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Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Pro League

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

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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 48.3, and J. Brownhill leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Muhannad Al Shanqiti has improved his Season rating most, up +16.5 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, Muhannad Al Shanqiti of Al-Ittihad FC is the most valuable name in this group at 21.1.

Best talent
A. Bah57.4RTG
Al-Hazm
In form
Alfa Semedo48.3SsN
Al-Fayha
Rising potential
Rakan Kaabi+3.9RTG
Al-Fayha · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Muhannad Al Shanqiti+16.5SsN
Al-Ittihad FC · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
J. Brownhill5goals
Al Shabab
Most valuable
Muhannad Al Shanqiti21.1val
Al-Ittihad FC
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PlayerTeam
1A. BahDefensive midfielderAl-Hazm203857
2Roger FernandesDefensive midfielderAl-Ittihad FC2023±0%5715.8%
3M. MitajDefensive midfielderAl-Ittihad FC233160.9%555%
4Saeed BaattiaDefensive midfielderAl-Fateh253243.8%535.2%
5Rakan KaabiDefensive midfielderAl-Fayha2323142.1%528.2%
6Ahmed Al JulaydanDefensive midfielderAl-Ittihad FC221050.7%5110.1%
7Muhannad Al ShanqitiDefensive midfielderAl-Ittihad FC274362.7%4912.3%
8M. BorrellDefensive midfielderAl Okhdood191548
9Radhi Al OtaibiDefensive midfielderAl-Ettifaq262113.4%489%
10Awad Al NashriDefensive midfielderAl-Ittihad FC249129.7%471.9%
11L. RosierDefensive midfielderAl-Hazm273321.5%4631.2%
12Alfa SemedoDefensive midfielderAl-Fayha284817.5%4417%
13B. BoutobbaDefensive midfielderAl Najma272922.1%424.9%
14Mukhtar AliDefensive midfielderAl-Ettifaq282354.8%399.7%
15Abdulrahman Al DosariDefensive midfielderAl Kholood28192571.4%364.2%
16Abdullah Al KhaibariDefensive midfielderAl-Nassr291632.8%3514.8%
17I. SoroDefensive midfielderAl Riyadh28170.6%3541%
18J. BrownhillDefensive midfielderAl Shabab304426%3345%
19Ali Al AsmariDefensive midfielderAl Shabab2924221.9%3311.4%
20V. SierroDefensive midfielderAl Shabab301764.5%3049.6%
21O. DudaDefensive midfielderAl-Ettifaq311558.7%2846.6%
22Álvaro MedránDefensive midfielderAl-Ettifaq324427.5%2816.1%
23FabinhoDefensive midfielderAl-Ittihad FC32406.8%2824%
24Saleh Al AmriDefensive midfielderAl Khaleej Saihat322332.8%2041.4%
25V. LekhalDefensive midfielderAl Riyadh321768%1963.9%
26Mansour HamziDefensive midfielderAl Khaleej Saihat341647.3%1448.5%
27Sergio GonzálezDefensive midfielderAl Riyadh341567.6%1464%
28Abdulrahman Al SafariDefensive midfielderAl Kholood33859.5%1343.7%
29Y. OumarouDefensive midfielderAl-Hazm331013