Serie A
Serie A Midfielders Leaderboard
Official quantitative rankings for Serie A (Brazil) central and attacking midfielders based on Defensive Involvement (DII). Led by Zé Vitor (Vitoria) with 86.3 DII. Analyzed by FotMob-calibrated match models on XG Mind AI.
Primary Ranking Metric
OTI: Offensive Threat (Goals/Assists/Shots/Keys vs Position Average)
DII: Defensive Volume (Tackles/Interceptions/Duels Won)
GIM: Game Impact (Ratings & Goal Contributions Stability)
Season sample threshold: ≥834 minutes
| Rank | Player | Club & League | Pos | Apps (Mins) | G / A | OTI | DII | GIM | Form | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Zé Vitor
|
Serie A
|
MF | 19 (1327') | 1 / 0 | 39.0 | 86.3 | 61.5 | 6.9 ↑ | 70.8 |
| 2 |
Lucas Sasha
|
Serie A
|
MF | 31 (2652') | 1 / 0 | 30.6 | 86.0 | 64.7 | 7.0 | 68.6 |
| 3 |
Alexsander
|
Serie A
|
MF | 14 (855') | 1 / 0 | 39.8 | 85.7 | 46.3 | 6.6 ↓ | 51.2 |
| 4 |
Igor Formiga
|
Serie A
|
MF | 19 (1439') | 2 / 2 | 49.8 | 85.0 | 71.6 | 7.4 ↑ | 79.5 |
| 5 |
Gustavo Henrique Pereira
|
Serie A
|
MF | 15 (1001') | 0 / 0 | 31.8 | 84.1 | 45.7 | 6.6 | 44.5 |
| 6 |
M. Villasanti
|
Serie A
|
MF | 16 (1160') | 0 / 0 | 30.2 | 82.4 | 39.5 | 6.7 ↑ | 38.3 |
| 7 |
M. Araújo
|
Serie A
|
MF | 24 (872') | 4 / 1 | 67.0 | 82.4 | 46.5 | 6.6 | 47.8 |
| 8 |
L. Picco
|
Serie A
|
MF | 25 (1286') | 2 / 1 | 36.6 | 79.3 | 50.7 | 6.5 | 48.7 |
| 9 |
N. Acevedo
|
Serie A
|
MF | 32 (1763') | 0 / 1 | 39.2 | 78.9 | 46.6 | 6.9 ↓ | 50.7 |
| 10 |
N. Acevedo
|
Serie A
|
MF | 26 (2194') | 1 / 1 | 33.9 | 76.3 | 71.5 | 6.9 ↓ | 78.1 |
| 11 |
Cauan Barros
|
Serie A
|
MF | 19 (1318') | 3 / 0 | 38.7 | 76.3 | 36.6 | 6.0 ↓ | 31.0 |
| 12 |
Gabriel Bontempo
|
Serie A
|
MF | 25 (1020') | 2 / 1 | 48.3 | 75.9 | 36.7 | 6.9 ↑ | 34.5 |
| 13 |
G. Plata
|
Serie A
|
MF | 16 (892') | 2 / 3 | 80.7 | 72.5 | 58.6 | 6.7 | 64.6 |
| 14 |
Patrick
|
Serie A
|
MF | 23 (1469') | 0 / 0 | 34.1 | 71.5 | 56.2 | 6.9 | 64.2 |
| 15 |
Cauan Barros
|
Serie A
|
MF | 17 (1362') | 1 / 0 | 31.8 | 71.0 | 66.0 | 6.0 ↓ | 71.7 |
| 16 |
Raniele
|
Serie A
|
MF | 30 (2057') | 2 / 1 | 34.9 | 70.4 | 52.6 | 6.8 | 56.9 |
| 17 |
Allan
|
Serie A
|
MF | 28 (943') | 2 / 3 | 66.9 | 69.8 | 42.3 | 7.4 ↑ | 39.5 |
| 18 |
Zé Rafael
|
Serie A
|
MF | 27 (1895') | 1 / 0 | 30.3 | 69.6 | 58.3 | 6.7 | 64.3 |
| 19 |
A. Rodríguez
|
Serie A
|
MF | 15 (954') | 0 / 1 | 39.8 | 69.0 | 32.7 | 6.3 ↓ | 27.3 |
| 20 |
José Welison
|
Serie A
|
MF | 23 (1575') | 0 / 0 | 29.6 | 69.0 | 49.0 | 6.7 | 47.6 |
| 21 |
Caíque
|
Serie A
|
MF | 28 (2088') | 0 / 1 | 31.0 | 68.5 | 46.1 | 6.8 | 46.6 |
| 22 |
Kaio César
|
Serie A
|
MF | 16 (1046') | 2 / 2 | 62.6 | 68.5 | 64.9 | 6.7 | 76.5 |
| 23 |
Fernandinho
|
Ceara
Serie A
|
MF | 22 (1028') | 0 / 1 | 39.7 | 68.2 | 33.5 | 6.5 ↓ | 29.8 |
| 24 |
Lucas Ronier
|
Serie A
|
MF | 18 (1427') | 1 / 2 | 50.6 | 68.1 | 59.0 | 7.0 ↑ | 65.5 |
| 25 |
José Aldo
|
Serie A
|
MF | 30 (1398') | 0 / 1 | 43.5 | 68.1 | 41.3 | 6.7 | 45.1 |
| 26 |
Zé Lucas
|
Sport Recife
Serie A
|
MF | 24 (1624') | 0 / 0 | 29.5 | 66.9 | 42.5 | 6.6 | 42.8 |
| 27 |
Vinicius
|
Serie A
|
MF | 23 (1057') | 0 / 3 | 51.6 | 66.2 | 41.8 | 6.7 ↓ | 43.0 |
| 28 |
Lucas Paquetá
|
Serie A
|
MF | 19 (1309') | 5 / 0 | 57.3 | 65.8 | 78.3 | 7.1 | 86.0 |
| 29 |
Felipe Anderson
|
Serie A
|
MF | 31 (1795') | 4 / 2 | 56.8 | 65.5 | 60.7 | 6.8 | 68.7 |
| 30 |
Paulinho
|
Serie A
|
MF | 21 (1107') | 0 / 0 | 33.2 | 64.2 | 43.4 | 6.5 ↓ | 38.3 |
| 31 |
S. Rodríguez
|
Serie A
|
MF | 26 (1330') | 2 / 5 | 79.3 | 64.1 | 73.1 | 6.9 ↓ | 82.1 |
| 32 |
João Schmidt
|
Serie A
|
MF | 31 (2184') | 2 / 2 | 36.8 | 63.6 | 63.2 | 6.9 ↓ | 70.3 |
| 33 |
Éverton Ribeiro
|
Serie A
|
MF | 19 (1049') | 0 / 4 | 78.7 | 63.1 | 65.5 | 6.8 | 78.4 |
| 34 |
Dieguinho
|
Ceara
Serie A
|
MF | 32 (2690') | 0 / 2 | 33.7 | 62.8 | 62.8 | 6.8 | 67.3 |
| 35 |
Camilo
|
Serie A
|
MF | 23 (1918') | 0 / 0 | 31.8 | 62.6 | 57.7 | 6.6 ↓ | 60.5 |
| 36 |
Matheus Bidu
|
Serie A
|
MF | 22 (1903') | 3 / 1 | 45.1 | 62.5 | 63.3 | 6.7 ↓ | 71.0 |
| 37 |
E. Pulgar
|
Serie A
|
MF | 18 (1345') | 2 / 0 | 34.4 | 62.2 | 66.3 | 6.8 ↓ | 74.7 |
| 38 |
Nonato
|
Serie A
|
MF | 15 (979') | 1 / 1 | 46.1 | 61.6 | 56.8 | 6.9 | 65.6 |
| 39 |
João Schmidt
|
Serie A
|
MF | 15 (977') | 0 / 0 | 35.2 | 61.4 | 27.1 | 6.9 ↓ | 24.8 |
| 40 |
Jádson
|
Serie A
|
MF | 22 (1559') | 0 / 1 | 31.5 | 61.4 | 47.0 | 6.6 ↓ | 43.1 |
| 41 |
Álvaro Montoro
|
Serie A
|
MF | 16 (946') | 3 / 3 | 76.3 | 61.4 | 80.3 | 7.2 ↑ | 85.8 |
| 42 |
Gabriel Baralhas
|
Serie A
|
MF | 28 (2291') | 2 / 1 | 36.6 | 61.2 | 56.7 | 6.8 | 61.5 |
| 43 |
L. Mugni
|
Serie A
|
MF | 32 (1662') | 2 / 5 | 69.4 | 61.0 | 53.8 | 6.7 ↑ | 62.0 |
| 44 |
Saúl
|
Serie A
|
MF | 16 (1173') | 0 / 2 | 53.9 | 59.9 | 66.4 | 6.7 ↓ | 76.2 |
| 45 |
C. Oliva
|
Serie A
|
MF | 20 (1275') | 2 / 2 | 46.1 | 59.6 | 56.6 | 7.1 ↓ | 58.9 |
| 46 |
A. Canobbio
|
Serie A
|
MF | 30 (2130') | 4 / 2 | 53.0 | 59.4 | 53.3 | 6.8 | 60.6 |
| 47 |
Erick
|
Serie A
|
MF | 21 (1265') | 4 / 0 | 42.4 | 59.1 | 56.0 | 6.8 | 57.2 |
| 48 |
A. Moreno
|
Serie A
|
MF | 28 (1806') | 0 / 1 | 32.9 | 59.0 | 49.0 | 6.9 ↑ | 53.3 |
| 49 |
Arthur
|
Serie A
|
MF | 13 (1105') | 0 / 0 | 34.3 | 58.9 | 68.7 | 7.0 ↑ | 75.4 |
| 50 |
L. Romero
|
Serie A
|
MF | 19 (1405') | 2 / 3 | 54.5 | 58.9 | 73.1 | 7.0 | 82.1 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is currently the highest rated player in Serie A (Brazil) by Defensive Involvement (DII)?
Zé Vitor from Vitoria currently leads the Serie A (Brazil) leaderboard with an advanced Defensive Involvement (DII) index of 70.8.
How is Defensive Involvement (DII) calculated on XG Mind AI?
Defensive Involvement Index measuring pressing volume and defensive actions. It is calibrated across 33 global leagues using per-90 metrics, match context, and chance-quality models.
Are Serie A player rankings updated automatically?
Yes. Ratings and leaderboard standings are recalculated after every completed fixture based on official match data and high-order advanced metrics.