Best Defensive midfielders by Season Rating in Bundesliga 25/26
The best defensive midfielders in Bundesliga in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
K. Karetsas of Borussia Dortmund is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and M. Olise has been the form player this season, grading 88.8, and D. Undav leads the scoring with 19 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Yamamoto has improved his Season rating most, up +50 on last season, while Nathan De Cat's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +45.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, M. Olise of Bayern München is the most valuable name in this group at 89.6.
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