Best defensive midfielders in Eerste Divisie

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

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 M. Esajas has been the form player this season, grading 41.5.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Saddiki has improved his Season rating most, up +9.2 on last season, while F. Dicke's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +4.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Gijselhart of De Graafschap is the most valuable name in this group at 44.1.

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	T. Gijselhart Defensive midfielder	De Graafschap	21	374475%	606%
2	M. Laros Defensive midfielder	Den Bosch	20	3728.4%	593.6%
3	T. Peters Defensive midfielder	Jong Ajax	19	34	55
4	J. van Ommeren Defensive midfielder	Jong Utrecht	18	21	5423.7%
5	Luuk Verheij Defensive midfielder	VVV Venlo	20	2450.3%	53±0%
6	Bae Seung-Gyun Defensive midfielder	Dordrecht	18	20	53
7	Jordy Bawuah Defensive midfielder	Jong PSV U21	19	2049.1%	530.8%
8	Daan Visser Defensive midfielder	Cambuur	21	84050%	529.2%
9	M. Esajas Defensive midfielder	FC OSS	24	421%	513.6%
10	Anass Zarrouk Defensive midfielder	Willem II	19	914%	517.5%
11	Ricardo-Felipe Schwarz Defensive midfielder	Vitesse	22	26	51
12	D. van Vianen Defensive midfielder	Dordrecht	23	2646.6%	5114.4%
13	M. Odriss Defensive midfielder	VVV Venlo	21	174200%	5114%
14	Bohdan Budko Defensive midfielder	Jong AZ	20	20	48
15	F. Dicke Defensive midfielder	MVV	21	133.1%	4810.3%
16	G. Roemeratoe Defensive midfielder	Waalwijk	26	2413%	4719.9%
17	Gerald Alders Defensive midfielder	Jong Ajax	21	1054.5%	479.6%
18	D. Dorenbosch Defensive midfielder	FC Eindhoven	23	975.7%	4717.9%
19	D. van der Vaart Defensive midfielder	Jong Ajax	19	8	47
20	M. Kleinen Defensive midfielder	MVV	24	1849.6%	4614.3%
21	X. Blomme Defensive midfielder	FC Eindhoven	24	10206.3%	463.2%
22	M. van Rooijen Defensive midfielder	FC OSS	27	1628.4%	3723.5%
23	D. Saddiki Defensive midfielder	VVV Venlo	29	13242.1%	2914.2%
24	R. Klaasen Defensive midfielder	MVV	32	2822.9%	2214.7%
25	Pol Llonch Defensive midfielder	Helmond Sport	33	339.6%	1848.4%