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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 97.7.

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. Onana97.7val
Aston Villa
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PlayerTeam
1Jon GorrotxategiDefensive midfielderReal Sociedad II24348.8%866.8%
2C. BalebaDefensive midfielderManchester United221766%8210.3%
3L. AgouméDefensive midfielderSevilla2445±0%80±0%
4A. OnanaDefensive midfielderAston Villa253131.9%797.6%
5Sergi AltimiraDefensive midfielderSporting CP2527±0%763.1%
6M. CulbreathDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen191476
7A. EngwandaDefensive midfielderUtrecht2339139.6%7310.1%
8M. UgarteDefensive midfielderManchester United251460.7%736.4%
9S. MagassaDefensive midfielderWest Ham23197.9%722.8%
10Alejandro RegoDefensive midfielderAthletic Club232472
11H. AmassDefensive midfielderManchester United1926541.5%721.9%
12David LarrubiaDefensive midfielderMalaga2441±0%72±0%
13D. CisséDefensive midfielderRennes221142.7%71±0%
14A. MorrisDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough2435±0%71±0%
15C. JanderDefensive midfielderSouthampton23390.5%702%
16T. de JongeDefensive midfielderGroningen2337±0%70±0%
17Dani VillahermosaDefensive midfielderOviedo2542±0%69±0%
18T. FukuiDefensive midfielderArouca2248±0%68±0%
19N. VerkooijenDefensive midfielderJong PSV U21205274%6714.7%
20T. PérezDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2112618.8%6652%
21P. MattssonDefensive midfielderNorwich253815%65±0%
22J. KiloDefensive midfielderADO Den Haag2437±0%63±0%
23Gustavo Henrique PereiraDefensive midfielderSantos211962
24S. FusireDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday2127239.7%62114.1%
25N. BinetDefensive midfielderBoulogne2236±0%62±0%
26J. HarderDefensive midfielderFC Basel 1893211761
27P. KoopmeinersDefensive midfielderAZ Alkmaar2637±0%61±0%
28K. EichhornDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen171960
29Bae Seung-GyunDefensive midfielderFeyenoord181960
30Y. SaiduDefensive midfielderZaragoza212260
31CharlysDefensive midfielderHellas Verona223561.2%593.7%
32VitinhoDefensive midfielderBotafogo274321.6%591.3%
33H. KyprianouDefensive midfielderWatford2516±0%59±0%
34A. SersantiDefensive midfielderModena241848.6%5811%
35C. CoventryDefensive midfielderCharlton2627±0%58±0%
36I. MiladinovićDefensive midfielderFK Partizan232158
37Gabriel MeninoDefensive midfielderSantos2614±0%5810.9%
38R. ZerroukiDefensive midfielderTwente2851±0%582.7%
39D. HuismanDefensive midfielderFC Volendam242349%580.7%
40A. BahDefensive midfielderAl-Hazm2138±0%570.9%
41C. ComottoDefensive midfielderAC Milan181357
42M. LeivaDefensive midfielderLeganes20757
43Kristi MontgomeryDefensive midfielderBlackburn227±0%57±0%
44A. MatusiwaDefensive midfielderIpswich28455.9%5717.5%
45M. TopićDefensive midfielderNorwich25875.4%5611.9%
46Zé VitorDefensive midfielderVitoria26276650%5616.9%
47PierreDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC2483900%560.5%
48J. GrillotDefensive midfielderClermont Foot201312700%569.6%
49Miguel AtienzaDefensive midfielderLeganes2746±0%564.5%
50S. SosaDefensive midfielderDefensa Y Justicia21251468.8%5630.5%