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

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

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At a glance

N. Paulikas of Ghazl El Mehalla is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 38.2, and Adham Hamed has been the form player this season, grading 51.9.

By our market-value index, Adham Hamed of Petrojet is the most valuable name in this group at 7.8.

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	Player	Team
1	Adham Hamed Defensive midfielder	Petrojet	26	52	36
2	Ahmed El Agouz Defensive midfielder	Enppi	33	35	14
3	Mohanad Lasheen Defensive midfielder	Pyramids FC	30	31	24
4	Omar El Wahsh Defensive midfielder	El Mokawloon	31	27	18
5	H. Ibrahim Defensive midfielder	El Gouna FC	24	23	38
6	Mohamed Shehata Defensive midfielder	Zamalek SC	25	21	35
7	Mostafa Gamal Defensive midfielder	El Mokawloon	36	20	9
8	Mahmoud Hamada Defensive midfielder	AL Masry	32	19	17
9	W. El Karti Defensive midfielder	Pyramids FC	32	19	15
10	Choe Gyu-hyeon Defensive midfielder	El Mokawloon	25	18±0%	31±0%
11	M. Makhlouf Defensive midfielder	AL Masry	27	18	27
12	Ahmed Hashem Defensive midfielder	National Bank of Egypt	26	17	30
13	H. Souissi Defensive midfielder	El Geish	28	17	24
14	Ibrahim El Bahnasi Defensive midfielder	Wadi Degla	24	16	33
15	Mohamed Naser Defensive midfielder	National Bank of Egypt	24	15	34
16	Zeyad Kamal Defensive midfielder	Enppi	25	15	34
17	N. Paulikas Defensive midfielder	Ghazl El Mehalla	19	15	38
18	Islam Gaber Defensive midfielder	El Mokawloon	30	11	17
19	M. Touré Defensive midfielder	Ghazl El Mehalla	23	11	35
20	Ahmed El Sageery Defensive midfielder	Masr	28	9	27
21	Mohamed Hassan Defensive midfielder	Ismaily SC	32	9	13
22	Karim Nedved Defensive midfielder	Ceramica Cleopatra	29	6	20
23	Mahmoud Nabil Defensive midfielder	Masr	28	6	22
24	Islam Adel Kanu Defensive midfielder	Wadi Degla	32	6	13
25	Ahmed Scholes Defensive midfielder	Wadi Degla	28	5	23
26	Reda Salah Defensive midfielder	El Gouna FC	28	4	22
27	Mohamed Sayed Defensive midfielder	Pharco	22	4	30