Best Defensive midfielders by Season Rating in Major League Soccer
The best defensive midfielders in Major League Soccer, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
S. Berhalter of Vancouver Whitecaps is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 48.8, and Evander has been the form player this season, grading 72.5.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. Zinckernagel has improved his Season rating most, up +46.6 on last season, while O. Valakari's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, S. Berhalter of Vancouver Whitecaps is the most valuable name in this group at 15.2.
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