Attackers with the Best Potential in Ligue 1

The highest-potential attackers in Ligue 1, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Fernandez-Pardo of Lille is the standout for raw talent across attackers in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 89.3, and E. Lepaul has been the form player this season, grading 83.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Balogun has improved his Season rating most, up +48.6 on last season, while J. Ikanga A Ngele's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +35.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Lepaul of Rennes is the most valuable name in this group at 77.8.

Best talent

M. Fernandez-Pardo89.3RTG

J. Ikanga A Ngele+35.3RTG

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	Player	Team
1	M. Fernandez-Pardo Centre-forward	Lille	21	50	8986.4%
2	M. Greenwood Attacking midfielder	Marseille	24	7512%	876.7%
3	J. Panichelli Centre-forward	Strasbourg	23	7519.5%	878.9%
4	Diego Moreira Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	22	4328%	871.9%
5	D. Doué Winger	Paris Saint Germain	21	493.6%	870.7%
6	Afonso Moreira Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	42	8759.6%
7	Endrick Attacking midfielder	Lyon	20	46	8533.8%
8	F. Balogun Centre-forward	Monaco	25	64319.7%	8314.6%
9	B. Barcola Winger	Paris Saint Germain	23	4831.9%	839.5%
10	P. Pagis Attacking midfielder	Lorient	23	57130.4%	8325%
11	I. Soumaré Attacking midfielder	Le Havre	25	4739.6%	828.7%
12	I. Mbaye Winger	Paris Saint Germain	18	20187%	817.1%
13	P. Šulc Winger	Lyon	25	56	80
14	E. Lepaul Centre-forward	Rennes	26	84134.2%	809.7%
15	Y. Gboho Attacking midfielder	Toulouse	25	4730.4%	802.6%
16	M. Abline Centre-forward	Nantes	23	4110%	805.3%
17	S. Hidalgo Winger	Toulouse	21	33176%	7951.6%
18	M. Cho Centre-forward	Nice	22	3429.4%	794%
19	K. Kvaratskhelia Winger	Paris Saint Germain	25	4373.5%	782.1%
20	Emersonn Winger	Toulouse	22	33695.2%	7875.5%
21	Ansu Fati Attacking midfielder	Monaco	23	48	777.8%
22	R. Fofana Attacking midfielder	Lens	20	19	7718.6%
23	M. Godo Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	23	40	7711.1%
24	P. Peter Centre-forward	Angers	18	25	7722.4%
25	L. Sinayoko Winger	Auxerre	26	5932.2%	765.4%
26	J. Ikanga A Ngele Centre-forward	RED Star FC 93	24	3243.5%	7687.8%
27	Igor Paixão Attacking midfielder	Marseille	26	4540.1%	755.2%
28	Gonçalo Ramos Centre-forward	Paris Saint Germain	25	2827.5%	757.1%
29	A. Gouiri Attacking midfielder	Marseille	26	5233%	7414.7%
30	R. Labeau Lascary Attacking midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	23	31169.8%	741.5%
31	D. Namaso Centre-forward	Auxerre	25	2987.1%	7322.1%
32	T. Weah Full-back	Marseille	26	3731.3%	738.1%
33	F. Magri Centre-forward	Toulouse	26	4889%	72±0%
34	M. Biereth Centre-forward	Monaco	23	1664.7%	7213.9%
35	E. Wahi Centre-forward	Nice	23	35120.9%	725.1%
36	L. Mouton Attacking midfielder	Angers	24	1710%	718.7%
37	A. Sima Attacking midfielder	Lens	25	1455%	717.7%
38	S. Mara Centre-forward	Auxerre	24	21137.1%	701.8%
39	W. Geubbels Winger	Paris FC	24	2289.6%	704.9%
40	S. Soumano Centre-forward	Lorient	25	2252.5%	695.5%
41	M. Bamba Centre-forward	Lorient	24	1240.6%	6710.3%
42	B. Dieng Centre-forward	Lorient	26	41246.2%	670.9%
43	G. Abuashvili Winger	Metz	23	10	6551.3%
44	G. Koyalipou Centre-forward	Angers	26	2439.6%	647.8%
45	I. Jansson Centre-forward	Nice	24	79.7%	6310.1%
46	O. Édouard Centre-forward	Lens	28	55	639%
47	H. Benali Centre-forward	RED Star FC 93	26	2321.6%	629.1%
48	Kevin Carlos Centre-forward	Nice	25	0100%	604.5%
49	Mousa Tamari Central midfielder	Rennes	29	53140.8%	56±0%
50	O. Dembélé Centre-forward	Paris Saint Germain	29	6317%	5423.4%