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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

A. Bouaddi of Manchester City is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 90.5, 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: N. Mbamba has improved his Season rating most, up +45.1 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, M. Caicedo of Chelsea is the most valuable name in this group at 119.4.

Best talent
A. Bouaddi90.5RTG
Manchester City
In form
Wu Xi58.6SsN
Shanghai Shenhua
Rising potential
S. Fusire+33.2RTG
Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
N. Mbamba+45.1SsN
Lorient · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
I. Chochev12goals
Ludogorets
Most valuable
M. Caicedo119.4val
Chelsea
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PlayerTeam
1A. BouaddiDefensive midfielderManchester City1830±0%916%
2M. CaicedoDefensive midfielderChelsea2454±0%86±0%
3Jon GorrotxategiDefensive midfielderReal Sociedad II23348.8%865%
4F. RiederDefensive midfielderFC Augsburg245137.6%842.3%
5R. ReitzDefensive midfielderRB Leipzig2447±0%832.3%
6C. BalebaDefensive midfielderManchester United221766%8210.3%
7Nico GonzálezDefensive midfielderManchester City2423±0%81±0%
8N. SeiwaldDefensive midfielderRB Leipzig2543±0%81±0%
9T. IroegbunamDefensive midfielderEverton2329±0%80±0%
10A. OnanaDefensive midfielderAston Villa253131.9%797.6%
11K. SanoDefensive midfielderFSV Mainz 052544±0%79±0%
12A. VermeerenDefensive midfielderRB Leipzig21150.7%785.9%
13D. MethalieDefensive midfielderSunderland203778
14A. TchouaméniDefensive midfielderReal Madrid263632.7%779.9%
15E. MartelDefensive midfielderFSV Mainz 0524464.2%769.7%
16M. CulbreathDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen191476
17A. EngwandaDefensive midfielderUtrecht2339139.6%7310.1%
18M. UgarteDefensive midfielderManchester United251460.7%736.4%
19J. CardosoDefensive midfielderAtletico Madrid2412±0%72±0%
20S. MagassaDefensive midfielderWest Ham22197.9%722.8%
21Alejandro RegoDefensive midfielderAthletic Club232472
22H. AmassDefensive midfielderManchester United1926541.5%721.9%
23N. RembergDefensive midfielderHamburger SV2639±0%72±0%
24E. AkinsanmiroDefensive midfielderMonza21208.8%721.1%
25L. LipaniDefensive midfielderSassuolo2115±0%71±0%
26D. CisséDefensive midfielderRennes221142.7%71±0%
27D. OzohDefensive midfielderCrystal Palace2123102.6%7014.5%
28Unai VencedorDefensive midfielderAthletic Club25873.6%705.1%
29C. JanderDefensive midfielderSouthampton23390.5%702%
30Gonçalo FrancoDefensive midfielderSwansea255117.1%69±0%
31E. FernándezDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen2416±0%69±0%
32RequeDefensive midfielderLevante2236681%
33T. PérezDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2112618.8%6652%
34FlorentinoDefensive midfielderIpswich273515.7%654.6%
35M. DiakitéDefensive midfielderRizespor2232±0%64±0%
36S. LynenDefensive midfielderWerder Bremen2736±0%64±0%
37M. KabaDefensive midfielderLecce2452.1%632%
38Kofi Jeremy AmoakoDefensive midfielderHamburger SV21359.3%63±0%
39Gustavo Henrique PereiraDefensive midfielderSantos211962
40M. HansenDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 072224±0%62±0%
41S. FusireDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday2127239.7%62114.1%
42N. CapaldoDefensive midfielderHamburger SV2742±0%62±0%
43J. HarderDefensive midfielderFC Basel 1893201761
44E. CamaraDefensive midfielderPanathinaikos2341117.6%619.2%
45T. GijselhartDefensive midfielderDeportivo La Coruna2135±0%611.2%
46K. EichhornDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen171960
47Bae Seung-GyunDefensive midfielderFeyenoord181960
48WelingtonDefensive midfielderSouthampton251350.4%609.5%
49Y. SaiduDefensive midfielderZaragoza212260
50CharlysDefensive midfielderHellas Verona223561.2%593.7%