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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Championship

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

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At a glance

S. Charles of Southampton is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.8, and C. Brannagan has been the form player this season, grading 54.2, and J. James leads the scoring with 11 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Amass has improved his Season rating most, up +43.4 on last season, while M. Yalcouyé's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, V. Torp of Coventry is the most valuable name in this group at 40.5.

Best talent
S. Charles74.8RTG
Southampton
In form
C. Brannagan54.2SsN
Oxford United
Rising potential
M. Yalcouyé+31.9RTG
Swansea · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
H. Amass+43.4SsN
Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
J. James11goals
Leicester
Most valuable
V. Torp40.5val
Coventry
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PlayerTeam
1V. TorpDefensive midfielderCoventry2740.553105.9%628.3%
2Gonçalo FrancoDefensive midfielderSwansea25395117.1%69±0%
3J. JamesDefensive midfielderLeicester2237.451204.8%701.1%
4S. CharlesDefensive midfielderSouthampton2233.9475.1%752.9%
5I. KaboréDefensive midfielderWrexham2532.943709.4%697.6%
6A. MorrisDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough2432.83618.6%712.4%
7A. RandellDefensive midfielderBristol City2532.3428.5%695.1%
8G. ThomasonDefensive midfielderWrexham2531.73916%6936.5%
9M. StamenićDefensive midfielderSwansea2431.337619.6%6884.3%
10R. SlaterDefensive midfielderHull City2630.34077.9%630.8%
11B. MitchellDefensive midfielderMillwall253023205.3%659.6%
12R. McGreeDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough273039198.5%590.9%
13A. McCannDefensive midfielderPreston26303941.2%594.8%
14H. ClarkeDefensive midfielderCharlton2529.226145.2%636.7%
15H. AmassDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday1929.2481058.5%704.8%
16D. OzohDefensive midfielderDerby2128.730159.1%6912.7%
17R. LongmanDefensive midfielderWrexham2528.624114.4%6236.8%
18M. TopićDefensive midfielderNorwich2528.21550.8%614.2%
19O. SkippDefensive midfielderLeicester2527.82555%6015.1%
20T. Gardner-HickmanDefensive midfielderBlackburn2427.71440.4%6022.9%
21R. Borges RodriguesDefensive midfielderCoventry2227.42638.1%
22M. LeonardDefensive midfielderBirmingham2427.31335.6%5924.4%
23El Hadji Djibril SoumaréDefensive midfielderSheffield Utd2327.21065.9%592.3%
24D. NeilDefensive midfielderIpswich2427.1586.9%5922.3%
25A. GilbertDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough24271290.3%5937.6%
26L. ChambersDefensive midfielderCharlton2226.91429.1%6244%
27C. CoventryDefensive midfielderCharlton2626.92731.5%5813%
28A. DozzellDefensive midfielderPortsmouth2726.73314.2%587.6%
29F. DownesDefensive midfielderSouthampton2726.73517.1%5723%
30J. SarmientoDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough2426.5386.6%5813.8%
31Jacob WrightDefensive midfielderNorwich20261672%663.3%
32Cameron BraggDefensive midfielderSouthampton2125.66328.6%6256.9%
33M. YalcouyéDefensive midfielderSwansea2025.4155%6596.7%
34C. HumphreysDefensive midfielderIpswich2225198.6%57±0%
35Jamie Carson McDonnellDefensive midfielderOxford United2224.91157.1%5765.9%
36P. EkwahDefensive midfielderWatford2424.1293.4%5230.9%
37E. MatazoDefensive midfielderHull City24240100%528%
38Alex MatosDefensive midfielderSheffield Utd2123.9375.2%584.8%
39Y. KonakDefensive midfielderOxford United2022.97644.4%5818.8%
40Keenan GoughDefensive midfielderCharlton2022256
41Bruno FernandesDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday2020.8053
42A. MatusiwaDefensive midfielderIpswich2820.8455.9%5716.9%
43G. DobsonDefensive midfielderWrexham2818.6406.6%529.7%
44C. BrittainDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough2817.53812.5%587.8%
45Paik Seung-HoDefensive midfielderBirmingham2917.34151.3%4814.6%
46M. TargettDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough3017.14723550%452.6%
47B. WilliamsDefensive midfielderSouthampton016.5160
48C. De NorreDefensive midfielderMillwall2916.23827.6%4818.5%
49C. BrannaganDefensive midfielderOxford United3016.15435.8%4216.4%
50T. IwataDefensive midfielderBirmingham2916.1383.8%5014.1%