Best Defensive midfielders by Season Rating in Ligue 1 26/27
The best defensive midfielders in Ligue 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
J. Chotard of Stade Brestois 29 is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 77.9, and C. Cásseres has been the form player this season, grading 53, and O. Kellyman leads the scoring with 11 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: E. Quarshie has improved his Season rating most, up +25.4 on last season, while M. Rossignol's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +16.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, P. Pagis of Paris FC is the most valuable name in this group at 43.9.
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