Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Primeira Liga 26/27
The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Primeira Liga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Sergi Altimira of Sporting CP is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Primeira Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 76.1, and T. Fukui has been the form player this season, grading 48.1.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Fukui has improved his Season rating most, up +18.5 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Sergi Altimira of Sporting CP is the most valuable name in this group at 22.2.
6 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergi AltimiraDefensive midfielder |  Sporting CP | 25 | 27±0% | 763.1% |
| 2 | T. FukuiDefensive midfielder |  Arouca | 22 | 48±0% | 68±0% |
| 3 | S. AlexandropoulosDefensive midfielder | Sporting CP | 24 | 817.2% | 535% |
| 4 | Pedro FerreiraDefensive midfielder |  Santa Clara | 28 | 21±0% | 43±0% |
| 5 | D. DongmoDefensive midfielder |  Nacional | 25 | 2020100% | 3428.3% |
| 6 | B. ZuculiniDefensive midfielder | Nacional | 33 | 1417.1% | 149.7% |