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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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Morten Hjulmand

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Дания · Age 26

CA 150PA in this career 158
CA150
Tackling16
Positioning16

Mattéo Guendouzi

Fenerbahçe A.Ş.

Франция · Age 26

CA 150PA in this career 158
CA150
Tackling15
Positioning15

Lucas Torreira

Galatasaray A.Ş.

Уругвай · Age 29

CA 150PA in this career 155
CA150
Tackling16
Positioning15

Marten de Roon

Bergamo

Голландия · Age 34

CA 149PA in this career 156
CA149
Tackling17
Positioning16

Nadiem Amiri

1. FSV Mainz 05

Германия · Age 28

CA 149PA in this career 150
CA149
Tackling12
Positioning11

Victor Froholdt

Futebol Clube do Porto

Дания · Age 19

CA 147PA in this career 159
CA147
Tackling10
Positioning13

Ibrahim Sangaré

Nottingham Forest

Кот-д'Ивуар · Age 27

CA 147PA in this career 149
CA147
Tackling15
Positioning15

Anton Stach

Leeds United

Германия · Age 26

CA 147PA in this career 147
CA147
Tackling16
Positioning14

Ismaël Bennacer

GNK Dinamo Zagreb

Алжир · Age 27

CA 146PA in this career 157
CA146
Tackling15
Positioning14

Leandro Paredes

Club Atlético Boca Juniors

Аргентина · Age 31

CA 146PA in this career 155
CA146
Tackling15
Positioning15

Lewis Cook

AFC Bournemouth

Англия · Age 28

CA 146PA in this career 155
CA146
Tackling16
Positioning16

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