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Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Premier League

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

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At a glance

M. Kislyak of CSKA Moscow is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 40.5.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: V. Saus has improved his Season rating most, up +27.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Kislyak of CSKA Moscow is the most valuable name in this group at 6.6.

Best talent
M. Kislyak40.5RTG
CSKA Moscow
In form
M. Kislyak48.4SsN
CSKA Moscow
Rising potential
V. Saus+6.5RTG
Baltika · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
V. Saus+27.9SsN
Baltika · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
M. Kislyak5goals
CSKA Moscow
Most valuable
M. Kislyak6.6val
CSKA Moscow
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PlayerTeam
1M. KislyakDefensive midfielderCSKA Moscow214886.9%4115.7%
2R. LitvinovDefensive midfielderSpartak Moscow2435189.9%3610.4%
3V. SausDefensive midfielderBaltika23283522.8%
4A. KarpukasDefensive midfielderLokomotiv243335.8%353%
5N. UmyarovDefensive midfielderSpartak Moscow263417%337.8%
6S. BabkinDefensive midfielderKrylia Sovetov232819%334.4%
7S. PryakhinDefensive midfielderAkhmat232525.3%326.2%
8D. PrutsevDefensive midfielderLokomotiv2633184.5%320.9%
9E. BolotovDefensive midfielderFC Orenburg2525369.8%3222.5%
10RubensDefensive midfielderDynamo25234.7%3148.6%
11Manuel KelianoDefensive midfielderAkhmat232223.3%3143%
12T. IbishevDefensive midfielderAkhmat241051.5%301%
13A. ChernikovDefensive midfielderFC Krasnodar262025.3%2913.2%
14Du QueirozDefensive midfielderFC Orenburg2628381.4%2948%
15D. GlebovDefensive midfielderDynamo261739.9%2917.4%
16D. ProkhinDefensive midfielderFC Rostov25678.2%2715.5%
17WendelDefensive midfielderZenit28291.7%2714.6%
18D. BarinovDefensive midfielderLokomotiv294355.4%276.6%
19D. FominDefensive midfielderDynamo293022%2419.2%
20M. VityugovDefensive midfielderKrylia Sovetov2823381.3%237%
21Douglas AugustoDefensive midfielderFC Krasnodar293337.3%2265.5%
22Kevin PinaDefensive midfielderFC Krasnodar291753.2%2034.6%
23Ismael Silva LimaDefensive midfielderAkhmat312684.4%187.5%
24W. BarriosDefensive midfielderZenit322511.9%1817.7%
25A. MiranchukDefensive midfielderDynamo301650.3%1741.3%
26M. MaigaDefensive midfielderNizhny Novgorod3174.2%1229.1%
27D. KabutovDefensive midfielderRubin342225%946.9%