Most In-Form defensive midfielders in Eredivisie 26/27
The most in-form defensive midfielders in Eredivisie in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
A. Engwanda of Utrecht is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Eredivisie, with a Field Insider Rating of 73.2, and R. Zerrouki has been the form player this season, grading 50.6, and Bae Seung-Gyun leads the scoring with 1 goal.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Zerrouki has improved his Season rating most, up +28.8 on last season, while A. Engwanda's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +6.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, A. Engwanda of Utrecht is the most valuable name in this group at 32.1.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. ZerroukiDefensive midfielder |  Twente | 28 | 51±0% | 582.7% |
| 2 | A. EngwandaDefensive midfielder |  Utrecht | 23 | 39139.6% | 7310.1% |
| 3 | J. SchoutenDefensive midfielder |  PSV Eindhoven | 29 | 3997.5% | 4810.2% |
| 4 | P. KoopmeinersDefensive midfielder |  AZ Alkmaar | 26 | 37±0% | 61±0% |
| 5 | T. de JongeDefensive midfielder |  Groningen | 23 | 37±0% | 70±0% |
| 6 | J. KiloDefensive midfielder |  ADO Den Haag | 24 | 37±0% | 63±0% |
| 7 | Bae Seung-GyunDefensive midfielder | Feyenoord | 18 | 19 | 60 |
| 8 | Gerald AldersDefensive midfielder |  Ajax | 21 | 1226.6% | 506.6% |
| 9 | Daan VisserDefensive midfielder |  Cambuur | 21 | 84000% | 52147.6% |
| 10 | Anass ZarroukDefensive midfielder |  Willem II | 20 | 813.5% | 516.5% |
| 11 | Y. BissoumaDefensive midfielder | Ajax | 30 | 774.4% | 4132.3% |