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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in USL Championship 2026

The most valuable defensive midfielders in USL Championship in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

H. Landry of Charleston Battery is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in USL Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 34.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Djeffal has improved his Season rating most, up +17.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, H. Landry of Charleston Battery is the most valuable name in this group at 7.4.

Best talent
H. Landry34.1RTG
Charleston Battery
In form
H. Landry26.5SsN
Charleston Battery
Rising potential
M. Kaye-5.8RTG
Sacramento Republic · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
S. Djeffal+17.4SsN
Lexington · 23/24→25/26
Top scorer
H. Landry3goals
Charleston Battery
Most valuable
H. Landry7.4val
Charleston Battery
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PlayerTeam
1H. LandryDefensive midfielderCharleston Battery257.42734
2A. RebollarDefensive midfielderMonterey Bay266.32229
3B. DialloDefensive midfielderFC Tulsa236.11732
4S. DjeffalDefensive midfielderLexington27619915.8%2723.6%
5D. GómezDefensive midfielderPhoenix Rising224.6095.7%3914.4%
6T. WolffDefensive midfielderSacramento Republic234.5317.9%372.6%
7Alfredo Midence AlvaradoDefensive midfielderLexington244529
8J. WaltiDefensive midfielderPittsburgh Riverhounds2641129
9D. GassoDefensive midfielderDetroit City233.8430
10L. JamiesonDefensive midfielderSacramento Republic243.7420%2929%
11C. AllanDefensive midfielderCharleston Battery273.61126
12A. ElmasnaouyDefensive midfielderOakland Roots213.6932
13A. Shapiro-ThompsonDefensive midfielderRhode Island263.5626
14S. AntwiDefensive midfielderBirmingham Legion263.4128
15T. PondecaDefensive midfielderNew Mexico United243.42433.3%2821.1%
16Pierce GallawayDefensive midfielderMonterey Bay253.4327
17I. CanoDefensive midfielderLouisville City223.3028
18E. CaceresDefensive midfielderLexington253.2126
19J. SingerDefensive midfielderLas Vegas Lights263.2425
20Logan NeidlingerDefensive midfielderIndy Eleven203.1229
21D. ErofeevDefensive midfielderSan Antonio203129
22A. MolloyDefensive midfielderCharleston Battery292.82423
23Pierce RizzoDefensive midfielderPhoenix Rising192.8029
24D. MendozaDefensive midfielderSan Antonio192.8029
25S. ShashouaDefensive midfielderBirmingham Legion272.512036.9%
26D. CrisostomoDefensive midfielderSacramento Republic292.418790%2228.8%
27K. ScottDefensive midfielderLas Vegas Lights281.84230.8%2038%
28M. KayeDefensive midfielderSacramento Republic311.71723.2%1824.4%
29R. RuizDefensive midfielderEl Paso Locomotive291.6919
30K. PartidaDefensive midfielderOrange County SC311.51214
31L. FernandesDefensive midfielderLexington301.48138.2%1946%
32R. SommersallDefensive midfielderNorth Carolina291.2618
33S. SaucedoDefensive midfielderBirmingham Legion291096.4%1560.5%
34N. RossDefensive midfielderSacramento Republic340.6138
35D. KingDefensive midfielderPhoenix Rising350.204