Most In-Form defensive midfielders This Season

The most in-form 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

Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

D. Genreau+45SsN

Melbourne Victory · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Wu Xi Defensive midfielder	Shanghai Shenhua	37	59	11
2	L. Bertone Defensive midfielder	FC Luzern	32	55243.1%	2438.8%
3	D. Douline Defensive midfielder	Servette FC	33	5419.3%	1961.1%
4	Mateus Vital Defensive midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	28	53493.3%	2848.3%
5	S. Seidl Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	24	52	47
6	Adham Hamed Defensive midfielder	Petrojet	26	52	36
7	A. Grgić Defensive midfielder	FC Lugano	29	52	36
8	M. Seidl Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	25	49	47
9	T. Muyumba Defensive midfielder	Atlanta United FC	29	48243.2%	3128.5%
10	D. Genreau Defensive midfielder	Melbourne Victory	27	481730.8%	1870.3%
11	Y. Yamamoto Defensive midfielder	Kawasaki Frontale	28	47±0%	42±0%
12	A. Mehmeti Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	17	47	53
13	E. Pulgar Defensive midfielder	Flamengo	32	47190.1%	3017.3%
14	A. Barry Defensive midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	26	47	45
15	E. Alagich Defensive midfielder	Adelaide United	22	46	23
16	K. Jørgensen Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	26	46139.1%	460.9%
17	E. Martel Defensive midfielder	FSV Mainz 05	24	464.2%	769.7%
18	A. Moreno Defensive midfielder	River Plate	27	45108.8%	4714.6%
19	T. Ohgihara Defensive midfielder	Vissel Kobe	34	4520.5%	2025.5%
20	A. Matusiwa Defensive midfielder	Ipswich	28	455.9%	5717.5%
21	F. Winther Defensive midfielder	FC Fredericia	26	45897.8%	4122.2%
22	C. McGrandles Defensive midfielder	Lincoln	30	45±0%	34±0%
23	A. Cubas Defensive midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	4564.2%	289.2%
24	T. Jacob Defensive midfielder	Atlanta United FC	22	44377.4%	475.7%
25	M. Bogarde Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	24	44362.5%	485%
26	Xu Bin Defensive midfielder	Wolves	22	44	33
27	V. Darida Defensive midfielder	Hradec Králové	36	44550%	193.9%
28	P. Hellebrand Defensive midfielder	Korona Kielce	27	44±0%	345.2%
29	D. Haspolat Defensive midfielder	KVC Westerlo	26	4416.3%	5115.1%
30	S. Inagaki Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	34	44±0%	23±0%
31	N. Fernández Defensive midfielder	Godoy Cruz	28	433.6%	3530.8%
32	N. Caliskan Defensive midfielder	Real Salt Lake	26	4365.3%	4111%
33	F. Ibarra Defensive midfielder	Rosario Central	25	432.9%	522.2%
34	João Lameira Defensive midfielder	Oţelul	27	4321200%	3128.1%
35	A. Sánchez Defensive midfielder	Belgrano Cordoba	27	439.5%	451.5%
36	Vitinho Defensive midfielder	Botafogo	27	4321.6%	591.3%
37	A. Schöpf Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	32	42140.3%	2016.2%
38	Xie Wenneng Defensive midfielder	Shandong Luneng	25	42	32
39	Guilherme Madruga Defensive midfielder	Shandong Luneng	25	42	32
40	B. Karadeniz Defensive midfielder	Pendikspor	27	42±0%	34±0%
41	U. Bislimi Defensive midfielder	FC Lugano	26	42	44
42	M. Zanotti Defensive midfielder	FC Lugano	23	41	48
43	Gao Tianyi Defensive midfielder	Shanghai Shenhua	28	41	24
44	G. Diakité Defensive midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	20	41	49
45	C. Zabala Defensive midfielder	Sarmiento Junin	28	41163.5%	4115.6%
46	Liu Yang Defensive midfielder	Shandong Luneng	31	41	18
47	T. Owusu Defensive midfielder	FC Luzern	23	41	49
48	I. Chochev Defensive midfielder	Ludogorets	33	41	12
49	R. Milosavljević Defensive midfielder	Radnicki NIS	34	414962.5%	156.6%
50	Lucas Sasha Defensive midfielder	Fortaleza EC	36	41147%	2345.6%