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Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Liga Profesional Argentina 2026

The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Liga Profesional Argentina in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Benítez of Boca Juniors is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Liga Profesional Argentina, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.7, and J. Florentín has been the form player this season, grading 51.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Florentín has improved his Season rating most, up +27.6 on last season, while M. Benítez's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +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 20.8.

Best talent
M. Benítez55.7RTG
Boca Juniors
In form
J. Florentín51SsN
Independ. Rivadavia
Rising potential
M. Benítez+9RTG
Boca Juniors · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
J. Florentín+27.6SsN
Independ. Rivadavia · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
J. Florentín4goals
Independ. Rivadavia
Most valuable
F. Ibarra20.8val
Rosario Central
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PlayerTeam
1M. BenítezDefensive midfielderBoca Juniors22252.7%561.5%
2M. DelgadoDefensive midfielderBoca Juniors212518.7%552.6%
3L. RegiardoDefensive midfielderNewells Old Boys1933115.8%5410.9%
4F. IbarraDefensive midfielderRosario Central25432.9%522.2%
5A. MedinaDefensive midfielderLanus19159.6%521.2%
6I. MiramónDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.23191180%5115.4%
7J. GhoDefensive midfielderArgentinos JRS232351.7%5015.4%
8L. VillegasDefensive midfielderBanfield22145032.2%
9B. LeyesDefensive midfielderTigre241816.1%490.6%
10F. Di BiasiDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.21948
11M. GallardoDefensive midfielderInstituto Cordoba221±0%4814.8%
12L. VegaDefensive midfielderAtletico Tucuman211648
13M. GarcíaDefensive midfielderAldosivi2110241.4%4812.4%
14F. PeñaDefensive midfielderLanus2524236.1%4811.2%
15J. VelazquezDefensive midfielderBelgrano Cordoba21861.5%488.9%
16T. BottariDefensive midfielderIndepend. Rivadavia251728.6%471.1%
17T. GonzalezDefensive midfielderEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto262247
18Santiago EsquivelDefensive midfielderBanfield22914.2%47±0%
19J. CeballosDefensive midfielderGimnasia M.22913.1%4716.7%
20A. MorenoDefensive midfielderRiver Plate2745108.8%4714.6%
21K. OrtízDefensive midfielderAtletico Tucuman2523±0%46±0%
22M. SeoaneDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.22714.6%461.9%
23F. AmarfilDefensive midfielderPlatense252335.4%459.4%
24A. SánchezDefensive midfielderBelgrano Cordoba27439.5%451.5%
25I. PaisDefensive midfielderBanfield26224515%
26S. RosanéDefensive midfielderEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto262515%424.1%
27N. DubersarskyDefensive midfielderTigre219±0%423.9%
28R. HerreraDefensive midfielderNewells Old Boys262223.9%426.5%
29L. PérezDefensive midfielderRacing Club2220±0%4219.1%
30C. ZabalaDefensive midfielderSarmiento Junin2841163.5%4115.6%
31J. DominguezDefensive midfielderAtletico Tucuman261341
32F. RomeroDefensive midfielderEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto2726±0%41108.8%
33F. MaterDefensive midfielderBarracas Central283018.6%3916.6%
34M. GarcíaDefensive midfielderSarmiento Junin271432.8%390.8%
35M. InsaurraldeDefensive midfielderSan Lorenzo273±0%3815.8%
36L. BlondelDefensive midfielderHuracan3039139.8%3851%
37A. MonteroDefensive midfielderNewells Old Boys282938
38J. FlorentínDefensive midfielderIndepend. Rivadavia305113.8%341.5%
39N. TripichioDefensive midfielderSan Lorenzo303012.3%346.6%
40F. WallerDefensive midfielderHuracan2933327.3%3429.2%
41T. BelmonteDefensive midfielderBoca Juniors28935.8%344.8%
42S. LongoDefensive midfielderBelgrano Cordoba281240.7%337.8%
43L. RobertoneDefensive midfielderVelez Sarsfield2930338.6%
44N. WatsonDefensive midfielderDeportivo Riestra282115.1%3310.4%
45F. AntoniniDefensive midfielderGimnasia M.29243263.7%
46M. RecaldeDefensive midfielderGimnasia M.2916313.2%3039.8%
47G. NevesDefensive midfielderEstudiantes L.P.291154.1%30±0%
48M. RealiDefensive midfielderSan Lorenzo291474.4%306.3%
49A. MéndezDefensive midfielderNewells Old Boys30326%2812.2%
50I. GómezDefensive midfielderPlatense2930±0%2720%