Best Defensive defenders by Season Rating in Ligue 1 26/27

The best defensive defenders in Ligue 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Z. Athekame of Lyon is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 82.2, and A. Monfray has been the form player this season, grading 52.9, and Sekou Fofana leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Senaya has improved his Season rating most, up +30.1 on last season, while B. Meité's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +17.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, I. Boura of Estac Troyes is the most valuable name in this group at 53.9.

Marseille · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Senaya+30.1SsN

Auxerre · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	A. Monfray Centre-back	Estac Troyes	35	52.9	53±0%	26±0%
2	I. Boura Full-back	Estac Troyes	26	41.1	4113.7%	5812.3%
3	B. Chardonnet Full-back	Stade Brestois 29	31	41	417.4%	4120.8%
4	Flávio Nazinho Full-back	Monaco	23	40.9	4113.9%	593.1%
5	C. Cresswell Full-back	Rennes	24	40	40±0%	802.3%
6	M. Senaya Centre-back	Auxerre	25	37.7	38396.1%	686.4%
7	D. Sylla Centre-back	Lorient	24	37.3	3712.3%	661.2%
8	M. McKenzie Centre-back	Toulouse	27	35.9	36±0%	64±0%
9	Emerson Full-back	Marseille	32	34.8	35±0%	37±0%
10	A. Camara Centre-back	Paris FC	30	33.9	34±0%	5013.3%
11	Sadibou Sané Centre-back	Monaco	22	33.7	34±0%	743.2%
12	L. Sy Full-back	Auxerre	24	30	30±0%	68±0%
13	C. Akpa Centre-back	Auxerre	24	28.3	28±0%	71±0%
14	M. Diaz Centre-back	Estac Troyes	23	27.9	288.5%	71±0%
15	M. Talbi Centre-back	Lorient	28	27.7	28±0%	59±0%
16	B. Locko Full-back	Stade Brestois 29	24	25.1	25±0%	71±0%
17	Y. Gomis Full-back	Strasbourg	21	23.7	2420.9%	440.9%
18	B. Meité Full-back	Marseille	24	22.5	23	7829%
19	N. Sangui Full-back	Paris FC	20	22.2	2286.6%	763.7%
20	B. Okoh Centre-back	Auxerre	23	20.1	20	69
21	Z. Athekame Full-back	Lyon	21	15.1	15±0%	823.1%
22	X. Mandza Tsiendi Full-back	Nice	17	14.7	15	78
23	N. Äelik Centre-back	Lens	20	13.4	13	72
24	D. Coppola Centre-back	Paris FC	22	12.6	13±0%	73±0%
25	Sekou Fofana Full-back	Auxerre	23	11.8	1213.9%	4515.5%
26	Gonçalo Oliveira Centre-back	Rennes	20	10.6	11	7063.5%
27	G. Antwi Full-back	Strasbourg	19	9.6	10	72
28	N. Adjei Centre-back	Lorient	24	8.7	9±0%	672.1%
29	C. Tapé Full-back	Toulouse	20	8.4	8	74
30	C. Egan-Riley Centre-back	Marseille	23	8.3	8±0%	67±0%
31	Y. Koré Centre-back	Paris FC	21	5.3	579.8%	549.7%