Top-Scoring defensive midfielders in Serie A 2026
The top-scoring defensive midfielders in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
T. Pérez of Atletico-MG is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.5, and E. Pulgar has been the form player this season, grading 46.7.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Vitinho has improved his Season rating most, up +27.1 on last season, while T. Pérez's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +16.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Vitinho of Botafogo is the most valuable name in this group at 31.6.
6 players · ranked by top scorersCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. PulgarDefensive midfielder |  Flamengo | 32 | 2 | 47190.1% | 3017.3% |
| 2 | Gabriel MeninoDefensive midfielder |  Santos | 25 | 1 | 14±0% | 581.9% |
| 3 | Zé VitorDefensive midfielder |  Vitoria | 26 | 1 | 276650% | 5616.9% |
| 4 | HuguinhoDefensive midfielder |  Botafogo | 19 | 1 | 21±0% | 6548.1% |
| 5 | Lucas SashaDefensive midfielder |  Fortaleza EC | 36 | 1 | 41147% | 2345.6% |
| 6 | Willian ArãoDefensive midfielder | Santos | 34 | 1 | 29334.3% | 1836.6% |