Top 50 Best Center Midfielders

Top 50 Best Center Midfielders Players

This is FC's list of the Top 50 Best Center Midfielders in the world at the moment according to our algorithm. We update this list every Monday. If you want more information on how our algorithm is calculated, please click here.

Rank	Name	Team	Nationality	Position	Age
1	Thiago Alcântara	Bayern	ESP	DM, M (C)	29	99
2	Toni Kroos	Real Madrid	DEU	M, AM (C)	30	98
3	Kevin De Bruyne	Man City	BEL	M, AM (C)	28	95
4	Sergio Busquets	Barcelona	ESP	M, DM (C)	31	94
5	Rodri	Man City	ESP	M, DM (C)	23	92
6	Joshua Kimmich	Bayern	DEU	DM (C), D (R)	25	92
7	Casemiro	Real Madrid	BRA	M, DM (C)	28	92
8	Jordan Henderson	Liverpool	GBR	M (C)	29	91
9	Marco Verratti	PSG	ITA	M, DM (C)	27	90
10	Santi Cazorla	Villarreal	ESP	M, AM (C)	35	89
11	Achraf Hakimi	Dortmund	MAR	M, D (R)	21	89
12	Julian Brandt	Dortmund	DEU	M, AM (C)	24	88
13	Jorginho	Chelsea	ITA	M, DM (C)	28	88
14	Fabián Ruiz	Napoli	ESP	M, DM (C)	24	88
15	David Silva	Man City	ESP	M, AM (C)	34	88
16	Ilkay Gündogan	Man City	DEU	M, DM (C)	29	88
17	Dani Parejo	Valencia	ESP	M (C)	31	88
18	Rodrigo Bentancur	Juventus	URY	M (C), DM (R)	23	87
19	Luis Alberto	Lazio	ESP	M, AM (C)	27	87
20	Wilfred Ndidi	Leicester City	NGA	DM (C)	23	87
21	Magomed Ozdoev	Zenit	RUS	M, DM (C)	27	86
22	Axel Witsel	Dortmund	BEL	DM, M (C)	31	86
23	Fred	Man Utd	BRA	DM, M (C)	27	86
24	Federico Valverde	Real Madrid	URY	M, AM (C)	21	86
25	Mateo Kovačić	Chelsea	HRV	M, DM (C)	26	86
26	Teye Partey	Atletico Madrid	GHA	M, DM (C)	26	86
27	Luka Modrić	Real Madrid	HRV	M, DM (C)	34	86
28	Idrissa Gana Guèye	PSG	SEN	M, DM (C)	30	86
29	Jonas Hector	1. FC Köln	DEU	DM (C), D (L)	30	85
30	Marcelo Brozović	Inter	HRV	M, DM (C)	27	85
31	Ellyes Skhiri	1. FC Köln	TUN	DM, M (C)	25	85
32	José Sosa	Trabzonspor	ARG	DM, AM (C)	34	85
33	Valentin Rongier	Marseille	FRA	M, AM (C)	25	85
34	John McGinn	Aston Villa	SCO	M, AM (C)	25	85
35	Mario Pašalić	Atalanta	HRV	DM, AM (C)	25	85
36	Declan Rice	West Ham	GBR	DM, M (C)	21	84
37	Fernando	Sevilla FC	BRA	M, DM (C)	32	84
38	Konrad Laimer	RB Leipzig	AUT	M, DM (C)	23	84
39	Corentin Tolisso	Bayern	FRA	M, DM (C)	25	84
40	Denis Zakaria	M'gladbach	CHE	DM, M (C)	23	84
41	Christopher Nkunku	RB Leipzig	FRA	M, AM (C)	22	83
42	Éver Banega	Sevilla FC	ARG	M, DM (C)	31	83
43	Pierre Emile Højbjerg	Southampton	DNK	M, DM (C)	24	83
44	Saul Niguez	Atletico Madrid	ESP	M (CL)	25	83
45	Ross Barkley	Chelsea	GBR	M, AM (C)	26	83
46	Rafinha	Celta	BRA	M, AM (C)	27	83
47	Téji Savanier	Montpellier	FRA	M, DM (C)	28	83
48	Dale Stephens	Brighton	GBR	M, DM (C)	30	83
49	Arthur	Barcelona	BRA	M, DM (C)	23	83
50	Frenkie de Jong	Barcelona	NLD	M, DM (C)	23	82