Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Eerste Divisie 26/27
The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Eerste Divisie in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
N. Verkooijen of Jong PSV U21 is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Eerste Divisie, with a Field Insider Rating of 66.5, and N. Bukala has been the form player this season, grading 32.3.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: C. Staring has improved his Season rating most, up +9.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, N. Verkooijen of Jong PSV U21 is the most valuable name in this group at 21.8.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. VerkooijenDefensive midfielder |  Jong PSV U21 | 20 | 325% | 6714.7% |
| 2 | N. BukalaDefensive midfielder |  FC Volendam | 21 | 328% | 5415.6% |
| 3 | D. DorenboschDefensive midfielder |  Roda | 23 | 8±0% | 481.5% |
| 4 | D. van der VaartDefensive midfielder |  Jong Ajax | 19 | 7 | 47 |
| 5 | C. StaringDefensive midfielder |  Emmen | 25 | 17±0% | 45±0% |
| 6 | Tristan SchenkhuizenDefensive midfielder |  VVV Venlo | 22 | 1±0% | 4320.3% |
| 7 | C. Olde KeizerDefensive midfielder |  Vitesse | 23 | 2±0% | 42±0% |
| 8 | L. DaneelsDefensive midfielder |  MVV | 28 | 29±0% | 400.7% |