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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 S. Sosa has been the form player this season, grading 51, and E. Pulgar leads the scoring with 2 goals.

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 35.8.

Best talent
T. Pérez65.5RTG
Atletico-MG
In form
S. Sosa51SsN
Vasco DA Gama
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
Vitinho35.8val
Botafogo
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PlayerTeam
1VitinhoDefensive midfielderBotafogo2735.84321.6%591.3%
2Zé VitorDefensive midfielderVitoria2629.9276650%5616.9%
3PierreDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC2428.883900%560.5%
4Ryan GustavoDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC2328.668.8%601.6%
5Gustavo Henrique PereiraDefensive midfielderSantos2128.31962
6HuguinhoDefensive midfielderBotafogo1928.221±0%6548.1%
7AlexsanderDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG232815±0%574.7%
8T. PérezDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2127.812618.8%6652%
9Gabriel MeninoDefensive midfielderSantos2627.514±0%5810.9%
10I. SosaDefensive midfielderRB Bragantino2327.4761
11Domingos AndradeDefensive midfielderBotafogo2325.613±0%5416.7%
12EdenilsonDefensive midfielderVitoria2125.4660
13Diego RosaDefensive midfielderInternacional2425.2292.5%5421.8%
14HyanDefensive midfielderSantos2225.2154
15AndersonDefensive midfielderVitoria2424.9254
16S. SosaDefensive midfielderVasco DA Gama2723.751±0%405.2%
17Murilo RhikmanDefensive midfielderSport Recife2023.70590.8%
18Bruno CésarDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC2123.1154
19Davi GoesDefensive midfielderJuventude2123183.3%544.3%
20Erick MachadoDefensive midfielderPalmeiras1923060
21YuriDefensive midfielderRB Bragantino2023057
22E. MartínezDefensive midfielderPalmeiras2722.919±0%497.9%
23Luiz GustavoDefensive midfielderCorinthians2022.3157
24Pedro FerreiraDefensive midfielderSao Paulo1922.20572.1%
25D. FerreiraDefensive midfielderSao Paulo1821.9158
26Pablo RobertoDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC2621.3184.6%4517.8%
27Lukas ZuccarelloDefensive midfielderVasco DA Gama1921.20±0%553%
28I. LaquintanaDefensive midfielderVitoria2719.30100%3923.7%
29PepêDefensive midfielderVitoria2812.91429.3%4418.2%
30NonatoDefensive midfielderFluminense2812.819±0%472.9%
31A. PreciadoDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2812.72357.9%4551%
32Matheus FernandesDefensive midfielderRB Bragantino2812.52387.5%469.5%
33J. VélezDefensive midfielderInternacional2311.2324
34PaulinhoDefensive midfielderInternacional2910.617534.6%3819.3%
35E. PulgarDefensive midfielderFlamengo329.447190.1%3017.3%
36N. de la CruzDefensive midfielderFlamengo299.18±0%359.2%
37F. CarballoDefensive midfielderGremio308.91742.5%2612.7%
38RonaldoDefensive midfielderInternacional308.39±0%351.7%
39CaíqueDefensive midfielderVitoria317.9248.7%4027.6%
40T. PochettinoDefensive midfielderVitoria307.422±0%2822.3%
41Gustavo CazonattiDefensive midfielderMirassol306.5326
42CharlesDefensive midfielderCorinthians306.412±0%287%
43Lucas SashaDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC365.541147%2345.6%
44Willian ArãoDefensive midfielderSantos344.729334.3%1836.6%
45JairDefensive midfielderVasco DA Gama323.45±0%216.6%
46João SchmidtDefensive midfielderSantos333.41558.2%1917.1%
47AllanDefensive midfielderBotafogo351.98±0%138.8%
48ChicoDefensive midfielderMirassol351.66±0%924.8%