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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in First League

The most valuable defensive midfielders in First League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

I. Ivanov of Lokomotiv Plovdiv is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in First League, with a Field Insider Rating of 32.2, and I. Chochev has been the form player this season, grading 40.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Pedro Naressi has improved his Season rating most, up +10.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Dost of Lokomotiv Sofia is the most valuable name in this group at 4.8.

Best talent
I. Ivanov32.2RTG
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
In form
I. Chochev40.7SsN
Ludogorets
Rising potential
Bruno Jordão-7.2RTG
CSKA Sofia · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Pedro Naressi+10.9SsN
Ludogorets · 21/22→25/26
Top scorer
I. Chochev12goals
Ludogorets
Most valuable
E. Dost4.8val
Lokomotiv Sofia
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PlayerTeam
1E. DostDefensive midfielderLokomotiv Sofia274.82527
2A. BourasDefensive midfielderLevski Sofia243.71132
3C. HüseynovDefensive midfielderArda Kardzhali233.71032
4I. IvanovDefensive midfielderLokomotiv Plovdiv233.7932
5Ismael FerrerDefensive midfielderBeroe233.51631
6E. AliDefensive midfielderLokomotiv Plovdiv223.5532
7M. DossoDefensive midfielderSlavia Sofia243.41130
8Y. BaurenskiDefensive midfielderSeptemvri Sofia243.4929
9M. TrdanDefensive midfielderLokomotiv Plovdiv213.3432
10T. MarinovDefensive midfielderSpartak Varna213.31032
11A. StoyanovDefensive midfielderBotev Vratsa213.31032
12B. BeyhanDefensive midfielderCherno More Varna213.3832
13D. YordanovDefensive midfielderSpartak Varna213.2831
14Carlos AlgarraDefensive midfielderBotev Plovdiv263.21527
15I. YurukovDefensive midfielderBotev Vratsa263.1827
16D. LovrićDefensive midfielderDobrudzha263.1827
17F. KaločDefensive midfielderLudogorets263.1391.8%2758%
18Deroy DuarteDefensive midfielderLudogorets273.11558.4%2760.8%
19Francisco VarelaDefensive midfielderBeroe25342637.7%
20Caio LopesDefensive midfielderBeroe2534184.6%2654%
21WagninhoDefensive midfielderCSKA 1948262.9325
22Bruno JordãoDefensive midfielderCSKA Sofia272.91148.6%2522.5%
23A. OjoDefensive midfielderBotev Plovdiv192.9132
24David ValverdeDefensive midfielderBeroe262.9625
25John EmmanuelDefensive midfielderSpartak Varna212.9228
26K. MiloshevDefensive midfielderLokomotiv Sofia262.8424
27A. AngelovDefensive midfielderDobrudzha262.8324
28S. GavrilovDefensive midfielderBeroe262.8425
29S. KamenovDefensive midfielderMontana252.8124
30P. GeorgievDefensive midfielderSeptemvri Sofia202.7127
31Lucas AraújoDefensive midfielderBotev Plovdiv272.792337.7%
32E. EkeleDefensive midfielderMontana212.7127
33S. RusenovDefensive midfielderBeroe202.7228
34K. ChachevDefensive midfielderLokomotiv Sofia202.7028
35A. DavidDefensive midfielderCSKA 1948182.6131
36M. StamatovDefensive midfielderSeptemvri Sofia272.5532.9%2222.8%
37L. KotevDefensive midfielderArda Kardzhali282.5211683.3%250.8%
38A. DzhamovDefensive midfielderSeptemvri Sofia182.4028
39Pedro NaressiDefensive midfielderLudogorets281.614375.9%2359.7%
40G. TrdinDefensive midfielderLevski Sofia281.61123
41David TelesDefensive midfielderCherno More Varna281.5721
42K. StanoevDefensive midfielderLokomotiv Sofia311.42316
43A. AbouDefensive midfielderSeptemvri Sofia281.3219
44R. TsonevDefensive midfielderBotev Vratsa311.31915
45I. ChochevDefensive midfielderLudogorets330.84112
46I. MinchevDefensive midfielderSlavia Sofia350.62410
47G. KostadinovDefensive midfielderLevski Sofia350.4759.3%857.1%