Best defensive midfielders in Liga Profesional Argentina

The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Liga Profesional Argentina, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

I. Perruzzi of San Lorenzo is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Liga Profesional Argentina, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.5, and V. Malcorra has been the form player this season, grading 49.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Gómez has improved his Season rating most, up +25.7 on last season, while K. Castaño's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +14.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Ibarra of Rosario Central is the most valuable name in this group at 18.7.

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	I. Perruzzi Defensive midfielder	San Lorenzo	21	24	56
2	E. Giménez Defensive midfielder	Sarmiento Junin	22	27	52
3	A. Medina Defensive midfielder	Lanus	19	17	51
4	F. Ibarra Defensive midfielder	Rosario Central	25	4214.3%	514.2%
5	S. González Defensive midfielder	Tigre	23	1750.3%	501.8%
6	F. Amarfil Defensive midfielder	Independ. Rivadavia	25	36	50
7	E. Cannavo Defensive midfielder	Defensa Y Justicia	24	3316.4%	503.5%
8	M. Galarza Defensive midfielder	Talleres Cordoba	24	23200%	491%
9	A. Molinas Defensive midfielder	Defensa Y Justicia	25	3035.1%	498.8%
10	N. Schelotto Defensive midfielder	Gimnasia L.P.	19	9	49
11	R. Profini Defensive midfielder	Union Santa Fe	22	13	4911.7%
12	B. Leyes Defensive midfielder	Godoy Cruz	24	1637.2%	4814.5%
13	F. Di Biasi Defensive midfielder	Gimnasia L.P.	21	9	48
14	M. Cardillo Defensive midfielder	Independ. Rivadavia	23	2199.1%	482.6%
15	J. Gho Defensive midfielder	Sarmiento Junin	23	1763.7%	4819.1%
16	E. Irala Defensive midfielder	San Lorenzo	22	1273.6%	4715.2%
17	K. Castaño Defensive midfielder	River Plate	25	1982.7%	4746.3%
18	T. Bottari Defensive midfielder	Independ. Rivadavia	25	23	47
19	L. Godoy Defensive midfielder	Atletico Tucuman	23	141422.2%	477.8%
20	M. Amondarain Defensive midfielder	Estudiantes L.P.	21	8	47
21	A. Sosa Defensive midfielder	Gimnasia L.P.	23	8	45
22	J. Mosqueira Defensive midfielder	Talleres Cordoba	22	686%	4523.6%
23	T. Adoryán Defensive midfielder	Banfield	24	18	45
24	R. Insúa Defensive midfielder	Barracas Central	28	4614.5%	455.1%
25	M. Esponda Defensive midfielder	Aldosivi	23	1044.1%	458.6%
26	L. Ríos Defensive midfielder	Banfield	25	2198.1%	459.9%
27	S. Jaurena Defensive midfielder	San Martin S.J.	26	21914.3%	447.8%
28	F. Navarro Defensive midfielder	Rosario Central	26	1742.1%	4423.9%
29	J. López Defensive midfielder	Tigre	26	1643%	4315.1%
30	I. Tapia Defensive midfielder	Barracas Central	27	248.9%	4210.2%
31	N. Guzmán Defensive midfielder	Aldosivi	26	11	41
32	C. Villalba Defensive midfielder	Sarmiento Junin	27	31±0%	4110.7%
33	F. Mater Defensive midfielder	Barracas Central	27	2240%	4111.9%
34	N. Garayalde Defensive midfielder	Gimnasia L.P.	26	1746.3%	4014.3%
35	J. Portilla Defensive midfielder	Talleres Cordoba	27	2255.6%	4032%
36	M. Barrios Defensive midfielder	Racing Club	27	10136.4%	3714.3%
37	N. Watson Defensive midfielder	San Martin S.J.	28	19	37
38	F. Juárez Defensive midfielder	Platense	27	1164%	3732.9%
39	S. Ascacíbar Defensive midfielder	Estudiantes L.P.	29	4314.2%	3625.2%
40	A. Cardozo Defensive midfielder	Lanus	29	2137.1%	3620.4%
41	E. Ojeda Defensive midfielder	Huracan	28	25164.9%	3618.4%
42	S. Longo Defensive midfielder	Belgrano Cordoba	28	2036.3%	3622.3%
43	U. Sánchez Defensive midfielder	Belgrano Cordoba	28	1156.9%	3227.3%
44	N. Tripichio Defensive midfielder	San Lorenzo	30	3433.4%	3223.3%
45	E. Beltrán Defensive midfielder	Instituto Cordoba	28	681.2%	3124.3%
46	L. Gómez Defensive midfielder	Independ. Rivadavia	30	34325.3%	303%
47	F. Mac Allister Defensive midfielder	Instituto Cordoba	30	2321.4%	2720.5%
48	R. Fernández Defensive midfielder	Independiente	30	1068.1%	2537.2%
49	A. Bouzat Defensive midfielder	Velez Sarsfield	32	3510.7%	2432.4%
50	R. Carrera Defensive midfielder	Lanus	32	2245.6%	2134.4%