Want to know who the best Defensive Midfielders in Football Manager 2024 are? We've got a shortlist of all the best Defensive Midfielders with the highest ratings in FM24.
All FM24 Defensive Midfielders Guides:
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- Cheap Defensive Midfielders in FM24
- Best Defensive Midfielders in FM24
These are the best Defensive Midfielders in Football Manager 2024 as rated by their current ability. Each Defensive Midfielder has a perfect dm rating meaning they are naturals at playing as a Defensive Midfielder. However not all of them will improve, if you want players that have the potential to improve still check out the list of wonderkid Defensive Midfielders below.
| Name | Age | Position | Wage | Value | Cost | Expires | Rating | Potential | |
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Rodri | 27 | D C, DM | £165k | £276m | £300m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Declan Rice | 24 | D C, DM | £250k | £234m | £300m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Joshua Kimmich | 28 | D/WB R, DM | £288k | £191m | £300m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Frenkie de Jong | 26 | DM | £231k | £108m | £241m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Bruno Guimarães | 25 | DM | £180k | £96m | £235m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Koke | 31 | DM, M RLC | £263k | £66m | £142m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Casemiro | 31 | DM | £300k | £300m | 30-06-2026 | |||
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Yves Bissouma | 26 | DM | £100k | £45m | £96m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Thomas Partey | 30 | D R, DM | £160k | £64m | £135m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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João Palhinha | 28 | DM | £100k | £63m | £80m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Guido Rodríguez | 29 | DM | £42k | £44m | £55m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Danilo Pereira | 31 | D C, DM | £74k | £292m | 30-06-2025 | |||
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Granit Xhaka | 30 | DM | £107k | £40m | £82m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Manuel Ugarte | 22 | DM | £78k | £132m | £274m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Ismaël Bennacer | 25 | DM | £116k | £18m | £37m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Sergio Busquets | 34 | DM | £27k | £300m | 31-12-2025 | |||
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Stanislav Lobotka | 28 | DM | £92k | £56m | £116m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Edson Álvarez | 25 | D C, DM | £100k | £48m | £60m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Bryan Cristante | 28 | DM | £86k | £52m | £107m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Martín Zubimendi | 24 | DM | £36k | £44m | £107m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Rúben Neves | 26 | DM | £410k | £51m | £63m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Lucas Torreira | 27 | DM | £57k | £21m | £43m | 31-05-2026 | ||
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Fabinho | 29 | D C, DM | £411k | £57m | £71m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Manuel Locatelli | 25 | DM | £92k | £37m | £35m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Jorginho | 31 | DM | £110k | £12m | £24m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Kalvin Phillips | 27 | DM | £165k | £33m | £32m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Douglas Luiz | 25 | DM | £90k | £41m | £50m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Exequiel Palacios | 24 | DM | £82k | £35m | £84m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Emre Can | 29 | D C, DM | £132k | £55m | £111m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Boubacar Kamara | 23 | DM | £100k | £51m | £62m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Morten Hjulmand | 24 | DM | £24k | £23m | £28m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Xaver Schlager | 25 | DM | £74k | £31m | £63m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Fernandinho | 38 | DM | £7k | £300m | 31-12-2024 | |||
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Axel Witsel | 34 | D C, DM | £103k | £3m | £3m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Ali Al Musrati | 27 | DM | £12k | £22m | £27m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Hidemasa Morita | 28 | DM | £18k | £22m | £27m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Marten de Roon | 32 | DM | £31k | £300m | ||||
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Leandro Paredes | 29 | DM | £95k | £33m | £65m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Geoffrey Kondogbia | 30 | DM | £107k | £27m | £54m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Ibrahim Sangaré | 25 | DM | £80k | £60m | £72m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Allan | 32 | DM | £31k | £4m | £415k | 31-05-2024 | ||
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Kevin Kampl | 32 | DM | £74k | £300m | 30-06-2026 | |||
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Wílmar Barrios | 29 | DM | £24k | £8m | £16m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Mikel Vesga | 30 | DM | £26k | £43m | £44m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Nemanja Matić | 34 | DM | £69k | £300m | 30-06-2026 | |||
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Sofyan Amrabat | 26 | DM | £32k | £14m | £15m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Christian Nørgaard | 29 | DM | £40k | £39m | £47m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Arthur | 26 | DM | £84k | £12m | £11m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Alan Varela | 22 | DM | £24k | £30m | £59m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Cheick Doucouré | 23 | DM | £45k | £39m | £46m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Ellyes Skhiri | 28 | DM | £58k | £17m | £17m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Oriol Romeu | 31 | DM | £57k | £9m | £9m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Callum McGregor | 30 | DM | £35k | £22m | £26m | 31-05-2028 | ||
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Youssouf Fofana | 24 | DM | £44k | £19m | £26m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Wataru Endo | 30 | DM | £75k | £25m | £22m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Denis Zakaria | 26 | DM | £36k | £34m | £34m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Julian Weigl | 27 | DM | £58k | £14m | £16m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Stephen Eustáquio | 26 | DM | £17k | £14m | £12m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Idrissa Gueye | 33 | DM | £130k | £7m | £9m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Marc Roca | 26 | DM | £36k | £19m | £23m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Nicolò Rovella | 21 | DM | £61k | £15m | £33m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Jerdy Schouten | 26 | DM | £17k | £18m | £18m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Ross Barkley | 29 | DM, AM C | £45k | £28m | £33m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Étienne Capoue | 35 | DM | £22k | £1m | £2m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Samuel Gustafson | 28 | DM, AM RC | £3k | £3m | £307k | 31-01-2025 | ||
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Robert Andrich | 28 | D C, DM | £45k | £12m | £24m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Florentino Luís | 23 | DM | £20k | £29m | £46m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Nemanja Maksimović | 28 | DM, M RC | £20k | £8m | £9m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Nemanja Gudelj | 31 | D C, DM | £87k | £300m | 30-06-2026 | |||
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Grzegorz Krychowiak | 33 | DM | £13k | £7m | £615k | 30-06-2024 | ||
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André | 21 | DM | £23k | £21m | £51m | 31-12-2026 | ||
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João Moutinho | 36 | DM, AM C | £14k | £1m | £1m | 30-06-2024 |
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