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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Championship

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Championship, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Morris of Middlesbrough is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Championship, with a Field Insider Rating of 70.5, and B. Whiteman has been the form player this season, grading 50.9, and M. Stamenić leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Stamenić has improved his Season rating most, up +30 on last season, while S. Fusire's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Gonçalo Franco of Swansea is the most valuable name in this group at 39.

Best talent
A. Morris70.5RTG
Middlesbrough
In form
B. Whiteman50.9SsN
Preston
Rising potential
S. Fusire+33.2RTG
Sheffield Wednesday · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
M. Stamenić+30SsN
Swansea · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
M. Stamenić3goals
Swansea
Most valuable
Gonçalo Franco39val
Swansea
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PlayerTeam
1Gonçalo FrancoDefensive midfielderSwansea25395117.1%69±0%
2A. MorrisDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough2432.53513.7%711.4%
3C. JanderDefensive midfielderSouthampton2332.3390.5%702%
4M. StamenićDefensive midfielderSwansea2431.135588.2%6882.9%
5B. MitchellDefensive midfielderMillwall2529.220161.3%636.7%
6J. VaraneDefensive midfielderQPR2429.1301.4%635.1%
7D. OzohDefensive midfielderDerby2127.623102.6%678.6%
8WelingtonDefensive midfielderSouthampton2527.61350.4%609.5%
9El Hadji Djibril SoumaréDefensive midfielderSheffield Utd2327.11067.2%592.6%
10C. CoventryDefensive midfielderCharlton2626.92731.5%5813%
11J. SarmientoDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough2426.5386.6%5813.8%
12M. BaradjiDefensive midfielderBlackburn2526.42157
13O. ArblasterDefensive midfielderSheffield Utd2225.91019%5910.7%
14M. TopićDefensive midfielderNorwich2525.9875.4%5611.9%
15S. FusireDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday2125.827239.7%62114.1%
16Cameron BraggDefensive midfielderSouthampton2125.66314.3%6256.6%
17O. DiakitéDefensive midfielderWest Brom2625.624180%563.8%
18F. DownesDefensive midfielderSouthampton2725.63224%5624.5%
19A. McCannDefensive midfielderPreston26252510.8%5412.4%
20C. HumphreysDefensive midfielderIpswich2224.9099.3%57±0%
21Kristi MontgomeryDefensive midfielderBlackburn2224.9757
22P. EkwahDefensive midfielderWatford2424.1293.7%5231%
23Jamie Carson McDonnellDefensive midfielderOxford United2223.9678.2%5559.2%
24A. KantéDefensive midfielderMiddlesbrough2123.9197.1%589.4%
25Alex MatosDefensive midfielderSheffield Utd2123.9375.2%584.8%
26L. SibleyDefensive midfielderOxford United2422.90100%5012.2%
27Y. KonakDefensive midfielderOxford United2022.97644.4%5818.8%
28H. AmassDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday1922.724485.4%6216%
29L. Le RouxDefensive midfielderPortsmouth2622.2668%4857.5%
30Keenan GoughDefensive midfielderCharlton2022256
31Bruno FernandesDefensive midfielderSheffield Wednesday2020.8053
32A. MatusiwaDefensive midfielderIpswich2820.8455.9%5717.5%
33G. DobsonDefensive midfielderWrexham2817.438±0%517.6%
34B. WhitemanDefensive midfielderPreston301751115.7%442.6%
35B. WilliamsDefensive midfielderSouthampton016.4159
36G. DochertyDefensive midfielderCharlton2915.3369%435.6%
37L. TravisDefensive midfielderDerby2813.12243.2%4724.8%
38F. OnyekaDefensive midfielderCoventry2811.91457.8%4339%
39H. ChoudhuryDefensive midfielderLeicester2811.21519.7%4126.2%
40J. StaceyDefensive midfielderNorwich309.92637%3526.4%
41S. TronstadDefensive midfielderBlackburn309.92627.9%3531.8%
42J. WilliamsDefensive midfielderBristol City297.7098.4%3039.9%
43R. HedgesDefensive midfielderBlackburn317.42128.5%2835.3%
44I. HaydenDefensive midfielderQPR316.418127.2%2917.1%
45W. VaulksDefensive midfielderOxford United326.12045.6%2539%
46K. PhillipsDefensive midfielderSheffield Utd305.9292.8%2648.7%
47J. LundstramDefensive midfielderHull City325.41842.4%2416.4%
48J. FultonDefensive midfielderSwansea324.41414.4%2327%
49R. LeonardDefensive midfielderMillwall3442116.9%1741.8%
50A. ForshawDefensive midfielderBlackburn343.1140.7%1436.2%