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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

Jon Gorrotxategi of Real Sociedad II is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 85.8, 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: D. Genreau has improved his Season rating most, up +45 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, C. Baleba of Manchester United is the most valuable name in this group at 96.4.

Best talent
Jon Gorrotxategi85.8RTG
Real Sociedad II
In form
Wu Xi58.6SsN
Shanghai Shenhua
Rising potential
S. Fusire+33.2RTG
Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
D. Genreau+45SsN
Melbourne Victory · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
I. Chochev12goals
Ludogorets
Most valuable
C. Baleba96.4val
Manchester United
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PlayerTeam
1S. FusireDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday21+33.2
24/25→25/26
27239.7%62114.1%
2A. CarlénDefensive midfielderArtis26+23
24/25→25/26
1129.2%5571.2%
3L. Le RouxDefensive midfielderCercle Brugge26+17.6
24/25→25/26
668%4857.5%
4T. PérezDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG21+16.1
24/25→25/26
12618.8%6652%
5H. KyprianouDefensive midfielderWatford25+12.7
24/25→25/26
16±0%59±0%
6E. QuarshieDefensive midfielderLe Mans30+12.2
24/25→25/26
33347.9%3651%
7Jon GorrotxategiDefensive midfielderReal Sociedad II24+11.4
24/25→25/26
348.8%866.8%
8M. DiagneDefensive midfielderVasteras SK FK23+10.7
24/25→25/26
33145.9%3938.7%
9M. CarlierDefensive midfielderNancy29+10.4
24/25→25/26
30202%3937%
10S. SosaDefensive midfielderDefensa Y Justicia21+8.4
24/25→25/26
241381.2%5530%
11F. WintherDefensive midfielderFC Fredericia26+7.4
24/25→25/26
45897.8%4122.2%
12M. DelgadoDefensive midfielderBoca Juniors21+7.3
24/25→25/26
2518.7%552.6%
13Lucas SashaDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC36+7.2
24/25→25/26
41147%2345.6%
14E. MartelDefensive midfielderFSV Mainz 0524+6.7
24/25→25/26
464.2%769.7%
15W. IgorDefensive midfielderKristiansund BK21+6.7
24/25→25/26
3818.6%431.6%
16A. EngwandaDefensive midfielderUtrecht23+6.7
24/25→25/26
39139.6%7310.1%
17N. CaliskanDefensive midfielderReal Salt Lake26+6.1
24/25→25/26
4365.3%4111%
18N. LonwijkDefensive midfielderMaccabi Haifa23+5.3
24/25→25/26
2822.5%5111.6%
19C. PatinoDefensive midfielderVfL Bochum22+4.9
24/25→25/26
9309.5%599%
20M. KislyakDefensive midfielderCSKA Moscow21+4.6
24/25→25/26
32±0%40±0%
21E. BolotovDefensive midfielderFC Orenburg25+4.5
24/25→25/26
24±0%30±0%
22K. GjasulaDefensive midfielderHoffenheim II36+4.3
24/25→25/26
20207.7%1347.3%
23J. HaakDefensive midfielderLos Angeles Galaxy25+4.1
24/25→25/26
3027.5%433.6%
24A. RyabovDefensive midfielderLNZ Cherkasy26+4.1
24/25→25/26
24408.5%4011.5%
25Santiago EsquivelDefensive midfielderBanfield22+4.1
24/25→25/26
914.2%47±0%
26S. ChristiansenDefensive midfielderSarpsborg 08 FF25+3.2
24/25→25/26
3659.4%412.2%
27Anass ZarroukDefensive midfielderWillem II20+3.1
24/25→25/26
813.5%516.5%
28Willian ArãoDefensive midfielderSantos34+3
24/25→25/26
29334.3%1836.6%
29N. Jensen WassbergDefensive midfielderBrann22+2.7
24/25→25/26
201016.7%417.1%
30N. HultDefensive midfielderIF Elfsborg36+2.6
24/25→25/26
4052.9%1512.2%
31S. AlexandropoulosDefensive midfielderSporting CP24+2.5
24/25→25/26
817.2%535%
32G. DochertyDefensive midfielderCharlton30+2.3
24/25→25/26
369%435.6%
33G. CuéllarDefensive midfielderDeportivo Cali33+2.1
24/25→25/26
732.7%2210.4%
34CharlysDefensive midfielderHellas Verona22+2.1
24/25→25/26
3561.2%593.7%
35N. PalacioDefensive midfielderToronto FC25+2
24/25→25/26
28136.1%425%
36T. WójtowiczDefensive midfielderLechia Gdansk22+1.8
24/25→25/26
14195.7%355.5%
37L. BlondelDefensive midfielderHuracan30+1.5
24/25→25/26
39139.8%3851%
38M. FrigerioDefensive midfielderSudtirol25+1.5
23/24→25/26
11358.3%503.1%
39I. MiramónDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.23+1.4
24/25→25/26
191180%5115.4%
40C. JanderDefensive midfielderSouthampton23+1.4
24/25→25/26
390.5%702%
41Chico RamosDefensive midfielderPacos Ferreira31+1.2
24/25→25/26
15403.3%206.6%
42J. dos SantosDefensive midfielderClub America36+1.2
24/25→25/26
1975.9%139.8%
43M. PeltolaDefensive midfielderDC United24+1.2
24/25→25/26
33112.8%4410.6%
44K. BarslundDefensive midfielderIF Brommapojkarna22+1
24/25→25/26
28255%367.5%
45B. EnowDefensive midfielderBeitar Jerusalem26+0.8
24/25→25/26
19772.7%352.4%
46Y. YamamotoDefensive midfielderKawasaki Frontale28+0.7
24/25→25/26
47±0%42±0%
47T. JacobDefensive midfielderAtlanta United FC22+0.6
24/25→25/26
44377.4%475.7%
48A. CharlesDefensive midfielderBromley27+0.4
24/25→25/26
40159%301.3%
49Max PlathDefensive midfielderFC Ingolstadt 0421+0.2
24/25→25/26
14136.1%400.5%
50D. YearwoodDefensive midfielderChaves26+0.1
24/25→25/26
1229.5%38±0%