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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Bundesliga

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

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At a glance

R. Reitz of Borussia Mönchengladbach is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 81.1, and A. Schäfer leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Capaldo has improved his Season rating most, up +33.4 on last season, while J. Sands's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +18.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Reitz of Borussia Mönchengladbach is the most valuable name in this group at 48.5.

Best talent
R. Reitz81.1RTG
Borussia Mönchengladbach
In form
R. Reitz47.3SsN
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Rising potential
J. Sands+18.2RTG
FC St. Pauli · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
N. Capaldo+33.4SsN
Hamburger SV · 21/22→25/26
Top scorer
A. Schäfer2goals
Union Berlin
Most valuable
R. Reitz48.5val
Borussia Mönchengladbach
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PlayerTeam
1R. ReitzDefensive midfielderBorussia Mönchengladbach2448.54713.7%817.1%
2N. SeiwaldDefensive midfielderRB Leipzig2548.24382.8%813.7%
3K. SanoDefensive midfielderFSV Mainz 052547.24441.5%797.1%
4E. MartelDefensive midfielder1. FC Köln2445.6464.2%758.1%
5J. FujitaDefensive midfielderFC St. Pauli2445.3463.9%7421%
6N. RembergDefensive midfielderHamburger SV26433926.5%721%
7N. CapaldoDefensive midfielderHamburger SV2742.242371.1%6229.1%
8E. FernándezDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen2441.11658.5%6916%
9E. BanzuziDefensive midfielderRB Leipzig2139.71170.8%7423.6%
10S. LynenDefensive midfielderWerder Bremen2738.13614%6418.9%
11J. SandsDefensive midfielderFC St. Pauli2637.43016%6341%
12Cameron PuertasDefensive midfielderWerder Bremen2735.13529.6%581.2%
13A. SchäferDefensive midfielderUnion Berlin2734.8315.4%5813.8%
14M. CulbreathDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen1833.91476
15Vinicius SouzaDefensive midfielderVfL Wolfsburg2733.62234.5%5616.5%
16Y. KeitelDefensive midfielderFC Augsburg2632.2317.1%5413.5%
17Bence DárdaiDefensive midfielderVfL Wolfsburg2031.1098.1%6117.5%
18A. MaierDefensive midfielderFC Augsburg2727.7093.7%4626.9%
19Erblin OsmaniDefensive midfielderBayern München1626.5068
20P. SanderDefensive midfielderBorussia Mönchengladbach2825.64391.1%588.1%
21K. StögerDefensive midfielderBorussia Mönchengladbach329.42435.8%2834%
22J. IrvineDefensive midfielderFC St. Pauli338.12352.1%2345.2%