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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in League One

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

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At a glance

B. Mumba of Plymouth is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in League One, with a Field Insider Rating of 52.2, and L. Wing has been the form player this season, grading 67.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Lofthouse has improved his Season rating most, up +36.2 on last season, while B. Khela's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +17.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Lofthouse of Burton Albion is the most valuable name in this group at 17.3.

Best talent
B. Mumba52.2RTG
Plymouth
In form
L. Wing67.7SsN
Reading
Rising potential
B. Khela+17.1RTG
Peterborough · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
K. Lofthouse+36.2SsN
Burton Albion · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
L. Wing11goals
Reading
Most valuable
K. Lofthouse17.3val
Burton Albion
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PlayerTeam
1K. LofthouseDefensive midfielderBurton Albion2517.346354.9%5224%
2J. NeufvilleDefensive midfielderBradford2616.945104.5%4731.2%
3F. MurrayDefensive midfielderWigan2716.35251.9%447.6%
4A. CollinsDefensive midfielderPeterborough2616.34439.8%46±0%
5L. ConnellDefensive midfielderBarnsley2515.14126.2%463.6%
6J. BrownDefensive midfielderBlackpool2514.33826.7%491%
7A. SmithDefensive midfielderAFC Wimbledon2713.3366.8%409.5%
8A. RobertsonDefensive midfielderCardiff2312.6347.4%5125.1%
9O. BaileyDefensive midfielderStockport County2612.634264.5%476.1%
10B. MumbaDefensive midfielderPlymouth2412.33396.4%5221.4%
11L. SørensenDefensive midfielderHuddersfield2611.33068.9%453.3%
12A. MorleyDefensive midfielderWycombe2610.92979.3%436.9%
13T. BaylissDefensive midfielderLincoln2710.7293.6%4012.2%
14K. ChaukeDefensive midfielderBurton Albion2310.51822.6%47±0%
15X. SimonsDefensive midfielderBolton2310.21812.4%4625.7%
16J. WeirDefensive midfielderWigan2410.225114.5%463.1%
17T. TaylorDefensive midfielderNorthampton2510.12789.5%442.1%
18J. ColwillDefensive midfielderCardiff2110.12848.7%5047.9%
19C. WebsterDefensive midfielderBurton Albion2210.1282.2%481.3%
20E. ErhahonDefensive midfielderBolton2510210.5%452.8%
21T. BakinsonDefensive midfielderLeyton Orient271027525.6%369.8%
22B. KhelaDefensive midfielderPeterborough211029181.6%5052%
23H. RobertsDefensive midfielderReading24101756.5%4530.9%
24I. VarfolomeevDefensive midfielderLincoln229.9184741.8%
25M. SmithDefensive midfielderWigan259.82642.5%441.2%
26D. PhillipsDefensive midfielderStevenage259.8215.1%445.4%
27J. ArmerDefensive midfielderBurton Albion259.8261.9%445.2%
28Armando QuitirnaDefensive midfielderWycombe269.52613.8%408.5%
29A. AbdulaiDefensive midfielderLeyton Orient239.41852.9%428.1%
30J. McKiernanDefensive midfielderBurton Albion249.4199.3%421.4%
31Daniel GoreDefensive midfielderRotherham219.3261322.2%4610%
32K. AbrefaDefensive midfielderReading229.3134.1%442.7%
33Jonathan BlandDefensive midfielderBarnsley209.12448
34T. AllenDefensive midfielderWycombe269.11937.2%414.1%
35K. SpenceDefensive midfielderRotherham2591841.9%4022.2%
36S. RevanDefensive midfielderBurton Albion238.91088.2%409.3%
37Kyle James McAdamDefensive midfielderNorthampton218.82044
38W. AlvesDefensive midfielderHuddersfield218.8635.2%4429.4%
39E. HendersonDefensive midfielderWycombe268.81745.2%4028.3%
40D. TurnbullDefensive midfielderCardiff278.723158.9%3828.9%
41Vimal YoganathanDefensive midfielderBarnsley208.7212871.4%4614.1%
42R. LedsonDefensive midfielderHuddersfield288.746202%3922.7%
43E. KingDefensive midfielderCardiff238.7098.9%3914.1%
44L. SibleyDefensive midfielderBradford248.7192.7%3912%
45B. AdeekoDefensive midfielderWigan238.6476.2%3914.8%
46C. RobertsDefensive midfielderPlymouth218.3218.2%4124.7%
47J. MingiDefensive midfielderStockport County258.20100%3710.5%
48R. WaltersDefensive midfielderPort Vale208.214439.9%
49J. WormleightonDefensive midfielderNorthampton228.2539
50C. CumminsDefensive midfielderExeter City218.1540