Top 50 Best Center Midfielders

Top 50

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	Toni Kroos	Real Madrid	DEU	M, DM (C)	30	99
2	Thiago Alcântara	Bayern	ESP	DM, M (C)	29	98
3	Kevin De Bruyne	Man City	BEL	M, DM (C)	29	94
4	Jorginho	Chelsea	ITA	M, DM (C)	29	94
5	Rodri	Man City	ESP	M, DM (C)	24	93
6	David Silva	Man City	ESP	M, AM (C)	34	92
7	Casemiro	Real Madrid	BRA	M, DM (C)	28	92
8	Marco Verratti	PSG	ITA	M, DM (C)	28	92
9	Jordan Henderson	Liverpool	GBR	M, DM (C)	30	92
10	Sergio Busquets	Barcelona	ESP	M, DM (C)	32	90
11	Bruno Fernandes	Man Utd	PRT	M, AM (C)	26	90
12	Magomed Ozdoev	Zenit	RUS	M, DM (C)	28	90
13	Wilfred Ndidi	Leicester City	NGA	DM (C)	24	90
14	Julian Brandt	Dortmund	DEU	M, AM (C)	24	90
15	Ilkay Gündogan	Man City	DEU	M, DM (C)	30	89
16	Santi Cazorla	Villarreal	ESP	M, DM (C)	36	89
17	Idrissa Gana Guèye	PSG	SEN	M, DM (C)	31	88
18	Fabián Ruiz	Napoli	ESP	M, DM (C)	24	88
19	John McGinn	Aston Villa	SCO	M, AM (C)	26	88
20	Fernando	Sevilla FC	BRA	M, DM (C)	33	87
21	Mateo Kovačić	Chelsea	HRV	M, DM (C)	26	87
22	Marcelo Brozović	Inter	HRV	DM, M (C)	28	87
23	Axel Witsel	Dortmund	BEL	DM, M (C)	31	87
24	Rodrigo Bentancur	Juventus	URY	M (C), DM (R)	23	86
25	Federico Valverde	Real Madrid	URY	M, AM (C)	22	86
26	Arturo Vidal	Barcelona	CHL	M, AM (C)	33	86
27	Luis Alberto	Lazio	ESP	M, AM (C)	28	86
28	Corentin Tolisso	Bayern	FRA	M, DM (C)	26	86
29	Teye Partey	Atletico Madrid	GHA	M, DM (C)	27	86
30	Arthur	Barcelona	BRA	M, DM (C)	24	86
31	Ellyes Skhiri	1. FC Köln	TUN	DM, M (C)	25	86
32	Naby Keïta	Liverpool	GIN	M, AM (C)	25	86
33	Éver Banega	Sevilla FC	ARG	M, DM (C)	32	86
34	Dale Stephens	Brighton	GBR	M, DM (C)	31	85
35	Thomas Delaney	Dortmund	DNK	DM, M (C)	29	85
36	Dani Parejo	Valencia	ESP	M (C)	31	85
37	Denis Zakaria	M'gladbach	CHE	DM, M (C)	24	85
38	Javi Martínez	Bayern	ESP	DM, M (C)	32	85
39	Luka Modrić	Real Madrid	HRV	M, DM (C)	35	85
40	Valentin Rongier	Marseille	FRA	M, AM (C)	26	85
41	Robin Gosens	Atalanta	DEU	DM, M (L)	26	84
42	Georginio Wijnaldum	Liverpool	NLD	M (C)	30	84
43	Christopher Nkunku	RB Leipzig	FRA	M, F (C)	23	84
44	Pierre Emile Højbjerg	Southampton	DNK	M, DM (C)	25	84
45	Étienne Capoue	Watford	FRA	M, DM (C)	32	84
46	Tomáš Souček	West Ham	CZE	DM, M (C)	25	84
47	Mario Pašalić	Atalanta	HRV	DM, AM (C)	25	84
48	Fred	Man Utd	BRA	DM, M (C)	27	84
49	Konrad Laimer	RB Leipzig	AUT	M, DM (C)	23	84
50	Wílmar Barrios	Zenit	COL	M, DM (C)	27	84