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Top-Scoring defensive midfielders in Serie A

The top-scoring defensive midfielders in Serie A, ranked on Field Insider.

Top-scoring defenders in Serie ATop-scoring midfielders in Serie ATop-scoring attackers in Serie ABest defensive midfielders in Serie AMost in-form defensive midfielders in Serie AMost valuable defensive midfielders in Serie A

At a glance

Martinelli of Fluminense is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Serie A, with a Field Insider Rating of 72.4, and Marcelo Hermes has been the form player this season, grading 49.4, and Rony leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Lucas Sasha has improved his Season rating most, up +27.6 on last season, while E. Martínez's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +19.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Martinelli of Fluminense is the most valuable name in this group at 34.4.

Best talent
Martinelli72.4RTG
Fluminense
In form
Marcelo Hermes49.4SsN
Juventude
Rising potential
E. Martínez+19.9RTG
Palmeiras · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Lucas Sasha+27.6SsN
Fortaleza EC · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Rony6goals
Atletico-MG
Most valuable
Martinelli34.4val
Fluminense
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PlayerTeam
1RonyDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG31648123%3911.3%
2Igor GomesDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2743474.1%568.1%
3JorginhoDefensive midfielderFlamengo34327411.5%1929.8%
4MartinelliDefensive midfielderFluminense2434141.8%724.2%
5Marcelo HermesDefensive midfielderJuventude3124983.6%3626.2%
6Andreas PereiraDefensive midfielderPalmeiras3021553.5%3542.4%
7R. CáceresDefensive midfielderVitoria3423393.5%2124%
8NonatoDefensive midfielderFluminense28224237.1%475.4%
9RanieleDefensive midfielderCorinthians2923951.4%4421.2%
10Lucas SilvaDefensive midfielderCruzeiro3323598.9%308.9%
11João SchmidtDefensive midfielderSantos3324152.6%268.6%
12Bruno HenriqueDefensive midfielderInternacional3622423.6%1816.7%
13MaikDefensive midfielderSao Paulo2122469
14Cauan BarrosDefensive midfielderVasco DA Gama22129670.3%668.3%
15E. PulgarDefensive midfielderFlamengo321276%3021.9%
16AlexsanderDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2211811.1%624%
17Vinicius ZanoceloDefensive midfielderCeara2511552.4%569.4%
18Willian OliveiraDefensive midfielderVitoria3312152.4%2339.8%
19Lucas SashaDefensive midfielderFortaleza EC36144168.3%2560.8%
20A. FrancoDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG27132152.4%591.3%
21F. VeraDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2611745.5%5414.7%
22Guilherme AranaDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG29131135.9%465.3%
23NatanaelDefensive midfielderAtletico-MG2412616.3%662.5%
24L. RomeroDefensive midfielderCruzeiro3214340%379.3%
25GabrielDefensive midfielderRB Bragantino3413218.8%252%
26Matheus FernandesDefensive midfielderRB Bragantino2811618.1%4312.1%
27NewtonDefensive midfielderBotafogo2611956.9%588.7%
28Marlon FreitasDefensive midfielderBotafogo3114117.1%4116%
29E. MartínezDefensive midfielderPalmeiras2612030.8%5950.4%
30Evertton AraújoDefensive midfielderFlamengo231124.8%643.9%
31Pablo MaiaDefensive midfielderSao Paulo24122933.3%6612.7%