Kicker has ranked the Bundesliga’s best defensive/central midfielders so far in the 2025/26 season.
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Every six months, Kicker publishes a ranking of the best players in the Bundesliga, as well as the best German players abroad, divided into a number of categories.
The German football magazine has now released its winter rankings, reflecting performances from the first half of the 2025/26 season.
Below, you can see the rankings for defensive/central midfielders.
World Class
None.
International class
1. Joshua Kimmich, FC Bayern
2. Aleix Garcia, Bayer Leverkusen
3. Felix Nmecha, Borussia Dortmund
National class
4. Angelo Stiller, Stuttgart
5. Grischa Prömel, Hoffenheim
6. Ibrahim Maza, Bayer Leverkusen
7. Aleksandar Pavlovic, FC Bayern
8. Johan Manzambi, Freiburg
9. Wouter Burger, Hoffenheim
10. Nicolas Seiwald, RB Leipzig
11. Leon Avdullahu, Hoffenheim
12. Jens Stage, Werder Bremen
13. Xaver Schlager, RB Leipzig
14. Marcel Sabitzer, Borussia Dortmund
15. Rani Khedira, 1. FC Union Berlin
16. Albert Sambi Lokonga, Hamburger SV
17. Kaishu Sano, Mainz
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