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

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Super League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

K. Aziangbe of SHANGHAI SIPG is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Super League, with a Field Insider Rating of 48.3, and Wu Xi has been the form player this season, grading 58.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Mateus Vital has improved his Season rating most, up +43.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Xie Wenneng of Shandong Luneng is the most valuable name in this group at 5.4.

Park Jin-Seop-19.3RTG

Hangzhou Greentown · 24/25→25/26

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Mateus Vital+43.9SsN

SHANGHAI SIPG · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Xie Wenneng Defensive midfielder	Shandong Luneng	25	5.4	42	32
2	Guilherme Madruga Defensive midfielder	Shandong Luneng	25	5.4	42	32
3	K. Aziangbe Defensive midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	22	4.6	121266.7%	489.5%
4	Lu Yongtao Defensive midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	26	4.2	16	27
5	R. Merkies Defensive midfielder	Shandong Luneng	24	3.7	11	28
6	Chen Xuhuang Defensive midfielder	Changchun Yatai	23	2.9	13	27
7	Mateus Vital Defensive midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	28	2.8	53493.3%	2848.3%
8	Bao Shengxin Defensive midfielder	Hangzhou Greentown	23	2.6	3	26
9	Shi Yan Defensive midfielder	Tianjin Teda	24	2.6	2	26
10	Chen Zhexuan Defensive midfielder	Tianjin Teda	22	2.5	0	26
11	Xu Haoyang Defensive midfielder	Shanghai Shenhua	27	2.5	15	25
12	Li Yongjia Defensive midfielder	Tianjin Teda	25	2.5	3	25
13	Gao Tianyi Defensive midfielder	Shanghai Shenhua	28	2.4	41	24
14	Chen Zeshi Defensive midfielder	Shandong Luneng	21	2.4	0	26
15	Du Zhixuan Defensive midfielder	Henan Jianye	24	2.4	1	24
16	He Xiaoke Defensive midfielder	Qingdao Youth Island	22	2.4	1	25
17	Mei Shuaijun Defensive midfielder	Shandong Luneng	20	2.3	1	27
18	Tong Lei Defensive midfielder	Hangzhou Greentown	28	2.3	24	23
19	Darlan Defensive midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	28	2.2	256125%	3240.1%
20	Dilyimit Tudi Defensive midfielder	Changchun Yatai	27	1.9	2	19
21	Matheus Jussa Defensive midfielder	Chengdu Better City	30	1.8	3384.4%	2257.1%
22	Park Jin-Seop Defensive midfielder	Hangzhou Greentown	30	1.8	18160.3%	1655.3%
23	Zhang Huachen Defensive midfielder	Dalian Zhixing	28	1.5	15	19
24	Liu Yang Defensive midfielder	Shandong Luneng	31	1.4	41	18
25	Zhang Xiuwei Defensive midfielder	Qingdao Youth Island	30	1.3	16	15
26	Cheng Jin Defensive midfielder	Hangzhou Greentown	31	1.3	28	17
27	Zhang Yufeng Defensive midfielder	Sichuan Jiuniu	28	1.1	4	19
28	He Chao Defensive midfielder	Henan Jianye	31	1	17	14
29	Zhong Jinbao Defensive midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	31	0.9	18	12
30	Feng Jin Defensive midfielder	Dalian Zhixing	33	0.8	33	14
31	Wang Shangyuan Defensive midfielder	Henan Jianye	33	0.8	32	14
32	Li Yuanyi Defensive midfielder	Shandong Luneng	33	0.7	37	15
33	Zhou Dadi Defensive midfielder	Changchun Yatai	30	0.6	1	12
34	Zhao Yuhao Defensive midfielder	Yunnan Yukun	33	0.5	10	9
35	Wu Xi Defensive midfielder	Shanghai Shenhua	37	0.4	59	11
36	Yang Shiyuan Defensive midfielder	SHANGHAI SIPG	32	0.4	2	9
37	Li Ke Defensive midfielder	Shanghai Shenhua	33	0.4	7	7
38	Wang Tong Defensive midfielder	Shandong Luneng	33	0.4	8	8
39	Zheng Kaimu Defensive midfielder	Wuhan Three Towns	34	0.3	8	7
40	Feng Gang Defensive midfielder	Meizhou Kejia	33	0.2	1	6
41	Zhang Jiaqi Defensive midfielder	Hangzhou Greentown	34	0.2	4	5
42	Chi Zhongguo Defensive midfielder	Beijing Guoan	36	0.2	4	6