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FM26 defensive midfielders

FM26 database 26.2.0 · Career date: 7 July 2025. PA is resolved in this career, not a guarantee of development. Values are export estimates in pounds, not asking prices or wages. Unknown attributes remain unknown.

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Selected positions: DM · CA >= 105 · Ranked by: CA (descending), PA in this career (descending). Selected exported positions, not familiarity scores. PA is resolved in this career.

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This is a positional list ranked by current ability, not a rating of one in-game role. Tackling and positioning are shown for comparison and do not impose extra entry thresholds. For a lone holder, inspect decisions and the space he must protect; in a pair, compare how the partners share defending and progression. Open the full profiles for passing and movement before choosing between a ball winner and a player who starts attacks.

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Gavi

Barcelona

Испания · Age 20

CA 155PA in this career 170
CA155
Tackling14
Positioning12

Mauro Arambarri

Getafe

Уругвай · Age 29

CA 153PA in this career 153
CA153
Tackling15
Positioning14

Tyler Adams

AFC Bournemouth

США · Age 26

CA 151PA in this career 151
CA151
Tackling16
Positioning17

N'Golo Kanté

Fenerbahçe A.Ş.

Франция · Age 34

CA 150PA in this career 170
CA150
Tackling18
Positioning14

Elliot Anderson

Nottingham Forest

Англия · Age 22

CA 150PA in this career 165
CA150
Tackling13
Positioning13

Rúben Neves

Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club

Португалия · Age 28

CA 150PA in this career 160
CA150
Tackling13
Positioning14

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