Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in League One 26/27
The highest-potential defensive midfielders in League One in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
S. Fusire of Sheffield Wednesday is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 62.3, and J. Neufville has been the form player this season, grading 45.4, and A. Charles leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Charles has improved his Season rating most, up +24.8 on last season, while S. Fusire's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, A. Charles of Bromley is the most valuable name in this group at 14.9.
6 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. FusireDefensive midfielder |  Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 27239.7% | 62114.1% |
| 2 | A. RobertsonDefensive midfielder |  Cardiff | 23 | 22±0% | 51±0% |
| 3 | Vimal YoganathanDefensive midfielder |  Barnsley | 20 | 21±0% | 46±0% |
| 4 | Elijah Xavier CampbellDefensive midfielder |  Milton Keynes Dons | 22 | 1524.4% | 41±0% |
| 5 | G. HoddleDefensive midfielder |  Cambridge United | 21 | 5 | 3120.8% |
| 6 | A. CharlesDefensive midfielder |  Bromley | 27 | 40159% | 301.3% |