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Most In-Form defensive midfielders This Season in Eerste Divisie

The most in-form defensive midfielders in Eerste Divisie, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

T. Gijselhart of De Graafschap is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Eerste Divisie, with a Field Insider Rating of 59.8, and G. Yah has been the form player this season, grading 42.2, and M. van Rooijen leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Yah has improved his Season rating most, up +28.5 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Esajas of FC OSS is the most valuable name in this group at 19.8.

Best talent
T. Gijselhart59.8RTG
De Graafschap
In form
G. Yah42.2SsN
FC Volendam
Rising potential
G. Yah+9.7RTG
FC Volendam · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
G. Yah+28.5SsN
FC Volendam · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
M. van Rooijen2goals
FC OSS
Most valuable
M. Esajas19.8val
FC OSS
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PlayerTeam
1G. YahDefensive midfielderFC Volendam2242208%5720.6%
2M. EsajasDefensive midfielderFC OSS24405.2%513.6%
3M. LarosDefensive midfielderDen Bosch203531.7%593.6%
4T. GijselhartDefensive midfielderDe Graafschap21354857.1%606%
5T. PetersDefensive midfielderJong Ajax193555
6Pol LlonchDefensive midfielderHelmond Sport333212.7%1848.4%
7R. KlaasenDefensive midfielderMVV322724.7%2214.7%
8Ricardo-Felipe SchwarzDefensive midfielderVitesse222651
9D. van VianenDefensive midfielderDordrecht232547.8%5114.4%
10Luuk VerheijDefensive midfielderVVV Venlo212448.1%530.8%
11G. RoemeratoeDefensive midfielderWaalwijk262217%4719.9%
12J. van OmmerenDefensive midfielderJong Utrecht18205423.7%
13Bohdan BudkoDefensive midfielderJong AZ201948
14Bae Seung-GyunDefensive midfielderDordrecht181953
15Jordy BawuahDefensive midfielderJong PSV U21191950.6%530.8%
16M. KleinenDefensive midfielderMVV251850%4516.8%
17M. OdrissDefensive midfielderVVV Venlo21165366.7%5114%
18M. van RooijenDefensive midfielderFC OSS271622.5%3723.5%
19D. SaddikiDefensive midfielderVVV Venlo2912238.2%2914.2%
20F. DickeDefensive midfielderMVV211115.3%4810.3%
21Gerald AldersDefensive midfielderJong Ajax21955.5%479.6%
22X. BlommeDefensive midfielderFC Eindhoven249210.7%463.2%
23Daan VisserDefensive midfielderCambuur2184000%529.2%
24D. DorenboschDefensive midfielderFC Eindhoven23877.8%4717.9%
25Anass ZarroukDefensive midfielderWillem II20813.5%516.5%
26D. van der VaartDefensive midfielderJong Ajax19747