Most In-Form defensive midfielders This Season in Segunda División

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

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At a glance

Izan Merino of Malaga is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Segunda División, with a Field Insider Rating of 69.9, and Rafel Bauzà has been the form player this season, grading 44.2, and Rafa Rodríguez leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Džodić has improved his Season rating most, up +28.9 on last season, while A. Ochoa's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, D. Lopy of Almeria is the most valuable name in this group at 29.1.

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	Player	Team
1	Rafel Bauzà Defensive midfielder	Mirandes	21	442846.7%	691.9%
2	A. Diawara Defensive midfielder	Leganes	29	38178.1%	453.2%
3	Sergio Ortu Defensive midfielder	Cadiz	27	369%	5314.8%
4	G. Puerta Defensive midfielder	Racing Santander	23	35123.9%	6810.3%
5	D. Lopy Defensive midfielder	Almeria	24	352.1%	68±0%
6	Tomás Carbonell Defensive midfielder	Real Sociedad II	21	33	67
7	S. Džodić Defensive midfielder	Almeria	21	33802.8%	689.7%
8	M. Diakité Defensive midfielder	Cadiz	22	3268.8%	641.6%
9	S. Cissé Defensive midfielder	Leganes	25	3214%	6222.6%
10	Adrià Alti Defensive midfielder	Deportivo La Coruna	25	3126.4%	6413%
11	G. Quagliata Defensive midfielder	Deportivo La Coruna	26	3032.6%	622.8%
12	Rafa Rodríguez Defensive midfielder	Malaga	23	27702.9%	6612.6%
13	Aleix Garrido Defensive midfielder	Eibar	22	2613050%	676.7%
14	Sergio Ruiz Defensive midfielder	Granada CF	31	2237.6%	3031.7%
15	Olaetxea Defensive midfielder	Eibar	33	2245.4%	1945.2%
16	M. Gueye Defensive midfielder	Racing Santander	23	22180.8%	645.4%
17	T. Helguera Defensive midfielder	Mirandes	20	21	6316.5%
18	Damián Rodríguez Defensive midfielder	Racing Santander	23	17172.1%	6415.1%
19	Juanpe Defensive midfielder	Malaga	30	16145.3%	3213.9%
20	Javi Martínez Defensive midfielder	Eibar	26	16321.6%	516.5%
21	A. Ochoa Defensive midfielder	Malaga	19	15212.5%	6714.2%
22	Izan Merino Defensive midfielder	Malaga	20	1518.7%	7012.4%
23	Joaquín Defensive midfielder	Cadiz	25	13	55
24	Álex Fernández Defensive midfielder	Cadiz	33	1351.9%	1548.6%
25	P. Akouokou Defensive midfielder	Zaragoza	28	122850%	3827.8%
26	Sergio Rodelas Defensive midfielder	Granada CF	21	92.2%	595.5%
27	C. Patino Defensive midfielder	Deportivo La Coruna	22	9309.5%	599%
28	M. Leiva Defensive midfielder	Leganes	20	7	57
29	Aritz Aldasoro Defensive midfielder	Racing Santander	27	780.5%	4530.4%
30	Pedro Ortiz Defensive midfielder	Cordoba	25	752.7%	547.3%
31	E. Mensah Defensive midfielder	Zaragoza	18	6	55
32	Carlos Guirao Defensive midfielder	Leganes	23	5	5422.1%
33	Íñigo Sainz-Maza Defensive midfielder	Racing Santander	28	570%	3917.2%
34	André Horta Defensive midfielder	Almeria	29	465.7%	3421.9%