Türkiye 14th & Germany 5th - Which nations have the most valuable collection of midfielders?
Midfield is the heartbeat of all football teams, connecting the defence to attack and it’s arguably the most important area of the pitch. Elite midfielders can dictate the tempo of the game and provide a platform for their leading players to provide the game-winning moments. Pep Guardiola’s esteemed Barcelona team is widely regarded as the greatest team in modern history and their world-class midfielders dominated games.
Sergio Busquets, Xavi and Andrés Iniesta are the most legendary trio and their brilliance allowed Lionel Messi to flourish to become one of the best players in the world. In current football, PSG possess two incredible technical midfield maestros in João Neves and Vitinha, who will go up against Arsenal’s powerhouse Declan Rice in the Champions League final. As part of a series on Transfermarkt, we’ve analysed which nations have the most valuable collection of players in each position and next up is midfielders.
The nations with the most valuable collection of midfielders
We’ve used Transfermarkt’s renowned market values and combined the valuations of every goalkeeper from that nation to formulate the results. Using our parameters, England has the deepest talent pool of midfielders with 511 totaling a combined market value of €2.01 billion. Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham is the second most valuable midfielder in the world at €140m, while Declan Rice (€120m) and Cole Palmer (€110m). England ranking top is even more impressive when you consider that they have less midfielders with market values in our database, which plays a significant factor in these results - second place Spain have more than double (1,142).
Pedri is the most valuable midfielder on the planet and he contributes to Spain finishing second - they occupied top spot for goalkeepers and defenders. Interestingly, France have no midfielders in the top twenty most valuable in the world with Aurélien Tchouaméni ranking joint-21st but they complete the top five. The list is dominated by 14 European nations with Brazil leading the way for South America, United States for North America, Japan for Asia and Morocco for Africa.
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- Date of birth/Age:
- 11/05/1984 (42)
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Nat.:
- Current club:
- Retired
- Contract until:
- -
- Position:
- Central Midfield
- Market Value:
- -
- Date of birth/Age:
- 16/07/1988 (37)
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Nat.:
- Current club:
- Retired
- Contract until:
- -
- Position:
- Defensive Midfield
- Market Value:
- -
- Date of birth/Age:
- 25/01/1980 (46)
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Nat.:
- Current club:
- Retired
- Contract until:
- -
- Position:
- Central Midfield
- Market Value:
- -
- Date of birth/Age:
- 13/02/2000 (26)
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Nat.:
- Current club:
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Contract until:
- 30/06/2029
- Position:
- Defensive Midfield
- Market Value:
- €110.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- 27/09/2004 (21)
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Nat.:
- Current club:
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Contract until:
- 30/06/2029
- Position:
- Central Midfield
- Market Value:
- €110.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- 06/05/2002 (24)
-
Nat.:
- Current club:
- Chelsea FC
- Contract until:
- 30/06/2033
- Position:
- Attacking Midfield
- Market Value:
- €110.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- 14/01/1999 (27)
-
Nat.:
- Current club:
- Arsenal FC
- Contract until:
- 30/06/2028
- Position:
- Central Midfield
- Market Value:
- €120.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- 29/06/2003 (22)
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Nat.:
- Current club:
- Real Madrid
- Contract until:
- 30/06/2029
- Position:
- Attacking Midfield
- Market Value:
- €140.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- 27/01/2000 (26)
-
Nat.:
- Current club:
- Real Madrid
- Contract until:
- 30/06/2028
- Position:
- Defensive Midfield
- Market Value:
- €75.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- 24/06/1987 (38)
-
Nat.:
- Current club:
- Inter Miami CF
- Contract until:
- 31/12/2028
- Position:
- Right Winger
- Market Value:
- €15.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- 25/11/2002 (23)
-
Nat.:
- Current club:
- FC Barcelona
- Contract until:
- 30/06/2030
- Position:
- Central Midfield
- Market Value:
- €150.00m
- Date of Birth/Age:
- 18/01/1971 (55)
-
Nat.:
- Current club:
- Manchester City
- Current Position:
- Manager
- Contract until:
- 30/06/2027
- In charge since:
- Jul 1, 2016
- Total Market Value:
- €1.17bn
- Competition:
- LaLiga
- Position:
- 1.
- Manager:
- Hansi Flick
- Squad size:
- 25
- Latest transfer:
- João Cancelo
- Total Market Value:
- €1.34bn
- Competition:
- LaLiga
- Position:
- 2.
- Manager:
- Álvaro Arbeloa
- Squad size:
- 29
- Latest transfer:
- Thiago Pitarch
Paris Saint-Germain
England
Spain
France
Brazil
Germany
Argentina
Italy
Portugal
Netherlands
Belgium
Turkiye
Japan
Ivory Coast
Morocco
United States
