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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Liga Profesional Argentina 2026

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Liga Profesional Argentina in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

S. Sosa of Defensa Y Justicia is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Liga Profesional Argentina, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.6, and L. Blondel has been the form player this season, grading 47.8, and F. Peña leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Blondel has improved his Season rating most, up +35.1 on last season, while S. Sosa's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Ibarra of Rosario Central is the most valuable name in this group at 21.1.

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PlayerTeam
1F. IbarraDefensive midfielderRosario Central2521.14710.7%522.8%
2A. MorenoDefensive midfielderRiver Plate2720.24082.9%4518.3%
3A. SánchezDefensive midfielderBelgrano Cordoba2716.839±0%443.5%
4M. GalarzaDefensive midfielderTalleres Cordoba2415.62927.6%5410.6%
5I. MiramónDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.2313.8271693.3%5116.1%
6F. PeñaDefensive midfielderLanus2513.634370.8%5118.4%
7J. GhoDefensive midfielderArgentinos JRS2313.32351.7%5015.4%
8J. SforzaDefensive midfielderTalleres Cordoba2413.215325%505.9%
9G. GonzalezDefensive midfielderEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto2313.217380.6%497.6%
10S. SosaDefensive midfielderDefensa Y Justicia2113.2251468.8%5630.5%
11M. DelgadoDefensive midfielderBoca Juniors2113.22414.9%551.9%
12B. LeyesDefensive midfielderTigre24131710.3%480.6%
13L. PérezDefensive midfielderRacing Club2212.820±0%4219.1%
14T. BottariDefensive midfielderIndepend. Rivadavia2512.81918.6%482.6%
15F. AmarfilDefensive midfielderPlatense2512.62142.6%4510.6%
16T. GonzalezDefensive midfielderEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto2612.32146
17L. RegiardoDefensive midfielderNewells Old Boys2012.332108.6%5512.4%
18M. GarcíaDefensive midfielderAldosivi2112.318503.4%4914.5%
19Felipe BussioDefensive midfielderVelez Sarsfield2212.2103300%4816.4%
20Santiago EsquivelDefensive midfielderBanfield2212.21325.5%47±0%
21F. Di BiasiDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.2112.21451
22I. RodríguezDefensive midfielderRacing Club2412.115156.7%471.1%
23S. GonzálezDefensive midfielderTigre2312.1950.6%4511.5%
24R. HerreraDefensive midfielderNewells Old Boys2611.91739.1%425.2%
25L. VillegasDefensive midfielderBanfield2211.9114828.2%
26L. VegaDefensive midfielderAtletico Tucuman2111.92150
27A. MedinaDefensive midfielderLanus2011.71418.6%51±0%
28I. PaisDefensive midfielderBanfield2611.5204416.7%
29P. FerreiraDefensive midfielderPlatense2211.5114623.5%
30J. VelazquezDefensive midfielderBelgrano Cordoba2111.4855.8%478.5%
31Juan RattalinoDefensive midfielderSan Lorenzo2211.36161.9%453%
32S. RosanéDefensive midfielderEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto2611.21815.9%425.7%
33T. GonzálezDefensive midfielderEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto2711.2204253.8%
34L. MamutDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.2211.2546.5%446.7%
35M. LucianoDefensive midfielderNewells Old Boys2311.1675%421.9%
36G. AlassiaDefensive midfielderSan Lorenzo2210.9142
37L. PalavecinoDefensive midfielderBanfield2310.92200%423.5%
38E. GodoyDefensive midfielderAtletico Tucuman2310.8041
39F. PerruzziDefensive midfielderAldosivi2510.8352.9%411.8%
40K. OrtízDefensive midfielderAtletico Tucuman2610.81918.7%412.6%
41D. MartínezDefensive midfielderIndependiente2210.8293.7%438.9%
42S. MoreyraDefensive midfielderIndepend. Rivadavia2510.7388%3916.6%
43L. CornejoDefensive midfielderEstudiantes L.P.2110.7145
44C. ReyDefensive midfielderBoca Juniors2010.7437.5%480.6%
45J. DominguezDefensive midfielderAtletico Tucuman2610.51040
46G. PatrittiDefensive midfielderGimnasia M.2310.5040
47F. NavarroDefensive midfielderRosario Central2610.4663.4%3911.8%
48L. GómezDefensive midfielderNewells Old Boys2210.3193.7%4117.6%
49T. AcostaDefensive midfielderRiver Plate2010.1245
50Juan Ignacio AchetoniDefensive midfielderAldosivi2110.1042