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 FM24/25 Update.
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All FM24/25 Update Defensive Midfielders Guides:
- Wonderkid Defensive Midfielders in FM24/25 Update
- Cheap Defensive Midfielders in FM24/25 Update
- Best Defensive Midfielders in FM24/25 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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Rodri | 28 | D C, DM | £165k | £300m | 30-06-2026 | |||
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Declan Rice | 25 | D C, DM | £250k | £246m | £300m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Joshua Kimmich | 29 | D/WB R, DM | £288k | £91m | £206m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Bruno Guimarães | 26 | DM | £180k | £160m | £276m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Frenkie de Jong | 27 | DM | £231k | £93m | £221m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Granit Xhaka | 31 | DM | £107k | £300m | 30-06-2027 | |||
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Exequiel Palacios | 25 | DM | £82k | £60m | £110m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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João Palhinha | 29 | DM | £53k | £47m | £116m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Thomas Partey | 31 | D R, DM | £160k | £34m | £51m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Guido Rodríguez | 30 | DM | £99k | £50m | £86m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Koke | 32 | DM, M RLC | £263k | £25m | £55m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Danilo Pereira | 32 | D C, DM | £455k | £300m | 30-06-2025 | |||
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Yves Bissouma | 27 | DM | £100k | £48m | £86m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Manuel Ugarte | 23 | DM | £61k | £104m | £193m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Martín Zubimendi | 25 | DM | £35k | £42m | £104m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Rúben Neves | 27 | DM | £410k | £51m | £121m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Lucas Torreira | 28 | DM | £57k | £25m | £44m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Robert Andrich | 29 | D C, DM | £45k | £40m | £95m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Stanislav Lobotka | 29 | DM | £92k | £56m | £134m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Edson Álvarez | 26 | D C, DM | £100k | £45m | £87m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Boubacar Kamara | 24 | DM | £100k | £39m | £94m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Ismaël Bennacer | 26 | DM | £116k | £43m | £80m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Manuel Locatelli | 26 | DM | £92k | £34m | £80m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Jorginho | 32 | DM | £110k | £14m | £28m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Jerdy Schouten | 27 | DM | £17k | £28m | £69m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Bryan Cristante | 29 | DM | £86k | £46m | £111m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Douglas Luiz | 26 | DM | £72k | £88m | £166m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Xaver Schlager | 26 | DM | £74k | £35m | £82m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Kobbie Mainoo | 19 | DM, AM C | £10k | £104m | £186m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Emre Can | 30 | D C, DM | £132k | £55m | £125m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Youssouf Fofana | 25 | DM | £64k | £34m | £79m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Hidemasa Morita | 29 | DM | £18k | £23m | £42m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Marten de Roon | 33 | DM | £31k | £300m | 30-06-2025 | |||
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Morten Hjulmand | 25 | DM | £24k | £24m | £57m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Casemiro | 32 | DM | £300k | £25m | £45m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Sergio Busquets | 35 | DM | £27k | £300m | 31-12-2024 | |||
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Wataru Endo | 31 | DM | £75k | £23m | £44m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Fernandinho | 39 | DM | £7k | £446k | £483k | 31-12-2023 | ||
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Aleksandar Pavlović | 20 | DM | £12k | £62m | £133m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Ali Al Musrati | 28 | DM | £29k | £15m | £28m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Ibrahim Sangaré | 26 | DM | £80k | £30m | £59m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Kalvin Phillips | 28 | DM | £165k | £32m | £63m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Fabinho | 30 | D C, DM | £411k | £6m | £8m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Leandro Paredes | 30 | DM | £95k | £26m | £41m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Denis Zakaria | 27 | DM | £45k | £29m | £57m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Alan Varela | 23 | DM | £24k | £31m | £62m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Axel Witsel | 35 | D C, DM | £103k | £3m | £6m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Kevin Kampl | 33 | DM | £74k | £300m | 30-06-2025 | |||
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Pepelu | 25 | DM | £25k | £18m | £43m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Sofyan Amrabat | 27 | DM | £32k | £11m | £17m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Cheick Doucouré | 24 | DM | £45k | £28m | £57m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Idrissa Gueye | 34 | DM | £130k | £3m | £5m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Wílmar Barrios | 30 | DM | £24k | £7m | £14m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Mikel Vesga | 31 | DM | £21k | £300m | 30-06-2026 | |||
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Christian Nørgaard | 30 | DM | £40k | £28m | £57m | 30-06-2024 | ||
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Geoffrey Kondogbia | 31 | DM | £107k | £300m | 30-06-2026 | |||
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Florentino Luís | 24 | DM | £20k | £24m | £56m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Nemanja Matić | 35 | DM | £69k | £300m | 30-06-2025 | |||
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Stephen Eustáquio | 27 | DM | £17k | £14m | £27m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Kristjan Asllani | 22 | DM, AM C | £25k | £10m | £22m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Samuele Ricci | 22 | DM | £31k | £45m | £103m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Ladislav Krejčí | 25 | D C, DM | £13k | £9m | £22m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Atakan Karazor | 27 | DM | £25k | £11m | £27m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Anton Stach | 25 | DM | £33k | £10m | £23m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Julian Weigl | 28 | DM | £58k | £9m | £23m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Ellyes Skhiri | 29 | DM | £58k | £15m | £30m | 30-06-2026 | ||
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Samú | 23 | DM | £15k | £18m | £43m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Marc Roca | 27 | DM | £19k | £12m | £28m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Nemanja Gudelj | 32 | D C, DM | £87k | £300m | 30-06-2025 | |||
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Rolando Mandragora | 27 | DM | £49k | £10m | £23m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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Mats Wieffer | 24 | D C, DM | £51k | £34m | £79m | 30-06-2028 | ||
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Lewis Cook | 27 | DM | £35k | £30m | £62m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Ross Barkley | 30 | DM, AM C | £56k | £33m | £59m | 30-06-2025 | ||
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André | 22 | DM | £65k | £49m | £89m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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Nicolás Domínguez | 26 | DM | £40k | £24m | £49m | 30-06-2027 | ||
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João Moutinho | 37 | DM, AM C | £14k | £1m | £3m | 30-06-2024 |
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