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Most In-Form defensive midfielders in Bundesliga 25/26

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

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At a glance

F. Rieder of FC Augsburg is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 83.5.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Rieder has improved his Season rating most, up +37.2 on last season, while Kofi Jeremy Amoako's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +22.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Rieder of FC Augsburg is the most valuable name in this group at 51.

Best talent
F. Rieder83.5RTG
FC Augsburg
In form
F. Rieder51.2SsN
FC Augsburg
Rising potential
Kofi Jeremy Amoako+22.8RTG
Hamburger SV · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
F. Rieder+37.2SsN
FC Augsburg · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
F. Rieder6goals
FC Augsburg
Most valuable
F. Rieder51val
FC Augsburg
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PlayerTeam
1F. RiederDefensive midfielderFC Augsburg2451265.7%8417.8%
2R. ReitzDefensive midfielderRB Leipzig244713.7%839.6%
3Paul Michael Junior Okon-EngstlerDefensive midfielder1. FC Köln21467550%2249.2%
4E. MartelDefensive midfielderFSV Mainz 0524464.2%769.7%
5K. SanoDefensive midfielderFSV Mainz 05254441.5%797.1%
6P. SanderDefensive midfielderBorussia Mönchengladbach284391.1%588.1%
7N. SeiwaldDefensive midfielderRB Leipzig254382.8%813.7%
8N. CapaldoDefensive midfielderHamburger SV2742371.1%6229.1%
9N. RembergDefensive midfielderHamburger SV263926.5%721%
10S. LynenDefensive midfielderWerder Bremen273614%6418.9%
11Kofi Jeremy AmoakoDefensive midfielderHamburger SV2135325.3%6357%
12A. SchäferDefensive midfielderUnion Berlin27315.4%5813.8%
13K. StögerDefensive midfielderBorussia Mönchengladbach322435.8%2834%
14A. Castro-MontesDefensive midfielder1. FC Köln292222.5%426.7%
15K. EichhornDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen171960
16T. BreithauptDefensive midfielderFC Augsburg241797.7%527.4%
17E. FernándezDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen241658.5%6916%
18L. EngelnsDefensive midfielder1899 Hoffenheim1915240%4423.9%
19A. VermeerenDefensive midfielderRB Leipzig211543.4%783.6%
20M. CulbreathDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen181476