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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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Pablo Rosario

Futebol Clube do Porto

Доминиканская Республика · Age 28

CA 138PA in this career 140
CA138
Tackling11
Positioning13

Ramón Terrats

Espanyol

Испания · Age 24

CA 137PA in this career 150
CA137
Tackling11
Positioning11

Jordy Clasie

AZ Alkmaar

Голландия · Age 34

CA 137PA in this career 150
CA137
Tackling13
Positioning15

Pol Lozano

Espanyol

Испания · Age 25

CA 137PA in this career 146
CA137
Tackling12
Positioning13

Enzo Barrenechea

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Аргентина · Age 24

CA 137PA in this career 145
CA137
Tackling15
Positioning14

Martinelli

FLU

Бразилия · Age 23

CA 137PA in this career 145
CA137
Tackling13
Positioning14

Batista Mendy

Sevilla

Франция · Age 25

CA 137PA in this career 143
CA137
Tackling15
Positioning14

Jakub Moder

Feyenoord Rotterdam

Польша · Age 26

CA 137PA in this career 143
CA137
Tackling13
Positioning12

Sean Longstaff

Leeds United

Англия · Age 27

CA 137PA in this career 142
CA137
Tackling14
Positioning15

Pierre Lees-Melou

Paris FC

Франция · Age 32

CA 137PA in this career 141
CA137
Tackling13
Positioning13

Unai López

Vallecano

Испания · Age 29

CA 137PA in this career 141
CA137
Tackling8
Positioning12

Rani Khedira

1. FC Union Berlin

Тунис · Age 31

CA 137PA in this career 140
CA137
Tackling16
Positioning16

Nemanja Matić

U.S. Sassuolo Calcio

Сербия · Age 36

CA 136PA in this career 165
CA136
Tackling16
Positioning16

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