Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in La Liga

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

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At a glance

I. Moriba of Celta Vigo is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in La Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 87, and Antonio Blanco has been the form player this season, grading 55.2, and Manu Morlanes leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Marc Aguado has improved his Season rating most, up +23.1 on last season, while S. Amrabat's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +13 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Jon Gorrotxategi of Real Sociedad is the most valuable name in this group at 90.2.

Antonio Blanco55.2SsN

Alaves

Rising potential

S. Amrabat+13RTG

Real Betis · 24/25→25/26

Jon Gorrotxategi90.2val

Real Sociedad

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	Player	Team
1	Jon Gorrotxategi Defensive midfielder	Real Sociedad	23	90.2	3825.1%	829.8%
2	E. Camavinga Defensive midfielder	Real Madrid	23	86.9	252.4%	793.6%
3	A. Tchouaméni Defensive midfielder	Real Madrid	26	85.2	3632.7%	779.9%
4	Beñat Turrientes Defensive midfielder	Real Sociedad	24	82.1	23271.4%	742.9%
5	J. Cardoso Defensive midfielder	Atletico Madrid	24	79.6	1271.4%	7217.8%
6	Manuel Ángel Defensive midfielder	Real Madrid	22	72.1	1	69
7	César Palacios Defensive midfielder	Real Madrid	21	69.7	1	70
8	A. Diatta Defensive midfielder	Villarreal	21	68.9	0	69
9	Alejandro Monserrate Defensive midfielder	Atletico Madrid	20	65.3	0	70
10	J. Morcillo Defensive midfielder	Atletico Madrid	19	64.3	2	73
11	J. Cestero Sancho Defensive midfielder	Real Madrid	19	62.7	0	71
12	Antonio Blanco Defensive midfielder	Alaves	26	60.9	5569.3%	756.6%
13	I. Moriba Defensive midfielder	Celta Vigo	23	57.6	4754.3%	874.2%
14	C. Macia Defensive midfielder	Villarreal	17	55.5	1	72
15	L. Agoumé Defensive midfielder	Sevilla	24	52.7	458.2%	801.4%
16	Mikel Jauregizar Defensive midfielder	Athletic Club	22	52.7	40±0%	843.3%
17	Alejandro Rego Defensive midfielder	Athletic Club	23	47.7	24	72
18	Marc Aguado Defensive midfielder	Elche	26	47	39141.7%	7121.6%
19	D. Caceres Defensive midfielder	Getafe	22	43.2	2	69
20	Pepelu Defensive midfielder	Valencia	27	43.1	332.8%	659.6%
21	Unai Vencedor Defensive midfielder	Levante	25	42.9	873.6%	652.8%
22	Pablo Ibáñez Defensive midfielder	Alaves	27	41.6	3262.6%	6310.4%
23	Manu Morlanes Defensive midfielder	Mallorca	27	40.2	3298.1%	6113.9%
24	Beñat Prados Defensive midfielder	Athletic Club	25	39.9	195.7%	6024.1%
25	N. Fonseca Defensive midfielder	Oviedo	27	35.4	1333.7%	539.9%
26	H. Burcio Defensive midfielder	Celta Vigo	18	34.9	0	70
27	Dani Ceballos Defensive midfielder	Real Madrid	30	19.7	653.8%	3641.1%
28	Adrià Pedrosa Defensive midfielder	Elche	28	19.6	2043%	4928.6%
29	S. Amrabat Defensive midfielder	Real Betis	29	19.3	1732.9%	5332.5%
30	C. Benavídez Defensive midfielder	Alaves	28	17.4	469.8%	4429.1%
31	Óscar Valentín Defensive midfielder	Rayo Vallecano	31	15.9	3265.8%	4020.4%
32	P. Ciss Defensive midfielder	Rayo Vallecano	32	15.1	3713.6%	3427.8%
33	Ruíz de Galarreta Defensive midfielder	Athletic Club	33	11	3428.7%	2935.1%
34	Omar Mascarell Defensive midfielder	Mallorca	33	10.7	4036.6%	2828.9%
35	L. Dendoncker Defensive midfielder	Oviedo	31	9.6	1944%	3212%
36	Dani Parejo Defensive midfielder	Villarreal	37	6.2	2052.7%	1453%
37	Mikel Vesga Defensive midfielder	Athletic Club	33	3.9	636%	1748.2%