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

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

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At a glance

N. Paulikas of Ghazl El Mehalla is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 38.2, and Adham Hamed has been the form player this season, grading 51.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Miškić has improved his Season rating most, up +7.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Adham Hamed of Petrojet is the most valuable name in this group at 7.8.

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	Player	Team
1	Adham Hamed Defensive midfielder	Petrojet	26	7.8	52	36
2	D. Lopy Defensive midfielder	Al Ittihad	24	6.5	35±0%	4533.9%
3	H. Ibrahim Defensive midfielder	El Gouna FC	24	5	23	38
4	Ahmed Hashem Defensive midfielder	Al Ahly	26	4.5	17	30
5	M. Touré Defensive midfielder	Ghazl El Mehalla	23	4.5	11	35
6	Mohamed Shehata Defensive midfielder	Zamalek SC	25	4.5	21	35
7	Zeyad Kamal Defensive midfielder	Enppi	25	4.4	15	34
8	Mohamed Naser Defensive midfielder	National Bank of Egypt	25	4.3	15	34
9	Ibrahim El Bahnasi Defensive midfielder	Wadi Degla	24	4.3	16	33
10	Choe Gyu-hyeon Defensive midfielder	El Mokawloon	25	4	18±0%	31±0%
11	N. Paulikas Defensive midfielder	Ghazl El Mehalla	19	4	15	38
12	Kirki Defensive midfielder	Enppi	22	3.8	2	31
13	Mohamed Sayed Defensive midfielder	Pharco	23	3.8	4	30
14	M. Makhlouf Defensive midfielder	AL Masry	27	3.8	18	27
15	Ibrahim Mohamed Defensive midfielder	Ceramica Cleopatra	26	3.7	7	29
16	M. Sillah Defensive midfielder	Kahraba Ismailia	22	3.7	3	30
17	Ahmed Wahid Defensive midfielder	El Geish	21	3.4	0	29
18	A. Akmal Defensive midfielder	El Mokawloon	21	3.4	1	29
19	Ahmed Abdelkader Defensive midfielder	Pyramids FC	27	3	1	23
20	Ahmed Khaled Defensive midfielder	Smouha SC	27	2.9	0	22
21	Amr Gomaa Defensive midfielder	Ghazl El Mehalla	27	2.9	1	22
22	Mohanad Lasheen Defensive midfielder	Pyramids FC	30	2.6	31	24
23	Mukhtar Ali Defensive midfielder	Al Ittihad	28	2.5	23±0%	39±0%
24	H. Souissi Defensive midfielder	El Geish	28	2.2	17	24
25	Ahmed El Sageery Defensive midfielder	Masr	28	2.1	9	27
26	Mahmoud Nabil Defensive midfielder	Masr	28	1.7	6	22
27	Reda Salah Defensive midfielder	El Gouna FC	28	1.7	4	22
28	Omar El Wahsh Defensive midfielder	El Mokawloon	31	1.7	27	18
29	Ahmed Scholes Defensive midfielder	Wadi Degla	28	1.7	5	23
30	Mostafa Sobhi Defensive midfielder	El Mokawloon	28	1.6	7	21
31	Mahmoud Hamada Defensive midfielder	AL Masry	32	1.4	19	17
32	Karim Nedved Defensive midfielder	Ceramica Cleopatra	29	1.4	6	20
33	W. El Karti Defensive midfielder	Pyramids FC	32	1.3	19	15
34	Islam Gaber Defensive midfielder	El Mokawloon	30	1.2	11	17
35	Ahmed El Agouz Defensive midfielder	Enppi	33	1.1	35	14
36	D. Miškić Defensive midfielder	Wadi Degla	33	0.8	1591.3%	138.3%
37	Mohamed Hassan Defensive midfielder	Ismaily SC	33	0.7	9	13
38	Mostafa Gamal Defensive midfielder	El Mokawloon	36	0.6	20	9
39	Islam Adel Kanu Defensive midfielder	Wadi Degla	33	0.5	6	13
40	Ahmed Tawfik Defensive midfielder	Pyramids FC	35	0.2	2	6
41	Nour El Sayed Defensive midfielder	El Gouna FC	42	0	0	2