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Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in La Liga

The highest-potential defensive midfielders in La Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Pedri of Barcelona is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 89.7, and Samú Costa has been the form player this season, grading 65.4.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Edu Expósito has improved his Season rating most, up +28.4 on last season, while O. Vargas's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Pedri of Barcelona is the most valuable name in this group at 115.2.

Best talent
Pedri89.7RTG
Barcelona
In form
Samú Costa65.4SsN
Mallorca
Rising potential
O. Vargas+33.4RTG
Atletico Madrid · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Edu Expósito+28.4SsN
Espanyol · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Samú Costa7goals
Mallorca
Most valuable
Pedri115.2val
Barcelona
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PlayerTeam
1PedriDefensive midfielderBarcelona236317.2%908.4%
2I. MoribaDefensive midfielderCelta Vigo234858.3%884.8%
3Marc BernalDefensive midfielderBarcelona1924895.8%8715.7%
4Jon GorrotxategiDefensive midfielderReal Sociedad23468.4%8514.5%
5Mikel JauregizarDefensive midfielderAthletic Club22425.2%852.1%
6Samú CostaDefensive midfielderMallorca256565.6%811.9%
7O. VargasDefensive midfielderAtletico Madrid211750.3%8170.5%
8Sergi AltimiraDefensive midfielderReal Betis242812%774.5%
9Marc CasadóDefensive midfielderBarcelona221262.3%7710.9%
10J. CardosoDefensive midfielderAtletico Madrid241956.7%7514%
11Alejandro RegoDefensive midfielderAthletic Club232572
12Álvaro NúñezDefensive midfielderElche262649.7%692.7%
13Iker MuñozDefensive midfielderOsasuna2371.4%697.5%
14Óscar MinguezaDefensive midfielderCelta Vigo273235.9%6724.2%
15Unai VencedorDefensive midfielderLevante25970.5%651.9%
16F. UgrinicDefensive midfielderValencia272665
17MoncayolaDefensive midfielderOsasuna2839104.8%648.1%
18Manu MorlanesDefensive midfielderMallorca2735115.4%6212.5%
19Fran BeltránDefensive midfielderGirona272918.5%6122.1%
20K. ArriagaDefensive midfielderLevante284347.6%585.6%
21Marc RocaDefensive midfielderReal Betis2930113.7%5313%
22S. AmrabatDefensive midfielderReal Betis291732.9%5332.5%
23Oriol ReyDefensive midfielderLevante281550.2%5118.2%
24Edu ExpósitoDefensive midfielderEspanyol3045172.1%501.4%
25Adrià PedrosaDefensive midfielderElche282139.8%5028%
26S. ColombattoDefensive midfielderOviedo292437.2%4912.6%
27Unai LópezDefensive midfielderRayo Vallecano30301.3%4521.1%
28Óscar ValentínDefensive midfielderRayo Vallecano313475.1%4118.8%
29DarderDefensive midfielderMallorca323911.9%3826%
30L. DendonckerDefensive midfielderOviedo312915%37±0%
31Ruíz de GalarretaDefensive midfielderAthletic Club333635.8%3619.1%
32Lucas TorróDefensive midfielderOsasuna322645%3530.9%
33GumbauDefensive midfielderRayo Vallecano312192.6%3521.5%
34A. WitselDefensive midfielderGirona3735218.9%2029.9%