Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in 3. Liga

The most valuable defensive midfielders in 3. Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

L. Engelns of Hoffenheim II is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in 3. Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 42.4, and J. Fabisch leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Engelns has improved his Season rating most, up +20.4 on last season, while K. Gjasula's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Fabisch of Erzgebirge Aue is the most valuable name in this group at 7.2.

Rot-Weiß Essen · 24/25→25/26

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Hoffenheim II · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	J. Fabisch Defensive midfielder	Erzgebirge Aue	24	7.2	20204.7%	391%
2	Max Plath Defensive midfielder	FC Ingolstadt 04	21	6.8	14136.1%	411.5%
3	K. Meisel Defensive midfielder	Rot-Weiß Essen	22	6.4	097.4%	3611.3%
4	L. Engelns Defensive midfielder	Hoffenheim II	19	6.3	25453.3%	4226.1%
5	A. Japaur Defensive midfielder	Verl	22	6.3	0	35
6	M. Nejad Defensive midfielder	SV Wehen	21	6.2	2	37
7	G. Swajkowski Defensive midfielder	Rot-Weiß Essen	20	6	1	38
8	Alexandre Azevedo Defensive midfielder	Stuttgart II	21	5.8	033.3%	352.5%
9	J. Bookjans Defensive midfielder	MSV Duisburg	26	5.7	1	31
10	S. Hingerl Defensive midfielder	SSV Jahn Regensburg	26	5.4	0	29
11	A. Janjic Defensive midfielder	Stuttgart II	19	5.3	1	36
12	N. X. Muteba NTumba Defensive midfielder	Waldhof Mannheim	18	5.1	0	37
13	L. Husic Defensive midfielder	TSV 1860 München	17	4.9	1	37
14	F. Wagner Defensive midfielder	VfL Osnabrück	28	3.5	1949.9%	3137.4%
15	M. Reinthaler Defensive midfielder	TSV 1860 München	31	2.8	22176.3%	2010.1%
16	O. Kiomourtzoglou Defensive midfielder	SV Wehen	28	2.7	375.5%	2429.3%
17	F. Egerer Defensive midfielder	MSV Duisburg	28	2.6	093.2%	2439.9%
18	M. Groune Defensive midfielder	FC Saarbrücken	28	2.5	0	22
19	M. Thalhammer Defensive midfielder	Waldhof Mannheim	29	2.2	677.5%	2232.5%
20	R. Ziegele Defensive midfielder	SSV Jahn Regensburg	29	2.2	748.5%	2249.7%
21	R. Reisig Defensive midfielder	Rot-Weiß Essen	29	2.1	1	20
22	L. Fröde Defensive midfielder	FC Ingolstadt 04	31	1.4	676.3%	1639.2%
23	K. Gjasula Defensive midfielder	Rot-Weiß Essen	36	1	20207.7%	1122%
24	B. Ajdini Defensive midfielder	VfL Osnabrück	33	0.5	097.9%	855.2%
25	T. Ciğerci Defensive midfielder	Energie Cottbus	34	0.4	284.6%	658%
26	M. Zeitz Defensive midfielder	FC Saarbrücken	36	0.4	559.8%	718.9%