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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

N. Sadiki of Sunderland is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 95.1, and J. Veerman has been the form player this season, grading 80.7, and L. Haraslín leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Zechiël has improved his Season rating most, up +65.8 on last season, while D. Svensson's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +41.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Garner of Everton is the most valuable name in this group at 131.4.

Best talent
N. Sadiki95.1RTG
Sunderland
In form
J. Veerman80.7SsN
PSV Eindhoven
Rising potential
D. Svensson+41.4RTG
Borussia Dortmund · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
G. Zechiël+65.8SsN
Utrecht · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
L. Haraslín13goals
Sparta Praha
Most valuable
J. Garner131.4val
Everton
50 players · ranked by biggest risers (potential)Customise →
PlayerTeam
1D. SvenssonDefensive midfielderBorussia Dortmund24+41.4
24/25→25/26
38174.1%82103.2%
2A. PyrkaDefensive midfielderFC St. Pauli23+37.8
24/25→25/26
2842.5%75101.9%
3M. SangaréDefensive midfielderLens24+36.3
22/23→25/26
63798.6%8870.6%
4S. EbonogDefensive midfielderLe Havre21+36.2
24/25→25/26
26528.6%7594.3%
5N. Aséko NkiliDefensive midfielderHannover 9620+35.4
24/25→25/26
461917.4%7395.2%
6O. VargasDefensive midfielderAtletico Madrid21+33.4
24/25→25/26
1750.3%8170.5%
7M. LindayDefensive midfielderHeerenveen23+32.9
24/25→25/26
4056.5%6991.1%
8M. YalcouyéDefensive midfielderSwansea20+31.9
24/25→25/26
155%6596.7%
9M. StamenićDefensive midfielderSwansea24+31.1
24/25→25/26
37619.6%6884.3%
10M. BaurDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 0722+30.6
24/25→25/26
54562.2%7470.2%
11N. SadikiDefensive midfielderSunderland21+29.8
24/25→25/26
3210.3%9545.6%
12E. İlkhanDefensive midfielderTorino22+26.6
23/24→25/26
2048.9%7357.2%
13K. KouassiDefensive midfielderLorient21+24.8
24/25→25/26
48106%8739.7%
14K. OudenneDefensive midfielderHannover 9624+24.8
24/25→25/26
32193.5%6365.3%
15L. MillerDefensive midfielderUdinese19+24.4
24/25→25/26
1667.1%7746.6%
16J. SandsDefensive midfielderFC St. Pauli26+22.9
24/25→25/26
4114.3%6751.6%
17Kofi Jeremy AmoakoDefensive midfielderDynamo Dresden21+22.8
24/25→25/26
32289.2%6357%
18Cameron BraggDefensive midfielderSouthampton21+22.4
24/25→25/26
6328.6%6256.9%
19K. WätjenDefensive midfielderVfL Bochum20+22.4
24/25→25/26
23420%6256.1%
20H. MatsudaDefensive midfielderHannover 9622+21.9
24/25→25/26
24179.8%6353.3%
21L. OppieDefensive midfielderFC St. Pauli24+20.8
24/25→25/26
1822.2%6744.8%
22D. OyegokeDefensive midfielderHellas Verona23+20.3
24/25→25/26
850.6%6545.8%
23A. CarlénDefensive midfielderExcelsior26+20.2
24/25→25/26
1815.6%5362.5%
24E. MartínezDefensive midfielderPalmeiras26+19.9
24/25→25/26
2030.8%5950.4%
25W. BurgerDefensive midfielder1899 Hoffenheim25+19.6
24/25→25/26
6386.4%8629.6%
26L. ChambersDefensive midfielderCharlton22+18.8
24/25→25/26
1429.1%6244%
27G. ZechiëlDefensive midfielderUtrecht22+18.7
24/25→25/26
711241.5%8229.7%
28CamiloDefensive midfielderGremio27+18.5
24/25→25/26
850.6%4666.3%
29G. ThomasonDefensive midfielderWrexham25+18.4
24/25→25/26
3916%6936.5%
30S. DibaDefensive midfielderGrenoble22+18.1
24/25→25/26
14189.8%5549.1%
31M. CommaretDefensive midfielderLaval24+17.9
24/25→25/26
14236.6%5253.1%
32B. KhelaDefensive midfielderPeterborough21+17.1
24/25→25/26
29181.6%5052%
33R. LongmanDefensive midfielderWrexham25+16.7
24/25→25/26
24114.4%6236.8%
34J. ColwillDefensive midfielderCardiff21+16.3
24/25→25/26
2848.7%5047.9%
35T. Le BrisDefensive midfielderLorient23+16.2
24/25→25/26
4080%7726.8%
36R. NdiayeDefensive midfielderLe Havre24+16
24/25→25/26
56197.9%8224.2%
37A. GilbertDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough24+16
24/25→25/26
1290.3%5937.6%
38N. SalibaDefensive midfielderAnderlecht22+15.8
24/25→25/26
3998.5%5937%
39L. BernadouDefensive midfielderGrenoble25+15.6
24/25→25/26
19198.4%5144.6%
40M. DorgelesDefensive midfielderSC Braga21+15.5
24/25→25/26
1754.9%6233.7%
41A. BaldurssonDefensive midfielderKasımpaşa24+15.4
24/25→25/26
3157.7%5045.2%
42Nico GonzálezDefensive midfielderManchester City24+15.4
24/25→25/26
2313.1%8123.4%
43A. LaurayDefensive midfielderLe Mans29+15
24/25→25/26
35578.4%4158.1%
44K. CastañoDefensive midfielderRiver Plate25+14.9
24/25→25/26
1982.7%4746.3%
45P. BrittijnDefensive midfielderFortuna Sittard22+14.3
24/25→25/26
5390.3%7224.9%
46A. ScottDefensive midfielderBournemouth22+14.3
24/25→25/26
47417.8%9118.6%
47Nathan De CatDefensive midfielderAnderlecht18+14.2
24/25→25/26
3910.3%6229.9%
48M. KanaDefensive midfielderAnderlecht23+14.1
24/25→25/26
13111.9%5336.2%
49P. KatserisDefensive midfielderLorient25+13.5
24/25→25/26
3462.2%7422.4%
50J. FujitaDefensive midfielderFC St. Pauli24+13.4
24/25→25/26
477.1%7521.8%