The highest-potential defensive midfielders in 3. Liga, ranked on Field Insider.
Max Plath of FC Ingolstadt 04 is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in 3. Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 40.5, and M. Reinthaler has been the form player this season, grading 22.1, and J. Fabisch leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Reinthaler has improved his Season rating most, up +14.1 on last season, while K. Gjasula's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, J. Fabisch of Erzgebirge Aue is the most valuable name in this group at 7.2.
| # | Player | Team | Age | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max PlathDefensive midfielder |  FC Ingolstadt 04 | 21 | 14136.1% | 411.5% |
| 2 | L. EngelnsDefensive midfielder |  Hoffenheim II | 19 | 12175.6% | 3932.4% |
| 3 | J. FabischDefensive midfielder |  Erzgebirge Aue | 24 | 20204.7% | 391% |
| 4 | F. WagnerDefensive midfielder |  VfL Osnabrück | 28 | 1949.9% | 3137.4% |
| 5 | M. ThalhammerDefensive midfielder |  Waldhof Mannheim | 29 | 677.5% | 2232.5% |
| 6 | M. ReinthalerDefensive midfielder |  TSV 1860 München | 31 | 22176.3% | 2010.1% |
| 7 | L. FrödeDefensive midfielder | FC Ingolstadt 04 | 31 | 676.3% | 1639.2% |
| 8 | K. GjasulaDefensive midfielder |  Rot-Weiß Essen | 36 | 20207.7% | 1122% |
