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Top-Scoring defensive midfielders

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

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At a glance

Jon Gorrotxategi of Real Sociedad II is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 85.8, and Wu Xi has been the form player this season, grading 58.6, and I. Chochev leads the scoring with 12 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Genreau has improved his Season rating most, up +45 on last season, while S. Fusire's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Baleba of Manchester United is the most valuable name in this group at 96.4.

Best talent
Jon Gorrotxategi85.8RTG
Real Sociedad II
In form
Wu Xi58.6SsN
Shanghai Shenhua
Rising potential
S. Fusire+33.2RTG
Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
D. Genreau+45SsN
Melbourne Victory · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
I. Chochev12goals
Ludogorets
Most valuable
C. Baleba96.4val
Manchester United
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PlayerTeam
1I. ChochevDefensive midfielderLudogorets33124112
2L. BertoneDefensive midfielderFC Luzern321155243.1%2438.8%
3V. DaridaDefensive midfielderHradec Králové361044550%193.9%
4Wu XiDefensive midfielderShanghai Shenhua3795911
5Adham HamedDefensive midfielderPetrojet2695236
6N. VerkooijenDefensive midfielderJong PSV U21208325%6714.7%
7S. SeidlDefensive midfielderSturm Graz2485247
8H. AhlDefensive midfielderFK Jablonec248292
9G. DiakitéDefensive midfielderRed Bull Salzburg2074149
10K. JørgensenDefensive midfielderLask Linz26746139.1%460.9%
11J. MercadoDefensive midfielderSparta Praha2472713.9%297%
12A. GrgićDefensive midfielderFC Lugano2975236
13I. VînăDefensive midfielderFarul Constanta3173819
14K. SpadanudaDefensive midfielderFC Zurich2962579.7%2656.7%
15A. SchöpfDefensive midfielderLask Linz32542140.3%2016.2%
16M. AllendeDefensive midfielderMamelodi Sundowns275262
17Mateus VitalDefensive midfielderSHANGHAI SIPG28553493.3%2848.3%
18P. KasamiDefensive midfielderFC Winterthur34526344.1%1140.7%
19U. BislimiDefensive midfielderFC Lugano2654244
20B. RoviraDefensive midfielderDeportes Tolima2953120
21Jesús RivasDefensive midfielderJunior2941918
22Xie WennengDefensive midfielderShandong Luneng2544232
23A. BarryDefensive midfielderRed Bull Salzburg2644745
24J. FlorentínDefensive midfielderIndepend. Rivadavia3045113.8%341.5%
25M. TrávníkDefensive midfielderSlovácko3242510.7%197.9%
26R. MilosavljevićDefensive midfielderRadnicki NIS344414962.5%156.6%
27N. PetrovićDefensive midfielderVojvodina274392685.7%3640.4%
28B. BollaDefensive midfielderRapid Vienna2643443
29D. DoulineDefensive midfielderServette FC3345419.3%1961.1%
30João LameiraDefensive midfielderOţelul2744321200%3128.1%
31B. BogojevićDefensive midfielderHNK Gorica2842424
32T. MokoenaDefensive midfielderMamelodi Sundowns294241
33Ahmed El AgouzDefensive midfielderEnppi3343514
34S. NebylaDefensive midfielderFK Jablonec244252
35Guilherme MadrugaDefensive midfielderShandong Luneng2544232
36M. SeidlDefensive midfielderRapid Vienna2544947
37P. PomerDefensive midfielderRied2944032
38E. DostDefensive midfielderLokomotiv Sofia2742527
39P. BlahútDefensive midfielderSlovácko284221
40S. PirgićDefensive midfielderPlzen2342743
41A. CiobanuDefensive midfielderOţelul2842525
42L. FloresDefensive midfielderBucaramanga3142414
43J. NietoDefensive midfielderOnce Caldas3342912
44E. AlagichDefensive midfielderAdelaide United2244623
45R. MerkiesDefensive midfielderShandong Luneng2431128
46C. SouaréDefensive midfielderPlzen243206500%297.3%
47A. TraoréDefensive midfielderAmed31328±0%21±0%
48J. WilliamsDefensive midfielderCrawley Town25328±0%31±0%
49O. MoxonDefensive midfielderStockport County28323±0%34±0%
50Vimal YoganathanDefensive midfielderBarnsley203212871.4%4614.1%