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Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential

The highest-potential defensive midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Jon Gorrotxategi of Real Sociedad II is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 85.8, and Wu Xi has been the form player this season, grading 58.6, and I. Chochev leads the scoring with 12 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Genreau has improved his Season rating most, up +45 on last season, while S. Fusire's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Onana of Aston Villa is the most valuable name in this group at 98.8.

Best talent
Jon Gorrotxategi85.8RTG
Real Sociedad II
In form
Wu Xi58.6SsN
Shanghai Shenhua
Rising potential
S. Fusire+33.2RTG
Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
D. Genreau+45SsN
Melbourne Victory · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
I. Chochev12goals
Ludogorets
Most valuable
A. Onana98.8val
Aston Villa
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PlayerTeam
1Jon GorrotxategiDefensive midfielderReal Sociedad II244726.4%866.8%
2L. AgouméDefensive midfielderSevilla2445±0%80±0%
3A. OnanaDefensive midfielderAston Villa253131.9%797.6%
4M. FrendrupDefensive midfielderGenoa2541±0%77±0%
5Sergi AltimiraDefensive midfielderSporting CP2527±0%763.1%
6M. CulbreathDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen191476
7A. EngwandaDefensive midfielderUtrecht2339139.6%7310.1%
8J. LepenantDefensive midfielderNantes2434±0%73±0%
9M. UgarteDefensive midfielderManchester United251460.7%736.4%
10S. MagassaDefensive midfielderWest Ham232838.4%722.8%
11H. AmassDefensive midfielderManchester United1926541.5%721.9%
12David LarrubiaDefensive midfielderMalaga2441±0%72±0%
13A. MorrisDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough242431.6%71±0%
14F. RealeDefensive midfielderCarrarese20214.3%7028.9%
15T. de JongeDefensive midfielderGroningen2337±0%70±0%
16Dani VillahermosaDefensive midfielderOviedo251174.3%69±0%
17T. NoslinDefensive midfielderBarnsley244011.9%691.6%
18T. FukuiDefensive midfielderArouca2248±0%68±0%
19Tomás CarbonellDefensive midfielderReal Sociedad II211068.9%67±0%
20N. VerkooijenDefensive midfielderJong PSV U21205274%6714.7%
21D. Mazou-SackoDefensive midfielderMillwall22939.7%664.1%
22T. PérezDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2112618.8%6652%
23HuguinhoDefensive midfielderBotafogo1921±0%6548.1%
24L. FergusonDefensive midfielderBologna2718±0%6510.5%
25P. MattssonDefensive midfielderNorwich252136.9%65±0%
26Marc DomènechDefensive midfielderFC Andorra241849%65±0%
27M. KonéDefensive midfielderAnnecy192264
28Pablo IbáñezDefensive midfielderAlaves2832±0%6310.8%
29Gustavo Henrique PereiraDefensive midfielderSantos211962
30S. FusireDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday2127239.7%62114.1%
31J. HarderDefensive midfielderFC Basel 1893211761
32P. KoopmeinersDefensive midfielderAZ Alkmaar2637±0%61±0%
33Z. BuurmeesterDefensive midfielderLeganes241256.8%602.9%
34K. EichhornDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen171960
35Bae Seung-GyunDefensive midfielderFeyenoord1819±0%6013.4%
36Y. SaiduDefensive midfielderZaragoza212260
37CharlysDefensive midfielderInter223561.2%593.7%
38T. LeoniDefensive midfielderReims2646±0%59±0%
39I. GonzalezDefensive midfielderGirona202127.4%59±0%
40VitinhoDefensive midfielderBotafogo274321.6%591.3%
41El Hadji Djibril SoumaréDefensive midfielderStoke City231222.7%59±0%
42H. KyprianouDefensive midfielderWatford252236.6%59±0%
43A. SersantiDefensive midfielderModena241848.6%5811%
44C. CoventryDefensive midfielderCharlton261349.8%58±0%
45I. MiladinovićDefensive midfielderFK Partizan232158
46Gabriel MeninoDefensive midfielderSantos2614±0%5810.9%
47D. HuismanDefensive midfielderFC Volendam242349%580.7%
48A. BahDefensive midfielderAl-Hazm2138±0%570.9%
49C. ComottoDefensive midfielderAC Milan181357
50J. GrillotDefensive midfielderClermont Foot201413800%5712.2%