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Top-Scoring defensive midfielders in Championship

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

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At a glance

S. Charles of Southampton is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 74.8, and C. Brannagan has been the form player this season, grading 54.2, and J. James leads the scoring with 11 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: H. Amass has improved his Season rating most, up +43.4 on last season, while M. Yalcouyé's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, V. Torp of Coventry is the most valuable name in this group at 40.5.

Best talent
S. Charles74.8RTG
Southampton
In form
C. Brannagan54.2SsN
Oxford United
Rising potential
M. Yalcouyé+31.9RTG
Swansea · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
H. Amass+43.4SsN
Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
J. James11goals
Leicester
Most valuable
V. Torp40.5val
Coventry
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PlayerTeam
1J. JamesDefensive midfielderLeicester221151204.8%701.1%
2V. TorpDefensive midfielderCoventry271053105.9%628.3%
3O. RathboneDefensive midfielderWrexham297323%409.3%
4R. McGreeDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough27639198.5%590.9%
5C. BrannaganDefensive midfielderOxford United3065435.8%4216.4%
6A. BrowneDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough31434221.5%355.9%
7M. TargettDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough3044723550%452.6%
8S. CharlesDefensive midfielderSouthampton224475.1%752.9%
9M. CrooksDefensive midfielderHull City3245470.3%3536.3%
10Paik Seung-HoDefensive midfielderBirmingham2944151.3%4814.6%
11J. RiedewaldDefensive midfielderSheffield Utd29324129.1%403.6%
12K. McLeanDefensive midfielderNorwich3434427.6%2812.7%
13M. StamenićDefensive midfielderSwansea24337619.6%6884.3%
14B. BannanDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday3634014.6%2312.4%
15A. RandellDefensive midfielderBristol City253428.5%695.1%
16Gonçalo FrancoDefensive midfielderSwansea2535117.1%69±0%
17E. AdamsDefensive midfielderDerby3034743.7%4223.3%
18F. DownesDefensive midfielderSouthampton2733517.1%5723%
19T. IwataDefensive midfielderBirmingham293383.8%5014.1%
20G. ThomasonDefensive midfielderWrexham2523916%6936.5%
21M. PackDefensive midfielderPortsmouth3522018.2%1919.4%
22A. DozzellDefensive midfielderPortsmouth2723314.2%587.6%
23D. OzohDefensive midfielderDerby21230159.1%6912.7%
24R. LongmanDefensive midfielderWrexham25224114.4%6236.8%
25G. DobsonDefensive midfielderWrexham282406.6%529.7%
26R. SlaterDefensive midfielderHull City2624077.9%630.8%
27M. GrimesDefensive midfielderCoventry312380.5%4215.6%
28J. TaylorDefensive midfielderIpswich2822692.5%4819.4%
29F. OnyekaDefensive midfielderCoventry2812815.3%4831.9%
30Sam MorsyDefensive midfielderBristol City3411268%1462.5%
31S. NzonziDefensive midfielderStoke City3711448.8%1037.8%
32H. AmassDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday191481058.5%704.8%
33M. YalcouyéDefensive midfielderSwansea201155%6596.7%
34H. WinksDefensive midfielderLeicester3012636.5%3634.9%
35O. SkippDefensive midfielderLeicester2512555%6015.1%
36C. De NorreDefensive midfielderMillwall2913827.6%4818.5%
37W. VaulksDefensive midfielderOxford United3212045.6%2539%
38A. McCannDefensive midfielderPreston2613941.2%594.8%
39J. FultonDefensive midfielderSwansea3211516.8%2326.7%
40A. GilbertDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough2411290.3%5937.6%
41B. PearsonDefensive midfielderStoke City31119332.6%309.5%
42R. HedgesDefensive midfielderBlackburn311312.7%3228%
43M. JamesDefensive midfielderWrexham351303.8%2220.8%
44J. LundstramDefensive midfielderHull City3212421.7%2610.3%
45A. MatusiwaDefensive midfielderIpswich281455.9%5716.9%