Most In-Form defensive midfielders This Season in First League

The most in-form defensive midfielders in First League, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

I. Ivanov of Lokomotiv Plovdiv is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in First League, with a Field Insider Rating of 32.2, and I. Chochev has been the form player this season, grading 40.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Pedro Naressi has improved his Season rating most, up +10.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Dost of Lokomotiv Sofia is the most valuable name in this group at 4.8.

CSKA Sofia · 24/25→25/26

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Ludogorets · 21/22→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	I. Chochev Defensive midfielder	Ludogorets	33	41	12
2	E. Dost Defensive midfielder	Lokomotiv Sofia	27	25	27
3	I. Minchev Defensive midfielder	Slavia Sofia	35	24	10
4	K. Stanoev Defensive midfielder	Lokomotiv Sofia	31	23	16
5	L. Kotev Defensive midfielder	Arda Kardzhali	28	211683.3%	250.8%
6	R. Tsonev Defensive midfielder	Botev Vratsa	31	19	15
7	Ismael Ferrer Defensive midfielder	Beroe	23	16	31
8	Deroy Duarte Defensive midfielder	Ludogorets	27	1558.4%	2760.8%
9	Carlos Algarra Defensive midfielder	Botev Plovdiv	26	15	27
10	Pedro Naressi Defensive midfielder	Ludogorets	28	14375.9%	2359.7%
11	M. Dosso Defensive midfielder	Slavia Sofia	24	11	30
12	G. Trdin Defensive midfielder	Levski Sofia	28	11	23
13	A. Bouras Defensive midfielder	Levski Sofia	24	11	32
14	Bruno Jordão Defensive midfielder	CSKA Sofia	27	1148.6%	2522.5%
15	A. Stoyanov Defensive midfielder	Botev Vratsa	21	10	32
16	T. Marinov Defensive midfielder	Spartak Varna	21	10	32
17	C. Hüseynov Defensive midfielder	Arda Kardzhali	23	10	32
18	I. Ivanov Defensive midfielder	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	23	9	32
19	Y. Baurenski Defensive midfielder	Septemvri Sofia	24	9	29
20	Lucas Araújo Defensive midfielder	Botev Plovdiv	27	9	2337.7%
21	I. Yurukov Defensive midfielder	Botev Vratsa	26	8	27
22	D. Lovrić Defensive midfielder	Dobrudzha	26	8	27
23	B. Beyhan Defensive midfielder	Cherno More Varna	21	8	32
24	D. Yordanov Defensive midfielder	Spartak Varna	21	8	31
25	David Teles Defensive midfielder	Cherno More Varna	28	7	21
26	G. Kostadinov Defensive midfielder	Levski Sofia	35	759.3%	857.1%
27	David Valverde Defensive midfielder	Beroe	26	6	25
28	E. Ali Defensive midfielder	Lokomotiv Plovdiv	22	5	32
29	S. Gavrilov Defensive midfielder	Beroe	26	4	25
30	Francisco Varela Defensive midfielder	Beroe	25	4	2637.7%
31	F. Kaloč Defensive midfielder	Ludogorets	26	391.8%	2758%