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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Serie A 2026

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

T. Pérez of Atletico-MG is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.5, and E. Pulgar has been the form player this season, grading 46.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Vitinho has improved his Season rating most, up +27.1 on last season, while T. Pérez's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +16.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Vitinho of Botafogo is the most valuable name in this group at 31.6.

Best talent
T. Pérez65.5RTG
Atletico-MG
In form
E. Pulgar46.7SsN
Flamengo
Rising potential
T. Pérez+16.1RTG
Atletico-MG · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Vitinho+27.1SsN
Botafogo · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
E. Pulgar2goals
Flamengo
Most valuable
Vitinho31.6val
Botafogo
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PlayerTeam
1VitinhoDefensive midfielderBotafogo2731.64321.6%591.3%
2Zé VitorDefensive midfielderVitoria2631.2276650%5616.9%
3Gabriel MeninoDefensive midfielderSantos2530.114±0%581.9%
4PierreDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC2428.883900%560.5%
5Ryan GustavoDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC2328.668.8%601.6%
6FabinhoDefensive midfielderRB Bragantino2428.615±0%567.4%
7I. SosaDefensive midfielderRB Bragantino2328.5761
8T. PérezDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2128.212618.8%6652%
9HuguinhoDefensive midfielderBotafogo1928.121±0%6548.1%
10Patrick SilvaDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2227.7258
11Gustavo Henrique PereiraDefensive midfielderSantos2126.91962
12AlexsanderDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2226.515±0%576.6%
13Diego RosaDefensive midfielderInternacional2325.9292.5%5421.8%
14EdenilsonDefensive midfielderVitoria2125.5660
15AndersonDefensive midfielderVitoria2325.5254
16Domingos AndradeDefensive midfielderBotafogo2325.413±0%5416.7%
17K. CastañoDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2525.219±0%3917.1%
18HyanDefensive midfielderSantos2224.4154
19Ryan TavaresDefensive midfielderRB Bragantino1923.6461
20Murilo RhikmanDefensive midfielderSport Recife2023.50590.8%
21Luiz GustavoDefensive midfielderCorinthians2023.1157
22Bruno CésarDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC2123.1154
23Davi GoesDefensive midfielderJuventude2123183.3%544.3%
24Erick MachadoDefensive midfielderPalmeiras1923060
25E. MartínezDefensive midfielderPalmeiras272319±0%497.9%
26Zé LucasDefensive midfielderCruzeiro1822.316±0%615%
27Pablo RobertoDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC2621.3184.6%4517.8%
28Lukas ZuccarelloDefensive midfielderVasco DA Gama19210±0%553%
29S. SosaDefensive midfielderVasco DA Gama2720.851±0%405.2%
30D. FerreiraDefensive midfielderSao Paulo1820.7158
31A. PreciadoDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2813.12357.9%4551%
32PepêDefensive midfielderVitoria2813.11429.3%4418.2%
33Matheus FernandesDefensive midfielderRB Bragantino2813.12387.5%469.5%
34J. VélezDefensive midfielderInternacional2311.2324
35PaulinhoDefensive midfielderInternacional2910.517534.6%3819.3%
36F. CarballoDefensive midfielderGremio299.81742.5%2612.7%
37E. PulgarDefensive midfielderFlamengo329.747190.1%3017.3%
38CaíqueDefensive midfielderVitoria309.3248.7%4011.8%
39N. de la CruzDefensive midfielderFlamengo299.28±0%359.2%
40T. PochettinoDefensive midfielderVitoria307.422±0%2822.3%
41CharlesDefensive midfielderCorinthians306.612±0%287%
42Gustavo CazonattiDefensive midfielderMirassol306.4326
43Lucas SashaDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC365.541147%2345.6%
44Willian ArãoDefensive midfielderSantos344.529334.3%1836.6%
45RichardDefensive midfielderInternacional323.63±0%18±0%
46João SchmidtDefensive midfielderSantos333.51558.2%1917.1%
47JairDefensive midfielderVasco DA Gama323.35±0%216.6%
48FredDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG332.122±0%17±0%
49AllanDefensive midfielderBotafogo3528±0%138.8%