Most in-form defensive midfielders in Serie A

The most in-form defensive midfielders in Serie A, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Martinelli of Fluminense is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.4, and Marcelo Hermes has been the form player this season, grading 49.4, and Rony leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Lucas Sasha has improved his Season rating most, up +27.6 on last season, while E. Martínez's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +19.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Martinelli of Fluminense is the most valuable name in this group at 34.4.

Marcelo Hermes49.4SsN

Juventude

Rising potential

E. Martínez+19.9RTG

Palmeiras · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Lucas Sasha+27.6SsN

Fortaleza EC · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	Marcelo Hermes Defensive midfielder	Juventude	31	4983.6%	3626.2%
2	Rony Defensive midfielder	Atletico-MG	31	48123%	3911.3%
3	Lucas Sasha Defensive midfielder	Fortaleza EC	36	44168.3%	2560.8%
4	L. Romero Defensive midfielder	Cruzeiro	32	4340%	379.3%
5	João Schmidt Defensive midfielder	Santos	33	4152.6%	268.6%
6	Martinelli Defensive midfielder	Fluminense	24	4141.8%	724.2%
7	Marlon Freitas Defensive midfielder	Botafogo	31	4117.1%	4116%
8	Raniele Defensive midfielder	Corinthians	29	3951.4%	4421.2%
9	Dieguinho Defensive midfielder	Ceara	30	36174.2%	428.9%
10	Lucas Silva Defensive midfielder	Cruzeiro	33	3598.9%	308.9%
11	Igor Gomes Defensive midfielder	Atletico-MG	27	3474.1%	568.1%
12	R. Cáceres Defensive midfielder	Vitoria	34	3393.5%	2124%
13	Gabriel Defensive midfielder	RB Bragantino	34	3218.8%	252%
14	Caíque Defensive midfielder	Juventude	30	32114.7%	3812.2%
15	A. Franco Defensive midfielder	Atletico-MG	27	32152.4%	591.3%
16	Guilherme Arana Defensive midfielder	Atletico-MG	29	31135.9%	465.3%
17	Cauan Barros Defensive midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	22	29670.3%	668.3%
18	Dodi Defensive midfielder	Gremio	30	2721%	4117.3%
19	E. Pulgar Defensive midfielder	Flamengo	32	276%	3021.9%
20	Jorginho Defensive midfielder	Flamengo	34	27411.5%	1929.8%
21	M. Villasanti Defensive midfielder	Gremio	29	2740.3%	4421.2%
22	Natanael Defensive midfielder	Atletico-MG	24	2616.3%	662.5%
23	Ramon Defensive midfielder	Vitoria	25	2530%	716.5%
24	Maik Defensive midfielder	Sao Paulo	21	24	69
25	Bruno Henrique Defensive midfielder	Internacional	36	2423.6%	1816.7%
26	Nonato Defensive midfielder	Fluminense	28	24237.1%	475.4%
27	Zé Lucas Defensive midfielder	Sport Recife	18	23	67
28	Pablo Maia Defensive midfielder	Sao Paulo	24	22933.3%	6612.7%
29	Willian Oliveira Defensive midfielder	Vitoria	33	2152.4%	2339.8%
30	E. Martínez Defensive midfielder	Palmeiras	26	2030.8%	5950.4%
31	Saúl Defensive midfielder	Flamengo	31	2040.2%	3134.2%
32	Newton Defensive midfielder	Botafogo	26	1956.9%	588.7%
33	Danilo Santos Defensive midfielder	Botafogo	25	19526.7%	6113.6%
34	Alexsander Defensive midfielder	Atletico-MG	22	1821.4%	6210.3%
35	Fabinho Defensive midfielder	RB Bragantino	24	17115%	622.4%
36	F. Vera Defensive midfielder	Atletico-MG	26	1745.5%	5414.7%
37	Pierre Defensive midfielder	Fortaleza EC	24	167900%	6413%
38	Matheus Fernandes Defensive midfielder	RB Bragantino	28	1618.1%	4312.1%
39	Gregore Defensive midfielder	Botafogo	32	1666.5%	2541.7%
40	G. Cuéllar Defensive midfielder	Gremio	33	15190.4%	201.5%
41	Vinicius Zanocelo Defensive midfielder	Ceara	25	1552.4%	569.4%
42	Andreas Pereira Defensive midfielder	Palmeiras	30	1553.5%	3542.4%
43	Matheus Henrique Defensive midfielder	Cruzeiro	28	1518.1%	4716.2%
44	Reginaldo Lopes Defensive midfielder	Juventude	33	14	18
45	Ronaldo Defensive midfielder	Internacional	29	1346.5%	3628%
46	Evertton Araújo Defensive midfielder	Flamengo	23	124.8%	643.9%
47	Yago Felipe Defensive midfielder	Mirassol	31	101175%	2714%
48	Arthur Defensive midfielder	Gremio	29	1015.7%	3829.1%
49	T. Rincón Defensive midfielder	Santos	38	1059.1%	943.6%
50	Luis Otávio Defensive midfielder	Internacional	19	91228.6%	612.2%