Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Ligue 1 26/27

The highest-potential centre-backs in Ligue 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

I. Zabarnyi of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 82.9, and S. Yohou leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Yohou has improved his Season rating most, up +50.1 on last season, while K. Peprah Oppong's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +49.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, I. Zabarnyi of Paris Saint Germain is the most valuable name in this group at 71.8.

K. Peprah Oppong+49.2RTG

Nice · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. Yohou+50.1SsN

Le Mans · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	I. Zabarnyi Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	23	6461.2%	8311%
2	S. Baidoo Centre-back	Lens	22	39	79
3	K. Peprah Oppong Centre-back	Nice	22	3476.8%	78172%
4	S. Coulibaly Centre-back	Strasbourg	22	18304.5%	7410.4%
5	N. Äelik Centre-back	Lens	20	13	72
6	A. Rouault Centre-back	Rennes	25	3193%	711.3%
7	Gonçalo Oliveira Centre-back	Rennes	20	11	7063.5%
8	L. Brassier Centre-back	Rennes	26	3897.4%	704%
9	B. Okoh Centre-back	Auxerre	23	20	69
10	M. Senaya Centre-back	Auxerre	25	38396.1%	686.4%
11	T. Nianzou Centre-back	Lille	24	539.5%	661.2%
12	L. Balerdi Centre-back	Marseille	27	3512.3%	6218.7%
13	D. Ćaleta-Car Centre-back	Lyon	29	1640.4%	573.9%
14	P. Gozzi Centre-back	Estac Troyes	25	200.5%	562%
15	M. Salisu Centre-back	Monaco	27	1920.9%	5519.1%
16	Y. Koré Centre-back	Paris FC	21	579.8%	549.7%
17	S. Chergui Centre-back	Paris FC	27	1425.4%	541.1%
18	T. Eyoum Centre-back	Le Mans	24	425%	5452.1%
19	J. Mitchell Centre-back	Strasbourg	21	23	44
20	G. Lloris Centre-back	Stade Brestois 29	31	3711.5%	4218.8%
21	H. Voyer Centre-back	Le Mans	29	50411.3%	4050%
22	F. Sierralta Centre-back	Auxerre	29	1443.8%	3921.1%
23	S. Yohou Centre-back	Le Mans	35	57686.3%	26115.6%
24	H. Hateboer Centre-back	Rennes	32	1911.1%	2634.5%
25	J. Gradit Centre-back	Lens	33	1959.3%	2049.6%