Best defensive midfielders in 1. Lig

The highest-potential defensive midfielders in 1. Lig, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

B. Baiye of Erzurumspor FK is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in 1. Lig, with a Field Insider Rating of 45.1, and D. Moreno has been the form player this season, grading 47.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: İ. Akdağ has improved his Season rating most, up +35.2 on last season, while B. Baiye's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, B. Baiye of Erzurumspor FK is the most valuable name in this group at 10.5.

Erzurumspor FK · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

İ. Akdağ+35.2SsN

Keçiörengücü · 23/24→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	B. Baiye Defensive midfielder	Erzurumspor FK	25	42106.5%	456.4%
2	A. Aslan Defensive midfielder	Bodrum FK	25	33108.8%	403.8%
3	F. Afena-Gyan Defensive midfielder	Amed	23	29	3928.5%
4	I. Karaogul Defensive midfielder	Keçiörengücü	24	38	39
5	Yusuf Sertkaya Defensive midfielder	Bodrum FK	20	13	391.3%
6	Gokdeniz Tunc Defensive midfielder	Adana Demirspor	19	20	380.8%
7	M. Gümüşkaya Defensive midfielder	Bandırmaspor	25	3416700%	3814.2%
8	B. Ceylan Defensive midfielder	Serik Spor	22	34	38
9	K. Fidan Defensive midfielder	Sivasspor	23	23	38
10	E. Terzi Defensive midfielder	Serik Spor	22	25512.5%	3719.9%
11	M. Erdilman Defensive midfielder	Bodrum FK	22	13605.6%	3615.3%
12	M. Cissokho Defensive midfielder	Manisa F.K.	25	23	36
13	Ö. Beyaz Defensive midfielder	Esenler Erokspor	22	1158.6%	3620.5%
14	H. Yeşilyurt Defensive midfielder	Sarıyer	25	24	3610.3%
15	A. Traoré Defensive midfielder	Vanspor FK	25	183420%	3532.7%
16	C. Üstündag Defensive midfielder	Amed	25	10	34
17	D. Liço Defensive midfielder	Boluspor	26	312142.9%	3433.3%
18	M. Fofana Defensive midfielder	Sakaryaspor	21	10	34
19	M. Okyar Defensive midfielder	Esenler Erokspor	27	36	34
20	E. Seçgin Defensive midfielder	Vanspor FK	26	27	33
21	M. Özcan Defensive midfielder	Vanspor FK	27	36	31
22	Ö. Yiğiter Defensive midfielder	Sivasspor	26	115450%	3112.4%
23	A. Güneren Defensive midfielder	Iğdır FK	26	1344.9%	3032.2%
24	O. Güçtekin Defensive midfielder	Iğdır FK	27	16	2923.7%
25	Mário Balbúrdia Defensive midfielder	Boluspor	28	27147.7%	2836.2%
26	B. Asan Defensive midfielder	Serik Spor	28	18	26
27	J. Lindseth Defensive midfielder	Manisa F.K.	30	41133%	2531.7%
28	H. Traoré Defensive midfielder	Sarıyer	29	20	2433.9%
29	D. Moreno Defensive midfielder	Amed	31	47	23
30	S. Kurt Defensive midfielder	Amed	31	2574.6%	2146.1%
31	A. Traoré Defensive midfielder	Amed	31	28100.7%	2152.9%
32	Jefferson Defensive midfielder	Vanspor FK	32	40125.7%	1954.9%
33	A. Parmak Defensive midfielder	Hatayspor	31	231.3%	1834.1%
34	Ş. Özcan Defensive midfielder	Serik Spor	30	15	18
35	Pedrinho Defensive midfielder	Çorum FK	33	348.3%	1735.3%
36	S. Peña Defensive midfielder	Sakaryaspor	30	1062.2%	1737.5%
37	M. Nalepa Defensive midfielder	Serik Spor	31	17286.7%	1640.7%
38	R. Mulumba Defensive midfielder	Bandırmaspor	33	2731.9%	1567.8%
39	İ. Akdağ Defensive midfielder	Keçiörengücü	34	42558.7%	157.5%
40	T. Kaçar Defensive midfielder	Esenler Erokspor	32	111077.8%	1519.6%
41	M. Gönülaçar Defensive midfielder	Hatayspor	31	17	15
42	F. Yazgan Defensive midfielder	Çorum FK	33	242511.1%	1340.4%
43	B. Touré Defensive midfielder	Manisa F.K.	34	22481.6%	1144.4%
44	R. Jack Defensive midfielder	Esenler Erokspor	34	12169.8%	949.2%