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Most Improved defensive midfielders This Season

The most improved defensive midfielders, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

N. Sadiki of Sunderland is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 95.1, and J. Veerman has been the form player this season, grading 80.7, and L. Haraslín leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: G. Zechiël has improved his Season rating most, up +65.8 on last season, while D. Svensson's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +41.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Garner of Everton is the most valuable name in this group at 131.4.

Best talent
N. Sadiki95.1RTG
Sunderland
In form
J. Veerman80.7SsN
PSV Eindhoven
Rising potential
D. Svensson+41.4RTG
Borussia Dortmund · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
G. Zechiël+65.8SsN
Utrecht · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
L. Haraslín13goals
Sparta Praha
Most valuable
J. Garner131.4val
Everton
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PlayerTeam
1G. ZechiëlDefensive midfielderUtrecht22+65.8
24/25→25/26
711241.5%8229.7%
2M. SangaréDefensive midfielderLens24+55.9
22/23→25/26
63798.6%8870.6%
3João PalhinhaDefensive midfielderTottenham31+52.6
24/25→25/26
59785.1%431.7%
4J. VeermanDefensive midfielderPSV Eindhoven27+52.4
24/25→25/26
81185.2%662.9%
5J. LewelingDefensive midfielderVfB Stuttgart25+49.8
24/25→25/26
65319.2%8311.5%
6J. ManzambiDefensive midfielderSC Freiburg20+49.2
24/25→25/26
59512.5%9017%
7CasemiroDefensive midfielderManchester United34+49.2
24/25→25/26
77174.5%348.7%
8A. BoakyeDefensive midfielderSaint Etienne25+48.9
24/25→25/26
62376.2%695.5%
9L. CurdaDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 0724+47.8
24/25→25/26
70211.5%7322%
10M. BaurDefensive midfielderSC Paderborn 0722+46.1
24/25→25/26
54562.2%7470.2%
11D. GenreauDefensive midfielderMelbourne Victory27+45
24/25→25/26
481730.8%1870.3%
12M. SkóraśDefensive midfielderGent26+44.9
24/25→25/26
45516.7%
13S. MeïtéDefensive midfielderPAOK32+44.7
24/25→25/26
481277.1%2021%
14N. Aséko NkiliDefensive midfielderHannover 9620+44.1
24/25→25/26
461917.4%7395.2%
15Mateus VitalDefensive midfielderSHANGHAI SIPG28+43.9
24/25→25/26
53493.3%2848.3%
16Álex GrimaldoDefensive midfielderBayer Leverkusen30+43.8
24/25→25/26
73149%5319.4%
17J. GarnerDefensive midfielderEverton25+43.5
24/25→25/26
66195.9%9016.2%
18H. AmassDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday19+43.4
24/25→25/26
481058.5%704.8%
19F. AmbinaDefensive midfielderValerenga24+43.2
24/25→25/26
54385.7%4826.7%
20B. ÖnalDefensive midfielderNEC Nijmegen22+42.9
24/25→25/26
56340.5%7815.8%
21R. YamamotoDefensive midfielderSt. Truiden24+42.7
24/25→25/26
56331%6425.5%
22R. MalinovskyiDefensive midfielderGenoa33+42.6
24/25→25/26
48747.4%3114.7%
23O. TarghallineDefensive midfielderFeyenoord24+42.2
24/25→25/26
53376.8%7311.3%
24N. MbambaDefensive midfielderDender21+40.6
24/25→25/26
441230.3%6123.2%
25F. WintherDefensive midfielderFC Fredericia26+40.4
24/25→25/26
45897.8%4122.2%
26Lee Tae-SeokDefensive midfielderAustria Vienna24+40.3
24/25→25/26
48503.8%499%
27L. BertoneDefensive midfielderFC Thun32+38.9
21/22→25/26
55243.1%2438.8%
28M. PessinaDefensive midfielderMonza29+38.6
24/25→25/26
45567.6%483.6%
29J. GbaminDefensive midfielderMetz30+38
24/25→25/26
393166.7%4612.9%
30D. CastilloDefensive midfielderFC Midtjylland22+37.9
24/25→25/26
44583.1%4920.8%
31I. KaboréDefensive midfielderWrexham25+37.6
24/25→25/26
43709.4%697.6%
32A. ScottDefensive midfielderBournemouth22+37.6
24/25→25/26
47417.8%9118.6%
33Justin JanssenDefensive midfielderFC Nordsjaelland20+37.6
24/25→25/26
411074.3%4832.5%
34V. DaridaDefensive midfielderHradec Králové35+37.4
24/25→25/26
44550%193.9%
35F. RiederDefensive midfielderFC Augsburg24+37.2
24/25→25/26
51265.7%8417.8%
36R. NdiayeDefensive midfielderLe Havre24+37.2
24/25→25/26
56197.9%8224.2%
37M. SheltonDefensive midfielderBarnet29+37
22/23→25/26
44506.8%246.2%
38A. AttaDefensive midfielderUdinese23+36.4
24/25→25/26
50277.9%8618.1%
39K. LofthouseDefensive midfielderBurton Albion25+36.2
24/25→25/26
46354.9%5224%
40K. SmitDefensive midfielderAZ Alkmaar20+35.8
24/25→25/26
44416.3%7919.6%
41İ. AkdağDefensive midfielderKeçiörengücü35+35.2
23/24→25/26
42558.7%157.5%
42P. GerkensDefensive midfielderCercle Brugge31+35.2
24/25→25/26
47311.5%3314%
43M. BogardeDefensive midfielderLask Linz24+34.8
22/23→25/26
44362.5%485%
44J. JamesDefensive midfielderLeicester22+34.4
24/25→25/26
51204.8%701.1%
45L. CamaraDefensive midfielderMonaco22+34.1
24/25→25/26
66107.2%884.5%
46S. BirindelliDefensive midfielderMonza27+34.1
24/25→25/26
40550%5713.7%
47L. HaraslínDefensive midfielderSparta Praha30+33.9
20/21→25/26
361540.9%198.3%
48J. van OvereemDefensive midfielderHeerenveen32+33.9
21/22→25/26
58141.8%3725.5%
49D. KruseDefensive midfielderIFK Goteborg24+33.8
24/25→25/26
41504.5%3928.6%
50C. TolissoDefensive midfielderLyon32+33.6
24/25→25/26
7679.8%4913.7%