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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

A. Bouaddi of Lille is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 90.5, 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: N. Mbamba has improved his Season rating most, up +45.1 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, M. Caicedo of Chelsea is the most valuable name in this group at 119.4.

Best talent
A. Bouaddi90.5RTG
Lille
In form
Wu Xi58.6SsN
Shanghai Shenhua
Rising potential
S. Fusire+33.2RTG
Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
N. Mbamba+45.1SsN
Lorient · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
I. Chochev12goals
Ludogorets
Most valuable
M. Caicedo119.4val
Chelsea
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1N. MbambaDefensive midfielderLorient21+45.1
24/25→25/26
481366.7%482.2%
2D. GenreauDefensive midfielderMelbourne Victory27+45
24/25→25/26
481730.8%1870.3%
3Mateus VitalDefensive midfielderSHANGHAI SIPG28+43.9
24/25→25/26
53493.3%2848.3%
4D. Jean-JacquesDefensive midfielderPhiladelphia Union26+40.6
24/25→25/26
4522.2%426.9%
5F. WintherDefensive midfielderFC Fredericia26+39
24/25→25/26
44866.7%4124%
6L. BertoneDefensive midfielderFC Luzern32+38.9
21/22→25/26
55243.1%2438.8%
7V. DaridaDefensive midfielderHradec Králové36+37.4
24/25→25/26
44550%193.9%
8F. RiederDefensive midfielderFC Augsburg24+37.2
24/25→25/26
51265.7%8417.8%
9D. KruseDefensive midfielderIFK Goteborg24+36
24/25→25/26
435.4%374.9%
10N. CaliskanDefensive midfielderReal Salt Lake25+34.8
24/25→25/26
3740.1%4614.7%
11M. BogardeDefensive midfielderLask Linz24+34.8
22/23→25/26
44362.5%485%
12N. CapaldoDefensive midfielderHamburger SV27+33.4
21/22→25/26
42371.1%6229.1%
13W. IgorDefensive midfielderKristiansund BK21+31.3
24/25→25/26
359.7%454.4%
14MetinhoDefensive midfielderFC Basel 189323+29.6
24/25→25/26
33870.6%4619.8%
15J. SørensenDefensive midfielderBrann28+29.6
24/25→25/26
39111.8%3111.6%
16S. ChristiansenDefensive midfielderSarpsborg 08 FF25+29.3
24/25→25/26
3869.2%412.5%
17S. SpieringsDefensive midfielderReal Salt Lake30+27.7
24/25→25/26
3278.5%2413.7%
18J. FlorentínDefensive midfielderIndepend. Rivadavia30+27.6
24/25→25/26
5113.8%341.5%
19S. SissokoDefensive midfielderCukaricki26+27.2
22/23→25/26
30971.4%3429.4%
20M. ChristensenDefensive midfielderOsters IF29+27.1
24/25→25/26
271842.3%
21VitinhoDefensive midfielderBotafogo27+27.1
24/25→25/26
4321.6%591.3%
22J. LukićDefensive midfielderPhiladelphia Union24+27.1
22/23→25/26
2731.7%432.9%
23K. MasanguDefensive midfielderPatro Eisden26+27.1
24/25→25/26
282258.3%3912.9%
24Kofi Jeremy AmoakoDefensive midfielderHamburger SV21+27
24/25→25/26
35325.3%6357%
25Ž. TronteljDefensive midfielderDunajska Streda26+27
24/25→25/26
39230.8%358.1%
26K. JørgensenDefensive midfielderLask Linz26+26.7
24/25→25/26
46139.1%460.9%
27H. FinndellDefensive midfielderDjurgardens IF26+26.3
24/25→25/26
33695.2%3222.1%
28L. BlondelDefensive midfielderHuracan29+25.9
24/25→25/26
39139.8%3828.5%
29E. HagenDefensive midfielderAalesund26+25.8
24/25→25/26
3742.7%383.5%
30Y. CimignaniDefensive midfielderFC Lugano24+25.5
22/23→25/26
29850%4526.7%
31C. ZabalaDefensive midfielderSarmiento Junin28+25.5
22/23→25/26
41163.5%4115.6%
32L. FombaDefensive midfielderServette FC28+25.4
24/25→25/26
28846.7%3137.7%
33E. QuarshieDefensive midfielderLe Mans30+25.4
24/25→25/26
33347.9%3651%
34A. CharlesDefensive midfielderBromley27+24.8
24/25→25/26
40159%301.3%
35A. SchöpfDefensive midfielderLask Linz32+24.7
24/25→25/26
42140.3%2016.2%
36M. BraunöderDefensive midfielderComo24+24.5
24/25→25/26
27907.4%5812.6%
37N. AcevedoDefensive midfielderNew York City FC27+24.1
24/25→25/26
2710.4%3828.4%
38Lucas SashaDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC36+24.1
24/25→25/26
41147%2345.6%
39M. BenítezDefensive midfielderBoca Juniors22+23.3
24/25→25/26
251370.6%5619.3%
40A. EngwandaDefensive midfielderUtrecht23+22.9
24/25→25/26
39139.6%7310.1%
41R. RanftlDefensive midfielderAustria Vienna34+22.8
21/22→25/26
37161.7%1847.7%
42J. WilliamsDefensive midfielderCrawley Town25+22.7
24/25→25/26
28445.1%3122.1%
43C. OlivaDefensive midfielderSantos30+22.6
23/24→25/26
28389.7%368.7%
44A. MaxDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.34+22.5
24/25→25/26
32130.9%1747.4%
45K. OkunoDefensive midfielderAvispa Fukuoka26+22.4
24/25→25/26
29320%443.3%
46H. AmassDefensive midfielderManchester United19+22.2
24/25→25/26
26541.5%721.9%
47S. JurićDefensive midfielderValladolid30+22.2
24/25→25/26
41121.3%3833.4%
48E. CamaraDefensive midfielderPanathinaikos23+22.1
24/25→25/26
41117.6%619.2%
49N. AsiimweDefensive midfielderCharlton21+21.4
24/25→25/26
28324.2%4853.4%
50Igor JesusDefensive midfielderLos Angeles FC23+21.1
24/25→25/26
30245.3%4320.9%