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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

S. Sosa of Defensa Y Justicia is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Liga Profesional Argentina, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.6, and L. Blondel has been the form player this season, grading 47.8, and F. Peña leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Blondel has improved his Season rating most, up +35.1 on last season, while S. Sosa's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.6 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 21.1.

Best talent
S. Sosa55.6RTG
Defensa Y Justicia
In form
L. Blondel47.8SsN
Huracan
Rising potential
S. Sosa+8.6RTG
Defensa Y Justicia · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
L. Blondel+35.1SsN
Huracan · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
F. Peña3goals
Lanus
Most valuable
F. Ibarra21.1val
Rosario Central
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PlayerTeam
1S. SosaDefensive midfielderDefensa Y Justicia21251468.8%5630.5%
2M. DelgadoDefensive midfielderBoca Juniors212414.9%551.9%
3L. RegiardoDefensive midfielderNewells Old Boys2032108.6%5512.4%
4M. GalarzaDefensive midfielderTalleres Cordoba242927.6%5410.6%
5F. IbarraDefensive midfielderRosario Central254710.7%522.8%
6I. MiramónDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.23271693.3%5116.1%
7A. MedinaDefensive midfielderLanus201418.6%51±0%
8F. Di BiasiDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.211451
9F. PeñaDefensive midfielderLanus2534370.8%5118.4%
10J. GhoDefensive midfielderArgentinos JRS232351.7%5015.4%
11L. VegaDefensive midfielderAtletico Tucuman212150
12J. SforzaDefensive midfielderTalleres Cordoba2415325%505.9%
13G. GonzalezDefensive midfielderEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto2317380.6%497.6%
14M. GarcíaDefensive midfielderAldosivi2118503.4%4914.5%
15L. VillegasDefensive midfielderBanfield22114828.2%
16B. LeyesDefensive midfielderTigre241710.3%480.6%
17T. BottariDefensive midfielderIndepend. Rivadavia251918.6%482.6%
18J. MattarDefensive midfielderNewells Old Boys18172271.4%4815.1%
19M. SeoaneDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.221026.8%481.3%
20Santiago EsquivelDefensive midfielderBanfield221325.5%47±0%
21J. VelazquezDefensive midfielderBelgrano Cordoba21855.8%478.5%
22I. RodríguezDefensive midfielderRacing Club2415156.7%471.1%
23T. GonzalezDefensive midfielderEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto262146
24P. FerreiraDefensive midfielderPlatense22114623.5%
25F. AmarfilDefensive midfielderPlatense252142.6%4510.6%
26A. MorenoDefensive midfielderRiver Plate274082.9%4518.3%
27S. GonzálezDefensive midfielderTigre23950.6%4511.5%
28A. SánchezDefensive midfielderBelgrano Cordoba2739±0%443.5%
29I. PaisDefensive midfielderBanfield26204416.7%
30R. HerreraDefensive midfielderNewells Old Boys261739.1%425.2%
31T. GonzálezDefensive midfielderEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto27204253.8%
32S. RosanéDefensive midfielderEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto261815.9%425.7%
33L. PérezDefensive midfielderRacing Club2220±0%4219.1%
34C. ZabalaDefensive midfielderSarmiento Junin2839147.4%4115.2%
35K. OrtízDefensive midfielderAtletico Tucuman261918.7%412.6%
36J. DominguezDefensive midfielderAtletico Tucuman261040
37A. MonteroDefensive midfielderNewells Old Boys283239
38F. NavarroDefensive midfielderRosario Central26663.4%3911.8%
39F. MaterDefensive midfielderBarracas Central283018.6%3916.6%
40N. DubersarskyDefensive midfielderTigre2192.2%387.4%
41M. InsaurraldeDefensive midfielderSan Lorenzo2718570.4%3712.7%
42M. GarcíaDefensive midfielderSarmiento Junin271145.6%372.9%
43M. BarriosDefensive midfielderPlatense27101.9%363.5%
44L. RobertoneDefensive midfielderVelez Sarsfield29313411.2%
45N. TripichioDefensive midfielderSan Lorenzo302915.5%346.6%
46F. WallerDefensive midfielderHuracan2937377.9%3429.6%
47L. BlondelDefensive midfielderHuracan3048196.9%3332.3%
48F. AntoniniDefensive midfielderGimnasia M.29273371.5%
49S. LongoDefensive midfielderBelgrano Cordoba281148.5%339.2%
50N. WatsonDefensive midfielderDeportivo Riestra28193.8%3212.5%