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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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Pathé Ciss

Vallecano

Сенегал · Age 31

CA 141PA in this career 142
CA141
Tackling15
Positioning15

Fabinho

Al-Ittihad Club

Бразилия · Age 31

CA 140PA in this career 170
CA140
Tackling14
Positioning15

Marco Verratti

Al-Duhail Sports Club

Италия · Age 32

CA 140PA in this career 165
CA140
Tackling12
Positioning12

André

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Бразилия · Age 23

CA 140PA in this career 163
CA140
Tackling14
Positioning15

Koke

A. Madrid

Испания · Age 33

CA 140PA in this career 162
CA140
Tackling13
Positioning15

Roméo Lavia

Chelsea

Бельгия · Age 21

CA 140PA in this career 161
CA140
Tackling14
Positioning11

Arthur

GRE

Бразилия · Age 28

CA 140PA in this career 154
CA140
Tackling12
Positioning14

João Moutinho

Sporting Clube de Braga

Португалия · Age 38

CA 140PA in this career 154
CA140
Tackling12
Positioning15

Gabriel Sara

Galatasaray A.Ş.

Бразилия · Age 26

CA 140PA in this career 151
CA140
Tackling11
Positioning13

Yunus Musah

Bergamo

США · Age 22

CA 140PA in this career 150
CA140
Tackling14
Positioning15

Saša Lukić

Fulham

Сербия · Age 28

CA 140PA in this career 150
CA140
Tackling15
Positioning13

Julian Weigl

Al-Qadsiah Football Club

Германия · Age 29

CA 140PA in this career 150
CA140
Tackling12
Positioning15

Kaishu Sano

1. FSV Mainz 05

Япония · Age 24

CA 140PA in this career 148
CA140
Tackling14
Positioning13

Wílmar Barrios

Zenit St. Petersburg

Колумбия · Age 31

CA 140PA in this career 146
CA140
Tackling15
Positioning16

Florentino Luís

Burnley

Португалия · Age 25

CA 140PA in this career 145
CA140
Tackling17
Positioning16

Lucas Torró

Atlético Pamplona

Испания · Age 30

CA 140PA in this career 142
CA140
Tackling16
Positioning16

Ao Tanaka

Leeds United

Япония · Age 26

CA 140PA in this career 140
CA140
Tackling12
Positioning12

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