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Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Liga Profesional Argentina 2026

The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Liga Profesional Argentina in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

S. Sosa of Defensa Y Justicia is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Liga Profesional Argentina, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.4, and A. Moreno has been the form player this season, grading 45.3, and F. Peña leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Blondel has improved his Season rating most, up +25.9 on last season, while S. Sosa's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Ibarra of Rosario Central is the most valuable name in this group at 20.7.

Best talent
S. Sosa55.4RTG
Defensa Y Justicia
In form
A. Moreno45.3SsN
River Plate
Rising potential
S. Sosa+8.4RTG
Defensa Y Justicia · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
L. Blondel+25.9SsN
Huracan · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
F. Peña3goals
Lanus
Most valuable
F. Ibarra20.7val
Rosario Central
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PlayerTeam
1S. SosaDefensive midfielderDefensa Y Justicia21241381.2%5530%
2M. DelgadoDefensive midfielderBoca Juniors212518.7%552.6%
3L. RegiardoDefensive midfielderNewells Old Boys1933115.8%5410.9%
4F. IbarraDefensive midfielderRosario Central25432.9%522.2%
5A. MedinaDefensive midfielderLanus19159.6%521.2%
6I. MiramónDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.23191180%5115.4%
7J. GhoDefensive midfielderArgentinos JRS232351.7%5015.4%
8L. VillegasDefensive midfielderBanfield22145032.2%
9J. SforzaDefensive midfielderTalleres Cordoba2414280.6%497%
10B. LeyesDefensive midfielderTigre241816.1%490.6%
11F. Di BiasiDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.21948
12T. AdoryánDefensive midfielderBanfield252539.2%486.7%
13L. VegaDefensive midfielderAtletico Tucuman211648
14M. GarcíaDefensive midfielderAldosivi2110241.4%4812.4%
15F. PeñaDefensive midfielderLanus2524236.1%4811.2%
16J. VelazquezDefensive midfielderBelgrano Cordoba21861.5%488.9%
17T. BottariDefensive midfielderIndepend. Rivadavia251728.6%471.1%
18T. GonzalezDefensive midfielderEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto262247
19Santiago EsquivelDefensive midfielderBanfield22914.2%47±0%
20J. CeballosDefensive midfielderGimnasia M.22913.1%4716.7%
21A. MorenoDefensive midfielderRiver Plate2745108.8%4714.6%
22K. OrtízDefensive midfielderAtletico Tucuman2623±0%469%
23M. SeoaneDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.22714.6%461.9%
24G. GonzalezDefensive midfielderEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto234±0%46±0%
25P. FerreiraDefensive midfielderPlatense2104623.2%
26F. AmarfilDefensive midfielderPlatense252335.4%459.4%
27A. SánchezDefensive midfielderBelgrano Cordoba27439.5%451.5%
28I. PaisDefensive midfielderBanfield26224515%
29I. RodríguezDefensive midfielderRacing Club246±0%447.6%
30S. RosanéDefensive midfielderEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto262515%424.1%
31R. HerreraDefensive midfielderNewells Old Boys262223.9%426.5%
32L. PérezDefensive midfielderRacing Club2220±0%4219.1%
33C. ZabalaDefensive midfielderSarmiento Junin2841163.5%4115.6%
34J. DominguezDefensive midfielderAtletico Tucuman261341
35F. RomeroDefensive midfielderEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto2726±0%41108.8%
36N. BarbozaDefensive midfielderGimnasia M.2793940.7%
37F. MaterDefensive midfielderBarracas Central283018.6%3916.6%
38M. GarcíaDefensive midfielderSarmiento Junin271432.8%390.8%
39M. InsaurraldeDefensive midfielderSan Lorenzo273±0%3815.8%
40L. BlondelDefensive midfielderHuracan3039139.8%3851%
41A. MonteroDefensive midfielderNewells Old Boys282938
42N. DubersarskyDefensive midfielderTigre2192.2%387.4%
43M. BarriosDefensive midfielderPlatense27918.3%355.9%
44T. GonzálezDefensive midfielderEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto2703424.5%
45N. TripichioDefensive midfielderSan Lorenzo303012.3%346.6%
46F. WallerDefensive midfielderHuracan2933327.3%3429.2%
47S. LongoDefensive midfielderBelgrano Cordoba281240.7%337.8%
48L. RobertoneDefensive midfielderVelez Sarsfield2930338.6%
49N. WatsonDefensive midfielderDeportivo Riestra282115.1%3310.4%
50F. AntoniniDefensive midfielderGimnasia M.29243263.7%