Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Ligue 2

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

Best goalkeepers in Ligue 2 Best defenders in Ligue 2 Best midfielders in Ligue 2 Best attackers in Ligue 2 Most in-form centre-backs in Ligue 2 Top-scoring centre-backs in Ligue 2

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 66.7, 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 S. Kotto's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +25.7 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.

Le Mans · 24/25→25/26

50 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	R. Lipinski Centre-back	Rodez	24	36603.9%	6733.1%
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. Cossier Centre-back	Le Mans	19	34	63
6	S. Bakayoko Centre-back	Amiens	21	2648.8%	621.8%
7	I. M'Bahia Centre-back	Clermont Foot	21	23585.3%	6119.1%
8	N. Boissé Centre-back	Le Mans	20	29	60
9	Amine Chabane Centre-back	Amiens	19	31272.3%	606.8%
10	T. Delphis Centre-back	Annecy	23	2359.9%	5910.6%
11	V. Mayela Centre-back	Dunkerque	22	14	59
12	S. Kotto Centre-back	Reims	22	2817.9%	5978.4%
13	G. Zohoré Centre-back	Boulogne	25	31578.3%	5873.7%
14	N. Ahouonon Centre-back	Reims	22	26318%	5819.1%
15	J. Kouadio Centre-back	Annecy	26	4637%	583%
16	T. Eyoum Centre-back	Le Mans	23	23	58
17	Chico Lamba Centre-back	Saint Etienne	23	1449.8%	5710.8%
18	A. Demouchy Centre-back	Guingamp	24	22338%	578%
19	A. Pinot Centre-back	Boulogne	25	25629.4%	5658.4%
20	P. Gozzi Centre-back	Estac Troyes	25	200.5%	562%
21	M. Nadé Centre-back	Saint Etienne	27	5363.8%	5620.5%
22	S. Nair Centre-back	Guingamp	24	2045.4%	5613.3%
23	Juan José Guevara Possu Centre-back	Bastia	25	43125.8%	56±0%
24	A. Drouhin Centre-back	Annecy	26	2940.3%	5610%
25	A. Roncaglia Centre-back	Bastia	25	2926%	546.4%
26	Y. Koré Centre-back	Amiens	21	581.7%	549.7%
27	T. Eyoum Centre-back	Le Mans	24	425%	5452.1%
28	L. Quenabio Centre-back	Rodez	25	167.9%	5434.1%
29	W. Bianda Centre-back	Laval	26	31237.6%	534.3%
30	S. Gourville Centre-back	Boulogne	26	36287.1%	5358.3%
31	M. Busi Centre-back	Reims	26	35359.2%	534.3%
32	B. Lagae Centre-back	Dunkerque	22	661.8%	535.7%
33	C. Vidal Centre-back	Grenoble	26	3114.2%	5210.7%
34	S. Bane Centre-back	Laval	22	964.8%	5212.2%
35	L. Samb Centre-back	Laval	24	9	52
36	S. Sow Centre-back	Clermont Foot	24	972.1%	5232.3%
37	M. Mion Centre-back	Grenoble	25	1717200%	5166.6%
38	E. Mendy Centre-back	Nancy	26	206633.3%	5061.9%
39	A. Lô Centre-back	Amiens	26	1810.8%	4911.6%
40	T. Sainte-Luce Centre-back	Montpellier	27	38401.3%	4819.8%
41	B. Danger Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	28	44334.3%	486.4%
42	S. Karamoko Centre-back	PAU	26	16285.4%	4747.8%
43	J. Ruiz Centre-back	PAU	28	3214.9%	4614.2%
44	J. Boyer Centre-back	Boulogne	28	40453.4%	4653.4%
45	C. Jolibois Centre-back	Rodez	28	25586.5%	4556.6%
46	S. Mambo Centre-back	Grenoble	27	2816.1%	4518.6%
47	A. Abdallah Centre-back	Guingamp	28	2968.2%	4321.4%
48	M. Huard Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	28	3052.6%	4314.7%
49	J. Evan's Centre-back	Rodez	27	583.6%	4325.6%
50	P. Ouaneh Centre-back	Laval	28	27184.2%	436.8%