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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, A. Onana of Aston Villa is the most valuable name in this group at 96.6.

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
A. Onana96.6val
Aston Villa
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PlayerTeam
1Wu XiDefensive midfielderShanghai Shenhua375911
2L. BertoneDefensive midfielderFC Luzern3255243.1%2438.8%
3D. DoulineDefensive midfielderServette FC335419.3%1961.1%
4Mateus VitalDefensive midfielderSHANGHAI SIPG2853493.3%2848.3%
5S. SeidlDefensive midfielderSturm Graz245247
6Adham HamedDefensive midfielderPetrojet265236
7A. GrgićDefensive midfielderFC Lugano295236
8R. ZerroukiDefensive midfielderTwente2851±0%582.7%
9M. SeidlDefensive midfielderRapid Vienna254947
10T. FukuiDefensive midfielderArouca2248±0%68±0%
11L. BlondelDefensive midfielderHuracan3048196.9%3332.3%
12D. GenreauDefensive midfielderMelbourne Victory27481730.8%1870.3%
13E. PulgarDefensive midfielderFlamengo3247190.1%3017.3%
14A. MehmetiDefensive midfielderNew York Red Bulls174753
15B. HeynenDefensive midfielderGenk2947±0%411.4%
16F. IbarraDefensive midfielderRosario Central254710.7%522.8%
17A. BarryDefensive midfielderRed Bull Salzburg264745
18E. AlagichDefensive midfielderAdelaide United224623
19K. JørgensenDefensive midfielderLask Linz2646139.1%460.9%
20D. HuismanDefensive midfielderFC Volendam2446±0%580.7%
21Miguel AtienzaDefensive midfielderLeganes2746±0%564.5%
22J. NeufvilleDefensive midfielderBradford2645±0%47±0%
23T. OhgiharaDefensive midfielderVissel Kobe354520.5%2025.5%
24A. MatusiwaDefensive midfielderIpswich28455.9%5717.5%
25Álex CorrederaDefensive midfielderSporting Gijon3045±0%42±0%
26F. WintherDefensive midfielderFC Fredericia2645897.8%4122.2%
27L. AgouméDefensive midfielderSevilla2445±0%80±0%
28C. McGrandlesDefensive midfielderLincoln3145±0%3411.9%
29A. CubasDefensive midfielderVancouver Whitecaps304564.2%289.2%
30M. BogardeDefensive midfielderLask Linz2444362.5%485%
31Xu BinDefensive midfielderWolves224433
32V. DaridaDefensive midfielderHradec Králové3644550%193.9%
33P. HellebrandDefensive midfielderKorona Kielce2744±0%345.2%
34D. HaspolatDefensive midfielderKVC Westerlo264416.3%5115.1%
35S. InagakiDefensive midfielderNagoya Grampus3444±0%23±0%
36N. FernándezDefensive midfielderGodoy Cruz28433.6%3530.8%
37N. CaliskanDefensive midfielderReal Salt Lake264365.3%4111%
38K. McLeanDefensive midfielderNorwich3443±0%26±0%
39João LameiraDefensive midfielderOţelul274321200%3128.1%
40T. KoDefensive midfielderFC Tokyo2843±0%42±0%
41VitinhoDefensive midfielderBotafogo274321.6%591.3%
42A. SchöpfDefensive midfielderLask Linz3242140.3%2016.2%
43Xie WennengDefensive midfielderShandong Luneng254232
44Guilherme MadrugaDefensive midfielderShandong Luneng254232
45Dani VillahermosaDefensive midfielderOviedo2542±0%69±0%
46B. KaradenizDefensive midfielderPendikspor2742±0%34±0%
47U. BislimiDefensive midfielderFC Lugano274244
48M. ZanottiDefensive midfielderFC Lugano234148
49Gao TianyiDefensive midfielderShanghai Shenhua284124
50G. DiakitéDefensive midfielderRed Bull Salzburg214149