Top-scoring defensive midfielders

The top-scoring defensive midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

N. Sadiki of Sunderland is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 95.1, and J. Veerman has been the form player this season, grading 80.7, and L. Haraslín leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Zechiël has improved his Season rating most, up +60.5 on last season, while D. Svensson's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +41.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Garner of Everton is the most valuable name in this group at 131.4.

Borussia Dortmund · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

G. Zechiël+60.5SsN

Utrecht · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	goals	Season	Rating
1	L. Haraslín Defensive midfielder	Sparta Praha	30	13	361540.9%	198.3%
2	J. Larsson Defensive midfielder	FC Copenhagen	29	13	63112.4%	339.3%
3	I. Chochev Defensive midfielder	Ludogorets	33	12	41	12
4	L. Bertone Defensive midfielder	FC Thun	32	11	55243.1%	2438.8%
5	S. Inagaki Defensive midfielder	Nagoya Grampus	34	11	6827.5%	2315.8%
6	C. Tolisso Defensive midfielder	Lyon	31	11	7679.8%	4913.7%
7	L. Wing Defensive midfielder	Reading	31	11	6816.7%	3022.3%
8	J. James Defensive midfielder	Leicester	22	11	51204.8%	701.1%
9	V. Darida Defensive midfielder	Hradec Králové	35	10	44550%	193.9%
10	V. Müller Defensive midfielder	WSG Wattens	27	10	59	42
11	D. Moreno Defensive midfielder	Amed	31	10	47	23
12	V. Torp Defensive midfielder	Coventry	26	10	53105.9%	680.7%
13	S. McTominay Defensive midfielder	Napoli	29	10	6619.9%	6119.4%
14	Adham Hamed Defensive midfielder	Petrojet	26	9	52	36
15	Wu Xi Defensive midfielder	Shanghai Shenhua	37	9	59	11
16	M. Beier Defensive midfielder	Borussia Dortmund	23	9	6017.3%	894.7%
17	G. Zechiël Defensive midfielder	Utrecht	22	9	71570.8%	8226.1%
18	Casemiro Defensive midfielder	Manchester United	34	9	77174.5%	348.7%
19	Bruno Guimarães Defensive midfielder	Newcastle	28	9	7618.3%	7121%
20	H. Ahl Defensive midfielder	Zemplín Michalovce	24	8	37	33
21	S. Seidl Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	23	8	52	47
22	J. Veerman Defensive midfielder	PSV Eindhoven	27	8	81185.2%	662.9%
23	M. Aké Defensive midfielder	Zulte Waregem	25	8	35	5510.7%
24	O. Norwood Defensive midfielder	Stockport County	35	8	6464.3%	213.5%
25	Ľ. Tupta Defensive midfielder	Larisa	28	8	38326.7%	314.7%
26	S. Meïté Defensive midfielder	PAOK	32	8	481277.1%	2021%
27	M. Ozdoev Defensive midfielder	PAOK	33	8	48190.4%	175.7%
28	Álex Grimaldo Defensive midfielder	Bayer Leverkusen	30	8	73149%	5319.4%
29	N. Mosti Defensive midfielder	Juve Stabia	28	8	47143.2%	518.1%
30	M. Shelton Defensive midfielder	Barnet	29	8	44506.8%	246.2%
31	M. Madjed Defensive midfielder	Hammarby FF	21	7	37338.1%	4117.6%
32	I. Vînă Defensive midfielder	Farul Constanta	31	7	38	19
33	J. Mercado Defensive midfielder	Sparta Praha	24	7	2713.9%	297%
34	K. Jørgensen Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	26	7	46139.1%	460.9%
35	A. Grgić Defensive midfielder	FC Lugano	29	7	52	36
36	G. Diakité Defensive midfielder	Lausanne	20	7	41	47
37	J. Benet Defensive midfielder	Grenoble	31	7	5911.1%	3420.9%
38	H. Vanaken Defensive midfielder	Club Brugge KV	33	7	4710.7%	2723.9%
39	B. Önal Defensive midfielder	NEC Nijmegen	22	7	56340.5%	7815.8%
40	T. Kubo Defensive midfielder	Kashiwa Reysol	27	7	49188.8%	498.3%
41	I. Zhelizko Defensive midfielder	Lechia Gdansk	25	7	57122.8%	4010.3%
42	V. Malcorra Defensive midfielder	Rosario Central	38	7	4922.8%	1611.9%
43	L. Curda Defensive midfielder	SC Paderborn 07	24	7	70211.5%	7322%
44	J. Leweling Defensive midfielder	VfB Stuttgart	25	7	65319.2%	8311.5%
45	Samú Costa Defensive midfielder	Mallorca	25	7	6565.6%	811.9%
46	A. Read Defensive midfielder	Colchester	27	7	44137.1%	301.3%
47	R. Ledson Defensive midfielder	Huddersfield	28	7	46202%	3922.7%
48	O. Rathbone Defensive midfielder	Wrexham	29	7	323%	409.3%
49	Findlay Curtis Defensive midfielder	Kilmarnock	19	6	452257.9%	498.1%
50	E. Löwen Defensive midfielder	St. Louis City	29	6	4936.6%	3015.9%