Best defensive midfielders in Pro League

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

At a glance

A. Bah of Al-Hazm is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Pro League, with a Field Insider Rating of 57.4, and Alfa Semedo has been the form player this season, grading 47.4, and J. Brownhill leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Ali Al Asmari has improved his Season rating most, up +17.6 on last season, while Rakan Kaabi's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Saeed Baattia of Al-Fateh is the most valuable name in this group at 43.5.

Al-Fayha · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Ali Al Asmari+17.6SsN

Al Shabab · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	A. Bah Defensive midfielder	Al-Hazm	20	38	57
2	Roger Fernandes Defensive midfielder	Al-Ittihad FC	20	212.3%	5715.8%
3	M. Mitaj Defensive midfielder	Al-Ittihad FC	22	3162.5%	555%
4	Saeed Baattia Defensive midfielder	Al-Fateh	25	3452.2%	535.2%
5	Rakan Kaabi Defensive midfielder	Al-Fayha	23	24130.2%	528.2%
6	Ahmed Al Julaydan Defensive midfielder	Al-Ittihad FC	22	1148.8%	5110.6%
7	Muhannad Al Shanqiti Defensive midfielder	Al-Ittihad FC	27	4052.5%	4912.3%
8	M. Borrell Defensive midfielder	Al Okhdood	19	16	48
9	Radhi Al Otaibi Defensive midfielder	Al-Ettifaq	26	2112.1%	489%
10	Awad Al Nashri Defensive midfielder	Al-Ittihad FC	24	10128.6%	471.9%
11	L. Rosier Defensive midfielder	Al-Hazm	27	3418.7%	4631.2%
12	Alfa Semedo Defensive midfielder	Al-Fayha	28	4713.9%	4417%
13	B. Boutobba Defensive midfielder	Al Najma	27	2723.3%	424.9%
14	Mukhtar Ali Defensive midfielder	Al-Ettifaq	28	2442.4%	399.7%
15	Abdulrahman Al Dosari Defensive midfielder	Al Kholood	28	192300%	364.2%
16	Abdullah Al Khaibari Defensive midfielder	Al-Nassr	29	1721.7%	3514.8%
17	I. Soro Defensive midfielder	Al Riyadh	28	1711.3%	3541%
18	J. Brownhill Defensive midfielder	Al Shabab	30	4227.6%	3345%
19	Ali Al Asmari Defensive midfielder	Al Shabab	29	25247.9%	3311.4%
20	V. Sierro Defensive midfielder	Al Shabab	30	1958.1%	3049.6%
21	O. Duda Defensive midfielder	Al-Ettifaq	31	1753.3%	2846.6%
22	Álvaro Medrán Defensive midfielder	Al-Ettifaq	32	4126.8%	2816.1%
23	Fabinho Defensive midfielder	Al-Ittihad FC	32	408.4%	2824%
24	V. Lekhal Defensive midfielder	Al Riyadh	32	1766.3%	1963.9%
25	Saleh Al Amri Defensive midfielder	Al Khaleej Saihat	32	2234.7%	1942.3%
26	Sergio González Defensive midfielder	Al Riyadh	34	1567.6%	1464%
27	Mansour Hamzi Defensive midfielder	Al Khaleej Saihat	34	1757%	1449.6%
28	Abdulrahman Al Safari Defensive midfielder	Al Kholood	33	954.6%	1343.7%
29	Y. Oumarou Defensive midfielder	Al-Hazm	33	10	13