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.
At a glance
R. Risser of Lens is the standout for raw talent across players in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 88.9, and J. Panichelli has been the form player this season, grading 60.1.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Safonov has improved his Season rating most, up +40.9 on last season, while R. Risser's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +29.2 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 84.2.
17 players · ranked by best defendersCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. MonfrayCentre-back |  Estac Troyes | 35 | 52.9 | 53±0% | 26±0% |
| 2 | I. BouraFull-back | Estac Troyes | 26 | 41.1 | 4113.7% | 5812.3% |
| 3 | B. ChardonnetFull-back |  Stade Brestois 29 | 31 | 41 | 417.4% | 4120.8% |
| 4 | M. SenayaCentre-back |  Auxerre | 25 | 37.7 | 38396.1% | 686.4% |
| 5 | M. McKenzieCentre-back |  Toulouse | 27 | 35.9 | 36±0% | 64±0% |
| 6 | M. DiazCentre-back | Estac Troyes | 23 | 27.9 | 288.5% | 71±0% |
| 7 | B. LockoFull-back | Stade Brestois 29 | 24 | 25.1 | 25±0% | 71±0% |
| 8 | Y. GomisFull-back |  Strasbourg | 21 | 23.7 | 2420.9% | 440.9% |
| 9 | B. MeitéFull-back |  Marseille | 24 | 22.5 | 23 | 7829% |
| 10 | N. SanguiFull-back |  Paris FC | 20 | 22.2 | 2286.6% | 763.7% |
| 11 | B. OkohCentre-back | Auxerre | 23 | 20.1 | 20 | 69 |
| 12 | N. ÄelikCentre-back |  Lens | 20 | 13.4 | 13 | 72 |
| 13 | Sekou FofanaFull-back | Auxerre | 23 | 11.8 | 1213.9% | 4515.5% |
| 14 | Gonçalo OliveiraCentre-back |  Rennes | 20 | 10.6 | 11 | 7063.5% |
| 15 | G. AntwiFull-back | Strasbourg | 19 | 9.6 | 10 | 72 |
| 16 | C. TapéFull-back | Toulouse | 20 | 8.4 | 8 | 74 |
| 17 | Y. KoréCentre-back | Paris FC | 21 | 5.3 | 579.8% | 549.7% |