Top-Scoring defensive midfielders in Premier League 26/27
The top-scoring defensive midfielders in Premier League in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
I. Eremeev of Lokomotiv is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 33.8, and A. Mendel has been the form player this season, grading 24.8, and K. Sidibé leads the scoring with 1 goal.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Mendel has improved his Season rating most, up +24.8 on last season, while E. Bolotov's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, N. Umyarov of Spartak Moscow is the most valuable name in this group at 3.7.
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| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. SidibéDefensive midfielder |  Akhmat | 27 | 1 | 1357.2% | 2350.9% |
| 2 | V. YakimovDefensive midfielder |  Fakel | 28 | 1 | 24 | 23 |
| 3 | A. MendelDefensive midfielder |  Baltika | 31 | 1 | 25206.2% | 1620.5% |