Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Jupiler Pro League 26/27
The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Jupiler Pro League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
I. Fofana of KVC Westerlo is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Jupiler Pro League, with a Field Insider Rating of 56.1, and F. Hammar has been the form player this season, grading 47.2, and L. Goemaere leads the scoring with 1 goal.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Hammar has improved his Season rating most, up +32.8 on last season, while I. Coulibaly's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +14.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, D. Haspolat of KVC Westerlo is the most valuable name in this group at 23.2.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I. FofanaDefensive midfielder |  KVC Westerlo | 24 | 342.9% | 562.3% |
| 2 | G. MagnéeDefensive midfielder |  Cercle Brugge | 27 | 41±0% | 565.1% |
| 3 | F. HammarDefensive midfielder |  KV Mechelen | 25 | 47±0% | 552.6% |
| 4 | D. HaspolatDefensive midfielder | KVC Westerlo | 26 | 4416.3% | 5115.1% |
| 5 | V. KonatéDefensive midfielder | Cercle Brugge | 19 | 2112.5% | 503.4% |
| 6 | I. CoulibalyDefensive midfielder |  RAAL La Louvière | 25 | 127.9% | 4924.2% |
| 7 | A. TrouilletDefensive midfielder |  Standard Liege | 25 | 132.4% | 489.2% |
| 8 | L. PatrisDefensive midfielder |  Union St. Gilloise | 25 | 23±0% | 472.3% |
| 9 | L. GoemaereDefensive midfielder | Standard Liege | 20 | 25149.5% | 431.8% |
| 10 | B. HeynenDefensive midfielder |  Genk | 29 | 47±0% | 411.4% |
| 11 | Óscar GilDefensive midfielder |  OH Leuven | 28 | 30±0% | 386.7% |
| 12 | S. DewaeleDefensive midfielder |  SK Beveren | 27 | 22±0% | 37±0% |
| 13 | S. SchrijversDefensive midfielder | OH Leuven | 30 | 37±0% | 324.5% |
| 14 | B. DejaegereDefensive midfielder |  Kortrijk | 35 | 20±0% | 14±0% |