Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in First League 25/26

The most valuable defensive midfielders in First League in 25/26, 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: Lucas Araújo has improved his Season rating most, up +8.8 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.

Levski Sofia · 21/22→25/26

Most improved

Lucas Araújo+8.8SsN

Botev Plovdiv · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	E. Dost Defensive midfielder	Lokomotiv Sofia	27	4.8	25	27
2	A. Bouras Defensive midfielder	Levski Sofia	24	3.7	11	32
3	I. Ivanov Defensive midfielder	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	23	3.7	9	32
4	Carlos Algarra Defensive midfielder	Botev Plovdiv	26	3.6	15	27
5	Ismael Ferrer Defensive midfielder	Beroe	23	3.5	16	31
6	E. Ali Defensive midfielder	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	22	3.5	5	32
7	M. Dosso Defensive midfielder	Slavia Sofia	24	3.4	11	30
8	Y. Baurenski Defensive midfielder	Septemvri Sofia	24	3.4	9	29
9	M. Trdan Defensive midfielder	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	21	3.3	4	32
10	T. Marinov Defensive midfielder	Spartak Varna	21	3.3	10	32
11	A. Stoyanov Defensive midfielder	Botev Vratsa	21	3.3	10	32
12	B. Beyhan Defensive midfielder	Cherno More Varna	21	3.3	8	32
13	D. Yordanov Defensive midfielder	Spartak Varna	21	3.2	8	31
14	Deroy Duarte Defensive midfielder	Ludogorets	27	3.1	1558.4%	2760.8%
15	D. Lovrić Defensive midfielder	Dobrudzha	26	3.1	8	27
16	F. Kaloč Defensive midfielder	Ludogorets	26	3.1	391.8%	2758%
17	John Emmanuel Defensive midfielder	Botev Plovdiv	21	3.1	2	28
18	David Valverde Defensive midfielder	Spartak Varna	26	2.9	6	25
19	S. Gavrilov Defensive midfielder	Beroe	26	2.8	4	25
20	K. Miloshev Defensive midfielder	Lokomotiv Sofia	26	2.8	4	24
21	I. Yurukov Defensive midfielder	Botev Vratsa	27	2.8	8	27
22	A. Angelov Defensive midfielder	Dobrudzha	26	2.8	3	24
23	S. Kamenov Defensive midfielder	Montana	25	2.8	1	24
24	Lucas Araújo Defensive midfielder	Botev Plovdiv	27	2.7	9	2337.7%
25	Caio Lopes Defensive midfielder	Beroe	26	2.7	4184.6%	2654%
26	P. Georgiev Defensive midfielder	Septemvri Sofia	20	2.7	1	27
27	K. Chachev Defensive midfielder	Lokomotiv Sofia	20	2.7	0	28
28	S. Rusenov Defensive midfielder	Beroe	20	2.7	2	28
29	A. David Defensive midfielder	CSKA 1948	18	2.6	1	31
30	M. Stamatov Defensive midfielder	Septemvri Sofia	27	2.5	532.9%	2222.8%
31	L. Kotev Defensive midfielder	Arda Kardzhali	28	2.5	211683.3%	250.8%
32	A. Dzhamov Defensive midfielder	Septemvri Sofia	19	2.5	0	28
33	G. Trdin Defensive midfielder	Levski Sofia	28	1.6	11	23
34	David Teles Defensive midfielder	Cherno More Varna	28	1.5	7	21
35	A. Abou Defensive midfielder	Septemvri Sofia	28	1.3	2	19
36	R. Tsonev Defensive midfielder	Botev Vratsa	31	1.3	19	15
37	K. Stanoev Defensive midfielder	Lokomotiv Sofia	32	1.1	23	16
38	I. Chochev Defensive midfielder	Ludogorets	33	0.8	41	12
39	I. Minchev Defensive midfielder	Slavia Sofia	35	0.6	24	10
40	G. Kostadinov Defensive midfielder	Levski Sofia	36	0.4	759.3%	857.1%