Best centre-backs in Ligue 2

The highest-potential centre-backs in Ligue 2, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

R. Lipinski of Rodez is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 67.8, and S. Yohou has been the form player this season, grading 57.4, and N. Saint-Ruf leads the scoring with 6 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 G. Zohoré's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +24.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Nadé of Saint Etienne is the most valuable name in this group at 33.

Boulogne · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	R. Lipinski Centre-back	Rodez	23	36603.9%	6835.3%
2	M. Magnin Centre-back	Rodez	24	31	66
3	A. Koné Centre-back	Reims	21	493392.9%	655.7%
4	T. Pouilly Centre-back	PAU	23	32857.6%	643.2%
5	I. M'Bahia Centre-back	Clermont Foot	21	23585.3%	6322%
6	S. Bakayoko Centre-back	Amiens	21	2648.8%	621.8%
7	N. Fernandez-Veliz Centre-back	Nancy	21	29168.9%	6210.3%
8	D. Meddah Centre-back	PAU	23	31342%	6111.2%
9	S. Bocoum Centre-back	Estac Troyes	20	18	60
10	L. Mouyokolo Centre-back	Grenoble	25	3722.3%	601.7%
11	Y. Mouanga Centre-back	Montpellier	20	24319.3%	6010.4%
12	B. Omeragić Centre-back	Montpellier	24	30126.1%	5914.8%
13	T. Delphis Centre-back	Annecy	23	2359.9%	5910.6%
14	V. Mayela Centre-back	Dunkerque	22	14	59
15	E. Annan Centre-back	Saint Etienne	23	224380%	5910.5%
16	G. Zohoré Centre-back	Boulogne	25	31578.3%	5873.7%
17	N. Ahouonon Centre-back	Reims	22	26318%	5819.1%
18	S. Sow Centre-back	Clermont Foot	24	1843.9%	5823.9%
19	T. Eyoum Centre-back	Le Mans	23	23	58
20	Chico Lamba Centre-back	Saint Etienne	23	1545.2%	579.9%
21	A. Drouhin Centre-back	Annecy	26	3332.4%	577.3%
22	S. Nair Centre-back	Guingamp	24	2238.1%	5711.4%
23	A. Demouchy Centre-back	Guingamp	24	22338%	578%
24	Juan José Guevara Possu Centre-back	Bastia	25	46140.5%	561.4%
25	S. Bane Centre-back	Laval	22	1729.9%	564.9%
26	A. Pinot Centre-back	Boulogne	25	25629.4%	5658.4%
27	P. Gozzi Centre-back	Estac Troyes	25	200.5%	562%
28	M. Nadé Centre-back	Saint Etienne	27	5363.8%	5620.5%
29	A. Roncaglia Centre-back	Bastia	25	2926%	546.4%
30	T. Eyoum Centre-back	Le Mans	24	425%	5452.1%
31	Y. Koré Centre-back	Amiens	21	575.5%	5416.1%
32	W. Bianda Centre-back	Laval	26	32247.3%	545.1%
33	L. Quenabio Centre-back	Rodez	25	167.9%	5434.1%
34	Y. Nahounou Centre-back	Nancy	22	133175%	543.5%
35	S. Gourville Centre-back	Boulogne	26	36287.1%	5358.3%
36	C. Vidal Centre-back	Grenoble	26	3114.2%	5210.7%
37	L. Samb Centre-back	Laval	24	9	52
38	S. Karamoko Centre-back	PAU	26	16285.4%	4747.8%
39	P. Ouaneh Centre-back	Laval	28	35270.5%	472.8%
40	J. Ruiz Centre-back	PAU	28	3214.9%	4614.2%
41	S. Mambo Centre-back	Grenoble	27	2816.1%	4518.6%
42	C. Jolibois Centre-back	Rodez	28	25586.5%	4556.6%
43	J. Le Cardinal Centre-back	Saint Etienne	28	334.4%	4528%
44	J. Evan's Centre-back	Rodez	27	583.6%	4325.6%
45	M. Bernauer Centre-back	Saint Etienne	28	21351.1%	4224%
46	F. Lajugie Centre-back	Annecy	30	2628.3%	374.4%
47	M. Caufriez Centre-back	Clermont Foot	29	142700%	3626.6%
48	D. Gomis Centre-back	Guingamp	31	3210.8%	3313.9%
49	D. Guidi Centre-back	Bastia	30	264.7%	3124.3%
50	G. Akueson Centre-back	Bastia	30	2947.2%	3034.6%