Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in La Liga 26/27
The highest-potential defensive midfielders in La Liga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Mikel Jauregizar of Athletic Club is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 83.8, and Reque leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Juanpe has improved his Season rating most, up +9.3 on last season, while C. Patino's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +4.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, J. Cardoso of Atletico Madrid is the most valuable name in this group at 87.
13 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikel JauregizarDefensive midfielder |  Athletic Club | 22 | 40±0% | 843.3% |
| 2 | A. TchouaméniDefensive midfielder |  Real Madrid | 26 | 3632.7% | 779.9% |
| 3 | J. CardosoDefensive midfielder |  Atletico Madrid | 24 | 1271.4% | 7217.8% |
| 4 | Alejandro RegoDefensive midfielder | Athletic Club | 23 | 24 | 72 |
| 5 | Unai VencedorDefensive midfielder | Athletic Club | 25 | 873.6% | 705.1% |
| 6 | RequeDefensive midfielder |  Levante | 22 | 36 | 681% |
| 7 | T. GijselhartDefensive midfielder |  Deportivo La Coruna | 21 | 354857.1% | 617.3% |
| 8 | C. PatinoDefensive midfielder | Deportivo La Coruna | 22 | 9309.5% | 599% |
| 9 | Adrià PedrosaDefensive midfielder |  Sevilla | 28 | 2043% | 5224.3% |
| 10 | Íñigo Sainz-MazaDefensive midfielder |  Racing Santander | 28 | 570% | 3917.2% |
| 11 | JuanpeDefensive midfielder |  Malaga | 30 | 16145.3% | 3213.9% |
| 12 | M. LugoDefensive midfielder |  Barcelona | 25 | 25 | 2640% |
| 13 | D. CopeteDefensive midfielder | Athletic Club | 25 | 7 | 22 |