Top-Scoring defensive midfielders in First League
The top-scoring defensive midfielders in First League, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
I. Ivanov of Lokomotiv Plovdiv is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in First League, with a Field Insider Rating of 32.2, and I. Chochev has been the form player this season, grading 40.7.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Pedro Naressi has improved his Season rating most, up +10.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, E. Dost of Lokomotiv Sofia is the most valuable name in this group at 4.8.
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| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I. ChochevDefensive midfielder |  Ludogorets | 33 | 12 | 41 | 12 |
| 2 | E. DostDefensive midfielder |  Lokomotiv Sofia | 27 | 4 | 25 | 27 |
| 3 | I. MinchevDefensive midfielder |  Slavia Sofia | 35 | 3 | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | R. TsonevDefensive midfielder |  Botev Vratsa | 31 | 2 | 19 | 15 |
| 5 | K. StanoevDefensive midfielder | Lokomotiv Sofia | 31 | 2 | 23 | 16 |
| 6 | Bruno JordãoDefensive midfielder |  CSKA Sofia | 27 | 1 | 1148.6% | 2522.5% |
| 7 | M. TrdanDefensive midfielder |  Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 21 | 1 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Lucas AraújoDefensive midfielder |  Botev Plovdiv | 27 | 1 | 9 | 2337.7% |
| 9 | A. BourasDefensive midfielder |  Levski Sofia | 24 | 1 | 11 | 32 |
| 10 | Ismael FerrerDefensive midfielder |  Beroe | 23 | 1 | 16 | 31 |
| 11 | Carlos AlgarraDefensive midfielder | Botev Plovdiv | 26 | 1 | 15 | 27 |
| 12 | A. StoyanovDefensive midfielder | Botev Vratsa | 21 | 1 | 10 | 32 |
| 13 | Deroy DuarteDefensive midfielder | Ludogorets | 27 | 1 | 1558.4% | 2760.8% |
| 14 | G. TrdinDefensive midfielder | Levski Sofia | 28 | 1 | 11 | 23 |
| 15 | G. KostadinovDefensive midfielder | Levski Sofia | 35 | 1 | 759.3% | 857.1% |
| 16 | B. BeyhanDefensive midfielder |  Cherno More Varna | 21 | 1 | 8 | 32 |