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Best Defensive midfielders by Season Rating in First League 26/27

The best defensive midfielders in First League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Ivlev of Nizhny Novgorod is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in First League, with a Field Insider Rating of 31.4, and M. Ignatov has been the form player this season, grading 25.5.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Tičić has improved his Season rating most, up +12 on last season, while A. Ivlev's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +0.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Tičić of Nizhny Novgorod is the most valuable name in this group at 3.

Best talent
A. Ivlev31.4RTG
Nizhny Novgorod
In form
M. Ignatov25.5SsN
FC Sochi
Rising potential
A. Ivlev+0.1RTG
Nizhny Novgorod · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
L. Tičić+12SsN
Nizhny Novgorod · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
M. Ignatov3goals
FC Sochi
Most valuable
L. Tičić3val
Nizhny Novgorod
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