Most in-form defensive midfielders in Major League Soccer

The most in-form defensive midfielders in Major League Soccer, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

S. Berhalter of Vancouver Whitecaps is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Major League Soccer, with a Field Insider Rating of 48.8, and E. Löwen leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Berhalter has improved his Season rating most, up +28.8 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. Berhalter of Vancouver Whitecaps is the most valuable name in this group at 25.4.

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	S. Berhalter Defensive midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	25	56106.3%	4913.5%
2	M. Arfsten Defensive midfielder	Columbus Crew	25	4986.9%	470.6%
3	E. Löwen Defensive midfielder	St. Louis City	29	4533.4%	3015.9%
4	C. Roldan Defensive midfielder	Seattle Sounders	31	4227.4%	2519.7%
5	J. Osorio Defensive midfielder	Toronto FC	34	41107.5%	176.2%
6	D. Ayala Defensive midfielder	Portland Timbers	23	4062.2%	459.1%
7	A. Perea Defensive midfielder	New York City FC	25	3774.3%	434.1%
8	D. Chambost Defensive midfielder	Columbus Crew	28	36309%	35±0%
9	P. Bucha Defensive midfielder	FC Cincinnati	28	3511.9%	3520.5%
10	M. Herrera Defensive midfielder	Columbus Crew	27	3422.2%	3625.4%
11	A. Cubas Defensive midfielder	Vancouver Whitecaps	30	3413.6%	2712.5%
12	A. Westwood Defensive midfielder	Charlotte	36	335.4%	181.6%
13	O. Larraz Defensive midfielder	Colorado Rapids	24	324.9%	430.7%
14	J. Atencio Defensive midfielder	Colorado Rapids	24	32102.6%	415.9%
15	C. Bassett Defensive midfielder	Colorado Rapids	24	3116.5%	462.9%
16	Alonso Coello Defensive midfielder	Toronto FC	26	3123.1%	394.4%
17	V. Loturi Defensive midfielder	CF Montreal	25	311300%	4212.6%
18	M. Polster Defensive midfielder	New England Revolution	33	3119.1%	1724.3%
19	Igor Jesus Defensive midfielder	Los Angeles FC	23	30214.6%	4614.4%
20	H. Landry Defensive midfielder	Charleston Battery	25	28	41
21	P. Stroud Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	24	28137.9%	438.7%
22	N. Caliskan Defensive midfielder	Real Salt Lake	25	271185.7%	4013.9%
23	B. Ojeda Defensive midfielder	Real Salt Lake	26	2725.7%	3817%
24	A. Molloy Defensive midfielder	Charleston Battery	29	25	27
25	O. Valencia Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	22	25	4319.2%
26	D. Edelman Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	23	2512.7%	436.9%
27	A. Fortune Defensive midfielder	Atlanta United FC	23	2428.4%	421.4%
28	Z. Bassong Defensive midfielder	Sporting Kansas City	27	24177.3%	3213.3%
29	O. Nwobodo Defensive midfielder	FC Cincinnati	29	2415.7%	2727.8%
30	A. Rebollar Defensive midfielder	Monterey Bay	26	23	35
31	Y. Bright Defensive midfielder	Inter Miami	24	23±0%	3912.9%
32	J. Bartlett Defensive midfielder	Sporting Kansas City	20	22	41
33	B. Anunga Defensive midfielder	FC Cincinnati	29	2245.8%	2711.7%
34	D. Chará Defensive midfielder	Portland Timbers	40	224.9%	833.3%
35	F. Carballo Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	29	2283.8%	2614.3%
36	S. Djeffal Defensive midfielder	Lexington	27	21863.6%	326.9%
37	E. Echenique Defensive midfielder	FC Cincinnati	22	21	41
38	C. Durkin Defensive midfielder	St. Louis City	26	2033.6%	3420.1%
39	D. Crisostomo Defensive midfielder	Tampa Bay Rowdies	29	19717.4%	2420.3%
40	A. Watts Defensive midfielder	St. Louis City	26	1943.1%	348.4%
41	B. Diallo Defensive midfielder	FC Tulsa	23	18	42
42	M. Longstaff Defensive midfielder	Toronto FC	26	1836.1%	3711.1%
43	M. Kaye Defensive midfielder	San Jose Earthquakes	31	1817.4%	1728.6%
44	A. Morales Defensive midfielder	St. Louis City	36	18302.2%	1131.3%
45	R. Donkor Defensive midfielder	New York Red Bulls	21	18117.1%	422.7%
46	D. Diani Defensive midfielder	Charlotte	28	1830.7%	2824.9%
47	D. Marczuk Defensive midfielder	Real Salt Lake	22	18182.3%	424%
48	S. Piette Defensive midfielder	CF Montreal	31	1739.6%	2029.4%
49	A. O'Neill Defensive midfielder	New York City FC	28	1627.8%	3038.5%
50	D. Mercado Defensive midfielder	Miami FC	29	153600%	2537.8%