Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Pro League

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

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At a glance

A. Koné of NEOM is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Pro League, with a Field Insider Rating of 58.7, and Z. Youssouf has been the form player this season, grading 47.6, and J. Pedroza leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Buckley has improved his Season rating most, up +39.1 on last season, while Rakan Kaabi's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +3.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Buckley of Al Kholood is the most valuable name in this group at 23.3.

Al-Fayha · 24/25→25/26

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Al Kholood · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	J. Buckley Defensive midfielder	Al Kholood	26	23.3	47471.1%	5112.7%
2	Z. Youssouf Defensive midfielder	Al-Fateh	27	22.8	48128.8%	462.5%
3	J. Pedroza Defensive midfielder	Al Okhdood	27	20.9	423.4%	4515.4%
4	A. Koné Defensive midfielder	NEOM	21	18.3	41145.8%	5917.6%
5	Rakan Kaabi Defensive midfielder	Al-Fayha	23	15.3	23142.1%	528.2%
6	Ahmed Al Shamrani Defensive midfielder	Al-Hazm	24	14.1	11	48
7	Awad Al Nashri Defensive midfielder	Al-Ittihad FC	24	13.9	9129.7%	471.9%
8	Eid Al Muwallad Defensive midfielder	Al-Ahli Jeddah	24	13.4	355.4%	454.2%
9	Nasser Al Dawsari Defensive midfielder	Al-Hilal Saudi FC	27	12.8	234.2%	4310.4%
10	Suhayb Al Zaid Defensive midfielder	Al-Hilal Saudi FC	21	12.3	099.5%	4617.5%
11	M. Al-Zaid Defensive midfielder	Al-Hilal Saudi FC	21	12.3	0	46
12	Hussain Al Eisa Defensive midfielder	Al Khaleej Saihat	25	12.1	354.5%	410.7%
13	A. Khatir Defensive midfielder	Al Riyadh	21	11.4	195.7%	431.1%
14	M. Borrell Defensive midfielder	Al Okhdood	19	11.4	15	48
15	Saud Salem Defensive midfielder	Al Okhdood	20	10.8	123.5%	435.9%
16	Saud Zaydan Defensive midfielder	Al Riyadh	26	10.5	1	3617.8%
17	Nawaf Al-Harthi Defensive midfielder	Al-Fayha	27	10.3	479.9%	3526.1%
18	Bader Munshi Defensive midfielder	Al Khaleej Saihat	27	9.8	3170%	3316%
19	M. Al-Qahtani Defensive midfielder	Al Okhdood	18	9.7	1	44
20	I. Ashi Defensive midfielder	Al Okhdood	0	8.2	4	47
21	Amadou Bamba Dieng Defensive midfielder	Al-Hazm	0	8.1	0	46
22	Fabinho Defensive midfielder	Al-Ittihad FC	32	5.4	406.8%	2824%
23	Ali Al Asmari Defensive midfielder	Al Shabab	29	5.1	19156.2%	3116.1%
24	D. Kourbelis Defensive midfielder	Al Khaleej Saihat	32	4.8	3423.7%	2515.2%
25	Abdulaziz Al Harabi Defensive midfielder	Al Najma	29	4.5	1679.8%	2828.4%
26	V. Lekhal Defensive midfielder	Al Riyadh	32	3.3	1768%	1963.9%
27	Majed Kanabah Defensive midfielder	Al Khaleej Saihat	33	3.3	2419.9%	1911.9%
28	Otávio Defensive midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	31	3.1	1171.1%	2438.5%
29	Saleh Al Harthi Defensive midfielder	Al Okhdood	30	3	2166.7%	2026.2%
30	Hussain Al Qahtani Defensive midfielder	Al-Qadisiyah FC	31	2.3	191.4%	1740.5%
31	Abdulelah Al Malki Defensive midfielder	Al-Hilal Saudi FC	31	2.3	097.4%	1740.9%
32	Fahad Jumayah Defensive midfielder	Al Taawon	31	2.2	098.3%	1749.2%
33	Abdulaziz Alswealem Defensive midfielder	Al-Fateh	34	1.9	15	13
34	Abdulrahman Al Safari Defensive midfielder	Al Kholood	33	1.4	859.5%	1343.7%
35	A. Al Khaibary Defensive midfielder	Al-Hazm	42	0.2	1	3