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CIES rated the top 20 defensive midfielders: Pedri, Kimmich and Zacha ranked in the top three

6:51am, 1 July 2025Football

June 28, recently, football statistics agency CIES selected the top 20 best defensive midfielders this season, with Pedri, Kimmich and Zaka ranked in the top three.

1, Pedri (Barcelona): 98.7 points

2, Kimmich (Bayern): 96.2 points

3, Zachar (Leverkusen): 94.1 points

4, Valverde (Real Madrid): 92.0 points

5, Enzo (Chelsea): 90.6 points

6, De Jongen (Atlanta): 90.3 points

7, Tilemans (Villa): 90.1 points

8, Locatelli (Juventus): 88.5 points

9, Ederson (Atlanta): 88.3 points

10, Gondozi (Lazio): 88.1 points

11, Barrera (Inter Milan): 88.0 points

12, Mkhitaryan (Inter Milan): 88.0 points

13, De Paul (Atletico): 85.9 points

14, Vitinia (Paris): 85.8 points

15, Amiri (Mainz): 85.7 points

16, Modric (Real Madrid): 85.4 points

17, Corkku (Benfica): 84.5 points

18, Reindez (AC Milan/Manchester City): 84.5 points

19, Fabian (Paris): 84.3 points

20, Lucas Tolo (Osasuna): 83.8 points

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