Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Segunda División 26/27
The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Segunda División in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Jon Gorrotxategi of Real Sociedad II is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Segunda División, with a Field Insider Rating of 85.8, and S. Jurić has been the form player this season, grading 40.5, and Víctor Meseguer leads the scoring with 3 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Jurić has improved his Season rating most, up +22.2 on last season, while Jon Gorrotxategi's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +11.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Jon Gorrotxategi of Real Sociedad II is the most valuable name in this group at 36.4.
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon GorrotxategiDefensive midfielder |  Real Sociedad II | 24 | 348.8% | 866.8% |
| 2 | Y. SaiduDefensive midfielder |  Zaragoza | 21 | 22 | 60 |
| 3 | Javi VillarDefensive midfielder |  Albacete | 23 | 16±0% | 58±0% |
| 4 | M. LeivaDefensive midfielder |  Leganes | 20 | 7 | 57 |
| 5 | E. MensahDefensive midfielder |  AD Ceuta FC | 18 | 6 | 55 |
| 6 | Víctor MeseguerDefensive midfielder |  Valladolid | 27 | 24±0% | 48±0% |
| 7 | Javi MierDefensive midfielder |  Huesca | 27 | 1327.5% | 4224.2% |
| 8 | S. JurićDefensive midfielder | Valladolid | 30 | 41±0% | 38±0% |
| 9 | L. DendonckerDefensive midfielder |  Oviedo | 31 | 1944% | 3212% |
| 10 | OlaetxeaDefensive midfielder |  Eibar | 33 | 2245.4% | 1945.2% |
| 11 | Sergi MaestreDefensive midfielder |  Cultural Leonesa | 35 | 14145.6% | 1343.8% |