Best Defensive midfielders by Season Rating in Serie A 2026
The best defensive midfielders in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Breno of Corinthians is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.1, and Danilo Santos has been the form player this season, grading 57.9, and Samuel Lino leads the scoring with 9 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Danilo Santos has improved his Season rating most, up +54.9 on last season, while Victor Hugo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +27 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Samuel Lino of Flamengo is the most valuable name in this group at 47.6.
No players match these filters. Try widening the age band or clearing a filter.