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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 98.8.

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. Onana98.8val
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%
5N. VerkooijenDefensive midfielderJong PSV U21205274%6714.7%
6S. SeidlDefensive midfielderSturm Graz245247
7Adham HamedDefensive midfielderPetrojet265236
8A. GrgićDefensive midfielderFC Lugano295236
9S. SosaDefensive midfielderVasco DA Gama2751±0%405.2%
10M. SeidlDefensive midfielderRapid Vienna254947
11Y. YamadaDefensive midfielderKashiwa Reysol2649141.8%462.7%
12T. FukuiDefensive midfielderArouca2248±0%68±0%
13L. BlondelDefensive midfielderHuracan3048196.9%3332.3%
14D. GenreauDefensive midfielderMelbourne Victory27481730.8%1870.3%
15T. OhgiharaDefensive midfielderVissel Kobe354826.3%2025.5%
16Jon GorrotxategiDefensive midfielderReal Sociedad II244726.4%866.8%
17J. BuckleyDefensive midfielderAl Kholood2747±0%519%
18F. HammarDefensive midfielderKV Mechelen2547±0%552.6%
19E. PulgarDefensive midfielderFlamengo3247190.1%3017.3%
20A. MehmetiDefensive midfielderNew York Red Bulls174753
21B. HeynenDefensive midfielderGenk2947±0%411.4%
22F. IbarraDefensive midfielderRosario Central254710.7%522.8%
23A. BarryDefensive midfielderRed Bull Salzburg264745
24E. AlagichDefensive midfielderAdelaide United224623
25K. JørgensenDefensive midfielderLask Linz2646139.1%460.9%
26T. LeoniDefensive midfielderReims2646±0%59±0%
27J. NeufvilleDefensive midfielderBradford2645±0%47±0%
28A. KurtulanDefensive midfielderGöztepe2345±0%53±0%
29F. WintherDefensive midfielderFC Fredericia2645897.8%4122.2%
30L. AgouméDefensive midfielderSevilla2445±0%80±0%
31A. CubasDefensive midfielderVancouver Whitecaps304564.2%289.2%
32M. BogardeDefensive midfielderLask Linz2444362.5%485%
33V. DaridaDefensive midfielderHradec Králové3644550%193.9%
34D. HaspolatDefensive midfielderKVC Westerlo264416.3%5115.1%
35N. FernándezDefensive midfielderGodoy Cruz28433.6%3529.6%
36G. DochertyDefensive midfielderCharlton304328.5%435.6%
37João LameiraDefensive midfielderOţelul274321200%3128.1%
38VitinhoDefensive midfielderBotafogo274321.6%591.3%
39A. SchöpfDefensive midfielderLask Linz3242140.3%2016.2%
40Xie WennengDefensive midfielderShandong Luneng254232
41Guilherme MadrugaDefensive midfielderShandong Luneng254232
42U. BislimiDefensive midfielderFC Lugano274244
43M. ZanottiDefensive midfielderFC Lugano234148
44Gao TianyiDefensive midfielderShanghai Shenhua284124
45G. DiakitéDefensive midfielderRed Bull Salzburg214149
46Liu YangDefensive midfielderShandong Luneng314118
47M. FrendrupDefensive midfielderGenoa2541±0%77±0%
48T. OwusuDefensive midfielderFC Luzern234149
49I. ChochevDefensive midfielderLudogorets334112
50David LarrubiaDefensive midfielderMalaga2441±0%72±0%