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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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Noah Sadiki

Sunderland

ДР Конго · Age 20

CA 139PA in this career 152
CA139
Tackling16
Positioning14

Edu Expósito

Espanyol

Испания · Age 28

CA 139PA in this career 145
CA139
Tackling13
Positioning14

Leandro Barreiro

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Люксембург · Age 25

CA 139PA in this career 140
CA139
Tackling14
Positioning13

Kees Smit

AZ Alkmaar

Голландия · Age 19

CA 138PA in this career 173
CA138
Tackling10
Positioning9

Sergio Busquets

Club not established

Испания · Age 36

CA 138PA in this career 171
CA138
Tackling15
Positioning17

João Gomes

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Бразилия · Age 24

CA 138PA in this career 163
CA138
Tackling16
Positioning15

Fran Beltrán

Girona

Испания · Age 26

CA 138PA in this career 156
CA138
Tackling13
Positioning13

Ryan Flamingo

PSV

Голландия · Age 22

CA 138PA in this career 155
CA138
Tackling14
Positioning15

Pepelu

Valencia

Испания · Age 26

CA 138PA in this career 152
CA138
Tackling12
Positioning15

Morten Frendrup

Genoa Cricket and Football Club

Дания · Age 24

CA 138PA in this career 150
CA138
Tackling16
Positioning14

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