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	94
2	Kevin De Bruyne	Man City	BEL	M, AM (C)	29	93
3	Joshua Kimmich	Bayern	DEU	DM (C), D (R)	25	93
4	Toni Kroos	Real Madrid	DEU	M, AM (C)	30	89
5	Saul Niguez	Atletico Madrid	ESP	M (CL)	25	88
6	Sergio Busquets	Barcelona	ESP	M, DM (C)	32	88
7	Marco Verratti	PSG	ITA	M, DM (C)	27	88
8	David Silva	Man City	ESP	M, AM (C)	34	88
9	Rodrigo de Paul	Udinese	ARG	M, AM (C)	26	87
10	Jordan Henderson	Liverpool	GBR	M (C)	30	87
11	Achraf Hakimi	Real Madrid	MAR	M, DM (R)	21	87
12	Rodri	Man City	ESP	M, DM (C)	24	87
13	Geoffrey Kondogbia	Valencia	CAF	M, DM (C)	27	86
14	Julian Brandt	Dortmund	DEU	M, AM (C)	24	86
15	Rafinha	Barcelona	BRA	M, AM (C)	27	85
16	Leon Goretzka	Bayern	DEU	DM, AM (C)	25	85
17	Ilkay Gündogan	Man City	DEU	M, DM (C)	29	85
18	Erick Pulgar	Fiorentina	CHL	M, DM (C)	26	85
19	Fabián Ruiz	Napoli	ESP	M (C)	24	85
20	Teye Partey	Atletico Madrid	GHA	M, DM (C)	27	85
21	Casemiro	Real Madrid	BRA	M, DM (C)	28	85
22	Fernando	Sevilla FC	BRA	M, DM (C)	33	85
23	Axel Witsel	Dortmund	BEL	DM, M (C)	31	85
24	Naby Keïta	Liverpool	GIN	M (C)	25	84
25	Wilfred Ndidi	Leicester City	NGA	DM, M (C)	23	84
26	Rúben Neves	Wolves	PRT	M (C)	23	84
27	Ellyes Skhiri	1. FC Köln	TUN	DM, M (C)	25	84
28	Jorginho	Chelsea	ITA	M, DM (C)	28	84
29	Dani Parejo	Valencia	ESP	M (C)	31	84
30	Nemanja Matić	Man Utd	SRB	DM, M (C)	32	83
31	Luis Alberto	Lazio	ESP	M (C)	27	83
32	Ismael Bennacer	Milan	DZA	DM, M (C)	22	83
33	Fred	Man Utd	BRA	DM, M (C)	27	83
34	Manuel Locatelli	Sassuolo	ITA	DM, M (C)	22	83
35	Declan Rice	West Ham	GBR	DM, M (C)	21	83
36	Ivan Rakitić	Barcelona	HRV	M, AM (C)	32	83
37	Luka Modrić	Real Madrid	HRV	M, DM (C)	34	83
38	Kerem Demirbay	Leverkusen	DEU	DM, M (C)	27	82
39	Valentin Rongier	Marseille	FRA	M, AM (C)	25	82
40	Phil Foden	Man City	GBR	M (C), AM (R)	20	82
41	James Ward-Prowse	Southampton	GBR	M (C)	25	82
42	Idrissa Gana Guèye	PSG	SEN	M, DM (C)	30	82
43	Jonas Hofmann	M'gladbach	DEU	M, DM (C)	28	82
44	Pierre Emile Højbjerg	Southampton	DNK	M, DM (C)	25	82
45	Christopher Nkunku	RB Leipzig	FRA	M, F (C)	22	82
46	Rodrigo Bentancur	Juventus	URY	M (C), DM (R)	23	82
47	Marcelo Brozović	Inter	HRV	M, DM (C)	27	81
48	Florian Grillitsch	Hoffenheim	AUT	DM, M (C)	25	81
49	Franck Kessié	Milan	CIV	M, DM (C)	23	81
50	Ross Barkley	Chelsea	GBR	M (C)	26	81