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Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential

The highest-potential defensive midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

N. Sadiki of Sunderland is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 95.1, and J. Veerman has been the form player this season, grading 80.7, and L. Haraslín leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Zechiël has improved his Season rating most, up +65.8 on last season, while D. Svensson's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +41.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Garner of Everton is the most valuable name in this group at 131.4.

Best talent
N. Sadiki95.1RTG
Sunderland
In form
J. Veerman80.7SsN
PSV Eindhoven
Rising potential
D. Svensson+41.4RTG
Borussia Dortmund · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
G. Zechiël+65.8SsN
Utrecht · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
L. Haraslín13goals
Sparta Praha
Most valuable
J. Garner131.4val
Everton
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PlayerTeam
1N. SadikiDefensive midfielderSunderland213210.3%9545.6%
2R. GravenberchDefensive midfielderLiverpool246228.9%945.9%
3A. ScottDefensive midfielderBournemouth2247417.8%9118.6%
4A. WhartonDefensive midfielderCrystal Palace2251142%908.9%
5J. ManzambiDefensive midfielderSC Freiburg2059512.5%9017%
6J. GarnerDefensive midfielderEverton2566195.9%9016.2%
7PedriDefensive midfielderBarcelona236317.2%908.4%
8K. MainooDefensive midfielderManchester United212979.5%899.7%
9M. BeierDefensive midfielderBorussia Dortmund236017.3%894.7%
10Y. YarmolyukDefensive midfielderBrentford2241150.3%899.8%
11M. CaicedoDefensive midfielderChelsea246021.1%887.9%
12L. da CunhaDefensive midfielderComo255441.9%8810.8%
13M. PerroneDefensive midfielderComo234881.4%889.2%
14M. SangaréDefensive midfielderLens2463798.6%8870.6%
15L. CamaraDefensive midfielderMonaco2266107.2%884.5%
16I. MoribaDefensive midfielderCelta Vigo234858.3%884.8%
17K. KouassiDefensive midfielderLorient2148106%8739.7%
18M. KonéDefensive midfielderAS Roma254741.7%875.7%
19Marc BernalDefensive midfielderBarcelona1924895.8%8715.7%
20A. BouaddiDefensive midfielderLille183262.4%8714.6%
21L. AvdullahuDefensive midfielder1899 Hoffenheim223086
22W. BurgerDefensive midfielder1899 Hoffenheim256386.4%8629.6%
23A. AttaDefensive midfielderUdinese2350277.9%8618.1%
24Jon GorrotxategiDefensive midfielderReal Sociedad23468.4%8514.5%
25K. ThuramDefensive midfielderJuventus25453.4%853%
26Mikel JauregizarDefensive midfielderAthletic Club22425.2%852.1%
27V. BarcoDefensive midfielderStrasbourg2251144.8%8511%
28L. UgochukwuDefensive midfielderBurnley22424.3%845.1%
29T. MortonDefensive midfielderLyon234512.1%8412.3%
30C. BalebaDefensive midfielderBrighton221961%848.2%
31N. PisilliDefensive midfielderAS Roma213040.7%844.2%
32F. RiederDefensive midfielderFC Augsburg2451265.7%8417.8%
33F. NmechaDefensive midfielderBorussia Dortmund254727.3%847.6%
34J. LewelingDefensive midfielderVfB Stuttgart2565319.2%8311.5%
35A. OnanaDefensive midfielderAston Villa243524%833.2%
36R. NdiayeDefensive midfielderLe Havre2456197.9%8224.2%
37S. OuaissaDefensive midfielderNEC Nijmegen215462.2%8212.9%
38J. BellinghamDefensive midfielderBorussia Dortmund202837.3%826.2%
39G. ZechiëlDefensive midfielderUtrecht22711241.5%8229.7%
40D. SvenssonDefensive midfielderBorussia Dortmund2438174.1%82103.2%
41Samú CostaDefensive midfielderMallorca256565.6%811.9%
42A. StillerDefensive midfielderVfB Stuttgart25515.7%813.3%
43M. Lewis-SkellyDefensive midfielderArsenal19478%815.9%
44Nico GonzálezDefensive midfielderManchester City242313.1%8123.4%
45T. IroegbunamDefensive midfielderEverton2332143.5%816.3%
46O. VargasDefensive midfielderAtletico Madrid211750.3%8170.5%
47S. El MourabetDefensive midfielderStrasbourg204380
48A. PavlovićDefensive midfielderBayern München223157.6%801.6%
49D. MethalieDefensive midfielderToulouse204380
50R. MatondoDefensive midfielderParis FC18289366.7%8024.7%