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

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

Best defensive goalkeepers in Ligue 1 Best defensive defenders in Ligue 1 Best defensive midfielders in Ligue 1 Best defensive attackers in Ligue 1 Best players in Ligue 1 Most in-form players in Ligue 1

At a glance

M. Fernandez-Pardo of Lille is the standout for raw talent across players in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 89, and O. Gill has been the form player this season, grading 64.6, and J. Panichelli leads the scoring with 16 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Bayo has improved his Season rating most, up +54.9 on last season, while K. Peprah Oppong's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +49.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Chevalier of Paris Saint Germain is the most valuable name in this group at 79.2.

Best talent

M. Fernandez-Pardo89RTG

K. Peprah Oppong+49.2RTG

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	Player	Team
1	I. Zabarnyi Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	64	6461.2%	8311%
2	S. Yohou Centre-back	Le Mans	35	57.4	57±0%	26±0%
3	I. Boura Full-back	Estac Troyes	26	41.1	4113.7%	5812.3%
4	B. Chardonnet Full-back	Stade Brestois 29	31	41	417.4%	4120.8%
5	S. Baidoo Centre-back	Lens	22	39	39	79
6	L. Brassier Centre-back	Rennes	26	38.3	38±0%	70±0%
7	M. Senaya Centre-back	Auxerre	25	37.7	38396.1%	686.4%
8	J. Teze Full-back	Monaco	26	35.3	35±0%	71±0%
9	L. Balerdi Centre-back	Marseille	27	34.8	35±0%	62±0%
10	D. Sidibé Full-back	Le Mans	34	34.6	35±0%	28±0%
11	K. Peprah Oppong Centre-back	Nice	22	34.3	3476.8%	78172%
12	Nuno Mendes Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	33.8	34±0%	79±0%
13	A. Rouault Centre-back	Rennes	25	30.5	31±0%	71±0%
14	A. Touba Centre-back	Le Havre	28	29	29±0%	30±0%
15	I. Doukouré Full-back	Strasbourg	23	26.2	26±0%	76±0%
16	N. Obaretin Centre-back	Lorient	23	24.4	2434.8%	611.3%
17	Y. Gomis Full-back	Strasbourg	20	23.7	2420.9%	44±0%
18	A. Seidu Full-back	Rennes	26	23.2	2325.4%	623.4%
19	B. Meité Full-back	Marseille	24	22.5	23	7829%
20	N. Sangui Full-back	Paris FC	20	22.2	2286.6%	763.7%
21	Abdoul Karim Coulibaly Centre-back	Strasbourg	19	21.5	22±0%	803%
22	B. Okoh Centre-back	Auxerre	23	20.1	20	69
23	R. Kluivert Full-back	Lyon	25	19.9	20±0%	71±0%
24	P. Gozzi Centre-back	Estac Troyes	25	19.5	200.5%	562%
25	H. Hateboer Centre-back	Rennes	32	19	1911.1%	2634.5%
26	C. Mawissa Elebi Full-back	Monaco	21	19	19±0%	73±0%
27	M. Salisu Centre-back	Monaco	27	18.9	1920.9%	5519.1%
28	J. Gradit Centre-back	Lens	33	18.5	19±0%	20±0%
29	S. Coulibaly Centre-back	Strasbourg	22	17.8	18±0%	745.5%
30	D. Ćaleta-Car Centre-back	Lyon	29	15.9	163%	5711.6%
31	F. Sierralta Centre-back	Auxerre	29	14	1443.8%	3921.1%
32	T. De Smet Full-back	Paris FC	28	13.9	1452.7%	4811.2%
33	N. Äelik Centre-back	Lens	20	13.4	13	72
34	Sekou Fofana Full-back	Auxerre	23	11.8	1213.9%	4515.5%
35	Gonçalo Oliveira Centre-back	Rennes	20	10.6	11	7063.5%
36	Y. Aradj Full-back	Toulouse	21	8.8	9	53
37	Y. Koré Centre-back	Paris FC	21	5.3	579.8%	549.7%
38	T. Nianzou Centre-back	Lille	24	4.9	539.5%	661.2%
39	T. Eyoum Centre-back	Le Mans	24	3.6	484.1%	544.6%