highest rated defensive midfield player 2025-26

Vlad Dragomir had the highest rating by a defensive midfielder in the Champions League in 2025-26, with a rating of 8.9.

NAMERatingSEASONCLUBMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Vlad Dragomir
V. Dragomir
8.9
2025-26
Páfos Páfos
1
1
90
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2Dominik Szoboszlai
D. Szoboszlai
8.53
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
3
3
254
0
2
13
5
0
5
2
1
3
0
0
3Khéphren Thuram
K. Thuram
8.4
2025-26
Juventus Juventus
1
1
90
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
4Gabriel Sara
G. Sara
8.30
2025-26
Galatasaray Galatasaray
2
2
180
1
1
3
2
0
3
5
2
1
0
0
5Dani Ceballos
D. Ceballos
8.2
2025-26
Real Madrid Real Madrid
1
1
90
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
6Jordan Teze
J. Teze
8.1
2025-26
Monaco Monaco
1
1
90
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
7Declan Rice
D. Rice
8.10
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
6
6
570
1
1
12
4
0
3
9
6
5
1
0
8Aleksandar Pavlovic
A. Pavlovic
8.02
2025-26
Bayern Bayern
14
14
1,170
1
1
20
7
0
3
8
25
15
0
0
9Enzo Barrenechea
E. Barrenechea
8.00
2025-26
Benfica Benfica
4
4
360
1
0
6
3
0
0
7
5
1
0
0
10Rodri
Rodri
7.96
2025-26
Man City Man City
4
4
282
0
0
6
6
0
0
2
6
2
1
0
11Frenkie de Jong
F. de Jong
7.87
2025-26
Barcelona Barcelona
5
5
450
0
1
9
5
0
0
8
5
11
3
0
12Dani Olmo
D. Olmo
7.9
2025-26
Barcelona Barcelona
1
1
71
0
0
2
1
0
2
0
1
3
0
0
13Mauro Júnior
Mauro
7.84
2025-26
PSV PSV
3
3
270
0
1
1
0
0
3
0
5
3
0
0
14Manuel Locatelli
M. Locatelli
7.8
2025-26
Juventus Juventus
1
1
86
0
0
3
2
0
0
1
4
2
1
0
15Joshua Kimmich
J. Kimmich
7.72
2025-26
Bayern Bayern
13
13
1,159
0
2
15
12
0
3
9
8
2
4
0
16Fredrik Aursnes
F. Aursnes
7.70
2025-26
Benfica Benfica
4
4
343
0
1
8
3
0
1
4
4
0
0
0
17Marc Casado
M. Casado
7.67
2025-26
Barcelona Barcelona
2
2
147
0
0
6
4
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
18Sandro Tonali
S. Tonali
7.6
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
1
1
90
0
0
2
2
0
1
2
0
2
0
0
19Leon Goretzka
L. Goretzka
7.6
2025-26
Bayern Bayern
1
1
90
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
20Pierre Emile Højbjerg
P. Emile Højbjerg
7.60
2025-26
Marseille Marseille
3
3
270
0
0
8
6
0
1
1
1
5
0
0
21Arthur Vermeeren
A. Vermeeren
7.57
2025-26
Marseille Marseille
2
2
172
0
1
2
2
0
1
3
1
5
1
0
22Aurélien Tchouameni
A. Tchouameni
7.56
2025-26
Real Madrid Real Madrid
4
4
349
0
0
6
4
0
0
11
7
3
1
0
23Morten Hjulmand
M. Hjulmand
7.55
2025-26
Sporting CP Sporting CP
9
9
819
0
0
23
16
1
1
18
13
12
4
0
24Eric García
E. García
7.54
2025-26
Barcelona Barcelona
4
4
315
0
0
7
2
1
0
2
2
5
0
0
25Pedri
Pedri
7.54
2025-26
Barcelona Barcelona
9
9
691
0
2
14
10
0
1
7
6
1
0
0
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Champions League 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

3

Torres

Ferrán Torres

3

Demirović

Ermedin Demirović

2

Guirassy

Serhou Guirassy
Assists Leaders

2

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

2

Paz

Nico Paz

2

Undav

Deniz Undav
Rating Leaders

9.86

Olise

Michael Olise

9.82

Ødegaard

Martin Ødegaard

9.79

Demirović

Ermedin Demirović
Take-ons Leaders

7

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

7

Koïta

Aboubakary Koïta

6

Olise

Michael Olise
Big Chances Created Leaders

3

Díaz

Brahim Díaz

3

Buchanan

Tajon Buchanan

3

Dembélé

Ousmane Dembélé

Champions League 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
PSG

6

Bayern

5

Barcelona

5

Como

4

Man United

4

Sporting CP

3
Goals Against Rankings
AEK

0

Bayern

0

Man United

0

Man City

0

Arsenal

0

LASK

1
Goal Difference Rankings
PSG

5

Bayern

5

Barcelona

4

Man United

4

Como

3

Sporting CP

2

Champions League 2026-27 Table

Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
1
1
0
0
5
3
2
Bayern Bayern
1
1
0
0
5
3
3
Barcelona Barcelona
1
1
0
0
4
3
4
Man United Man United
1
1
0
0
4
3
5
Como Como
1
1
0
0
3
3
6
Stuttgart Stuttgart
1
1
0
0
2
3
7
Sporting CP Sporting CP
1
1
0
0
2
3
8
Man City Man City
1
1
0
0
2
3
9
Aston Villa Aston Villa
1
1
0
0
1
3
10
Lens Lens
1
1
0
0
1
3
11
Real Betis Real Betis
1
1
0
0
1
3
12
Dortmund Dortmund
1
1
0
0
1
3
13
Liverpool Liverpool
1
1
0
0
1
3
14
Real Madrid Real Madrid
1
1
0
0
1
3
15
Arsenal Arsenal
1
1
0
0
1
3
16
AEK AEK
1
1
0
0
1
3
17
Roma Roma
1
0
1
0
0
1
18
PSV PSV
1
0
1
0
0
1
19
Shaktar Shaktar
1
0
1
0
0
1
20
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
1
0
1
0
0
1
21
Lille Lille
1
0
0
1
-1
0
22
Villarreal Villarreal
1
0
0
1
-1
0
23
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
1
0
0
1
-1
0
24
Club Brugge Club Brugge
1
0
0
1
-1
0
25
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
1
0
0
1
-1
0
26
Inter Inter
1
0
0
1
-1
0
27
Napoli Napoli
1
0
0
1
-1
0
28
LASK LASK
1
0
0
1
-1
0
29
Galatasaray Galatasaray
1
0
0
1
-2
0
30
Viking Viking
1
0
0
1
-2
0
31
Porto Porto
1
0
0
1
-2
0
32
Leipzig Leipzig
1
0
0
1
-3
0
33
Feyenoord Feyenoord
1
0
0
1
-4
0
34
Sabah Sabah
1
0
0
1
-4
0
35
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
1
0
0
1
-5
0
36
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
1
0
0
1
-5
0