Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Segunda División

The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Segunda División, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Izan Merino of Malaga is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Segunda División, with a Field Insider Rating of 69.9, and Rafel Bauzà has been the form player this season, grading 44.2, and Rafa Rodríguez leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Džodić has improved his Season rating most, up +28.9 on last season, while A. Ochoa's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, D. Lopy of Almeria is the most valuable name in this group at 29.1.

Almeria · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Izan Merino Defensive midfielder	Malaga	20	1518.7%	7012.4%
2	Rafel Bauzà Defensive midfielder	Mirandes	21	442846.7%	691.9%
3	D. Lopy Defensive midfielder	Almeria	24	352.1%	68±0%
4	G. Puerta Defensive midfielder	Racing Santander	23	35123.9%	6810.3%
5	S. Džodić Defensive midfielder	Almeria	21	33802.8%	689.7%
6	Tomás Carbonell Defensive midfielder	Real Sociedad II	21	33	67
7	Aleix Garrido Defensive midfielder	Eibar	22	2613050%	676.7%
8	A. Ochoa Defensive midfielder	Malaga	19	15212.5%	6714.2%
9	Rafa Rodríguez Defensive midfielder	Malaga	23	27702.9%	6612.6%
10	M. Gueye Defensive midfielder	Racing Santander	23	22180.8%	645.4%
11	M. Diakité Defensive midfielder	Cadiz	22	3268.8%	641.6%
12	Damián Rodríguez Defensive midfielder	Racing Santander	23	17172.1%	6415.1%
13	Adrià Alti Defensive midfielder	Deportivo La Coruna	25	3126.4%	6413%
14	T. Helguera Defensive midfielder	Mirandes	20	21	6316.5%
15	S. Cissé Defensive midfielder	Leganes	25	3214%	6222.6%
16	G. Quagliata Defensive midfielder	Deportivo La Coruna	26	3032.6%	622.8%
17	C. Patino Defensive midfielder	Deportivo La Coruna	22	9309.5%	599%
18	Sergio Rodelas Defensive midfielder	Granada CF	21	92.2%	595.5%
19	M. Leiva Defensive midfielder	Leganes	20	7	57
20	E. Mensah Defensive midfielder	Zaragoza	18	6	55
21	Joaquín Defensive midfielder	Cadiz	25	13	55
22	Pedro Ortiz Defensive midfielder	Cordoba	25	752.7%	547.3%
23	Carlos Guirao Defensive midfielder	Leganes	23	5	5422.1%
24	Sergio Ortu Defensive midfielder	Cadiz	27	369%	5314.8%
25	Javi Martínez Defensive midfielder	Eibar	26	16321.6%	516.5%
26	A. Diawara Defensive midfielder	Leganes	29	38178.1%	453.2%
27	Aritz Aldasoro Defensive midfielder	Racing Santander	27	780.5%	4530.4%
28	Íñigo Sainz-Maza Defensive midfielder	Racing Santander	28	570%	3917.2%
29	P. Akouokou Defensive midfielder	Zaragoza	28	122850%	3827.8%
30	André Horta Defensive midfielder	Almeria	29	465.7%	3421.9%
31	Juanpe Defensive midfielder	Malaga	30	16145.3%	3213.9%
32	Sergio Ruiz Defensive midfielder	Granada CF	31	2237.6%	3031.7%
33	Olaetxea Defensive midfielder	Eibar	33	2245.4%	1945.2%
34	Álex Fernández Defensive midfielder	Cadiz	33	1351.9%	1548.6%