Best defensive midfielders in Ekstraklasa

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

At a glance

A. Kozubal of Lech Poznan is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Ekstraklasa, with a Field Insider Rating of 42.8, and I. Zhelizko has been the form player this season, grading 53.8.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: I. Zhelizko has improved his Season rating most, up +28 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Svetlin of Korona Kielce is the most valuable name in this group at 15.8.

Lechia Gdansk · 24/25→25/26

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I. Zhelizko+28SsN

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	A. Kozubal Defensive midfielder	Lech Poznan	21	3017.2%	437%
2	F. Kocaba Defensive midfielder	Zaglebie Lubin	21	31	4127.5%
3	B. Mazurek Defensive midfielder	Jagiellonia	19	21	4021%
4	T. Svetlin Defensive midfielder	Korona Kielce	24	32	40
5	I. Zhelizko Defensive midfielder	Lechia Gdansk	25	54108.5%	4010.3%
6	T. Ouma Defensive midfielder	Lech Poznan	21	10	38
7	P. Hellebrand Defensive midfielder	Gornik Zabrze	27	4446%	360.8%
8	T. Neugebauer Defensive midfielder	Lechia Gdansk	23	2959.8%	36±0%
9	W. Długosz Defensive midfielder	Korona Kielce	26	294.6%	364.8%
10	O. Leśniak Defensive midfielder	Piast Gliwice	21	131118.2%	357.3%
11	L. Flach Defensive midfielder	Jagiellonia	25	1351.3%	3415.6%
12	Hubert Zwoźny Defensive midfielder	Korona Kielce	22	946.2%	346.3%
13	I. Strzałek Defensive midfielder	Nieciecza	22	167650%	345.3%
14	A. Sidibe Defensive midfielder	Arka Gdynia	24	92200%	3236.9%
15	P. Dziczek Defensive midfielder	Piast Gliwice	28	38135.8%	316.7%
16	Sergio Lozano Defensive midfielder	Jagiellonia	27	156.9%	2950.6%
17	J. Bosch Defensive midfielder	GKS Katowice	26	687.8%	2957.9%
18	E. Jirka Defensive midfielder	Piast Gliwice	28	34274.7%	283.4%
19	R. Boboc Defensive midfielder	Nieciecza	27	17	28
20	A. Nguiamba Defensive midfielder	Arka Gdynia	27	16211.5%	2813.9%
21	J. Łabojko Defensive midfielder	Motor Lublin	28	1647.7%	2419.7%
22	M. Kaput Defensive midfielder	Radomiak Radom	28	1457.1%	2330.4%
23	R. Kapič Defensive midfielder	Lechia Gdansk	31	414.8%	2125.6%
24	Sergi Samper Defensive midfielder	Motor Lublin	31	2356%	1818.3%
25	C. Donis Defensive midfielder	Radomiak Radom	31	1420.9%	1722.3%
26	Simon Gustafson Defensive midfielder	Korona Kielce	31	972.3%	1641.9%
27	T. Romanczuk Defensive midfielder	Jagiellonia	34	3630.5%	1510.8%
28	D. Dąbrowski Defensive midfielder	Zaglebie Lubin	33	2528.4%	1431.7%
29	D. Abramowicz Defensive midfielder	Arka Gdynia	35	1222.6%	848%