Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Primera A 25/26

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Primera A in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

J. Palacios of Envigado is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Primera A, with a Field Insider Rating of 26.5, and B. Rovira has been the form player this season, grading 30.5.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Campuzano has improved his Season rating most, up +11.5 on last season, while G. Cuéllar's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, A. Castillo Manyoma of Deportivo Cali is the most valuable name in this group at 3.2.

Deportivo Cali · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

J. Campuzano+11.5SsN

Atletico Nacional · 24/25→25/26

A. Castillo Manyoma3.2val

Deportivo Cali

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	Player	Team
1	A. Castillo Manyoma Defensive midfielder	Deportivo Cali	23	3.2	4±0%	453.7%
2	J. Mercado Defensive midfielder	Union Magdalena	23	2.3	19	26
3	J. Palacios Defensive midfielder	Envigado	23	2.1	18	27
4	A. Colorado Defensive midfielder	Once Caldas	27	2	10100%	1856.8%
5	F. Ángel Defensive midfielder	Junior	25	1.8	14	2443%
6	D. Quiñonez Defensive midfielder	Internacional de Bogota	25	1.6	7	22
7	C. Graciano Defensive midfielder	Deportivo Cali	23	1.6	7	23
8	J. Díaz Defensive midfielder	Chico	25	1.6	4150%	2260.8%
9	F. Charrupí Defensive midfielder	Bucaramanga	25	1.6	3	22
10	L. Berdugo Defensive midfielder	Junior	24	1.5	0	21
11	L. Angulo Defensive midfielder	Santa Fe	25	1.5	2	21
12	J. Jiménez Defensive midfielder	Alianza Valledupar	25	1.5	1	20
13	J. Díaz Defensive midfielder	Junior	22	1.5	0	2247.7%
14	S. López Defensive midfielder	Internacional de Bogota	24	1.5	3	21
15	E. Rivero Defensive midfielder	Atletico Nacional	20	1.5	4	25
16	D. Zapata Defensive midfielder	Envigado	22	1.4	0	21
17	T. García Defensive midfielder	Once Caldas	20	1.4	0	23
18	B. Rovira Defensive midfielder	Deportes Tolima	29	1.3	31	20
19	S. Vega Defensive midfielder	Millonarios	28	1.3	18	19
20	J. Solís Defensive midfielder	Fortaleza FC	27	1.2	0	17
21	Jesús Rivas Defensive midfielder	Junior	29	1.2	19	18
22	I. Rojas Defensive midfielder	Águilas Doradas	29	1.1	14	18
23	J. Campuzano Defensive midfielder	Atletico Nacional	30	0.9	19157.5%	1552.1%
24	G. Cuéllar Defensive midfielder	Deportivo Cali	34	0.7	732.7%	2210.4%
25	D. Mosquera Defensive midfielder	Llaneros	28	0.7	7	16
26	L. Flores Defensive midfielder	Bucaramanga	31	0.7	24	14
27	Y. Congo Defensive midfielder	Union Magdalena	28	0.6	1	15
28	S. Guzmán Defensive midfielder	Deportes Tolima	29	0.6	435%	1561.3%
29	L. Ríos Defensive midfielder	Santa Fe	28	0.6	1	15
30	B. Benítez Defensive midfielder	Llaneros	30	0.5	4	11
31	L. Quiñones Defensive midfielder	America de Cali	35	0.5	192.2%	144%
32	J. Nieto Defensive midfielder	Once Caldas	33	0.5	29	12
33	F. Leys Defensive midfielder	Deportivo Pasto	33	0.4	9400%	17119.7%
34	F. Acosta Defensive midfielder	Internacional de Bogota	32	0.4	9	9
35	Marlon Ricardo Sierra Zamora Defensive midfielder	Llaneros	32	0.4	8	12
36	Jose Perez Defensive midfielder	Union Magdalena	0	0.4	0	10
37	J. Mosquera Defensive midfielder	Deportivo Pereira	0	0.4	1	10
38	M. Uribe Defensive midfielder	Atletico Nacional	35	0.3	1959.4%	780.7%
39	J. Cuadrado Defensive midfielder	Millonarios	38	0.3	1027.4%	761.3%
40	J. Ríos Defensive midfielder	Junior	35	0.3	23	9
41	V. Cantillo Defensive midfielder	Bucaramanga	33	0.2	175%	1360.9%
42	H. Rivera Defensive midfielder	Junior	33	0.1	1	5