Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Bundesliga

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Bundesliga, 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 V. Müller has been the form player this season, grading 59.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Lee Tae-Seok has improved his Season rating most, up +40.3 on last season, while R. Amané's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +9.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Lee Tae-Seok of Austria Vienna is the most valuable name in this group at 15.6.

Best talent

Jacob Peter Hödl50.1RTG

Rapid Vienna · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Lee Tae-Seok+40.3SsN

Austria Vienna · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Lee Tae-Seok Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	24	15.6	48503.8%	499%
2	S. Seidl Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	23	15.3	52	47
3	M. Seidl Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	25	15.3	49	47
4	K. Jørgensen Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	26	14.8	46139.1%	460.9%
5	A. Barry Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	26	14.6	47	45
6	M. Bogarde Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	24	14.4	44362.5%	485%
7	V. Müller Defensive midfielder	WSG Wattens	27	13.7	59	42
8	R. Amané Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	23	13.3	4128.2%	4725.9%
9	M. Taferner Defensive midfielder	WSG Wattens	25	12.3	38	43
10	B. Bolla Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	26	11	34	43
11	A. Briedl Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	24	10.7	33	42
12	Boris Matić Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	21	10.6	36	45
13	M. Bidstrup Defensive midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	25	8.4	2630.5%	4310.5%
14	M. Sulzner Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	23	8.4	24	43
15	T. Chukwuani Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	23	8.3	1759%	4310.9%
16	Lee Kang-Hee Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	24	8.2	16	42
17	T. Gulliksen Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	23	8	1846.7%	411%
18	R. Fosso Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	24	7.9	1362.3%	4141.9%
19	F. Wohlmuth Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	24	7.8	19	40
20	Jacob Peter Hödl Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	19	7.8	27	50
21	I. Coulibaly Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	25	7.6	119.6%	3913.3%
22	N. Bajlicz Defensive midfielder	Ried	22	7.6	12	41
23	J. Naschberger Defensive midfielder	WSG Wattens	26	7.5	23	39
24	D. Kovacevic Defensive midfielder	TSV Hartberg	21	7.5	18	43
25	M. Diambou Defensive midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	23	7.5	5	39
26	S. Fofana Defensive midfielder	Grazer AK	23	7.3	1025%	3738.3%
27	I. Dahlqvist Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	24	7.2	1069.8%	3713.2%
28	A. Malic Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	20	7.2	17	44
29	M. Olesen Defensive midfielder	Grazer AK	25	7.1	19185.1%	3728.5%
30	M. Atemengue Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	23	7.1	2	37
31	J. Gazibegović Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	26	7.1	1214.5%	3733.7%
32	E. Agyemang Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	22	7.1	7	39
33	L. Sulzbacher Defensive midfielder	WSG Wattens	26	6.9	13	35
34	P. Pomer Defensive midfielder	Ried	28	6.9	40	35
35	Mamadou Fofana II Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	25	6.8	18371.1%	3532.4%
36	J. Halwachs Defensive midfielder	TSV Hartberg	23	6.8	1	35
37	J. Beck Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	21	6.7	150%	386.4%
38	V. Sulzbacher Defensive midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	21	6.6	1	38
39	E. Kujovic Defensive midfielder	Wolfsberger AC	21	6.5	4	37
40	Kristjan Bendra Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	20	6.4	1	39
41	Philipp Maybach Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	18	6.3	11	44
42	Marijan Österreicher Defensive midfielder	Austria Vienna	20	6.2	0	37
43	O. Lukic Defensive midfielder	Red Bull Salzburg	19	6	1	39
44	Luca Weinhandl Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	17	6	8	44
45	J. Auer Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	26	6	1	31
46	Paul Bratschko Defensive midfielder	TSV Hartberg	20	6	0	37
47	S. Horvath Defensive midfielder	Lask Linz	29	5.9	39	336.7%
48	D. Bumberger Defensive midfielder	FC BW Linz	27	5.8	15	30
49	E. Karić Defensive midfielder	Sturm Graz	29	5.8	3390.1%	3346%
50	T. Børkeeiet Defensive midfielder	Rapid Vienna	27	5.4	3	2814.5%