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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Bundesliga 26/27

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Bundesliga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

E. Martel of FSV Mainz 05 is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 76.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Engelns has improved his Season rating most, up +10.8 on last season, while E. Martel's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Martel of FSV Mainz 05 is the most valuable name in this group at 49.

Best talent
E. Martel76.1RTG
FSV Mainz 05
In form
E. Martel45.8SsN
FSV Mainz 05
Rising potential
E. Martel+6.7RTG
FSV Mainz 05 · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
L. Engelns+10.8SsN
1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
E. Martel2goals
FSV Mainz 05
Most valuable
E. Martel49val
FSV Mainz 05
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PlayerTeam
1E. MartelDefensive midfielderFSV Mainz 052449464.2%769.7%
2M. CulbreathDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen1939.51476
3S. El-FaouziDefensive midfielderFC Schalke 042437.853±0%72±0%
4Y. RegeerDefensive midfielderWerder Bremen2337.433±0%67±0%
5N. SeiwaldDefensive midfielderRB Leipzig2537.443±0%81±0%
6S. TanakaDefensive midfielderFC Schalke 042437.2335.9%577%
7E. Ben SeghirDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen2137392.6%6819.7%
8C. ChukwuemekaDefensive midfielderBorussia Dortmund2236.818±0%76±0%
9L. CurdaDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 072436.746±0%72±0%
10J. BellinghamDefensive midfielderBorussia Dortmund2036.66±0%80±0%
11R. OnyedikaDefensive midfielderEintracht Frankfurt2536.52213.3%7539.8%
12J. Dina EbimbeDefensive midfielderFC Schalke 042535.9220.5%702.6%
13T. KraußDefensive midfielder1. FC Köln2535.829±0%68±0%
14S. AlveroDefensive midfielderWerder Bremen2435.4183.3%5712.1%
15S. CastañedaDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 072135.319±0%66±0%
16E. NwaneriDefensive midfielderBorussia Dortmund1934.70100%760.5%
17T. BreithauptDefensive midfielderFC Augsburg2434.41797.7%527.4%
18Bence DárdaiDefensive midfielderVfL Wolfsburg2033.40±0%61±0%
19O. Batista MeierDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 072533.235±0%59±0%
20L. ReisDefensive midfielderWerder Bremen26331±0%5226.7%
21N. Aséko NkiliDefensive midfielderEintracht Frankfurt2032.8519.3%72±0%
22N. RembergDefensive midfielderHamburger SV2631.639±0%72±0%
23K. EichhornDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen1730.31960
24Fábio VieiraDefensive midfielderHamburger SV2629.9462.9%8617.1%
25L. VozarDefensive midfielderFC Schalke 041828.9055
26A. MaierDefensive midfielderFC Augsburg2728.7276.6%2264.9%
27S. LynenDefensive midfielderWerder Bremen2727.836±0%64±0%
28A. SchäferDefensive midfielderUnion Berlin2727.431±0%58±0%
29T. BaackDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 072726.717±0%43±0%
30Erblin OsmaniDefensive midfielderBayern München1626.1068
31L. LemkeDefensive midfielderHamburger SV1624.4063±0%
32L. EngelnsDefensive midfielder1899 Hoffenheim1920.915240%4423.9%
33E. RexhbeçajDefensive midfielderVfL Wolfsburg2816.818±0%484.2%
34R. DōanDefensive midfielderEintracht Frankfurt2815.339±0%63±0%
35P. SanderDefensive midfielderBorussia Mönchengladbach2815.143±0%58±0%
36A. CaciDefensive midfielderFSV Mainz 052912.75±0%38±0%
37R. ObermairDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 07309.546±0%40±0%
38J. HabererDefensive midfielderUnion Berlin324.519±0%31±0%