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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, C. Baleba of Manchester United is the most valuable name in this group at 96.4.

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
C. Baleba96.4val
Manchester United
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PlayerTeam
1Jon GorrotxategiDefensive midfielderReal Sociedad II24348.8%866.8%
2C. BalebaDefensive midfielderManchester United221766%8210.3%
3A. OnanaDefensive midfielderAston Villa253131.9%797.6%
4D. MethalieDefensive midfielderSunderland203778
5E. MartelDefensive midfielderFSV Mainz 0524464.2%769.7%
6M. CulbreathDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen191476
7A. EngwandaDefensive midfielderUtrecht2339139.6%7310.1%
8M. UgarteDefensive midfielderManchester United251460.7%736.4%
9S. MagassaDefensive midfielderWest Ham22197.9%722.8%
10Alejandro RegoDefensive midfielderAthletic Club232472
11H. AmassDefensive midfielderManchester United1926541.5%721.9%
12D. CisséDefensive midfielderRennes221142.7%71±0%
13C. JanderDefensive midfielderSouthampton23390.5%702%
14T. PérezDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2112618.8%6652%
15Gustavo Henrique PereiraDefensive midfielderSantos211962
16S. FusireDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday2127239.7%62114.1%
17J. HarderDefensive midfielderFC Basel 1893201761
18K. EichhornDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen171960
19Bae Seung-GyunDefensive midfielderFeyenoord181960
20Y. SaiduDefensive midfielderZaragoza212260
21CharlysDefensive midfielderHellas Verona223561.2%593.7%
22C. PatinoDefensive midfielderVfL Bochum229309.5%599%
23VitinhoDefensive midfielderBotafogo274321.6%591.3%
24H. KyprianouDefensive midfielderWatford2516±0%59±0%
25A. SersantiDefensive midfielderModena241848.6%5811%
26I. MiladinovićDefensive midfielderFK Partizan232158
27A. El AzzouziDefensive midfielderFrosinone25377.6%5819.2%
28A. BahDefensive midfielderAl-Hazm2038±0%57±0%
29M. BaradjiDefensive midfielderBlackburn252157
30C. ComottoDefensive midfielderAC Milan181357
31M. LeivaDefensive midfielderLeganes20757
32A. MatusiwaDefensive midfielderIpswich28455.9%5717.5%
33M. TopićDefensive midfielderNorwich25875.4%5611.9%
34Zé VitorDefensive midfielderVitoria26276650%5616.9%
35PierreDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC2483900%560.5%
36E. MensahDefensive midfielderAD Ceuta FC18655
37S. SosaDefensive midfielderDefensa Y Justicia21241381.2%5530%
38A. CarlénDefensive midfielderArtis261129.2%5571.2%
39M. DelgadoDefensive midfielderBoca Juniors212518.7%552.6%
40J. JannehDefensive midfielderDebreceni VSC23245.2%558.3%
41M. PapelaDefensive midfielderSV Darmstadt 98251910.6%541.6%
42L. RegiardoDefensive midfielderNewells Old Boys1933115.8%5410.9%
43A. MehmetiDefensive midfielderNew York Red Bulls174753
44S. AlexandropoulosDefensive midfielderSporting CP24817.2%535%
45Daan VisserDefensive midfielderCambuur2184000%52147.6%
46A. MüllerDefensive midfielderFortuna Düsseldorf261948.8%5214.4%
47F. IbarraDefensive midfielderRosario Central25432.9%522.2%
48A. MedinaDefensive midfielderLanus19159.6%521.2%
49T. BreithauptDefensive midfielderFC Augsburg241797.7%527.4%
50S. CisséDefensive midfielderAl Kholood25306.6%5117%