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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

Jon Gorrotxategi of Real Sociedad II is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders, with a Field Insider Rating of 85.8, and Wu Xi has been the form player this season, grading 58.6, and I. Chochev leads the scoring with 12 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: D. Genreau has improved his Season rating most, up +45 on last season, while S. Fusire's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, C. Baleba of Manchester United is the most valuable name in this group at 96.4.

Best talent
Jon Gorrotxategi85.8RTG
Real Sociedad II
In form
Wu Xi58.6SsN
Shanghai Shenhua
Rising potential
S. Fusire+33.2RTG
Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
D. Genreau+45SsN
Melbourne Victory · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
I. Chochev12goals
Ludogorets
Most valuable
C. Baleba96.4val
Manchester United
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1D. GenreauDefensive midfielderMelbourne Victory27+45
24/25→25/26
481730.8%1870.3%
2Mateus VitalDefensive midfielderSHANGHAI SIPG28+43.9
24/25→25/26
53493.3%2848.3%
3N. CaliskanDefensive midfielderReal Salt Lake26+41.4
24/25→25/26
4365.3%4111%
4F. WintherDefensive midfielderFC Fredericia26+40.4
24/25→25/26
45897.8%4122.2%
5L. BertoneDefensive midfielderFC Luzern32+38.9
21/22→25/26
55243.1%2438.8%
6V. DaridaDefensive midfielderHradec Králové36+37.4
24/25→25/26
44550%193.9%
7M. BogardeDefensive midfielderLask Linz24+34.8
22/23→25/26
44362.5%485%
8W. IgorDefensive midfielderKristiansund BK21+34.1
24/25→25/26
3818.6%431.6%
9Y. YamamotoDefensive midfielderKawasaki Frontale28+31.7
24/25→25/26
47±0%42±0%
10MetinhoDefensive midfielderFC Basel 189323+29.6
24/25→25/26
33870.6%4619.8%
11NenéDefensive midfielderYunnan Yukun31+29
24/25→25/26
37349.4%1817.6%
12T. JacobDefensive midfielderAtlanta United FC22+28.7
24/25→25/26
44377.4%475.7%
13S. SissokoDefensive midfielderCukaricki26+27.2
22/23→25/26
30971.4%3429.4%
14S. ChristiansenDefensive midfielderSarpsborg 08 FF25+27.1
24/25→25/26
3659.4%412.2%
15VitinhoDefensive midfielderBotafogo27+27.1
24/25→25/26
4321.6%591.3%
16M. ChristensenDefensive midfielderOsters IF29+27.1
24/25→25/26
271842.3%
17Ž. TronteljDefensive midfielderDunajska Streda26+27
24/25→25/26
39230.8%358.1%
18K. JørgensenDefensive midfielderLask Linz26+26.7
24/25→25/26
46139.1%460.9%
19L. BlondelDefensive midfielderHuracan30+25.9
24/25→25/26
39139.8%3851%
20J. LukićDefensive midfielderPhiladelphia Union24+25.8
22/23→25/26
2635%424.5%
21C. ZabalaDefensive midfielderSarmiento Junin28+25.5
22/23→25/26
41163.5%4115.6%
22Y. CimignaniDefensive midfielderFC Lugano24+25.5
22/23→25/26
29850%4526.7%
23E. QuarshieDefensive midfielderLe Mans30+25.4
24/25→25/26
33347.9%3651%
24L. FombaDefensive midfielderServette FC28+25.4
24/25→25/26
28846.7%3137.7%
25A. CharlesDefensive midfielderBromley27+24.8
24/25→25/26
40159%301.3%
26A. SchöpfDefensive midfielderLask Linz32+24.7
24/25→25/26
42140.3%2016.2%
27N. AcevedoDefensive midfielderNew York City FC27+24.1
24/25→25/26
2710.4%3828.4%
28Lucas SashaDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC36+24.1
24/25→25/26
41147%2345.6%
29S. SpieringsDefensive midfielderReal Salt Lake30+23.6
24/25→25/26
2855.4%236.6%
30T. MuyumbaDefensive midfielderAtlanta United FC29+23.6
24/25→25/26
48243.2%3128.5%
31A. EngwandaDefensive midfielderUtrecht23+22.9
24/25→25/26
39139.6%7310.1%
32R. RanftlDefensive midfielderAustria Vienna34+22.8
21/22→25/26
37161.7%1847.7%
33A. MaxDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.34+22.5
24/25→25/26
32130.9%1747.4%
34C. McGrandlesDefensive midfielderLincoln30+22.5
24/25→25/26
45±0%34±0%
35H. AmassDefensive midfielderManchester United19+22.2
24/25→25/26
26541.5%721.9%
36J. SørensenDefensive midfielderBrann28+22
24/25→25/26
3271%3112.7%
37C. GustafssonDefensive midfielderKalmar FF26+21.4
23/24→25/26
271136.4%2931.1%
38P. KasamiDefensive midfielderFC Winterthur34+20.3
24/25→25/26
26344.1%1140.7%
39M. CarlierDefensive midfielderNancy29+19.8
24/25→25/26
30202%3937%
40J. HaakDefensive midfielderLos Angeles Galaxy25+19.7
24/25→25/26
3027.5%433.6%
41H. FinndellDefensive midfielderJagiellonia26+19.6
24/25→25/26
27535.7%3220.2%
42D. GarcíaDefensive midfielderFC Juarez23+19.4
24/25→25/26
40±0%4122.7%
43E. FernandesDefensive midfielderBSC Young Boys30+19.3
24/25→25/26
34132.2%2547.2%
44A. RyabovDefensive midfielderLNZ Cherkasy26+19.2
24/25→25/26
24408.5%4011.5%
45J. SchoutenDefensive midfielderPSV Eindhoven29+19.2
24/25→25/26
3997.5%4810.2%
46E. BolotovDefensive midfielderFC Orenburg25+18.8
24/25→25/26
24±0%30±0%
47S. FusireDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday21+18.7
24/25→25/26
27239.7%62114.1%
48Willian ArãoDefensive midfielderSantos34+18.5
24/25→25/26
29334.3%1836.6%
49M. DelgadoDefensive midfielderBoca Juniors21+18.5
24/25→25/26
2518.7%552.6%
50N. Jensen WassbergDefensive midfielderBrann22+18.3
24/25→25/26
201016.7%417.1%