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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

K. Mainoo of Manchester United is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 89, and V. Müller has been the form player this season, grading 59, and L. Haraslín leads the scoring with 13 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, M. Caicedo of Chelsea is the most valuable name in this group at 108.6.

Best talent
K. Mainoo89RTG
Manchester United
In form
V. Müller59SsN
WSG Wattens
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
L. Haraslín13goals
Sparta Praha
Most valuable
M. Caicedo108.6val
Chelsea
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PlayerTeam
1K. MainooDefensive midfielderManchester United212874.5%899.3%
2Y. YarmolyukDefensive midfielderBrentford2241150.3%899.8%
3I. MoribaDefensive midfielderCelta Vigo234754.3%874.2%
4M. CaicedoDefensive midfielderChelsea245410.1%8610.3%
5A. BouaddiDefensive midfielderLille183052.8%8513.1%
6E. AmpaduDefensive midfielderLeeds254510%8422.2%
7Mikel JauregizarDefensive midfielderAthletic Club2240±0%843.3%
8F. RiederDefensive midfielderFC Augsburg2451265.7%8417.8%
9C. BalebaDefensive midfielderBrighton221766%8210.3%
10Jon GorrotxategiDefensive midfielderReal Sociedad233825.1%829.8%
11A. OnanaDefensive midfielderAston Villa243131.9%815%
12R. ReitzDefensive midfielderRB Leipzig244713.7%817.1%
13Nico GonzálezDefensive midfielderManchester City242313.1%8123.4%
14N. SeiwaldDefensive midfielderRB Leipzig254382.8%813.7%
15T. IroegbunamDefensive midfielderEverton2329123.7%805.1%
16M. KeitaDefensive midfielderParma244160.9%808.4%
17S. El MourabetDefensive midfielderStrasbourg204280
18L. AgouméDefensive midfielderSevilla24458.2%801.4%
19K. DanoisDefensive midfielderAuxerre2249183.9%797.6%
20K. SanoDefensive midfielderFSV Mainz 05254441.5%797.1%
21T. MitchellDefensive midfielderCrystal Palace26476%7913.2%
22E. CamavingaDefensive midfielderReal Madrid23252.4%793.6%
23A. AvomDefensive midfielderLorient213820.1%7910.5%
24Andrey SantosDefensive midfielderManchester United222059.2%7811.9%
25João GomesDefensive midfielderAston Villa254515.7%789%
26J. ChotardDefensive midfielderStade Brestois 29244883.8%7811.1%
27AndréDefensive midfielderWolves253722.3%785.9%
28D. MethalieDefensive midfielderToulouse203778
29A. TchouaméniDefensive midfielderReal Madrid263632.7%779.9%
30M. FrendrupDefensive midfielderGenoa254113.9%775.9%
31M. CulbreathDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen181476
32E. MartelDefensive midfielderFSV Mainz 0524464.2%758.1%
33G. GineitisDefensive midfielderTorino222317.2%754.3%
34Antonio BlancoDefensive midfielderAlaves265569.3%756.6%
35Beñat TurrientesDefensive midfielderReal Sociedad2423271.4%742.9%
36J. FujitaDefensive midfielderFC St. Pauli24463.9%7421%
37A. VermeerenDefensive midfielderRB Leipzig211443.7%749%
38J. LepenantDefensive midfielderNantes233438.2%732.9%
39C. CásseresDefensive midfielderToulouse26530.6%736.6%
40A. EngwandaDefensive midfielderUtrecht2339139.6%7310.1%
41F. PottsDefensive midfielderClub Brugge KV221655%731.1%
42M. UgarteDefensive midfielderManchester United251460.7%736.4%
43Y. BelkhdimDefensive midfielderAngers244347.9%734.1%
44A. JashariDefensive midfielderAC Milan241266.8%7222.3%
45J. CardosoDefensive midfielderAtletico Madrid241271.4%7217.8%
46S. MagassaDefensive midfielderWest Ham22197.9%722.8%
47Alejandro RegoDefensive midfielderAthletic Club232472
48N. RembergDefensive midfielderHamburger SV263926.5%721%
49L. AmatucciDefensive midfielderDeportivo La Coruna225012.8%728.6%
50L. LipaniDefensive midfielderSassuolo211563.3%7111.4%