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Fastest-Rising defensive midfielders by Potential Gain

The fastest-rising defensive midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Bouaddi of Lille is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 90.5, and Wu Xi has been the form player this season, grading 58.6, and I. Chochev leads the scoring with 12 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Mbamba has improved his Season rating most, up +45.1 on last season, while S. Fusire's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Caicedo of Chelsea is the most valuable name in this group at 119.4.

Best talent
A. Bouaddi90.5RTG
Lille
In form
Wu Xi58.6SsN
Shanghai Shenhua
Rising potential
S. Fusire+33.2RTG
Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
N. Mbamba+45.1SsN
Lorient · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
I. Chochev12goals
Ludogorets
Most valuable
M. Caicedo119.4val
Chelsea
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PlayerTeam
1S. FusireDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday21+33.2
24/25→25/26
27239.7%62114.1%
2K. Höög JanssonDefensive midfielderEstrela25+29.2
24/25→25/26
2094.3%56111%
3A. CarlénDefensive midfielderArtis26+23
24/25→25/26
1129.2%5571.2%
4Kofi Jeremy AmoakoDefensive midfielderHamburger SV21+22.8
24/25→25/26
35325.3%6357%
5L. Le RouxDefensive midfielderPortsmouth26+17.6
24/25→25/26
668%4857.5%
6N. AsiimweDefensive midfielderCharlton21+16.7
24/25→25/26
28324.2%4853.4%
7T. PérezDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG21+16.1
24/25→25/26
12618.8%6652%
8Nico GonzálezDefensive midfielderManchester City24+15.4
24/25→25/26
2313.1%8123.4%
9A. BouaddiDefensive midfielderLille18+15
24/25→25/26
3052.8%9119.9%
10E. AkinsanmiroDefensive midfielderMonza21+14.8
24/25→25/26
2033.8%7226%
11N. CapaldoDefensive midfielderHamburger SV27+13.9
21/22→25/26
42371.1%6229.1%
12F. RiederDefensive midfielderFC Augsburg24+12.6
24/25→25/26
51265.7%8417.8%
13E. QuarshieDefensive midfielderLe Mans30+12.2
24/25→25/26
33347.9%3651%
14Jon GorrotxategiDefensive midfielderReal Sociedad II23+11.4
24/25→25/26
3431.7%8615.3%
15N. CaliskanDefensive midfielderReal Salt Lake25+10.8
24/25→25/26
3740.1%4614.7%
16M. DiagneDefensive midfielderVasteras SK FK22+10.6
24/25→25/26
33151.1%3935.4%
17M. CarlierDefensive midfielderNancy29+10.4
24/25→25/26
30202%3937%
18S. AmrabatDefensive midfielderFenerbahçe30+9.7
24/25→25/26
1444.8%5024.3%
19R. AmanéDefensive midfielderRapid Vienna23+9.7
24/25→25/26
4128.2%4725.9%
20E. FernándezDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen24+9.5
24/25→25/26
1658.5%6916%
21M. BenítezDefensive midfielderBoca Juniors22+9
24/25→25/26
251370.6%5619.3%
22D. OzohDefensive midfielderCrystal Palace21+8.9
24/25→25/26
23102.6%7014.5%
23F. WintherDefensive midfielderFC Fredericia26+8
24/25→25/26
44866.7%4124%
24W. IgorDefensive midfielderKristiansund BK21+7.9
24/25→25/26
359.7%454.4%
25D. Jean-JacquesDefensive midfielderPhiladelphia Union26+7.6
24/25→25/26
4522.2%426.9%
26M. NilssonDefensive midfielderFredrikstad21+7.5
24/25→25/26
18±0%4147.5%
27R. ReitzDefensive midfielderRB Leipzig24+7.3
24/25→25/26
4713.7%839.6%
28L. LipaniDefensive midfielderSassuolo21+7.3
24/25→25/26
1563.3%7111.4%
29M. DelgadoDefensive midfielderBoca Juniors21+7.3
24/25→25/26
2518.7%552.6%
30Lucas SashaDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC36+7.2
24/25→25/26
41147%2345.6%
31E. MartelDefensive midfielderFSV Mainz 0524+6.7
24/25→25/26
464.2%769.7%
32A. EngwandaDefensive midfielderUtrecht23+6.7
24/25→25/26
39139.6%7310.1%
33D. KruseDefensive midfielderIFK Goteborg24+6.7
24/25→25/26
435.4%374.9%
34N. LonwijkDefensive midfielderMaccabi Haifa23+5.3
24/25→25/26
2822.5%5111.6%
35J. VercruysseDefensive midfielderLe Mans26+5.2
24/25→25/26
1248.9%5011.7%
36S. KontourisDefensive midfielderPanathinaikos21+5.1
24/25→25/26
19536.7%4114.2%
37E. CamaraDefensive midfielderPanathinaikos23+5.1
24/25→25/26
41117.6%619.2%
38C. PatinoDefensive midfielderDeportivo La Coruna22+4.9
24/25→25/26
9309.5%599%
39E. HagenDefensive midfielderAalesund26+4.9
24/25→25/26
3742.7%383.5%
40S. LahssainiDefensive midfielderRAAL La Louvière27+4.6
24/25→25/26
3479.1%4611.1%
41K. GjasulaDefensive midfielderHoffenheim II36+4.3
24/25→25/26
20207.7%1347.3%
42A. RyabovDefensive midfielderLNZ Cherkasy26+4.1
24/25→25/26
24408.5%4011.5%
43Santiago EsquivelDefensive midfielderBanfield22+4.1
24/25→25/26
914.2%47±0%
44T. IroegbunamDefensive midfielderEverton23+3.9
24/25→25/26
29123.7%805.1%
45M. KarlssonDefensive midfielderHammarby FF22+3.6
24/25→25/26
3413.3%431.9%
46Unai VencedorDefensive midfielderAthletic Club25+3.4
24/25→25/26
873.6%705.1%
47S. ChristiansenDefensive midfielderSarpsborg 08 FF25+3.3
24/25→25/26
3869.2%412.5%
48M. HansenDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 0722+3.2
24/25→25/26
24140.6%625.4%
49J. HaakDefensive midfielderLos Angeles Galaxy24+3.1
24/25→25/26
3125.2%428.1%
50Anass ZarroukDefensive midfielderWillem II20+3.1
24/25→25/26
813.5%516.5%