Best defensive midfielders in Premier League

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

At a glance

H. Ibrahim of El Gouna FC is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 37.5, and Adham Hamed has been the form player this season, grading 51.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Miškić has improved his Season rating most, up +7.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Adham Hamed of Petrojet is the most valuable name in this group at 7.8.

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	H. Ibrahim Defensive midfielder	El Gouna FC	24	23	38
2	N. Paulikas Defensive midfielder	Ghazl El Mehalla	19	15	37
3	Adham Hamed Defensive midfielder	Petrojet	26	52	36
4	Mohamed Shehata Defensive midfielder	Zamalek SC	25	21	35
5	M. Touré Defensive midfielder	Ghazl El Mehalla	23	11	35
6	Mohamed Naser Defensive midfielder	Enppi	24	15	34
7	Zeyad Kamal Defensive midfielder	Enppi	25	15	34
8	Ibrahim El Bahnasi Defensive midfielder	Wadi Degla	24	16	33
9	Choe Gyu-hyeon Defensive midfielder	El Mokawloon	25	18	31
10	Ahmed Hashem Defensive midfielder	National Bank of Egypt	26	17	30
11	Mohamed Sayed Defensive midfielder	Pharco	22	4	30
12	M. Makhlouf Defensive midfielder	AL Masry	27	18	27
13	Ahmed El Sageery Defensive midfielder	Masr	28	9	27
14	H. Souissi Defensive midfielder	El Geish	28	17	24
15	Mohanad Lasheen Defensive midfielder	Pyramids FC	30	31	24
16	Karim Nedved Defensive midfielder	Ceramica Cleopatra	28	6	23
17	Ahmed Scholes Defensive midfielder	Wadi Degla	28	5	23
18	Mahmoud Nabil Defensive midfielder	Ghazl El Mehalla	28	6	22
19	Reda Salah Defensive midfielder	El Gouna FC	28	4	22
20	Nabil Emad Dunga Defensive midfielder	Zamalek SC	30	13	19
21	Omar El Wahsh Defensive midfielder	El Mokawloon	31	27	18
22	W. El Karti Defensive midfielder	Pyramids FC	31	19	18
23	Islam Gaber Defensive midfielder	El Mokawloon	30	11	17
24	Mahmoud Hamada Defensive midfielder	AL Masry	32	19	17
25	Ahmed El Agouz Defensive midfielder	Enppi	33	35	14
26	D. Miškić Defensive midfielder	Wadi Degla	32	1591.3%	138.3%
27	Mohamed Hassan Defensive midfielder	Ismaily SC	32	9	13
28	Islam Adel Kanu Defensive midfielder	Wadi Degla	32	6	13
29	S. Simporé Defensive midfielder	National Bank of Egypt	33	11	11
30	Mostafa Gamal Defensive midfielder	El Mokawloon	35	20	9