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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

M. Culbreath of Bayer Leverkusen is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 75.7, and K. Eichhorn has been the form player this season, grading 18.8, and L. Reis leads the scoring with 1 goal.

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. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Bellingham of Borussia Dortmund is the most valuable name in this group at 41.5.

Best talent
M. Culbreath75.7RTG
Bayer Leverkusen
In form
K. Eichhorn18.8SsN
Bayer Leverkusen
Rising potential
T. Breithaupt-4.1RTG
FC Augsburg · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
L. Engelns+10.8SsN
1899 Hoffenheim · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
L. Reis1goals
Werder Bremen
Most valuable
J. Bellingham41.5val
Borussia Dortmund
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PlayerTeam
1J. BellinghamDefensive midfielderBorussia Dortmund2141.56±0%800.9%
2M. CulbreathDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen1940.21476
3H. MassengoDefensive midfielderFC Augsburg254040±0%75±0%
4Y. RegeerDefensive midfielderWerder Bremen2339.933±0%67±0%
5L. CurdaDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 072439.846±0%72±0%
6L. AvdullahuDefensive midfielder1899 Hoffenheim2239.630±0%85±0%
7S. El-FaouziDefensive midfielderFC Schalke 042439.153±0%72±0%
8R. OnyedikaDefensive midfielderEintracht Frankfurt2538.52213.3%7539.8%
9S. TanakaDefensive midfielderFC Schalke 042438.2335.9%577%
10S. CastañedaDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 072138.119±0%66±0%
11C. ChukwuemekaDefensive midfielderBorussia Dortmund2337.918±0%76±0%
12E. Ben SeghirDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen2137.7392.6%6819.7%
13T. KraußDefensive midfielder1. FC Köln2537.629±0%68±0%
14L. ReisDefensive midfielderWerder Bremen2636.91±0%5226.7%
15S. AlveroDefensive midfielderWerder Bremen2435.9183.3%5712.1%
16J. Dina EbimbeDefensive midfielderFC Schalke 042535.9220.5%702.6%
17T. BreithauptDefensive midfielderFC Augsburg2434.41797.7%527.4%
18Kofi Jeremy AmoakoDefensive midfielderHamburger SV2134.1359.3%63±0%
19Bence DárdaiDefensive midfielderVfL Wolfsburg2033.90±0%61±0%
20O. Batista MeierDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 072533.135±0%59±0%
21P. OsterhageDefensive midfielderSC Freiburg2632.318±0%62±0%
22K. EichhornDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen1730.31960
23A. SchäferDefensive midfielderUnion Berlin2729.731±0%58±0%
24L. MaloneyDefensive midfielderFSV Mainz 052728.45±0%5611.8%
25S. LynenDefensive midfielderWerder Bremen2728.136±0%64±0%
26L. VozarDefensive midfielderFC Schalke 041828.1055
27A. MaierDefensive midfielderFC Augsburg2727.5276.6%2264.9%
28T. BaackDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 072726.817±0%43±0%
29L. LemkeDefensive midfielderHamburger SV1626.7063±0%
30Erblin OsmaniDefensive midfielderBayern München1626.5068
31L. EngelnsDefensive midfielder1899 Hoffenheim1920.91523.4%4412.6%
32P. SanderDefensive midfielderBorussia Mönchengladbach2816.243±0%58±0%
33R. ObermairDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 073010.346±0%40±0%
34A. KarazorDefensive midfielderVfB Stuttgart30923±0%4810.5%
35M. ArnoldDefensive midfielderVfL Wolfsburg325.133±0%31±0%
36J. HofmannDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen341.916±0%19±0%