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Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Eerste Divisie

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

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At a glance

T. Gijselhart of De Graafschap is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Eerste Divisie, with a Field Insider Rating of 59.8, and G. Yah has been the form player this season, grading 42.2, and M. van Rooijen leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Yah has improved his Season rating most, up +28.5 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Esajas of FC OSS is the most valuable name in this group at 19.8.

Best talent
T. Gijselhart59.8RTG
De Graafschap
In form
G. Yah42.2SsN
FC Volendam
Rising potential
G. Yah+9.7RTG
FC Volendam · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
G. Yah+28.5SsN
FC Volendam · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
M. van Rooijen2goals
FC OSS
Most valuable
M. Esajas19.8val
FC OSS
26 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1T. GijselhartDefensive midfielderDe Graafschap21354857.1%606%
2M. LarosDefensive midfielderDen Bosch203531.7%593.6%
3G. YahDefensive midfielderFC Volendam2242208%5720.6%
4T. PetersDefensive midfielderJong Ajax193555
5J. van OmmerenDefensive midfielderJong Utrecht18205423.7%
6Bae Seung-GyunDefensive midfielderDordrecht181953
7Jordy BawuahDefensive midfielderJong PSV U21191950.6%530.8%
8Luuk VerheijDefensive midfielderVVV Venlo212448.1%530.8%
9Daan VisserDefensive midfielderCambuur2184000%529.2%
10M. EsajasDefensive midfielderFC OSS24405.2%513.6%
11Ricardo-Felipe SchwarzDefensive midfielderVitesse222651
12Anass ZarroukDefensive midfielderWillem II20813.5%516.5%
13D. van VianenDefensive midfielderDordrecht232547.8%5114.4%
14M. OdrissDefensive midfielderVVV Venlo21165366.7%5114%
15F. DickeDefensive midfielderMVV211115.3%4810.3%
16Bohdan BudkoDefensive midfielderJong AZ201948
17G. RoemeratoeDefensive midfielderWaalwijk262217%4719.9%
18D. DorenboschDefensive midfielderFC Eindhoven23877.8%4717.9%
19Gerald AldersDefensive midfielderJong Ajax21955.5%479.6%
20D. van der VaartDefensive midfielderJong Ajax19747
21X. BlommeDefensive midfielderFC Eindhoven249210.7%463.2%
22M. KleinenDefensive midfielderMVV251850%4516.8%
23M. van RooijenDefensive midfielderFC OSS271622.5%3723.5%
24D. SaddikiDefensive midfielderVVV Venlo2912238.2%2914.2%
25R. KlaasenDefensive midfielderMVV322724.7%2214.7%
26Pol LlonchDefensive midfielderHelmond Sport333212.7%1848.4%