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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Serie A 2026

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Serie A in 2026, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

T. Pérez of Atletico-MG is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 65.5, and E. Pulgar has been the form player this season, grading 46.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Vitinho has improved his Season rating most, up +27.1 on last season, while T. Pérez's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +16.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Vitinho of Botafogo is the most valuable name in this group at 37.1.

Best talent
T. Pérez65.5RTG
Atletico-MG
In form
E. Pulgar46.7SsN
Flamengo
Rising potential
T. Pérez+16.1RTG
Atletico-MG · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Vitinho+27.1SsN
Botafogo · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
E. Pulgar2goals
Flamengo
Most valuable
Vitinho37.1val
Botafogo
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PlayerTeam
1VitinhoDefensive midfielderBotafogo2737.14321.6%591.3%
2Zé VitorDefensive midfielderVitoria2631.3276650%5616.9%
3FabinhoDefensive midfielderRB Bragantino2430.515±0%567.4%
4Gabriel MeninoDefensive midfielderSantos253014±0%581.9%
5PierreDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC2428.883900%560.5%
6Ryan GustavoDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC2328.668.8%601.6%
7I. SosaDefensive midfielderRB Bragantino2328.4761
8HuguinhoDefensive midfielderBotafogo1928.321±0%6548.1%
9Gustavo Henrique PereiraDefensive midfielderSantos2127.91962
10T. PérezDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2127.812618.8%6652%
11AlexsanderDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2226.815±0%576.6%
12Patrick SilvaDefensive midfielderRB Bragantino2226.4258
13K. CastañoDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG252619±0%3917.1%
14Diego RosaDefensive midfielderInternacional2325.8292.5%5421.8%
15AndersonDefensive midfielderVitoria2325.5254
16Domingos AndradeDefensive midfielderBotafogo2325.413±0%5416.7%
17EdenilsonDefensive midfielderVitoria2125.4660
18HyanDefensive midfielderSantos2225.2154
19Murilo RhikmanDefensive midfielderSport Recife2023.50590.8%
20YuriDefensive midfielderRB Bragantino2023.4057
21Ryan TavaresDefensive midfielderRB Bragantino1923.4461
22Bruno CésarDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC2123.1154
23Zé LucasDefensive midfielderCruzeiro182316±0%615%
24Davi GoesDefensive midfielderJuventude2123183.3%544.3%
25Erick MachadoDefensive midfielderPalmeiras1922.8060
26E. MartínezDefensive midfielderPalmeiras2722.719±0%497.9%
27S. SosaDefensive midfielderVasco DA Gama2722.651±0%405.2%
28Luiz GustavoDefensive midfielderCorinthians2022.6157
29D. FerreiraDefensive midfielderSao Paulo1821.6158
30Pablo RobertoDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC2621.3184.6%4517.8%
31Lukas ZuccarelloDefensive midfielderVasco DA Gama1921.10±0%553%
32PepêDefensive midfielderVitoria2813.11429.3%4418.2%
33Matheus FernandesDefensive midfielderRB Bragantino28132387.5%469.5%
34NonatoDefensive midfielderFluminense2812.919±0%472.9%
35A. PreciadoDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2812.82357.9%4551%
36J. VélezDefensive midfielderInternacional2311.2324
37PaulinhoDefensive midfielderInternacional2910.717534.6%3819.3%
38F. CarballoDefensive midfielderGremio299.81742.5%2612.7%
39M. VillasantiDefensive midfielderGremio299.713±0%3313.8%
40E. PulgarDefensive midfielderFlamengo329.447190.1%3017.3%
41CaíqueDefensive midfielderVitoria309.3248.7%4011.8%
42N. de la CruzDefensive midfielderFlamengo299.18±0%359.2%
43RonaldoDefensive midfielderInternacional299.19±0%351.7%
44T. PochettinoDefensive midfielderVitoria307.422±0%2822.3%
45CharlesDefensive midfielderCorinthians306.512±0%287%
46Gustavo CazonattiDefensive midfielderMirassol306.5326
47Lucas SashaDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC365.541147%2345.6%
48Willian ArãoDefensive midfielderSantos344.729334.3%1836.6%
49João SchmidtDefensive midfielderSantos333.61558.2%1917.1%
50JairDefensive midfielderVasco DA Gama323.35±0%216.6%