Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Bundesliga 25/26

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Bundesliga in 25/26, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Jacob Peter Hödl of Sturm Graz is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Bundesliga, with a Field Insider Rating of 50.1, and S. Seidl has been the form player this season, grading 52.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Bogarde has improved his Season rating most, up +34.8 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Seidl of Rapid Vienna is the most valuable name in this group at 15.3.

Best talent

Jacob Peter Hödl50.1RTG

Lask Linz · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Bogarde+34.8SsN

Lask Linz · 22/23→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. Seidl Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	25	15.3	49	47
2	S. Seidl Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	24	15.1	52	47
3	K. Jørgensen Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	26	14.8	46139.1%	460.9%
4	A. Barry Defensive midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	26	14.6	47	45
5	M. Bogarde Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	24	14.4	44362.5%	485%
6	G. Diakité Defensive midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	20	13.6	41	49
7	M. Taferner Defensive midfielder	WSG Wattens	25	12.3	38	43
8	Boris Matić Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	22	11.2	36	45
9	B. Bolla Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	26	11	34	43
10	I. Guerti Defensive midfielder	Grazer AK	22	10.7	1150%	5810.7%
11	M. Sulzner Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	23	8.4	24	43
12	Lee Kang-Hee Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	25	8	16	42
13	F. Wohlmuth Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	24	7.8	19	40
14	Jacob Peter Hödl Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	19	7.8	27	50
15	N. Bajlicz Defensive midfielder	Ried	22	7.7	12	42
16	A. Malic Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	21	7.6	17	44
17	L. Gourna-Douath Defensive midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	23	7.3	190.1%	3745.7%
18	M. Atemengue Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	23	7.1	2	37
19	E. Agyemang Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	22	7.1	7	39
20	J. Halwachs Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	23	6.8	1	35
21	O. Lukic Defensive midfielder	TSV Hartberg	20	6.3	1	39
22	Philipp Maybach Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	18	6.3	11	44
23	Marijan Österreicher Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	20	6.2	0	37
24	Luca Weinhandl Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	17	6	8	44
25	J. Auer Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	26	6	1	31
26	Paul Bratschko Defensive midfielder	TSV Hartberg	20	6	0	37
27	P. Pomer Defensive midfielder	Ried	29	5.7	40	32
28	J. Gorenc Stankovič Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	30	4.8	37	29
29	S. Horvath Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	30	4.8	39	336.7%
30	Y. Maart Defensive midfielder	Ried	31	3.4	23	24
31	R. Renner Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	32	2.7	36	21
32	A. Schöpf Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	32	2.6	42140.3%	2016.2%
33	B. Idrizi Defensive midfielder	SCR Altach	28	2.6	098%	2357.4%
34	R. Ranftl Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	34	1.8	37161.7%	1847.7%
35	Leonit Zeqiri Defensive midfielder	Ried	0	1.6	0	16
36	M. Rasner Defensive midfielder	Ried	31	1.5	8	17