Players · Young defensive midfielders
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Young defensive midfielders
The ScoutChefAI radar has 536 young defensive midfielders, each with at least 90 minutes in the last 12 months. They come from 38 leagues, with the largest group (29 players) at MLS clubs. Ranked by ScoutChefAI score; FK IMT Belgrad's Vasilije Novicic leads with 92.
HU
31
Hayate Ueki 
Age 23 · Defensive Midfielder · Urawa Red Diamonds
23-year-old J1 League player
15apps
787mins
0+1G+A
€150Kvalue
RQ
31
Rafael Quintas 
Age 18 · Defensive Midfielder · SL Benfica B
18-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
6apps
343mins
0+0G+A
€750Kvalue
MM
31
Matteo Mantini 
Age 19 · Defensive Midfielder · Grasshopper Club Zurich 
Senior debut at 17
12apps
667mins
0+0G+A
€350Kvalue
EG
31
Efe Geçim 
Age 21 · Defensive Midfielder · Corlu Spor 1947
21-year-old TFF 2. Lig player
18apps
1298mins
1+0G+A
€25Kvalue
CM
31
Cristian Mihai 
Age 22 · Defensive Midfielder · FC Dinamo 1948
22-year-old Romanian SuperLiga player
18apps
558mins
1+1G+A
€650Kvalue
31
José Caicedo 
Age 24 · Defensive Midfielder · Portland Timbers 
Senior debut at 17
29apps
1743mins
0+1G+A
€3.5Mvalue
JJ
31
Jocelyn Janneh 
Age 23 · Defensive Midfielder · Debreceni VSC 
23-year-old Hungarian NB I player
26apps
1378mins
0+1G+A
€800Kvalue
NK
31
Nikola Knezevic 
Age 23 · Defensive Midfielder · Wieczysta Krakow 
23-year-old Ekstraklasa player
21apps
927mins
1+0G+A
€300Kvalue
EP
31
Efehan Pekdemir
Age 19 · Defensive Midfielder · Pendikspor
Senior debut at 17
9apps
244mins
0+1G+A
€350Kvalue
JK
30
Joël Kana 
Age 20 · Defensive Midfielder · RSCA Futures
20-year-old Challenger Pro League player
12apps
421mins
0+1G+A
€200Kvalue
SL
30
Simone Lottici Tessadri
Age 20 · Defensive Midfielder · US Cremonese
Value up nearly 4x in 12 months
4apps
211mins
1+0G+A
€750Kvalue
DZ
30
Danyal Zor 
Age 19 · Defensive Midfielder · Karlsruher SC
Value up 3x since his first valuation
7apps
530mins
0+0G+A
€1.5Mvalue
HB
30
Honoré Bayanginisa
Age 21 · Defensive Midfielder · FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 
Value up 8x since his first valuation
14apps
324mins
3+0G+A
€200Kvalue
G
30
Gustavinho 
Age 21 · Defensive Midfielder · Santos FC
Started 22 of 25 games
25apps
1645mins
0+0G+A
€2Mvalue
XB
29
Xander Blomme
Age 24 · Defensive Midfielder · FC Eindhoven 
24-year-old Eerste Divisie player
24apps
1496mins
0+1G+A
€300Kvalue
SR
29
Sebastián Ramírez
Age 20 · Defensive Midfielder · Vancouver Whitecaps FC
20-year-old MLS player
18apps
821mins
0+0G+A
€200Kvalue
RP
29
Ronaldo Pájaro
Age 24 · Defensive Midfielder · Deportivo Cali
24-year-old Colombian Primera A player
29apps
1687mins
0+0G+A
€800Kvalue
UK
29
Utku Kurtal
Age 17 · Defensive Midfielder · Club NXT
Senior debut at 17
9apps
180mins
0+0G+A
€500Kvalue
CA
29
Can Arda Yılmaz
Age 19 · Defensive Midfielder · Boluspor
Value up 3x since his first valuation
13apps
668mins
0+0G+A
€150Kvalue
RR
29
Rica Rocha
Age 23 · Defensive Midfielder · Vitória Guimarães SC
Started 16 of 18 games
18apps
1449mins
1+0G+A
€200Kvalue
LP
29
Luis Pacheco
Age 18 · Defensive Midfielder · Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
Senior debut at 17
10apps
160mins
0+0G+A
€1.5Mvalue
LA
29
Liviu Argeșanu
Age 16 · Defensive Midfielder · Petrolul Ploiesti
Senior debut at 16
4apps
127mins
0+0G+A
€25Kvalue
29
Sivert Mannsverk 
Age 24 · Defensive Midfielder · AC Sparta Praha 
Senior debut at 16
21apps
1180mins
0+1G+A
€3.5Mvalue
T
29
Tissi
Age 19 · Defensive Midfielder · Coritiba Foot Ball Club
19-year-old Brasileirão Série A player
7apps
252mins
0+0G+A
€600Kvalue
JD
28
Jagos Djurkovic
Age 18 · Defensive Midfielder · FK Mladost Lucani
Senior debut at 17
9apps
278mins
0+0G+A
€200Kvalue
DA
28
Dragoș Aftene
Age 16 · Defensive Midfielder · SC Otelul Galati
Senior debut at 16
1apps
90mins
0+0G+A
—value
EJ
28
Emiliano Jourdan 
Age 22 · Defensive Midfielder · Cerro Largo FC
22-year-old Uruguayan Primera División player
21apps
929mins
0+1G+A
€200Kvalue
EI
28
Eron Isufi 
Age 19 · Defensive Midfielder · Kristiansund BK
Senior debut at 17
9apps
419mins
0+0G+A
€300Kvalue
AM
28
Adjani Mujangi Bia
Age 16 · Defensive Midfielder · RSCA Futures
Senior debut at 15
7apps
141mins
0+0G+A
—value
BU
28
Bulut Uysal
Age 19 · Defensive Midfielder · Sebat SK
Senior debut at 17
13apps
667mins
0+0G+A
€25Kvalue
28
Jakub Kaluzinski
Age 23 · Defensive Midfielder · Basaksehir FK
Senior debut at 17
16apps
764mins
0+1G+A
€2.5Mvalue
MK
28
Matija Kablar
Age 18 · Defensive Midfielder · NK Istra 1961
Senior debut at 17
6apps
201mins
0+0G+A
€150Kvalue
SS
28
Santiago Serra
Age 19 · Defensive Midfielder · CF Estrela Amadora
19-year-old Liga Portugal player
6apps
287mins
0+0G+A
€3Mvalue
FB
28
Ferit Bay Gündüz
Age 22 · Defensive Midfielder · Somaspor
Started 18 of 18 games
18apps
1439mins
0+0G+A
€25Kvalue
MG
28
Mouhamed Guèye 
Age 22 · Defensive Midfielder · HJK Helsinki 
22-year-old Veikkausliiga player
15apps
528mins
2+0G+A
€200Kvalue
JB
27
Jan Biegański
Age 23 · Defensive Midfielder · Pogon Szczecin
Senior debut at 15
18apps
766mins
1+0G+A
€400Kvalue
MD
27
Mustafa Doğru
Age 21 · Defensive Midfielder · Somaspor
21-year-old TFF 2. Lig player
4apps
328mins
1+1G+A
€50Kvalue
IS
27
Idrissa Sabaly
Age 18 · Defensive Midfielder · Red Star FC
18-year-old Ligue 2 player
4apps
117mins
0+0G+A
€200Kvalue
AV
27
Andreas Verstraeten
Age 20 · Defensive Midfielder · VVV-Venlo
Senior debut at 17
12apps
706mins
0+0G+A
€1Mvalue
ZA
27
Zahari Atanasov 
Age 21 · Defensive Midfielder · Septemvri Sofia
Senior debut at 17
19apps
1150mins
0+0G+A
€150Kvalue
PA
27
Pietro Arnaboldi
Age 18 · Defensive Midfielder · Modena FC
18-year-old Serie B player
1apps
90mins
0+0G+A
€500Kvalue
ON
27
Ossian Nordvall 
Age 19 · Defensive Midfielder · IF Elfsborg
19-year-old Allsvenskan player
8apps
278mins
0+0G+A
€200Kvalue
DB
27
Dhirar Brik 
Age 19 · Defensive Midfielder · FC Südtirol
Senior debut at 17
3apps
97mins
0+0G+A
€300Kvalue
NF
26
Nikolaus Feldhofer 
Age 19 · Defensive Midfielder · TSV Hartberg
Value doubled since his first valuation
7apps
134mins
0+0G+A
€150Kvalue
EK
26
Enej Kramberger 
Age 19 · Defensive Midfielder · NK Aluminij Kidricevo
19-year-old Slovenian PrvaLiga player
16apps
550mins
0+0G+A
€25Kvalue
EK
26
Eryk Kozłowski
Age 20 · Defensive Midfielder · Jagiellonia Bialystok
Value up 5x since his first valuation
14apps
551mins
0+0G+A
€1Mvalue
MV
26
Merijn van de Wiel
Age 20 · Defensive Midfielder · NEC Nijmegen
Value doubled since his first valuation
8apps
464mins
0+0G+A
€100Kvalue
KI
26
Kento Imai
Age 18 · Defensive Midfielder · Tokyo Verdy
18-year-old J1 League player
1apps
90mins
0+0G+A
—value