Best Defensive Midfielders

Top-rated defensive midfielders (CDM, RDM, LDM) — FC 26

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Patri Guijarro89+1

2

Joshua Kimmich89+0

3

4

Moisés Caicedo88+2

5

Declan Rice88+1

6

Georgia Stanway86+3

7

Ryan Gravenberch86+3

8

Hakan Çalhanoğlu86+0

9

Yui Hasegawa86+0

10

Erin Cuthbert85+3

11

Sandro Tonali85+2

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13

Granit Xhaka85+0

14

Rúben Neves85+0

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Keira Walsh85+0

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Aurélien Tchouaméni84+3

19

Lena Oberdorf84+3

20

Damaris Egurrola84+3

21

Boubacar Kamara84+2

22

Manuel Locatelli84+1

23

N'Golo Kanté84+0

24

Sjoeke Nüsken83+5

25

Angelo Stiller83+4

26

Morten Hjulmand83+3

27

Taylor Flint83+3

28

Dominique Janssen83+0

29

Aleksandar Pavlović82+5

30

Elliot Anderson82+4

31

Gabriela García82+1

32

33

Remo Freuler82+0

34

35

Lucas Torreira82+0

36

37

Hina Sugita82+0

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39

Adam Wharton81+6

40

Nico González81+4

41

James Garner81+3

42

Youssouf Fofana81+3

43

Amadou Onana81+3

44

Marcel Sabitzer81+0

45

Leon Goretzka81+0

46

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg81+0

47

Denis Zakaria81+0

48

Rosival Dourado81+0

49

Sarah Zadrazil81+0

50

Daphné Corboz81+0

#	Player	Position	Nation	Team	OVR	POT	Growth
1	Patri Guijarro	CDM	Spain	FC Barcelona	89	90	+1
2	Joshua Kimmich	CDM	Germany	Bayern München	89	89	+0
3	Rodri	CDM	Spain	Manchester City	89	89	+0
4	Moisés Caicedo	CDM	Ecuador	Chelsea	88	90	+2
5	Declan Rice	CDM	England	Arsenal	88	89	+1
6	Georgia Stanway	CDM	England	Bayern München	86	89	+3
7	Ryan Gravenberch	CDM	Netherlands	Liverpool	86	89	+3
8	Hakan Çalhanoğlu	CDM	Türkiye	Türkiye	86	86	+0
9	Yui Hasegawa	CDM	Japan	Manchester City	86	86	+0
10	Erin Cuthbert	CDM	Scotland	Chelsea	85	88	+3
11	Sandro Tonali	CDM	Italy	Newcastle United	85	87	+2
12	Zubimendi	CDM	Spain	Arsenal	85	87	+2
13	Granit Xhaka	CDM	Switzerland	Sunderland	85	85	+0
14	Rúben Neves	CDM	Portugal	Al Hilal	85	85	+0
15	Kenza Dali	CDM	France	San Diego Wave FC	85	85	+0
16	Keira Walsh	CDM	England	Chelsea	85	85	+0
17	Kim Little	CDM	Scotland	Arsenal	85	85	+0
18	Aurélien Tchouaméni	CDM	France	Real Madrid	84	87	+3
19	Lena Oberdorf	CDM	Germany	Bayern München	84	87	+3
20	Damaris Egurrola	CDM	Netherlands	OL Lyonnes	84	87	+3
21	Boubacar Kamara	CDM	France	Aston Villa	84	86	+2
22	Manuel Locatelli	CDM	Italy	Juventus	84	85	+1
23	N'Golo Kanté	CDM	France	Fenerbahçe	84	84	+0
24	Sjoeke Nüsken	CDM	Germany	Chelsea	83	88	+5
25	Angelo Stiller	CDM	Germany	VfB Stuttgart	83	87	+4
26	Morten Hjulmand	CDM	Denmark	Sporting CP	83	86	+3
27	Taylor Flint	CDM	United States	Racing Louisville FC	83	86	+3
28	Dominique Janssen	CDM	Netherlands	Manchester United	83	83	+0
29	Aleksandar Pavlović	CDM	Germany	Bayern München	82	87	+5
30	Elliot Anderson	CDM	England	Nottingham Forest	82	86	+4
31	Gabriela García	CDM	Venezuela		82	83	+1
32	Casemiro	CDM	Brazil	Manchester United	82	82	+0
33	Remo Freuler	CDM	Switzerland	Bologna	82	82	+0
34	Fabinho	CDM	Brazil	Al Ittihad	82	82	+0
35	Lucas Torreira	CDM	Uruguay	Galatasaray	82	82	+0
36	Palhinha	CDM	Portugal	Tottenham Hotspur	82	82	+0
37	Hina Sugita	CDM	Japan	Angel City FC	82	82	+0
38	Lia Wälti	CDM	Switzerland	Juventus	82	82	+0
39	Adam Wharton	CDM	England	Crystal Palace	81	87	+6
40	Nico González	CDM	Spain	Manchester City	81	85	+4
41	James Garner	CDM	England	Everton	81	84	+3
42	Youssouf Fofana	CDM	France	Milano FC	81	84	+3
43	Amadou Onana	CDM	Belgium	Aston Villa	81	84	+3
44	Marcel Sabitzer	CDM	Austria	Borussia Dortmund	81	81	+0
45	Leon Goretzka	CDM	Germany	Bayern München	81	81	+0
46	Pierre-Emile Højbjerg	CDM	Denmark	Olympique de Marseille	81	81	+0
47	Denis Zakaria	CDM	Switzerland	AS Monaco	81	81	+0
48	Rosival Dourado	CDM	Brazil	Corinthians	81	81	+0
49	Sarah Zadrazil	CDM	Austria	Bayern München	81	81	+0
50	Daphné Corboz	CDM	France	Paris FC	81	81	+0