Best Defensive midfielders by Season Rating in Championship
The best defensive midfielders in Championship, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
H. Hackney of Middlesbrough is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 79, and I. Louza has been the form player this season, grading 62.7, and J. Clarke leads the scoring with 16 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Amass has improved his Season rating most, up +43.4 on last season, while S. Fusire's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +34.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, I. Louza of Watford is the most valuable name in this group at 47.2.
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