Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Ligue 1

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

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At a glance

J. Jacquet of Rennes is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.4, and I. Zabarnyi has been the form player this season, grading 68, and C. Cresswell leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Camara has improved his Season rating most, up +43.3 on last season, while L. Høgsberg's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.8 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 66.1.

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	Player	Team
1	J. Jacquet Centre-back	Rennes	21	43235.9%	8647.9%
2	S. Baidoo Centre-back	Lens	22	55	84
3	I. Zabarnyi Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	23	6871.3%	849.8%
4	N. Ngoy Centre-back	Lille	23	53111.6%	8358.7%
5	A. Ait Boudlal Centre-back	Rennes	20	37257.8%	8240.1%
6	C. Cresswell Centre-back	Toulouse	23	425%	82±0%
7	D. Coppola Centre-back	Paris FC	22	2548.7%	795%
8	I. Doukouré Centre-back	Strasbourg	23	3222.6%	794.9%
9	W. Pacho Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	6156.7%	792.3%
10	O. Camara Centre-back	Angers	23	471082.5%	7924.5%
11	T. Tati Centre-back	Nantes	18	27	79
12	L. Høgsberg Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	2522.3%	7876.1%
13	M. Sarr Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	1857.1%	759.8%
14	Abdulay Bah Centre-back	Nice	20	28307.4%	756%
15	S. Coulibaly Centre-back	Stade Brestois 29	22	25472.7%	7410.4%
16	S. Diomandé Centre-back	Auxerre	25	4037.8%	746.8%
17	Sadibou Sané Centre-back	Metz	22	40±0%	7410.8%
18	A. Rouault Centre-back	Rennes	25	32105.1%	722.4%
19	N. Äelik Centre-back	Lens	20	14	72
20	C. Akpa Centre-back	Auxerre	24	3034.8%	729.4%
21	A. Omobamidele Centre-back	Strasbourg	24	2079.8%	727%
22	M. Mbow Centre-back	Paris FC	26	4430.1%	716.1%
23	L. Brassier Centre-back	Rennes	26	42116.5%	711.8%
24	A. Seko Centre-back	Le Havre	26	3731.3%	7133.3%
25	M. Diaz Centre-back	Stade Brestois 29	23	3147.1%	714%
26	C. Egan-Riley Centre-back	Marseille	23	1088.5%	6812.5%
27	T. Yegbe Centre-back	Metz	25	2011.8%	6882.2%
28	F. Medina Centre-back	Marseille	27	3925.7%	6613.4%
29	L. Balerdi Centre-back	Marseille	27	4441.3%	6613.7%
30	M. Salisu Centre-back	Monaco	27	3857.7%	627.7%
31	M. Talbi Centre-back	Lorient	28	2934.8%	623.4%
32	Ali Yousef Musrati Centre-back	Nantes	25	12	61
33	N. Cozza Centre-back	Nantes	27	2610%	6013.6%
34	S. Chergui Centre-back	Paris FC	27	23102.6%	5910.7%
35	K. Amian Centre-back	Nantes	28	2815.7%	5713.7%
36	W. Faes Centre-back	Monaco	28	2520.3%	5426.6%
37	M. Niakhaté Centre-back	Lyon	30	6551.7%	5215.5%
38	C. Awaziem Centre-back	Nantes	29	27330.2%	5057.2%
39	N. Aguerd Centre-back	Marseille	30	3411.4%	4616.2%
40	Igor Silva Centre-back	Lorient	29	1857.5%	4510.8%
41	G. Lloris Centre-back	Le Havre	31	4227.8%	4218.8%
42	B. Chardonnet Centre-back	Stade Brestois 29	31	441.8%	4218.9%
43	F. Sierralta Centre-back	Auxerre	29	1826.5%	4117.5%
44	J. Lefort Centre-back	Angers	32	4724.9%	4018.9%
45	Clinton Mata Centre-back	Lyon	33	6544.5%	3616.5%
46	C. Mbemba Centre-back	Lille	31	2010.6%	3243.6%
47	P. Lemonnier Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	33	51105.3%	3010.1%
48	Marquinhos Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	32	3255.4%	3031.6%
49	A. Mandi Centre-back	Lille	34	5486.8%	298.7%
50	E. Dier Centre-back	Monaco	32	2048%	2932.9%