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
    Alejandro Grimaldo profile photo
    Alejandro Grimaldo Bayer 04 Leverkusen clublogo Leverkusen ESP DM, D (L) 28
    96
    3
    Pascal Groß profile photo
    Pascal Groß Brighton & Hove Albion FC clublogo Brighton DEU DM (C), D (R) 32
    95
    4
    Toni Kroos profile photo
    Toni Kroos Real Madrid CF clublogo Real Madrid DEU M, DM (C) 34
    94  
    5
    Exequiel Palacios profile photo
    Exequiel Palacios Bayer 04 Leverkusen clublogo Leverkusen ARG DM, M (C) 25
    94  
    6
    Declan Rice profile photo
    Declan Rice Arsenal FC clublogo Arsenal GBR M, DM (C) 25
    93  
    7
    Frenkie de Jong profile photo
    Frenkie de Jong FC Barcelona clublogo Barcelona NLD M, DM (C) 26
    92
    8
    Martin Odegaard profile photo
    Martin Odegaard Arsenal FC clublogo Arsenal NOR M (C) 25
    91  
    9
    Kirian Rodríguez profile photo
    Kirian Rodríguez UD Las Palmas clublogo Las Palmas ESP M, AM (C) 28
    91
    10
    Granit Xhaka profile photo
    Granit Xhaka Bayer 04 Leverkusen clublogo Leverkusen CHE DM, M (C) 31
    91
    11
    Douglas Luiz profile photo
    Douglas Luiz Aston Villa FC clublogo Aston Villa BRA M, DM (C) 25
    91  
    12
    Leon Goretzka profile photo
    Leon Goretzka FC Bayern München clublogo Bayern DEU DM (C) 29
    90  
    13
    Aleix García profile photo
    Aleix García Girona FC clublogo Girona ESP DM, M (C) 26
    89  
    14
    Kevin De Bruyne profile photo
    Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City FC clublogo Man City BEL M (C), AM (R) 32
    89
    15
    Joshua Kimmich profile photo
    Joshua Kimmich FC Bayern München clublogo Bayern DEU DM (C) 29
    89  
    16
    Ilkay Gündogan profile photo
    Ilkay Gündogan FC Barcelona clublogo Barcelona DEU M, AM (C) 33
    88  
    17
    Yves Bissouma profile photo
    Yves Bissouma Tottenham Hotspur FC clublogo Tottenham MLI DM, M (C) 27
    88  
    18
    Alexis Mac Allister profile photo
    Alexis Mac Allister Liverpool FC clublogo Liverpool ARG M, AM (C) 25
    88
    19
    Hakan Çalhanoğlu profile photo
    Hakan Çalhanoğlu FC Internazionale Milano clublogo Inter TUR M (C) 30
    88  
    20
    Jeremie Frimpong profile photo
    Jeremie Frimpong Bayer 04 Leverkusen clublogo Leverkusen NLD DM, D (R) 23
    87
    21
    Pierre Lees Melou profile photo
    Pierre Lees Melou Stade Brestois 29 clublogo Brest FRA DM, M (C) 30
    87  
    22
    Bruno Guimarães profile photo
    Bruno Guimarães Newcastle United FC clublogo Newcastle BRA M, DM (C) 26
    87  
    23
    Vitinha profile photo
    Vitinha Paris Saint-Germain FC clublogo PSG PRT M, DM (C) 24
    87  
    24
    Xaver Schlager profile photo
    Xaver Schlager RB Leipzig clublogo RB Leipzig AUT M, DM (C) 26
    86
    25
    Emre Can profile photo
    Emre Can BV Borussia 09 Dortmund clublogo Dortmund DEU DM, M (C) 30
    86  
    26
    Maxence Caqueret profile photo
    Maxence Caqueret Olympique Lyonnais clublogo Lyon FRA M, DM (C) 24
    86  
    27
    Luka Modrić profile photo
    Luka Modrić Real Madrid CF clublogo Real Madrid HRV M, AM (C) 38
    86  
    28
    Anton Stach profile photo
    Anton Stach TSG 1899 Hoffenheim clublogo Hoffenheim DEU DM, M (C) 25
    85
    29
    Leandro Paredes profile photo
    Leandro Paredes AS Roma clublogo Roma ARG M, DM (C) 29
    84
    30
    Aurélien Tchouameni profile photo
    Aurélien Tchouameni Real Madrid CF clublogo Real Madrid FRA DM, M (C) 24
    84  
    31
    Dani Parejo profile photo
    Dani Parejo Villarreal CF clublogo Villarreal ESP M, DM (C) 34
    84
    32
    Manuel Ugarte profile photo
    Manuel Ugarte Paris Saint-Germain FC clublogo PSG URY M, DM (C) 22
    84  
    33
    Christian Nørgaard profile photo
    Christian Nørgaard Brentford FC clublogo Brentford DNK M (C) 30
    84  
    34
    Mario Lemina profile photo
    Mario Lemina Wolverhampton Wanderers FC clublogo Wolves GAB DM, M (C) 30
    84  
    35
    Konrad Laimer profile photo
    Konrad Laimer FC Bayern München clublogo Bayern AUT DM, M (C) 26
    84
    36
    Eberechi Eze profile photo
    Eberechi Eze Crystal Palace FC clublogo Crystal Palace GBR M, AM (C) 25
    84
    37
    Angelo Stiller profile photo
    Angelo Stiller VfB Stuttgart clublogo Stuttgart DEU DM, M (C) 22
    83  
    38
    Ross Barkley profile photo
    Ross Barkley Luton Town FC clublogo Luton Town GBR DM, AM (C) 30
    83  
    39
    João Palhinha profile photo
    João Palhinha Fulham FC clublogo Fulham PRT DM, M (C) 28
    83  
    40
    Adrien Rabiot profile photo
    Adrien Rabiot Juventus FC clublogo Juventus FRA M, DM (C) 28
    83  
    41
    Martín Zubimendi profile photo
    Martín Zubimendi Real Sociedad de Fútbol clublogo Real Sociedad ESP M, DM (C) 25
    83  
    42
    Koke profile photo
    Koke Club Atlético de Madrid clublogo Atletico Madrid ESP M (C) 32
    83  
    43
    Henrikh Mkhitaryan profile photo
    Henrikh Mkhitaryan FC Internazionale Milano clublogo Inter ARM M (C) 35
    83  
    44
    Denis Zakaria profile photo
    Denis Zakaria AS Monaco FC clublogo Monaco CHE M, DM (C) 27
    82  
    45
    Casemiro profile photo
    Casemiro Manchester United FC clublogo Man Utd BRA DM (C) 32
    82  
    46
    Manuel Locatelli profile photo
    Manuel Locatelli Juventus FC clublogo Juventus ITA M, DM (C) 26
    82
    47
    Pepelu profile photo
    Pepelu Valencia CF clublogo Valencia ESP M, DM (C) 25
    82
    48
    Dominik Szoboszlai profile photo
    Dominik Szoboszlai Liverpool FC clublogo Liverpool HUN M (C), AM (R) 23
    82  
    49
    Billy Gilmour profile photo
    Billy Gilmour Brighton & Hove Albion FC clublogo Brighton SCO DM, M (C) 22
    82
    50
    Mikel Merino profile photo
    Mikel Merino Real Sociedad de Fútbol clublogo Real Sociedad ESP M, AM (C) 27
    82

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