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Most Improved defensive midfielders This Season

The most improved defensive midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Jon Gorrotxategi of Real Sociedad II is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 85.8, and Wu Xi has been the form player this season, grading 58.6, and I. Chochev leads the scoring with 12 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Genreau has improved his Season rating most, up +45 on last season, while S. Fusire's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Baleba of Manchester United is the most valuable name in this group at 96.4.

Best talent
Jon Gorrotxategi85.8RTG
Real Sociedad II
In form
Wu Xi58.6SsN
Shanghai Shenhua
Rising potential
S. Fusire+33.2RTG
Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
D. Genreau+45SsN
Melbourne Victory · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
I. Chochev12goals
Ludogorets
Most valuable
C. Baleba96.4val
Manchester United
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1D. GenreauDefensive midfielderMelbourne Victory27+45
24/25→25/26
481730.8%1870.3%
2Mateus VitalDefensive midfielderSHANGHAI SIPG28+43.9
24/25→25/26
53493.3%2848.3%
3F. WintherDefensive midfielderFC Fredericia26+39
24/25→25/26
44866.7%4124%
4L. BertoneDefensive midfielderFC Luzern32+38.9
21/22→25/26
55243.1%2438.8%
5V. DaridaDefensive midfielderHradec Králové36+37.4
24/25→25/26
44550%193.9%
6N. CaliskanDefensive midfielderReal Salt Lake26+34.8
24/25→25/26
3740.1%4623.6%
7M. BogardeDefensive midfielderLask Linz24+34.8
22/23→25/26
44362.5%485%
8W. IgorDefensive midfielderKristiansund BK21+31.3
24/25→25/26
359.7%454.4%
9MetinhoDefensive midfielderFC Basel 189323+29.6
24/25→25/26
33870.6%4619.8%
10J. SørensenDefensive midfielderBrann28+29.6
24/25→25/26
39111.8%3111.6%
11S. ChristiansenDefensive midfielderSarpsborg 08 FF25+29.3
24/25→25/26
3869.2%412.5%
12NenéDefensive midfielderYunnan Yukun31+29
24/25→25/26
37349.4%1817.6%
13S. SpieringsDefensive midfielderReal Salt Lake30+27.7
24/25→25/26
3278.5%2413.7%
14J. FlorentínDefensive midfielderIndepend. Rivadavia30+27.6
24/25→25/26
5113.8%341.5%
15S. SissokoDefensive midfielderCukaricki26+27.2
22/23→25/26
30971.4%3429.4%
16K. MasanguDefensive midfielderPatro Eisden26+27.1
24/25→25/26
28±0%39±0%
17M. ChristensenDefensive midfielderOsters IF29+27.1
24/25→25/26
271842.3%
18VitinhoDefensive midfielderBotafogo27+27.1
24/25→25/26
4321.6%591.3%
19J. LukićDefensive midfielderPhiladelphia Union24+27.1
22/23→25/26
2731.7%432.9%
20Ž. TronteljDefensive midfielderDunajska Streda26+27
24/25→25/26
39230.8%358.1%
21K. JørgensenDefensive midfielderLask Linz26+26.7
24/25→25/26
46139.1%460.9%
22H. FinndellDefensive midfielderJagiellonia26+26.3
24/25→25/26
33695.2%3222.1%
23L. BlondelDefensive midfielderHuracan30+25.9
24/25→25/26
39139.8%3851%
24C. ZabalaDefensive midfielderSarmiento Junin28+25.5
22/23→25/26
41163.5%4115.6%
25Y. CimignaniDefensive midfielderFC Lugano24+25.5
22/23→25/26
29850%4526.7%
26L. FombaDefensive midfielderServette FC28+25.4
24/25→25/26
28846.7%3137.7%
27E. QuarshieDefensive midfielderLe Mans30+25.4
24/25→25/26
33347.9%3651%
28A. CharlesDefensive midfielderBromley27+24.8
24/25→25/26
40159%301.3%
29A. SchöpfDefensive midfielderLask Linz32+24.7
24/25→25/26
42140.3%2016.2%
30M. BraunöderDefensive midfielderComo24+24.5
24/25→25/26
27±0%58±0%
31N. AcevedoDefensive midfielderNew York City FC27+24.1
24/25→25/26
2710.4%3828.4%
32Lucas SashaDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC36+24.1
24/25→25/26
41147%2345.6%
33M. BenítezDefensive midfielderBoca Juniors22+23.3
24/25→25/26
252.7%561.5%
34A. EngwandaDefensive midfielderUtrecht23+22.9
24/25→25/26
39139.6%7310.1%
35R. RanftlDefensive midfielderAustria Vienna34+22.8
21/22→25/26
37161.7%1847.7%
36J. WilliamsDefensive midfielderCrawley Town25+22.7
24/25→25/26
28±0%31±0%
37A. MaxDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.34+22.5
24/25→25/26
32130.9%1747.4%
38K. OkunoDefensive midfielderAvispa Fukuoka26+22.4
24/25→25/26
29±0%444.3%
39H. AmassDefensive midfielderManchester United19+22.2
24/25→25/26
26541.5%721.9%
40S. JurićDefensive midfielderValladolid30+22.2
24/25→25/26
41±0%38±0%
41E. CamaraDefensive midfielderPanathinaikos23+22.1
24/25→25/26
4110.1%613.4%
42Igor JesusDefensive midfielderLos Angeles FC23+21.1
24/25→25/26
3053.9%43±0%
43J. HaakDefensive midfielderLos Angeles Galaxy25+20.6
24/25→25/26
3125.2%425.8%
44N. Jensen WassbergDefensive midfielderBrann22+20.6
24/25→25/26
221144.4%418.1%
45P. KasamiDefensive midfielderFC Winterthur34+20.3
24/25→25/26
26344.1%1140.7%
46M. CarlierDefensive midfielderNancy29+19.8
24/25→25/26
30202%3937%
47E. FernandesDefensive midfielderBSC Young Boys30+19.3
24/25→25/26
34132.2%2547.2%
48J. SchoutenDefensive midfielderPSV Eindhoven29+19.2
24/25→25/26
3997.5%4810.2%
49A. RyabovDefensive midfielderLNZ Cherkasy26+19.2
24/25→25/26
24408.5%4011.5%
50A. O'NeillDefensive midfielderNew York City FC28+19.2
24/25→25/26
40189.2%30±0%