Most in-form defensive midfielders in Primera División

The most in-form defensive midfielders in Primera División, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

M. Lugo of O'Higgins is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Primera División, with a Field Insider Rating of 24.4, and J. Leiva has been the form player this season, grading 34.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Meza has improved his Season rating most, up +1.5 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Lugo of O'Higgins is the most valuable name in this group at 3.9.

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	J. Leiva Defensive midfielder	O'Higgins	32	35	13
2	S. Galani Defensive midfielder	Coquimbo Unido	28	27	19
3	F. Romero Defensive midfielder	Deportes Limache	27	26	19
4	M. Lugo Defensive midfielder	O'Higgins	25	25	2443.5%
5	C. Fuentes Defensive midfielder	Deportes Iquique	33	24	9
6	A. Camargo Defensive midfielder	Coquimbo Unido	37	21	6
7	F. Meza Defensive midfielder	Palestino	36	208.1%	932.5%
8	D. Orellana Defensive midfielder	Deportes Iquique	33	18	8
9	G. Castellani Defensive midfielder	Union Espanola	38	17	3
10	E. de los Santos Defensive midfielder	Union La Calera	27	16	18
11	T. Alarcón Defensive midfielder	Colo Colo	27	141857.1%	1862.7%
12	E. Pavez Defensive midfielder	Colo Colo	36	13	7
13	G. Medel Defensive midfielder	U. Catolica	38	1310.1%	644.4%
14	S. Cordero Defensive midfielder	Coquimbo Unido	30	13	13
15	P. Vargas Defensive midfielder	Huachipato	32	12	10
16	A. Nadruz Defensive midfielder	Union Espanola	30	12	12
17	J. Villagra Defensive midfielder	Colo Colo	25	11	21
18	A. Álvarez Defensive midfielder	Union La Calera	25	11	22
19	M. Gómez Defensive midfielder	Deportes Iquique	24	10	20
20	E. Valencia Defensive midfielder	Nublense	26	9	20