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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Liga Profesional Argentina 2026

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Liga Profesional Argentina in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

S. Sosa of Defensa Y Justicia is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Liga Profesional Argentina, with a Field Insider Rating of 55.6, and L. Blondel has been the form player this season, grading 47.8, and F. Peña leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Blondel has improved his Season rating most, up +35.1 on last season, while S. Sosa's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +8.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, F. Ibarra of Rosario Central is the most valuable name in this group at 21.1.

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PlayerTeam
1F. IbarraDefensive midfielderRosario Central2521.14710.7%522.8%
2A. MorenoDefensive midfielderRiver Plate2719.84082.9%4518.3%
3A. SánchezDefensive midfielderBelgrano Cordoba2717.439±0%443.5%
4M. GalarzaDefensive midfielderTalleres Cordoba2415.62927.6%5410.6%
5F. AmarfilDefensive midfielderPlatense25142142.6%4510.6%
6I. MiramónDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.2313.8271693.3%5116.1%
7F. PeñaDefensive midfielderLanus2513.534370.8%5118.4%
8J. GhoDefensive midfielderArgentinos JRS2313.32351.7%5015.4%
9J. SforzaDefensive midfielderTalleres Cordoba2413.215325%505.9%
10G. GonzalezDefensive midfielderEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto2313.217380.6%497.6%
11S. SosaDefensive midfielderDefensa Y Justicia2113.2251468.8%5630.5%
12M. DelgadoDefensive midfielderBoca Juniors2113.22414.9%551.9%
13L. PérezDefensive midfielderRacing Club2212.820±0%4219.1%
14T. BottariDefensive midfielderIndepend. Rivadavia2512.81918.6%482.6%
15B. LeyesDefensive midfielderTigre2512.61710.3%480.6%
16M. GarcíaDefensive midfielderAldosivi2112.418503.4%4914.5%
17T. GonzalezDefensive midfielderEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto2612.32146
18Felipe BussioDefensive midfielderVelez Sarsfield2212.2103300%4816.4%
19I. RodríguezDefensive midfielderRacing Club2412.215156.7%471.1%
20Santiago EsquivelDefensive midfielderBanfield2212.21325.5%47±0%
21F. Di BiasiDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.2112.21451
22M. SeoaneDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.2212.11026.8%481.3%
23S. GonzálezDefensive midfielderTigre2312.1950.6%4511.5%
24R. HerreraDefensive midfielderNewells Old Boys2611.91739.1%425.2%
25L. VillegasDefensive midfielderBanfield2211.9114828.2%
26L. VegaDefensive midfielderAtletico Tucuman2111.92150
27L. RegiardoDefensive midfielderNewells Old Boys2011.832108.6%5512.4%
28S. RosanéDefensive midfielderEstudiantes de Rio Cuarto2611.61815.9%425.7%
29A. MedinaDefensive midfielderLanus2011.61418.6%51±0%
30I. PaisDefensive midfielderBanfield2611.5204416.7%
31J. VelazquezDefensive midfielderBelgrano Cordoba2111.4855.8%478.5%
32B. KociubinskiDefensive midfielderEstudiantes L.P.2511.30100%401%
33Juan RattalinoDefensive midfielderSan Lorenzo2211.36161.9%453%
34E. GiacconeDefensive midfielderUnion Santa Fe2111.39488%
35P. FerreiraDefensive midfielderPlatense2211.2114623.5%
36L. MamutDefensive midfielderGimnasia L.P.2211.2546.5%446.7%
37M. LucianoDefensive midfielderNewells Old Boys2311.1675%421.9%
38C. ZabalaDefensive midfielderSarmiento Junin281139147.4%4115.2%
39G. AlassiaDefensive midfielderSan Lorenzo2210.9142
40L. PalavecinoDefensive midfielderBanfield2310.92200%423.5%
41E. GodoyDefensive midfielderAtletico Tucuman2310.8041
42F. PerruzziDefensive midfielderAldosivi2510.8352.9%411.8%
43K. OrtízDefensive midfielderAtletico Tucuman2610.81918.7%412.6%
44D. MartínezDefensive midfielderIndependiente2210.8293.7%438.9%
45S. MoreyraDefensive midfielderIndepend. Rivadavia2510.7388%3916.6%
46L. CornejoDefensive midfielderEstudiantes L.P.2110.7145
47C. ReyDefensive midfielderBoca Juniors2010.7437.5%480.6%
48J. DominguezDefensive midfielderAtletico Tucuman2610.51040
49G. PatrittiDefensive midfielderGimnasia M.2310.5040
50F. NavarroDefensive midfielderRosario Central2610.4663.4%3911.8%