Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Ligue 2 26/27
The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Ligue 2 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
W. Benard of Laval is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 50.3, and M. Carlier has been the form player this season, grading 29.6, and T. Boros leads the scoring with 1 goal.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Carlier has improved his Season rating most, up +19.8 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, W. Benard of Laval is the most valuable name in this group at 21.2.
4 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W. BenardDefensive midfielder |  Laval | 23 | 7 | 5060.2% |
| 2 | B. PierretDefensive midfielder |  RED Star FC 93 | 26 | 164.7% | 5029% |
| 3 | M. CarlierDefensive midfielder |  Nancy | 29 | 30202% | 3937% |
| 4 | T. BorosDefensive midfielder |  Annecy | 39 | 15 | 8 |