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Most In-Form defensive midfielders in Super League 25/26

The most in-form defensive midfielders in Super League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

K. Aziangbe of SHANGHAI SIPG is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Super League, with a Field Insider Rating of 48.3, and Wu Xi has been the form player this season, grading 58.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Mateus Vital has improved his Season rating most, up +43.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Xie Wenneng of Shandong Luneng is the most valuable name in this group at 5.4.

Best talent
K. Aziangbe48.3RTG
SHANGHAI SIPG
In form
Wu Xi58.6SsN
Shanghai Shenhua
Rising potential
Nené-3.8RTG
Yunnan Yukun · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Mateus Vital+43.9SsN
SHANGHAI SIPG · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Wu Xi9goals
Shanghai Shenhua
Most valuable
Xie Wenneng5.4val
Shandong Luneng
26 players · ranked by best this seasonCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Wu XiDefensive midfielderShanghai Shenhua375911
2Mateus VitalDefensive midfielderSHANGHAI SIPG2853493.3%2848.3%
3Xie WennengDefensive midfielderShandong Luneng254232
4Guilherme MadrugaDefensive midfielderShandong Luneng254232
5Gao TianyiDefensive midfielderShanghai Shenhua284124
6Liu YangDefensive midfielderShandong Luneng314118
7Li TixiangDefensive midfielderHangzhou Greentown373813
8NenéDefensive midfielderYunnan Yukun3137349.4%1817.6%
9Li YuanyiDefensive midfielderShandong Luneng333715
10Feng JinDefensive midfielderDalian Zhixing333314
11Matheus JussaDefensive midfielderChengdu Better City303384.4%2257.1%
12Wang ShangyuanDefensive midfielderHenan Jianye333214
13Cheng JinDefensive midfielderHangzhou Greentown312817
14DarlanDefensive midfielderWuhan Three Towns28256125%3240.1%
15Tong LeiDefensive midfielderHangzhou Greentown282423
16Zhong JinbaoDefensive midfielderWuhan Three Towns311812
17Park Jin-SeopDefensive midfielderHangzhou Greentown3018160.3%1655.3%
18He ChaoDefensive midfielderHenan Jianye311714
19Zhang XiuweiDefensive midfielderQingdao Youth Island301615
20Lu YongtaoDefensive midfielderSHANGHAI SIPG261627
21Zhang HuachenDefensive midfielderDalian Zhixing281519
22Xu HaoyangDefensive midfielderShanghai Shenhua271525
23Chen XuhuangDefensive midfielderChangchun Yatai231327
24K. AziangbeDefensive midfielderSHANGHAI SIPG22121266.7%489.5%
25Zhao YuhaoDefensive midfielderYunnan Yukun33109
26Zheng KaimuDefensive midfielderWuhan Three Towns3487