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

A. Bouaddi of Lille is the standout for raw talent across players in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 90.5, and M. Niakhaté has been the form player this season, grading 65.4, and T. Bentayeb leads the scoring with 18 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 81.3.

K. Peprah Oppong+49.2RTG

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	Player	Team
1	M. Niakhaté Full-back	Lyon	30	65.4	6551.7%	5017.7%
2	I. Zabarnyi Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	23	64	6461.2%	8311%
3	S. Yohou Centre-back	Le Mans	35	57.4	57686.3%	26115.6%
4	H. Voyer Centre-back	Le Mans	29	49.6	50411.3%	4050%
5	Abner Full-back	Lyon	26	46.4	46144.2%	735.2%
6	I. Boura Full-back	Estac Troyes	26	41.1	4113.7%	5812.3%
7	B. Chardonnet Full-back	Stade Brestois 29	31	41	417.4%	4120.8%
8	S. Baidoo Centre-back	Lens	22	39	39	79
9	L. Brassier Centre-back	Rennes	26	38.3	3897.4%	704%
10	M. Senaya Centre-back	Auxerre	25	37.7	38396.1%	686.4%
11	G. Lloris Centre-back	Stade Brestois 29	31	36.9	3711.5%	4218.8%
12	J. Teze Full-back	Monaco	26	35.3	35218%	714.4%
13	L. Balerdi Centre-back	Marseille	27	34.8	3512.3%	6218.7%
14	K. Peprah Oppong Centre-back	Nice	22	34.3	3476.8%	78172%
15	Nuno Mendes Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	33.8	3463.3%	793%
16	A. Witsel Full-back	Nice	37	33.5	34201.8%	2024.2%
17	N. Tagliafico Full-back	Lyon	33	31.2	3120.4%	2537.2%
18	A. Rouault Centre-back	Rennes	25	30.5	3193%	711.3%
19	L. Maronnier Full-back	Estac Troyes	26	26.8	2726.4%	544.1%
20	I. Doukouré Full-back	Strasbourg	23	26.2	2636.4%	768.4%
21	Y. Gomis Full-back	Strasbourg	20	23.7	2420.9%	44±0%
22	A. Seidu Full-back	Rennes	26	23.2	2325.4%	623.4%
23	J. Mitchell Centre-back	Strasbourg	21	22.6	23	44
24	B. Meité Full-back	Marseille	24	22.5	23	7829%
25	N. Sangui Full-back	Paris FC	20	22.2	2286.6%	763.7%
26	L. Digne Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	33	21.6	2233.1%	3426.7%
27	B. Okoh Centre-back	Auxerre	23	20.1	20	69
28	R. Kluivert Full-back	Lyon	25	19.9	2032.7%	7125.6%
29	F. Oppegård Full-back	Auxerre	24	19.9	20503%	668.2%
30	P. Gozzi Centre-back	Estac Troyes	25	19.5	200.5%	562%
31	H. Hateboer Centre-back	Rennes	32	19	1911.1%	2634.5%
32	C. Mawissa Elebi Full-back	Monaco	21	19	1963.9%	737.1%
33	M. Salisu Centre-back	Monaco	27	18.9	1920.9%	5519.1%
34	J. Gradit Centre-back	Lens	33	18.5	1959.3%	2049.6%
35	S. Coulibaly Centre-back	Strasbourg	22	17.8	18304.5%	7410.4%
36	H. Traoré Full-back	Paris FC	34	17.6	1819.7%	1831.4%
37	D. Ćaleta-Car Centre-back	Lyon	29	15.9	1640.4%	573.9%
38	S. Chergui Centre-back	Paris FC	27	14.3	1425.4%	541.1%
39	F. Sierralta Centre-back	Auxerre	29	14	1443.8%	3921.1%
40	T. De Smet Full-back	Paris FC	28	13.9	1452.7%	4811.2%
41	N. Äelik Centre-back	Lens	20	13.4	13	72
42	Sekou Fofana Full-back	Auxerre	23	11.8	1213.9%	4515.5%
43	Gonçalo Oliveira Centre-back	Rennes	20	10.6	11	7063.5%
44	Y. Aradj Full-back	Toulouse	21	8.8	9	53
45	Y. Koré Centre-back	Paris FC	21	5.3	579.8%	549.7%
46	T. Nianzou Centre-back	Lille	24	4.9	539.5%	661.2%
47	T. Eyoum Centre-back	Le Mans	24	3.6	425%	5452.1%