Top-Scoring defensive midfielders in A-League 25/26
The top-scoring defensive midfielders in A-League in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
T. Francois of Brisbane Roar is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in A-League, with a Field Insider Rating of 34.7, and D. Genreau has been the form player this season, grading 47.6, and E. Alagich leads the scoring with 4 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. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, T. Francois of Brisbane Roar is the most valuable name in this group at 1.3.
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| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. AlagichDefensive midfielder |  Adelaide United | 22 | 4 | 46 | 23 |
| 2 | D. GenreauDefensive midfielder |  Melbourne Victory | 27 | 2 | 481730.8% | 1870.3% |
| 3 | J. O'SheaDefensive midfielder |  Brisbane Roar | 38 | 2 | 28 | 5 |
| 4 | L. D'ArrigoDefensive midfielder | Melbourne Victory | 25 | 2 | 23628.1% | 1941.4% |
| 5 | Z. SchreiberDefensive midfielder |  Newcastle Jets | 21 | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| 6 | A. HammondDefensive midfielder |  Western Sydney Wanderers | 22 | 1 | 13 | 18 |
| 7 | S. UgarkovićDefensive midfielder | Western Sydney Wanderers | 32 | 1 | 15 | 9 |