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Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Championship

The highest-potential 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
1S. CharlesDefensive midfielderSouthampton22475.1%752.9%
2A. MorrisDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough243618.6%712.4%
3J. JamesDefensive midfielderLeicester2251204.8%701.1%
4H. AmassDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday19481058.5%704.8%
5Gonçalo FrancoDefensive midfielderSwansea255117.1%69±0%
6I. KaboréDefensive midfielderWrexham2543709.4%697.6%
7D. OzohDefensive midfielderDerby2130159.1%6912.7%
8G. ThomasonDefensive midfielderWrexham253916%6936.5%
9A. RandellDefensive midfielderBristol City25428.5%695.1%
10M. StamenićDefensive midfielderSwansea2437619.6%6884.3%
11Jacob WrightDefensive midfielderNorwich201672%663.3%
12B. MitchellDefensive midfielderMillwall2523205.3%659.6%
13M. YalcouyéDefensive midfielderSwansea20155%6596.7%
14H. ClarkeDefensive midfielderCharlton2526145.2%636.7%
15R. SlaterDefensive midfielderHull City264077.9%630.8%
16R. LongmanDefensive midfielderWrexham2524114.4%6236.8%
17Cameron BraggDefensive midfielderSouthampton216328.6%6256.9%
18V. TorpDefensive midfielderCoventry2753105.9%628.3%
19L. ChambersDefensive midfielderCharlton221429.1%6244%
20M. TopićDefensive midfielderNorwich251550.8%614.2%
21O. SkippDefensive midfielderLeicester252555%6015.1%
22T. Gardner-HickmanDefensive midfielderBlackburn241440.4%6022.9%
23M. LeonardDefensive midfielderBirmingham241335.6%5924.4%
24El Hadji Djibril SoumaréDefensive midfielderSheffield Utd231065.9%592.3%
25A. McCannDefensive midfielderPreston263941.2%594.8%
26D. NeilDefensive midfielderIpswich24586.9%5922.3%
27R. McGreeDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough2739198.5%590.9%
28A. GilbertDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough241290.3%5937.6%
29Y. KonakDefensive midfielderOxford United207644.4%5818.8%
30C. CoventryDefensive midfielderCharlton262731.5%5813%
31A. DozzellDefensive midfielderPortsmouth273314.2%587.6%
32C. BrittainDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough283812.5%587.8%
33A. MatusiwaDefensive midfielderIpswich28455.9%5716.9%
34F. DownesDefensive midfielderSouthampton273517.1%5723%
35G. DobsonDefensive midfielderWrexham28406.6%529.7%
36L. TravisDefensive midfielderDerby282923.2%5118.7%
37T. IwataDefensive midfielderBirmingham29383.8%5014.1%
38C. De NorreDefensive midfielderMillwall293827.6%4818.5%
39J. TaylorDefensive midfielderIpswich282692.5%4819.4%
40F. OnyekaDefensive midfielderCoventry282815.3%4831.9%
41Paik Seung-HoDefensive midfielderBirmingham294151.3%4814.6%
42M. TargettDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough304723550%452.6%
43M. GrimesDefensive midfielderCoventry31380.5%4215.6%
44C. BrannaganDefensive midfielderOxford United305435.8%4216.4%
45E. AdamsDefensive midfielderDerby304743.7%4223.3%
46H. ChoudhuryDefensive midfielderLeicester281634.4%4124.6%
47A. HadžiahmetovićDefensive midfielderHull City292286.2%4111.2%
48O. RathboneDefensive midfielderWrexham29323%409.3%
49S. TronstadDefensive midfielderBlackburn30373.6%4022.7%
50J. RiedewaldDefensive midfielderSheffield Utd2924129.1%403.6%