Best centre-forwards in Ligue 2

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

At a glance

L. Stassin of Saint Etienne is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.8, and T. Bentayeb has been the form player this season, grading 58.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Arconte has improved his Season rating most, up +40.7 on last season, while J. Ikanga A Ngele's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +22.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Bentayeb of Estac Troyes is the most valuable name in this group at 71.8.

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	L. Stassin Centre-forward	Saint Etienne	21	544.5%	7211.9%
2	T. Arconte Centre-forward	Rodez	22	54315.5%	7122.1%
3	T. Bentayeb Centre-forward	Estac Troyes	24	5981.2%	6915.2%
4	Keito Nakamura Centre-forward	Reims	25	526.4%	6516.6%
5	I. Baldé Centre-forward	Rodez	23	4051.7%	656.2%
6	K. Dong Centre-forward	PAU	21	29517%	6312.1%
7	H. Ibrahim Centre-forward	Reims	20	23530.6%	635.3%
8	G. Versini Centre-forward	PAU	21	27	63
9	J. Ikanga A Ngele Centre-forward	RED Star FC 93	24	2931.9%	6255%
10	K. Nagera Centre-forward	Rodez	24	22102.8%	6140.7%
11	O. Sadik Centre-forward	PAU	22	19	605.8%
12	M. Camara Centre-forward	Laval	25	3652.3%	594.2%
13	F. Tomi Centre-forward	Bastia	25	2538.1%	580.5%
14	A. Salama Centre-forward	Reims	25	24	581.4%
15	J. Sebas Centre-forward	Bastia	23	19222.4%	583.2%
16	V. Ouotro Centre-forward	Nancy	20	11	567%
17	S. Ntamack Ndimba Centre-forward	Amiens	24	1849.2%	5615.8%
18	M. Lecolier Centre-forward	Boulogne	23	1516.8%	5443.1%
19	A. Boutrah Centre-forward	Bastia	25	1741.4%	5418.8%
20	H. Benali Centre-forward	RED Star FC 93	26	2028.3%	5110%
21	B. Bokangu Centre-forward	Nancy	26	24226.4%	5140.1%
22	M. El Idrissy Centre-forward	Estac Troyes	27	17	47±0%
23	M. Djitté Centre-forward	Grenoble	26	567.1%	459.4%
24	T. Robinet Centre-forward	Dunkerque	29	54180.4%	4518.3%
25	A. Hemia Centre-forward	Guingamp	28	2238.2%	4128.8%
26	E. Colas Centre-forward	Le Mans	29	291173.9%	4044.4%
27	T. Rambaud Centre-forward	Annecy	29	32731.6%	4049.8%
28	D. Guèye Centre-forward	Le Mans	30	42	3879.2%
29	A. Rabillard Centre-forward	Le Mans	30	411303.4%	3761.6%
30	Alexandre Mendy Centre-forward	Montpellier	32	5036.2%	346.6%
31	L. Mafouta Centre-forward	Guingamp	32	5627.2%	3316.7%
32	T. Valls Centre-forward	Grenoble	30	1077.6%	3137.3%
33	F. Diédhiou Centre-forward	Clermont Foot	33	3853.8%	2221%
34	A. Hunou Centre-forward	Clermont Foot	32	868%	1939.7%
35	A. Dabasse Centre-forward	Nancy	32	8	1953.2%
36	R. Ripart Centre-forward	Estac Troyes	33	178.2%	1730.4%
37	M. Tchokounté Centre-forward	Laval	37	2046.1%	1149.5%