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, AM (C)	30	99
2	Thiago Alcântara	Bayern	ESP	DM, M (C)	29	99
3	Rodri	Man City	ESP	M, DM (C)	24	95
4	Jorginho	Chelsea	ITA	M, DM (C)	29	94
5	Bruno Fernandes	Sporting CP	PRT	M, AM (C)	26	93
6	Kevin De Bruyne	Man City	BEL	M, AM (C)	29	93
7	Marco Verratti	PSG	ITA	M, DM (C)	28	92
8	Casemiro	Real Madrid	BRA	M, DM (C)	28	92
9	Ilkay Gündogan	Man City	DEU	M, DM (C)	30	92
10	David Silva	Man City	ESP	M (C)	34	91
11	Wilfred Ndidi	Leicester City	NGA	DM, M (C)	24	91
12	Idrissa Gana Guèye	PSG	SEN	DM, M (C)	31	91
13	Marcelo Brozović	Inter	HRV	DM, M (C)	28	90
14	Magomed Ozdoev	Zenit	RUS	M, DM (C)	28	90
15	Fabián Ruiz	Napoli	ESP	M, DM (C)	24	89
16	Axel Witsel	Dortmund	BEL	DM, M (C)	31	89
17	Julian Brandt	Dortmund	DEU	M (C), AM (L)	24	89
18	Dani Parejo	Valencia	ESP	M (C)	31	89
19	Fernandinho	Man City	BRA	M, D (C)	35	89
20	Sergio Busquets	Barcelona	ESP	M (C)	32	89
21	Luka Modrić	Real Madrid	HRV	M, DM (C)	35	88
22	John McGinn	Aston Villa		M, AM (C)	26	88
23	Luis Alberto	Lazio	ESP	M, AM (C)	28	87
24	Éver Banega	Sevilla FC	ARG	M, DM (C)	32	87
25	Jordan Henderson	Liverpool	GBR	M, DM (C)	30	87
26	Frenkie de Jong	Barcelona	NLD	M, DM (C)	23	87
27	Santi Cazorla	Villarreal	ESP	M, DM (C)	36	87
28	Denis Zakaria	M'gladbach	CHE	DM, M (C)	24	87
29	Naby Keïta	Liverpool	GIN	M, AM (C)	25	87
30	Miralem Pjanić	Juventus	BIH	M, DM (C)	30	87
31	Mateo Kovačić	Chelsea	HRV	M, DM (C)	26	86
32	Thomas Delaney	Dortmund	DNK	DM, M (C)	29	86
33	Georginio Wijnaldum	Liverpool	NLD	M (C)	30	86
34	Declan Rice	West Ham	GBR	DM, M (C)	21	86
35	Javi Martínez	Bayern	ESP	DM, M (C)	32	86
36	Arthur	Barcelona	BRA	M, DM (C)	24	86
37	Arturo Vidal	Barcelona	CHL	M, AM (C)	33	86
38	Corentin Tolisso	Bayern	FRA	M, DM (C)	26	85
39	Teye Partey	Atletico Madrid	GHA	M, DM (C)	27	85
40	Robin Gosens	Atalanta	DEU	DM, M (L)	26	85
41	Fabinho	Liverpool	BRA	M, DM (C)	27	84
42	James Milner	Liverpool	GBR	M (C), D (R)	34	84
43	James Rodríguez	Real Madrid	COL	M, AM (C)	29	84
44	Philip Billing	Bournemouth	DNK	M, DM (C)	24	84
45	João Moutinho	Wolves	PRT	M (C)	34	84
46	Dale Stephens	Brighton	GBR	M, DM (C)	31	84
47	Konrad Laimer	RB Leipzig	AUT	M, DM (C)	23	84
48	Valentin Rongier	Marseille	FRA	M, AM (C)	26	84
49	Erick Pulgar	Fiorentina	CHL	M, DM (C)	26	84
50	André Zambo Anguissa	Villarreal	CMR	M, DM (C)	25	84