Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Pro League 26/27
The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Pro League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
V. Atangana Edoa of Al-Ahli Jeddah is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Pro League, with a Field Insider Rating of 60.1, and Abdulaziz Alswealem has been the form player this season, grading 29.5, and A. Bah leads the scoring with 1 goal.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Buckley has improved his Season rating most, up +15.2 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, V. Atangana Edoa of Al-Ahli Jeddah is the most valuable name in this group at 14.8.
9 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. Atangana EdoaDefensive midfielder |  Al-Ahli Jeddah | 21 | 2241.2% | 600.8% |
| 2 | A. BahDefensive midfielder |  Al-Hazm | 21 | 2731% | 570.9% |
| 3 | S. CisséDefensive midfielder |  Al Kholood | 25 | 1553.7% | 5117% |
| 4 | J. BuckleyDefensive midfielder | Al Kholood | 27 | 2450.4% | 519% |
| 5 | M. BorrellDefensive midfielder |  Al Okhdood | 20 | 15 | 48 |
| 6 | A. El MahdiouiDefensive midfielder |  Al Taawon | 30 | 1551.9% | 36±0% |
| 7 | Abdulaziz Al HarabiDefensive midfielder |  Al Najma | 29 | 1679.8% | 2828.4% |
| 8 | V. LekhalDefensive midfielder |  Al Riyadh | 32 | 1132.5% | 19±0% |
| 9 | Abdulaziz AlswealemDefensive midfielder |  Al-Fateh | 34 | 30 | 13 |