Top Defensive Midfielders 2026-27 (Pre-Season Preview)

Best defensive midfielders for 2026-27, ranked by tackles per 90. Pre-season preview based on the latest completed season; will refresh once 2026-27 fixtures begin.

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1Mateo Chávez GarcíaAZ7.352Louis PatrisSint-Truiden7.293Álvaro Santiago Mouriño GonzálezVillarreal5.234João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha GonçalvesTottenham Hotspur5.175Mads Emil MadsenFC København5.036Anan KhalailiUnion Saint-Gilloise4.997Manuel Ugarte RibeiroManchester United4.938Patrizio MasiniGenoa4.739Advan KadušićIstra 19614.4810S. Sylvest WæverSønderjyske Fodbold4.4011Florentino Ibrain Morris LuísBurnley4.3212Birger MelingFC København4.2813Kamiel Van de PerreUnion Saint-Gilloise4.2514Pau Navarro BadenesVillarreal4.1715Eduardo CamavingaReal Madrid4.1516Jens CastropBorussia Mönchengladbach4.1517Tim IroegbunamEverton4.1218Zakaria AboukhlalTorino4.0719Yahya BojangOdense BK4.0320Štěpán ChaloupekSlavia Praha4.0321Gibson YahFC Volendam4.0322Soungoutou MagassaWest Ham United4.0223Alejandro Rego MoraAthletic Club4.0224Fredrik HammarMechelen3.9725Lucas Ahijado QuintanaReal Oviedo3.9726Laurits Raun PedersenRanders FC3.9627Sergio Gómez MartínReal Sociedad3.9528Oliver ScarlesWest Ham United3.9529Sergi Altimira ClavellReal Betis3.9230Philip BillingFC Midtjylland3.9131Kevin Mac AllisterUnion Saint-Gilloise3.9032Bradley LockoBrest3.8933Enric LlansanaAnderlecht3.8934Gabriel Alonso Suazo UrbinaSevilla3.8835João Lucas de Souza CardosoAtlético Madrid3.8236Jakob JessenFredericia3.8237Mamadou SangareLens3.8138Dylan MertensTelstar3.7939Beñat Turrientes ImazReal Sociedad3.7840Sem SchepermanHeracles Almelo3.7741Niccolò FortiniFiorentina3.7542Sampson DwehViktoria Plzeň3.7143Lars RitzkaSt. Pauli3.7144Sean LongstaffLeeds United3.6845Domagoj BukvićOsijek3.6846Aihen Muñoz CapellánReal Sociedad3.6547Johann LepenantNantes3.6548Mimeirhel BenitaHeracles Almelo3.6549Jon Mikel Aramburu MejíasReal Sociedad3.6450Nicolás Martín DomínguezNottingham Forest3.64