade Centre-back	Houston Dynamo	24	14.9	5078.4%	459.2%
3	K. Denkey Centre-forward	FC Cincinnati	25	14.6	5722.3%	474%
4	D. Turgeman Centre-forward	New England Revolution	22	14.5	44412.9%	4917.5%
5	P. Aaronson Attacking midfielder	Colorado Rapids	23	14.5	39452.1%	4933.9%
6	É. Ocampo Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	22	14.3	5445.8%	506.2%
7	B. Schwake Goalkeeper	Nashville SC	25	14.2	62	45
8	A. Resch Centre-back	Houston Dynamo	23	14.2	53	46
9	N. Fernández Mercau Winger	New York City FC	26	14.1	65244.1%	4522.2%
10	M. Woledzi Centre-back	Nashville SC	25	13.9	6124%	452.8%
11	L. Foster Centre-forward	Houston Dynamo	26	13.6	198.5%	7410%
12	A. Ojeda Attacking midfielder	New York City FC	22	13.5	45112.9%	5019.6%
13	S. Solans Centre-forward	Real Salt Lake	22	13.5	51	48
14	O. Bouda Central midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	26	13.2	45206.1%	4218.2%
15	D. Jean-Jacques Central midfielder	Philadelphia Union	26	13.2	5137.4%	438.4%
16	T. Jacob Defensive midfielder	Atlanta United FC	22	13.1	44377.4%	475.7%
17	B. Damiani Centre-forward	Philadelphia Union	24	13	278%	452.8%
18	I. Toklomati Giorno Centre-forward	Charlotte	22	13	414.8%	493.2%
19	A. Yusuf Central midfielder	New England Revolution	26	12.9	5240.9%	421.7%
20	L. Farrington Winger	FC Dallas	24	12.9	4276.4%	466%
21	T. Johnson Centre-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	21	12.9	4760.1%	497.7%
22	N. Caliskan Defensive midfielder	Real Salt Lake	26	12.8	4365.3%	4111%
23	I. Angulo Central midfielder	Orlando City SC	27	12.8	41193.6%	399.7%
24	M. Laborda Full-back	Vancouver Whitecaps	27	12.7	5137%	4515.5%
25	K. Yeboah Centre-forward	Minnesota United FC	26	12.6	5487.8%	425%
26	S. Becher Centre-forward	St. Louis City	27	12.5	47190.2%	4026.1%
27	M. Iloski Centre-forward	Philadelphia Union	27	12.5	5538%	4115.1%
28	Alonso Coello Defensive midfielder	Toronto FC	26	12.5	3935.6%	405.2%
29	N. Harriel Full-back	Philadelphia Union	25	12.4	3723.2%	457.5%
30	K. Velde Winger	Portland Timbers	27	12.4	49321.7%	4335.7%
31	J. Rosales Central midfielder	Austin	25	12.3	39114.2%	422.2%
32	P. Judd Centre-forward	San Jose Earthquakes	27	12.2	53137.7%	4019.7%
33	Bryan Josías Ramírez León Central midfielder	FC Cincinnati	26	12.1	33	39
34	J. Pereyra Winger	Minnesota United FC	27	12.1	435.9%	402.9%
35	J. Sanabria Central midfielder	Real Salt Lake	26	12	39132.1%	3910.3%
36	F. Torres Attacking midfielder	Austin	26	12	3523.8%	4135.6%
37	M. Haile-Selassie Winger	Chicago Fire	27	12	47157.9%	3919%
38	G. Berterame Centre-forward	Inter Miami	27	11.9	456.6%	389.9%
39	C. Durkin Defensive midfielder	St. Louis City	26	11.9	39186.1%	4024.7%
40	T. Segovia Attacking midfielder	Inter Miami	23	11.9	4237.5%	487.9%
41	R. Baker-Whiting Full-back	Nashville SC	21	11.8	21165.8%	448.9%
42	J. Malatini Centre-back	FC Cincinnati	25	11.8	67.2%	5916.1%
43	M. Ojeda Centre-forward	Orlando City SC	27	11.7	4724.6%	378.8%
44	L. Ennali Central midfielder	Houston Dynamo	24	11.7	37173%	4931.3%
45	R. Donkor Central midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	11.6	38137.3%	4817.8%
46	C. Wallem Central midfielder	St. Louis City	26	11.6	3516.1%	407.7%
47	Beau Leroux Attacking midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	23	11.6	3325.8%	485.7%
48	M. Navarro Full-back	Colorado Rapids	27	11.5	2812.3%	3416.7%
49	R. Porteous Centre-back	Los Angeles FC	27	11.5	59303.4%	3821.9%
50	M. Choinière Central midfielder	Los Angeles FC	27	11.5	26141.5%	3821.8%