Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Premier League

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

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At a glance

A. Karpukas of Lokomotiv is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Premier League, with a Field Insider Rating of 34.5, and K. Pechenin has been the form player this season, grading 36.4, and Fernando Costanza leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: V. Saus has improved his Season rating most, up +25.1 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, N. Umyarov of Spartak Moscow is the most valuable name in this group at 5.9.

Baltika · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

V. Saus+25.1SsN

Baltika · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Fernando Costanza3goals

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	Player	Team
1	N. Umyarov Defensive midfielder	Spartak Moscow	26	5.9	3417%	338.7%
2	A. Karpukas Defensive midfielder	Lokomotiv	24	5.9	3335.8%	353%
3	H. Mrezigue Defensive midfielder	Dinamo Makhachkala	26	5.3	3424.3%	307.8%
4	Fernando Costanza Defensive midfielder	Krylia Sovetov	27	5	3610.2%	2811.2%
5	S. Babkin Defensive midfielder	Krylia Sovetov	23	4.8	2715.1%	325%
6	V. Saus Defensive midfielder	Baltika	23	4.5	25	3418.2%
7	Manuel Keliano Defensive midfielder	Akhmat	23	3.9	2223.3%	3143%
8	M. Mukhin Defensive midfielder	FC Sochi	24	3.8	2140.4%	299.3%
9	A. Opoku Defensive midfielder	Nizhny Novgorod	21	2.9	13	30
10	P. Gadio Defensive midfielder	Akhmat	24	2.9	4	27
11	Y. Mikhaylov Defensive midfielder	Zenit	23	2.9	0100%	2713.4%
12	D. Prokhin Defensive midfielder	FC Rostov	25	2.9	678.2%	2716.4%
13	P. Gorelov Defensive midfielder	FC Orenburg	23	2.8	194.7%	2610.8%
14	D. Zorin Defensive midfielder	Spartak Moscow	22	2.8	097.7%	277.5%
15	M. Apshatsev Defensive midfielder	Rubin	25	2.7	114.3%	256.8%
16	A. Gadzhiev Defensive midfielder	Akhmat	22	2.7	192.8%	2712.2%
17	A. Ivlev Defensive midfielder	Nizhny Novgorod	19	2.7	133.9%	31±0%
18	A. Baranovskiy Defensive midfielder	FC Orenburg	21	2.6	057.1%	261.9%
19	S. Gadzhiev Defensive midfielder	Dinamo Makhachkala	21	2.5	088.9%	2615.4%
20	D. Kondakov Defensive midfielder	Zenit	18	2.5	2	31
21	V. Okishor Defensive midfielder	Dynamo	19	2.4	157.7%	2813.2%
22	Umut Kaya Defensive midfielder	Akron	19	2.3	2	27
23	K. Kuchaev Defensive midfielder	FC Rostov	28	2.3	2159.4%	2312.1%
24	K. Pechenin Defensive midfielder	Krylia Sovetov	29	2.3	36118%	245.6%
25	A. Ashurov Defensive midfielder	Dinamo Makhachkala	18	2.2	0	27
26	E. Burkin Defensive midfielder	FC Krasnodar	17	2.2	0	29
27	Douglas Augusto Defensive midfielder	FC Krasnodar	29	2.2	3043.6%	2265.1%
28	I. Ivashchenko Defensive midfielder	FC Orenburg	17	2.1	2	28
29	D. Saveljev Defensive midfielder	Krylia Sovetov	17	2.1	0	27
30	K. Khosonov Defensive midfielder	Akron	28	2.1	1938.6%	2230%
31	M. Beveev Defensive midfielder	Baltika	30	1.9	36117.6%	217.1%
32	Kevin Pina Defensive midfielder	FC Krasnodar	29	1.6	1654.9%	2032.2%
33	Douglas Santos Defensive midfielder	Zenit	32	1.1	2463.6%	1632.3%
34	M. Kuzmin Defensive midfielder	Akron	30	1.1	1252.6%	1537.1%
35	Dani Fernández Defensive midfielder	Krylia Sovetov	29	0.9	377.3%	1637.4%
36	T. Bongonda Defensive midfielder	Spartak Moscow	30	0.7	098.5%	1349%
37	A. Talal Defensive midfielder	Akhmat	30	0.7	195.2%	1240.7%
38	A. Mendel Defensive midfielder	Baltika	31	0.7	8	1322.4%
39	M. Maiga Defensive midfielder	Nizhny Novgorod	31	0.6	74.2%	1229.1%
40	A. Lomakin Defensive midfielder	FC Orenburg	31	0.5	099.1%	1050%
41	A. Timofeev Defensive midfielder	Lokomotiv	32	0.4	098.4%	846.5%
42	D. Ivanisenya Defensive midfielder	Krylia Sovetov	32	0.4	240.6%	937.5%
43	A. Zotov Defensive midfielder	Rubin	35	0.1	196.4%	456.4%
44	O. Ivanov Defensive midfielder	Rubin	40	0.1	373.7%	244.7%