Best defensive midfielders in Super League

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

At a glance

T. Owusu of FC Luzern is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Super League, with a Field Insider Rating of 48.7, and D. Douline has been the form player this season, grading 53, and L. Bertone leads the scoring with 11 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Bertone has improved his Season rating most, up +37.9 on last season, while N. Palacio's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +0.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Owusu of FC Luzern is the most valuable name in this group at 26.3.

FC Zurich · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

L. Bertone+37.9SsN

FC Thun · 21/22→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	T. Owusu Defensive midfielder	FC Luzern	23	40	49
2	M. Zanotti Defensive midfielder	FC Lugano	23	42	4830.4%
3	G. Diakité Defensive midfielder	Lausanne	20	37	47
4	Metinho Defensive midfielder	FC Basel 1893	23	33756.4%	4619.8%
5	Y. Cimignani Defensive midfielder	FC Lugano	24	28714.7%	4526.7%
6	T. Abe Defensive midfielder	FC Luzern	22	26	45
7	C. Tsawa Defensive midfielder	FC Zurich	19	31	45
8	A. Gigović Defensive midfielder	BSC Young Boys	24	3017.4%	4441.5%
9	U. Bislimi Defensive midfielder	FC Lugano	26	40	44
10	D. Pech Defensive midfielder	BSC Young Boys	19	14	43
11	B. Neziri Defensive midfielder	FC ST. Gallen	23	21	42
12	K. Koindredi Defensive midfielder	FC Basel 1893	24	1748.2%	4123.1%
13	A. Jankewitz Defensive midfielder	FC Winterthur	24	3131300%	4141.2%
14	N. Palacio Defensive midfielder	FC Zurich	25	25120.9%	410.7%
15	J. Roth Defensive midfielder	FC Thun	25	20	41
16	Baltazar Costa Defensive midfielder	FC Sion	26	35	40
17	Levin Winkler Defensive midfielder	FC Luzern	22	10	40
18	H. Imourane Defensive midfielder	Grasshoppers	23	27	40
19	L. Comenencia Defensive midfielder	FC Zurich	22	178200%	3911.1%
20	H. Mahmoud Defensive midfielder	FC Lugano	26	17	39
21	M. Reichmuth Defensive midfielder	FC Zurich	22	15	39
22	M. Mantini Defensive midfielder	Grasshoppers	18	8	38
23	L. Daschner Defensive midfielder	FC ST. Gallen	27	23229.6%	3740.8%
24	A. Grgić Defensive midfielder	FC Lugano	29	48	36
25	T. Cognat Defensive midfielder	Servette FC	28	39	34
26	M. Käit Defensive midfielder	FC Thun	28	30	32
27	L. Fomba Defensive midfielder	Servette FC	28	28732.4%	3137.7%
28	A. Kabacalman Defensive midfielder	FC Sion	30	39	28
29	K. Spadanuda Defensive midfielder	FC Luzern	29	2257%	2656.7%
30	E. Fernandes Defensive midfielder	BSC Young Boys	30	32116.1%	2547.2%
31	L. Bertone Defensive midfielder	FC Thun	32	51287.1%	2438.8%
32	B. Dansoko Defensive midfielder	FC Winterthur	30	1726.5%	2040.6%
33	D. Douline Defensive midfielder	Servette FC	33	5316%	1961.1%
34	L. Zuffi Defensive midfielder	FC Winterthur	36	19	13
35	P. Kasami Defensive midfielder	FC Winterthur	34	25336.8%	1140.7%
36	E. Alioski Defensive midfielder	FC Lugano	34	1223.4%	1053.7%