Central midfielders with the Best Potential in Ligue 2 26/27
The highest-potential central midfielders in Ligue 2 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
G. Abuashvili of Metz is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 64.4, and É. Soumah-Abbad has been the form player this season, grading 47.5.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: É. Soumah-Abbad has improved his Season rating most, up +36.8 on last season, while J. Mendes's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +30.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, É. Soumah-Abbad of Metz is the most valuable name in this group at 26.1.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. AbuashviliCentral midfielder |  Metz | 23 | 10±0% | 64±0% |
| 2 | J. MendesCentral midfielder |  Rodez | 22 | 316.1% | 641.3% |
| 3 | N. BinetCentral midfielder |  Boulogne | 22 | 36±0% | 62±0% |
| 4 | C. FallCentral midfielder |  PAU | 22 | 19±0% | 57±0% |
| 5 | B. MouazanCentral midfielder |  Grenoble | 25 | 13±0% | 533.1% |
| 6 | I. HalifaCentral midfielder |  RED Star FC 93 | 21 | 0100% | 52±0% |
| 7 | R. HachemCentral midfielder |  Nantes | 28 | 333.1% | 491% |
| 8 | É. Soumah-AbbadCentral midfielder | Metz | 23 | 48343.9% | 457.9% |
| 9 | M. BernauerCentral midfielder |  Saint Etienne | 28 | 212.5% | 420.5% |
| 10 | A. LebeauCentral midfielder |  Dunkerque | 27 | 610.9% | 4236.7% |
| 11 | G. HaagCentral midfielder | RED Star FC 93 | 26 | 098.8% | 4034.2% |
| 12 | D. LouiserreCentral midfielder |  Guingamp | 31 | 22±0% | 34±0% |
| 13 | Antonin CartillierCentral midfielder | Rodez | 22 | 0100% | 3210.3% |
| 14 | K. KebeCentral midfielder |  Nancy | 2025 | 10 | 32 |
| 15 | J. MassonCentral midfielder |  Sochaux | 28 | 293.1% | 2260.6% |