Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in League Two 26/27
The highest-potential defensive midfielders in League Two in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
M. Holíček of Crewe is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in League Two, with a Field Insider Rating of 34.2, and G. Kilkenny has been the form player this season, grading 27.5, and B. Sarpong-Wiredu leads the scoring with 1 goal.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Norburn has improved his Season rating most, up +15.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, G. Kilkenny of Swindon Town is the most valuable name in this group at 5.6.
15 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. HolíčekDefensive midfielder |  Crewe | 21 | 23±0% | 34±0% |
| 2 | G. McEachranDefensive midfielder |  Chesterfield | 26 | 20±0% | 3314.2% |
| 3 | J. ArthursDefensive midfielder |  Crawley Town | 25 | 21±0% | 331.2% |
| 4 | G. KilkennyDefensive midfielder |  Swindon Town | 26 | 284.8% | 318.4% |
| 5 | K. DempseyDefensive midfielder |  Port Vale | 31 | 19±0% | 2832.5% |
| 6 | E. ColemanDefensive midfielder |  Gillingham | 26 | 1896.8% | 275.9% |
| 7 | L. McCannDefensive midfielder |  Fleetwood Town | 25 | 4±0% | 26±0% |
| 8 | T. SangDefensive midfielder |  Shrewsbury | 27 | 26±0% | 25±0% |
| 9 | C. BrennanDefensive midfielder |  Newport County | 26 | 8±0% | 24±0% |
| 10 | B. FoxDefensive midfielder |  Harrogate Town | 28 | 729.5% | 1921.2% |
| 11 | S. SpranglerDefensive midfielder |  Walsall | 31 | 14±0% | 1726.3% |
| 12 | D. LoveDefensive midfielder |  Accrington ST | 31 | 24±0% | 16±0% |
| 13 | O. NorburnDefensive midfielder |  Oldham | 33 | 22±0% | 1314.7% |
| 14 | R. SmallwoodDefensive midfielder |  Bristol Rovers | 35 | 24±0% | 113.8% |
| 15 | L. KellyDefensive midfielder |  Rotherham | 36 | 660.5% | 918.3% |