Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Bundesliga

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

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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 59.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Lee Tae-Seok has improved his Season rating most, up +40.3 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 15.6.

Best talent

Jacob Peter Hödl50.1RTG

Rapid Vienna · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Lee Tae-Seok+40.3SsN

Austria Vienna · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Jacob Peter Hödl Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	19	27	50
2	Lee Tae-Seok Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	24	48503.8%	499%
3	M. Bogarde Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	24	44362.5%	485%
4	S. Seidl Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	23	52	47
5	M. Seidl Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	25	49	47
6	R. Amané Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	23	4128.2%	4725.9%
7	K. Jørgensen Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	26	46139.1%	460.9%
8	A. Barry Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	26	47	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	11	44
12	M. Bidstrup Defensive midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	25	2630.5%	4310.5%
13	M. Sulzner Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	23	24	43
14	M. Taferner Defensive midfielder	WSG Wattens	25	38	43
15	D. Kovacevic Defensive midfielder	TSV Hartberg	21	18	43
16	T. Chukwuani Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	23	1759%	4310.9%
17	B. Bolla Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	26	34	43
18	A. Briedl Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	24	33	42
19	V. Müller Defensive midfielder	WSG Wattens	27	59	42
20	Lee Kang-Hee Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	24	16	42
21	N. Bajlicz Defensive midfielder	Ried	22	12	41
22	T. Gulliksen Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	23	1846.7%	411%
23	R. Fosso Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	24	1362.3%	4141.9%
24	F. Wohlmuth Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	24	19	40
25	I. Coulibaly Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	25	119.6%	3913.3%
26	J. Naschberger Defensive midfielder	WSG Wattens	26	23	39
27	E. Agyemang Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	22	7	39
28	S. Fofana Defensive midfielder	Grazer AK	23	1025%	3738.3%
29	I. Dahlqvist Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	24	1069.8%	3713.2%
30	M. Olesen Defensive midfielder	Grazer AK	25	19185.1%	3728.5%
31	J. Gazibegović Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	26	1214.5%	3733.7%
32	L. Sulzbacher Defensive midfielder	WSG Wattens	26	13	35
33	P. Pomer Defensive midfielder	Ried	28	40	35
34	Mamadou Fofana II Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	25	18371.1%	3532.4%
35	S. Horvath Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	29	39	336.7%
36	E. Karić Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	29	3390.1%	3346%
37	D. Bumberger Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	27	15	30
38	J. Gorenc Stankovič Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	30	37	29
39	S. Pirkl Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	29	30	29
40	J. Horn Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	29	14335.5%	278.8%
41	D. Reiter Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	28	16	27
42	Y. Maart Defensive midfielder	Ried	31	23	24
43	R. Renner Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	32	36	21
44	A. Schöpf Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	32	42140.3%	2016.2%
45	L. Grgić Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	30	5	20
46	R. Ranftl Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	34	37161.7%	1847.7%
47	M. Rasner Defensive midfielder	Ried	31	8	17