Ranked: Best Center Midfielders in the world

Top 50 Best Center Midfielders Players

This is FC's list of the Ranked: Top 50 Best Center Midfielders in the world 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. Looking for transfervalues of Midfielders? FootballTransfers.com published a list of most valuable Midfielders in the world.

Rank   Team Nationality Position Age Form
  • 1
    Rodri profile photo
    Rodri Manchester City FC clublogo Man City ESP DM (C), D (R) 27
    99
    2
    Pascal Groß profile photo
    Pascal Groß Brighton & Hove Albion FC clublogo Brighton DEU DM, M (C) 32
    95
    3
    Alejandro Grimaldo profile photo
    Alejandro Grimaldo Bayer 04 Leverkusen clublogo Leverkusen ESP DM, D (L) 28
    94
    4
    Exequiel Palacios profile photo
    Exequiel Palacios Bayer 04 Leverkusen clublogo Leverkusen ARG DM, M (C) 25
    93
    5
    Martin Odegaard profile photo
    Martin Odegaard Arsenal FC clublogo Arsenal NOR M (C) 25
    92  
    6
    Granit Xhaka profile photo
    Granit Xhaka Bayer 04 Leverkusen clublogo Leverkusen CHE DM, M (C) 31
    91  
    7
    Leon Goretzka profile photo
    Leon Goretzka FC Bayern München clublogo Bayern DEU DM (C) 29
    91
    8
    Toni Kroos profile photo
    Toni Kroos Real Madrid CF clublogo Real Madrid DEU M, DM (C) 34
    91  
    9
    Vitinha profile photo
    Vitinha Paris Saint-Germain FC clublogo PSG PRT M, DM (C) 24
    91  
    10
    Alexis Mac Allister profile photo
    Alexis Mac Allister Liverpool FC clublogo Liverpool ARG M, DM (C) 25
    91  
    11
    Kirian Rodríguez profile photo
    Kirian Rodríguez UD Las Palmas clublogo Las Palmas ESP M, AM (C) 28
    90
    12
    Joshua Kimmich profile photo
    Joshua Kimmich FC Bayern München clublogo Bayern DEU DM (C), D (R) 29
    90
    13
    Hakan Çalhanoğlu profile photo
    Hakan Çalhanoğlu FC Internazionale Milano clublogo Inter TUR M (C) 30
    89
    14
    Bruno Guimarães profile photo
    Bruno Guimarães Newcastle United FC clublogo Newcastle BRA M, DM (C) 26
    88
    15
    Declan Rice profile photo
    Declan Rice Arsenal FC clublogo Arsenal GBR M, DM (C) 25
    88
    16
    Xaver Schlager profile photo
    Xaver Schlager RB Leipzig clublogo RB Leipzig AUT M, DM (C) 26
    87  
    17
    Aurélien Tchouameni profile photo
    Aurélien Tchouameni Real Madrid CF clublogo Real Madrid FRA M, DM (C) 24
    87  
    18
    Pierre Lees Melou profile photo
    Pierre Lees Melou Stade Brestois 29 clublogo Brest FRA DM, M (C) 30
    87
    19
    Ilkay Gündogan profile photo
    Ilkay Gündogan FC Barcelona clublogo Barcelona DEU M, DM (C) 33
    87
    20
    Frenkie de Jong profile photo
    Frenkie de Jong FC Barcelona clublogo Barcelona NLD M, DM (C) 26
    87  
    21
    Luka Modrić profile photo
    Luka Modrić Real Madrid CF clublogo Real Madrid HRV M, AM (C) 38
    87  
    22
    Angelo Stiller profile photo
    Angelo Stiller VfB Stuttgart clublogo Stuttgart DEU DM, M (C) 23
    86
    23
    Douglas Luiz profile photo
    Douglas Luiz Aston Villa FC clublogo Aston Villa BRA DM, M (C) 25
    86
    24
    Aleix García profile photo
    Aleix García Girona FC clublogo Girona ESP DM, M (C) 26
    85  
    25
    Jeremie Frimpong profile photo
    Jeremie Frimpong Bayer 04 Leverkusen clublogo Leverkusen NLD DM, D (R) 23
    85  
    26
    Maxence Caqueret profile photo
    Maxence Caqueret Olympique Lyonnais clublogo Lyon FRA M, DM (C) 24
    85
    27
    Mario Lemina profile photo
    Mario Lemina Wolverhampton Wanderers FC clublogo Wolves GAB DM, M (C) 30
    85  
    28
    Yves Bissouma profile photo
    Yves Bissouma Tottenham Hotspur FC clublogo Tottenham MLI DM, M (C) 27
    85
    29
    Ross Barkley profile photo
    Ross Barkley Luton Town FC clublogo Luton Town GBR DM, AM (C) 30
    84
    30
    Anton Stach profile photo
    Anton Stach TSG 1899 Hoffenheim clublogo Hoffenheim DEU DM, M (C) 25
    84
    31
    Leandro Paredes profile photo
    Leandro Paredes AS Roma clublogo Roma ARG M, DM (C) 29
    84
    32
    Koke profile photo
    Koke Club Atlético de Madrid clublogo Atletico Madrid ESP M (C) 32
    84
    33
    Julian Weigl profile photo
    Julian Weigl Borussia Mönchengladbach clublogo M'gladbach DEU DM, M (C) 28
    84  
    34
    Julian Brandt profile photo
    Julian Brandt BV Borussia 09 Dortmund clublogo Dortmund DEU M, AM (C) 27
    83
    35
    Pedri profile photo
    Pedri FC Barcelona clublogo Barcelona ESP M (C), W (L) 21
    83  
    36
    Kevin Stöger profile photo
    Kevin Stöger VfL Bochum 1848 clublogo Bochum AUT M, AM (C) 30
    83
    37
    Kai Havertz profile photo
    Kai Havertz Arsenal FC clublogo Arsenal DEU M, S (C) 24
    83
    38
    Emre Can profile photo
    Emre Can BV Borussia 09 Dortmund clublogo Dortmund DEU M, DM (C) 30
    83
    39
    Denis Zakaria profile photo
    Denis Zakaria AS Monaco FC clublogo Monaco CHE DM, M (C) 27
    83
    40
    Christian Nørgaard profile photo
    Christian Nørgaard Brentford FC clublogo Brentford DNK M (C) 30
    83  
    41
    Dani Parejo profile photo
    Dani Parejo Villarreal CF clublogo Villarreal ESP M, DM (C) 35
    82  
    42
    Robert Andrich profile photo
    Robert Andrich Bayer 04 Leverkusen clublogo Leverkusen DEU DM, M (C) 29
    82
    43
    Sergio Ruiz profile photo
    Sergio Ruiz Granada CF clublogo Granada ESP M, DM (C) 29
    82  
    44
    Manuel Ugarte profile photo
    Manuel Ugarte Paris Saint-Germain FC clublogo PSG URY M, DM (C) 23
    82
    45
    Remo Freuler profile photo
    Remo Freuler Bologna FC 1909 clublogo Bologna CHE DM, M (C) 32
    82
    46
    Martín Zubimendi profile photo
    Martín Zubimendi Real Sociedad de Fútbol clublogo Real Sociedad ESP M, DM (C) 25
    82
    47
    Pepelu profile photo
    Pepelu Valencia CF clublogo Valencia ESP M, DM (C) 25
    82
    48
    Casemiro profile photo
    Casemiro Manchester United FC clublogo Man Utd BRA DM (C) 32
    82
    49
    Tom Cairney profile photo
    Tom Cairney Fulham FC clublogo Fulham SCO DM, AM (C) 33
    82
    50
    Warren Zaire-Emery profile photo
    Warren Zaire-Emery Paris Saint-Germain FC clublogo PSG FRA M (C), DM (R) 18
    82

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