Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Primera Nacional 2026
The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Primera Nacional in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
K. López of San Martin Tucuman is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Primera Nacional, with a Field Insider Rating of 46, and N. Fernández has been the form player this season, grading 43.4.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. González has improved his Season rating most, up +5.7 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, V. Poggi of Godoy Cruz is the most valuable name in this group at 10.3.
12 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. LópezDefensive midfielder | San Martin Tucuman | 24 | 1166.2% | 4612% |
| 2 | V. PoggiDefensive midfielder |  Godoy Cruz | 24 | 363.5% | 4116.2% |
| 3 | M. GonzálezDefensive midfielder | Godoy Cruz | 22 | 10150% | 3912.6% |
| 4 | N. FernándezDefensive midfielder | Godoy Cruz | 28 | 433.6% | 3530.8% |
| 5 | J. YangaliDefensive midfielder |  San Telmo | 26 | 0 | 33 |
| 6 | D. MercadoDefensive midfielder |  San Martin S.J. | 29 | 163925% | 2147.1% |
| 7 | G. TurracaDefensive midfielder |  All Boys | 30 | 15 | 19 |
| 8 | F. QuignonDefensive midfielder | Almirante Brown | 33 | 1263.7% | 1445.1% |
| 9 | N. PelaitayDefensive midfielder | San Martin S.J. | 33 | 10 | 12 |
| 10 | E. PérezDefensive midfielder | Deportivo Maipu | 40 | 2835.7% | 119.8% |
| 11 | G. AcostaDefensive midfielder | San Martin S.J. | 39 | 2621.1% | 1137.4% |
| 12 | G. CastellaniDefensive midfielder |  Ferro Carril Oeste | 39 | 0 | 6 |