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	Marco Verratti	PSG	ITA	M, DM (C)	27	98
2	Thiago Alcântara	Bayern	ESP	DM, M (C)	28	98
3	Jorginho	Chelsea	ITA	M, DM (C)	28	97
4	Toni Kroos	Real Madrid	DEU	M, AM (C)	29	97
5	Kevin De Bruyne	Man City	BEL	M (C)	28	96
6	Rodri	Man City	ESP	M, DM (C)	23	96
7	Marcelo Brozović	Inter	HRV	DM, M (C)	27	93
8	Ilkay Gündogan	Man City	DEU	M, DM (C)	29	93
9	Dani Parejo	Valencia	ESP	M (C)	30	93
10	Idrissa Gana Guèye	PSG	SEN	DM, M (C)	30	93
11	Bruno Fernandes	Sporting CP	PRT	M, AM (C)	25	92
12	Casemiro	Real Madrid	BRA	M, DM (C)	27	91
13	Magomed Ozdoev	Zenit	RUS	M, DM (C)	27	91
14	Fabián Ruiz	Napoli	ESP	M, DM (C)	23	91
15	Frenkie de Jong	Barcelona	NLD	M, DM (C)	22	91
16	Wilfred Ndidi	Leicester City	NGA	DM, M (C)	23	90
17	Axel Witsel	Dortmund	BEL	DM, M (C)	30	90
18	Miralem Pjanić	Juventus	BIH	M, DM (C)	29	89
19	Sergio Busquets	Barcelona	ESP	M (C)	31	89
20	Thomas Delaney	Dortmund	DNK	DM, M (C)	28	89
21	David Silva	Man City	ESP	M, AM (C)	33	88
22	Erick Pulgar	Fiorentina	CHL	M, DM (C)	25	88
23	Fernandinho	Man City	BRA	M, D (C)	34	87
24	Luis Alberto	Lazio	ESP	M, AM (C)	27	87
25	Jose Campana	Levante	ESP	M, DM (C)	26	87
26	Arthur	Barcelona	BRA	M, DM (C)	23	87
27	Fabinho	Liverpool	BRA	M, DM (C)	26	87
28	James Rodríguez	Real Madrid	COL	M, AM (C)	28	86
29	Denis Zakaria	M'gladbach	CHE	M, DM (C)	23	86
30	Georginio Wijnaldum	Liverpool	NLD	M, DM (C)	29	86
31	Santi Cazorla	Villarreal	ESP	M, DM (C)	35	86
32	Luka Modrić	Real Madrid	HRV	M, DM (C)	34	86
33	Arturo Vidal	Barcelona	CHL	M, AM (C)	32	86
34	Téji Savanier	Montpellier	FRA	M, DM (C)	28	86
35	Florian Grillitsch	Hoffenheim	AUT	DM, M (C)	24	86
36	Stefano Sensi	Inter	ITA	M, AM (C)	24	86
37	Dale Stephens	Brighton	GBR	M, DM (C)	30	85
38	Declan Rice	West Ham	GBR	DM, M (C)	20	85
39	Éver Banega	Sevilla FC	ARG	M, DM (C)	31	85
40	Konrad Laimer	RB Leipzig	AUT	M, DM (C)	22	84
41	Tomáš Souček	Slavia Praha	CZE	DM, M (C)	24	84
42	Pablo Sarabia	PSG	ESP	M, AM (C)	27	84
43	André Zambo Anguissa	Villarreal	CMR	DM, M (C)	24	84
44	Andrei Girotto	Nantes	BRA	DM, M (C)	27	83
45	Javi Martínez	Bayern	ESP	DM, M (C)	31	83
46	Allan	Napoli	BRA	M, DM (C)	28	83
47	Houssem Aouar	Lyon	FRA	DM, M (C)	21	83
48	Ellyes Skhiri	1. FC Köln	TUN	DM, M (C)	24	83
49	Thiago Mendes	Lyon	BRA	DM, M (C)	27	83
50	Giovani Lo Celso	Tottenham	ARG	M, AM (C)	23	83