Best defensive midfielders in Bundesliga

The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Bundesliga, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Jacob Peter Hödl of Sturm Graz is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 50.1, and V. Müller has been the form player this season, grading 54.5.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Lee Tae-Seok has improved his Season rating most, up +39.2 on last season, while R. Amané's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Lee Tae-Seok of Austria Vienna is the most valuable name in this group at 26.6.

Best talent

Jacob Peter Hödl50.1RTG

Rapid Vienna · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Lee Tae-Seok+39.2SsN

Austria Vienna · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	Jacob Peter Hödl Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	19	26	50
2	Lee Tae-Seok Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	23	47490%	4910.8%
3	M. Bogarde Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	24	44357.3%	485%
4	S. Seidl Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	23	48	47
5	M. Seidl Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	25	47	47
6	R. Amané Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	23	4229.2%	4725.9%
7	K. Jørgensen Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	26	42120.3%	460.9%
8	A. Barry Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	26	45	45
9	Boris Matić Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	21	36	45
10	A. Malic Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	20	17	44
11	Philipp Maybach Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	18	13	44
12	M. Bidstrup Defensive midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	25	2831.6%	4310.5%
13	M. Sulzner Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	23	23	43
14	M. Taferner Defensive midfielder	WSG Wattens	25	39	43
15	D. Kovacevic Defensive midfielder	TSV Hartberg	21	18	43
16	T. Chukwuani Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	23	1756.4%	4310.9%
17	B. Bolla Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	26	32	43
18	A. Briedl Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	24	34	42
19	V. Müller Defensive midfielder	WSG Wattens	27	55	42
20	Lee Kang-Hee Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	24	19	42
21	N. Bajlicz Defensive midfielder	Ried	22	14	41
22	T. Gulliksen Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	23	1749.1%	411%
23	R. Fosso Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	24	1363.3%	4141.9%
24	F. Wohlmuth Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	24	19	40
25	I. Coulibaly Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	25	1326.7%	3913.3%
26	J. Naschberger Defensive midfielder	WSG Wattens	26	24	39
27	E. Agyemang Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	22	8	39
28	S. Fofana Defensive midfielder	Grazer AK	23	1124.4%	3738.3%
29	I. Dahlqvist Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	24	1166.5%	3713.2%
30	M. Olesen Defensive midfielder	Grazer AK	25	19151.3%	3728.7%
31	J. Gazibegović Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	26	1215.9%	3733.7%
32	L. Sulzbacher Defensive midfielder	WSG Wattens	26	12	35
33	P. Pomer Defensive midfielder	Ried	28	38	35
34	Mamadou Fofana II Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	25	18316.3%	3532.4%
35	S. Horvath Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	29	38	336.7%
36	E. Karić Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	29	3394.2%	3346%
37	D. Bumberger Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	27	14	30
38	J. Gorenc Stankovič Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	30	38	29
39	S. Pirkl Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	29	28	29
40	J. Horn Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	29	14348.4%	278.8%
41	Y. Maart Defensive midfielder	Ried	30	26	27
42	D. Reiter Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	28	16	27
43	R. Renner Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	32	36	21
44	L. Grgić Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	30	6	20
45	A. Schöpf Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	32	39125.1%	2016.2%
46	R. Ranftl Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	34	37155.5%	1847.7%
47	M. Rasner Defensive midfielder	Ried	31	8	17