Want to know who the best Defensive Midfielders in Football Manager 2024/25 are? We've got a shortlist of all the best Defensive Midfielders with the highest ratings in FM24 Update.
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- Best Defensive Midfielders in FM24 Update
These are the best Defensive Midfielders in Football Manager 2024/25 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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Declan Rice | 26 | D C, DM | £250k | £237m | £300m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Joshua Kimmich | 30 | D/WB R, DM | £288k | £174m | £300m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Rodri | 29 | D C, DM | £165k | £300m | 30-06-2025 | |||
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Bruno Guimarães | 27 | DM | £180k | £172m | £300m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Frenkie de Jong | 28 | DM | £231k | £96m | £218m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Martín Zubimendi | 26 | DM | £115k | £123m | £269m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Morten Hjulmand | 26 | DM | £24k | £33m | £43m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Granit Xhaka | 32 | DM | £64k | £32m | 30-06-2026 | |||
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Mauro Arambarri | 29 | DM, M RC | £20k | £14m | £18m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Exequiel Palacios | 26 | DM | £82k | £53m | £123m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Amadou Onana | 23 | DM | £62k | £58m | £74m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Boubacar Kamara | 25 | DM | £100k | £59m | £74m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Stanislav Lobotka | 30 | DM | £92k | £26m | £54m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Danilo Pereira | 33 | D C, DM | £355k | £300m | 30-06-2025 | |||
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Manuel Locatelli | 27 | DM | £92k | £30m | £29m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Nicolò Rovella | 23 | DM | £70k | £30m | £85m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Xaver Schlager | 27 | DM | £74k | £24m | £49m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Thomas Partey | 32 | D R, DM | £36k | £67m | £137m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Denis Zakaria | 28 | DM | £58k | £40m | £42m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Lucas Torreira | 29 | DM | £57k | £22m | £45m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Bryan Cristante | 30 | DM | £86k | £31m | £64m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Adam Wharton | 21 | DM | £45k | £62m | £75m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Youssouf Fofana | 26 | DM | £72k | £35m | £71m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Wataru Endo | 32 | DM | £75k | £18m | £17m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Marten de Roon | 34 | DM | £31k | £2m | £2m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Kalvin Phillips | 29 | DM | £165k | £14m | £13m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Sergio Busquets | 36 | DM | £27k | £300m | 31-12-2024 | |||
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Aleksandar Pavlović | 21 | DM | £12k | £63m | £150m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Robert Andrich | 30 | D C, DM | £45k | £11m | £23m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Axel Witsel | 36 | D C, DM | £10k | £371k | £450k | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Kobbie Mainoo | 20 | DM, AM C | £10k | £77m | £209m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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João Palhinha | 30 | DM | £44k | £44m | £40m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Casemiro | 33 | DM | £300k | £7m | £7m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Manuel Ugarte | 24 | DM | £55k | £71m | £91m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Rolando Mandragora | 28 | DM | £49k | £14m | £14m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Jerdy Schouten | 28 | DM | £17k | £24m | £18m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Fabinho | 31 | D C, DM | £411k | £5m | £4m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Leandro Paredes | 31 | DM | £20k | £300m | 31-12-2026 | |||
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Ismaël Bennacer | 27 | DM | £116k | £16m | £15m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Samuele Ricci | 23 | DM | £76k | £34m | £92m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Koke | 33 | DM, M RLC | £263k | £12m | £11m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Hidemasa Morita | 30 | DM | £18k | £10m | £10m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Lewis Cook | 28 | DM | £35k | £38m | £45m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Ross Barkley | 31 | DM, AM C | £59k | £12m | £14m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Christian Nørgaard | 31 | DM | £49k | £13m | £12m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Douglas Luiz | 27 | DM | £57k | £44m | £40m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Sergi Altimira | 23 | DM | £18k | £18m | £30m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Emre Can | 31 | D C, DM | £132k | £19m | £38m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Kevin Kampl
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34 | DM | £2m | £4m | ||||
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Renato Veiga | 21 | D LC, DM | £5k | £18m | £42m | 30-06-2030 | ||
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Rúben Neves | 28 | DM | £410k | £53m | £62m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Ladislav Krejčí | 26 | D C, DM | £24k | £5m | £6m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Florentino Luís | 25 | DM | £20k | £0 | £0 | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Pepelu | 26 | DM | £20k | £12m | £24m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Patrick Berg | 27 | DM | £7k | £5m | £6m | 31-07-2026 | ||
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Ibrahim Sangaré | 27 | DM | £80k | £30m | £35m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Jorginho | 33 | DM | £18k | £300m | 31-07-2026 | |||
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André | 23 | DM | £53k | £58m | £68m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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João Gomes | 24 | DM | £55k | £28m | £20m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Máximo Perrone | 22 | DM | £30k | £31m | £3m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Enzo Barrenechea | 24 | DM | £48k | £23m | £31m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Yves Bissouma | 28 | DM | £100k | £23m | £44m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Jens Cajuste | 25 | DM | £25k | £3m | £3m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Idrissa Gueye | 35 | DM | £130k | £3m | £3m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Samú | 24 | DM | £30k | £20m | £24m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Beñat Prados | 24 | D C, DM | £3k | £38m | £51m | 30-06-2029 | ||
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Pape Gueye | 26 | DM | £29k | £16m | £31m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Mats Wieffer | 25 | D C, DM | £58k | £33m | £39m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Ethan Ampadu | 24 | D C, DM | £35k | £38m | £44m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Nicolas Seiwald | 24 | DM | £66k | £16m | £37m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Nicolás Domínguez | 27 | DM | £40k | £26m | £30m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Cheick Doucouré | 25 | DM | £45k | £19m | £22m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Étienne Capoue
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37 | DM | £0 | £0 |
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