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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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Sergi Darder

Mallorca

Испания · Age 31

CA 146PA in this career 155
CA146
Tackling14
Positioning14

Franck Kessié

Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club

Кот-д'Ивуар · Age 28

CA 145PA in this career 165
CA145
Tackling15
Positioning14

Marcelo Brozović

Al-Nassr Football Club

Хорватия · Age 32

CA 145PA in this career 165
CA145
Tackling14
Positioning14

Alex Scott

AFC Bournemouth

Англия · Age 21

CA 145PA in this career 164
CA145
Tackling13
Positioning14

Samú

Mallorca

Португалия · Age 24

CA 145PA in this career 160
CA145
Tackling16
Positioning16

Jordan Henderson

Brentford

Англия · Age 35

CA 144PA in this career 165
CA144
Tackling14
Positioning15

Iván Martín

Girona

Испания · Age 26

CA 144PA in this career 150
CA144
Tackling12
Positioning13

Jerdy Schouten

PSV

Голландия · Age 28

CA 143PA in this career 152
CA143
Tackling16
Positioning15

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