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Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Super League

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

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At a glance

T. Owusu of FC Luzern is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Super League, with a Field Insider Rating of 48.7, and L. Bertone has been the form player this season, grading 54.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Bertone has improved his Season rating most, up +38.9 on last season, while N. Palacio's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +0.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, U. Bislimi of FC Lugano is the most valuable name in this group at 13.5.

Best talent
T. Owusu48.7RTG
FC Luzern
In form
L. Bertone54.9SsN
FC Thun
Rising potential
N. Palacio+0.3RTG
FC Zurich · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
L. Bertone+38.9SsN
FC Thun · 21/22→25/26
Top scorer
L. Bertone11goals
FC Thun
Most valuable
U. Bislimi13.5val
FC Lugano
36 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1T. OwusuDefensive midfielderFC Luzern234149
2M. ZanottiDefensive midfielderFC Lugano23414830.4%
3G. DiakitéDefensive midfielderLausanne204147
4MetinhoDefensive midfielderFC Basel 18932333870.6%4619.8%
5Y. CimignaniDefensive midfielderFC Lugano2429850%4526.7%
6T. AbeDefensive midfielderFC Luzern222345
7C. TsawaDefensive midfielderFC Zurich193145
8A. GigovićDefensive midfielderBSC Young Boys243120.6%4441.5%
9U. BislimiDefensive midfielderFC Lugano264244
10D. PechDefensive midfielderBSC Young Boys191543
11B. NeziriDefensive midfielderFC ST. Gallen231942
12K. KoindrediDefensive midfielderFC Basel 1893241773%4123.1%
13A. JankewitzDefensive midfielderFC Winterthur243231800%4141.2%
14N. PalacioDefensive midfielderFC Zurich2524100%410.7%
15J. RothDefensive midfielderFC Thun252041
16Baltazar CostaDefensive midfielderFC Sion263540
17H. ImouraneDefensive midfielderGrasshoppers232540
18Levin WinklerDefensive midfielderFC Luzern221040
19L. ComenenciaDefensive midfielderFC Zurich22157300%3911.1%
20H. MahmoudDefensive midfielderFC Lugano261839
21M. ReichmuthDefensive midfielderFC Zurich221439
22M. MantiniDefensive midfielderGrasshoppers18738
23L. DaschnerDefensive midfielderFC ST. Gallen2724226%3740.8%
24A. GrgićDefensive midfielderFC Lugano295236
25T. CognatDefensive midfielderServette FC283934
26M. KäitDefensive midfielderFC Thun283032
27L. FombaDefensive midfielderServette FC2828846.7%3137.7%
28A. KabacalmanDefensive midfielderFC Sion303928
29K. SpadanudaDefensive midfielderFC Luzern292579.7%2656.7%
30E. FernandesDefensive midfielderBSC Young Boys3034132.2%2547.2%
31L. BertoneDefensive midfielderFC Thun3255243.1%2438.8%
32B. DansokoDefensive midfielderFC Winterthur301728.8%2040.6%
33D. DoulineDefensive midfielderServette FC335419.3%1961.1%
34L. ZuffiDefensive midfielderFC Winterthur361813
35P. KasamiDefensive midfielderFC Winterthur3426344.1%1140.7%
36E. AlioskiDefensive midfielderFC Lugano341231.9%1053.7%