Most in-form defensive midfielders in Süper Lig

The most in-form defensive midfielders in Süper Lig, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

C. Inao OulaÃ¯ of Trabzonspor is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Süper Lig, with a Field Insider Rating of 54.9, and A. Maxim has been the form player this season, grading 49.5, and Gabriel Sara leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Kurtulan has improved his Season rating most, up +31.9 on last season, while A. Baldursson's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +15.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Kurtulan of Göztepe is the most valuable name in this group at 18.

Best talent

C. Inao OulaÃ¯54.9RTG

A. Baldursson+15.4RTG

Kasımpaşa · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Kurtulan+31.9SsN

Göztepe · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	A. Maxim Defensive midfielder	Gaziantep FK	36	5036.7%	2010.1%
2	A. Kurtulan Defensive midfielder	Göztepe	23	47214.1%	534.3%
3	Gabriel Sara Defensive midfielder	Galatasaray	27	4354.1%	4510.5%
4	L. Torreira Defensive midfielder	Galatasaray	30	4216.3%	3323%
5	N. Dismas Defensive midfielder	Göztepe	23	41102.5%	512%
6	W. Ndidi Defensive midfielder	Beşiktaş	29	4015.8%	3448.3%
7	C. Inao OulaÃ¯Defensive midfielder	Trabzonspor	20	39186.8%	555.5%
8	A. Dennis Defensive midfielder	Göztepe	22	3811.8%	553.8%
9	T. Jabol-Folcarelli Defensive midfielder	Trabzonspor	26	36139.1%	497.3%
10	S. Dikmen Defensive midfielder	Antalyaspor	32	3434.4%	2211.2%
11	İ. Yüksek Defensive midfielder	Fenerbahçe	27	33121.5%	407.3%
12	A. Cherni Defensive midfielder	Göztepe	25	3127.2%	538.4%
13	A. Baldursson Defensive midfielder	Kasımpaşa	24	3157.7%	5045.2%
14	K. Asllani Defensive midfielder	Beşiktaş	24	30113.4%	5135.8%
15	M. Lemina Defensive midfielder	Galatasaray	32	298.2%	2247.8%
16	K. Demirbay Defensive midfielder	Eyüpspor	33	29206.3%	183.7%
17	M. Kabasakal Defensive midfielder	Gaziantep FK	30	2923%	2534.3%
18	M. İbrahimoğlu Defensive midfielder	Konyaspor	26	29113.3%	441.1%
19	İ. Gündoğan Defensive midfielder	Galatasaray	35	2722.4%	1554.3%
20	Y. Kayan Defensive midfielder	Eyüpspor	27	2771.1%	3819.9%
21	O. Kemen Defensive midfielder	Başakşehir	29	276.3%	366.5%
22	C. Yüksel Defensive midfielder	Samsunspor	28	2574.3%	3413.1%
23	A. Makoumbou Defensive midfielder	Samsunspor	28	2511.7%	3746.1%
24	G. Papanikolaou Defensive midfielder	Rizespor	27	2564.4%	3910.3%
25	O. Ntcham Defensive midfielder	Samsunspor	30	2437.1%	2925.5%
26	E. Álvarez Defensive midfielder	Fenerbahçe	28	242.6%	3550%
27	M. Guendouzi Defensive midfielder	Fenerbahçe	27	2435.2%	3952.6%
28	T. Dele-Bashiru Defensive midfielder	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	26	2113.5%	4333.7%
29	M. Kranevitter Defensive midfielder	Fatih Karagümrük	33	21195.8%	1715.5%
30	Luis Pérez Defensive midfielder	Gaziantep FK	31	211.5%	2257.3%
31	Miguel Crespo Defensive midfielder	Başakşehir	29	2124.7%	2830.2%
32	U. Güneş Defensive midfielder	Başakşehir	26	2023.8%	444.6%
33	Jo Jin-Ho Defensive midfielder	Konyaspor	23	18	44
34	M. Jevtović Defensive midfielder	Konyaspor	32	1562.6%	1926.4%
35	Cafú Defensive midfielder	Kasımpaşa	33	133.1%	1526.9%
36	D. Toköz Defensive midfielder	Kayserispor	30	1346%	2416.8%
37	T. Antalyalı Defensive midfielder	Rizespor	31	1268%	2127%
38	T. İlter Defensive midfielder	Eyüpspor	32	11118.8%	1719.4%
39	S. Onur Defensive midfielder	Gençlerbirliği S.K.	24	9	416.9%
40	B. Özdemir Defensive midfielder	Başakşehir	28	869.1%	3128.8%
41	R. Bazoer Defensive midfielder	Konyaspor	29	855.6%	2728.3%
42	B. Bouchouari Defensive midfielder	Trabzonspor	24	671.4%	4339.3%