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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value

The most valuable 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
1J. GarnerDefensive midfielderEverton25131.466195.9%9016.2%
2R. GravenberchDefensive midfielderLiverpool241236228.9%945.9%
3M. CaicedoDefensive midfielderChelsea24119.46021.1%887.9%
4PedriDefensive midfielderBarcelona23115.26317.2%908.4%
5A. ScottDefensive midfielderBournemouth22104.147417.8%9118.6%
6A. WhartonDefensive midfielderCrystal Palace22103.151142%908.9%
7N. SadikiDefensive midfielderSunderland21102.73210.3%9545.6%
8Y. YarmolyukDefensive midfielderBrentford22100.941150.3%899.8%
9A. OnanaDefensive midfielderAston Villa2499.63524%833.2%
10T. AdamsDefensive midfielderBournemouth2799.25030.5%7013.9%
11Nico GonzálezDefensive midfielderManchester City2497.32313.1%8123.4%
12T. IroegbunamDefensive midfielderEverton2397.232143.5%816.3%
13K. MainooDefensive midfielderManchester United2196.42979.5%899.7%
14L. UgochukwuDefensive midfielderBurnley2296.1424.3%845.1%
15C. BalebaDefensive midfielderBrighton2295.41961%848.2%
16T. MitchellDefensive midfielderCrystal Palace2694.8476%7913.2%
17Hugo BuenoDefensive midfielderWolves2394.739135.5%7912.7%
18João GomesDefensive midfielderWolves2594.34613.4%798.4%
19Jon GorrotxategiDefensive midfielderReal Sociedad2394.1468.4%8514.5%
20AndréDefensive midfielderWolves2593.73825.6%785.3%
21S. TonaliDefensive midfielderNewcastle26913039.2%7615.8%
22A. Mac AllisterDefensive midfielderLiverpool2790.64528.6%7619.3%
23L. BogardeDefensive midfielderAston Villa2290.5970.9%794.1%
24Andrey SantosDefensive midfielderChelsea22892059.2%7811.9%
25M. UgarteDefensive midfielderManchester United2587.71460.7%736.4%
26G. GudmundssonDefensive midfielderLeeds2785.9283.1%721.2%
27D. Møller WolfeDefensive midfielderWolves2485.31365.4%717.8%
28Bruno GuimarãesDefensive midfielderNewcastle2885.27618.3%7121%
29GaviDefensive midfielderBarcelona2285.2180.6%811.8%
30R. LaviaDefensive midfielderChelsea2284.8748.8%7410%
31F. PottsDefensive midfielderWest Ham2284.11851.1%742.1%
32J. CardosoDefensive midfielderAtletico Madrid2483.21956.7%7514%
33S. MagassaDefensive midfielderWest Ham2282.3195.4%722.6%
34FlorentinoDefensive midfielderBurnley2682397.4%689.3%
35Marc CasadóDefensive midfielderBarcelona2280.41262.3%7710.9%
36O. VargasDefensive midfielderAtletico Madrid2179.61750.3%8069%
37M. Lewis-SkellyDefensive midfielderArsenal1978478%815.9%
38M. MountDefensive midfielderManchester United2777.624139.6%655.8%
39Marc BernalDefensive midfielderBarcelona1976.724895.8%8715.7%
40A. MilamboDefensive midfielderBrentford2175.9195.8%709.5%
41Dário EssugoDefensive midfielderChelsea2175.4293.8%709.2%
42T. DiblingDefensive midfielderEverton2074.1386%739%
43Samú CostaDefensive midfielderMallorca2572.26565.6%811.9%
44Manuel ÁngelDefensive midfielderReal Madrid2272.1169
45J. FletcherDefensive midfielderManchester United1971.2274
46Rio CardinesDefensive midfielderCrystal Palace2070.4169
47César PalaciosDefensive midfielderReal Madrid2169.7170
48M. KantéDefensive midfielderWest Ham2069.12400%6825.4%
49A. DiattaDefensive midfielderVillarreal2168.9069
50Alejandro MonserrateDefensive midfielderAtletico Madrid2065.3070