Players with the Best Potential in Ligue 1 26/27

The highest-potential players in Ligue 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in Ligue 1 Best defenders in Ligue 1 Best midfielders in Ligue 1 Best attackers in Ligue 1 Most in-form players in Ligue 1 Top-scoring 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	M. Fernandez-Pardo Winger	Lille	21	47±0%	89±0%
2	I. Zabarnyi Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	6461.2%	8311%
3	J. Panichelli Centre-forward	Strasbourg	23	604.8%	833.4%
4	B. Barcola Winger	Paris Saint Germain	24	44±0%	821.9%
5	F. Balogun Centre-forward	Monaco	25	58282.9%	8212.2%
6	I. Mbaye Winger	Paris Saint Germain	18	19±0%	81±0%
7	Abdoul Karim Coulibaly Centre-back	Strasbourg	19	22±0%	803%
8	Nuno Mendes Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	34±0%	79±0%
9	S. Baidoo Centre-back	Lens	22	39	79
10	B. Meité Full-back	Marseille	24	23	7829%
11	K. Peprah Oppong Centre-back	Nice	22	3476.8%	78172%
12	R. Fofana Winger	Lens	20	19±0%	78±0%
13	M. Godo Winger	Strasbourg	23	40	7812.3%
14	I. Doukouré Full-back	Strasbourg	23	26±0%	76±0%
15	Ansu Fati Centre-forward	Monaco	23	36	766%
16	N. Sangui Full-back	Paris FC	20	2286.6%	763.7%
17	L. Chevalier Goalkeeper	Paris Saint Germain	24	5141.6%	7612.9%
18	K. Merah Central midfielder	Lyon	19	15±0%	75±0%
19	S. Coulibaly Centre-back	Strasbourg	22	18±0%	745.5%
20	C. Mawissa Elebi Full-back	Monaco	21	19±0%	73±0%
21	N. Äelik Centre-back	Lens	20	13	72
22	J. Teze Full-back	Monaco	26	35±0%	71±0%
23	A. Rouault Centre-back	Rennes	25	31±0%	71±0%
24	R. Kluivert Full-back	Lyon	25	20±0%	71±0%
25	D. Cissé Defensive midfielder	Rennes	22	1142.7%	71±0%
26	L. Mouton Centre-forward	Angers	24	16±0%	70±0%
27	Gonçalo Oliveira Centre-back	Rennes	20	11	7063.5%
28	L. Brassier Centre-back	Rennes	26	38±0%	70±0%
29	B. Okoh Centre-back	Auxerre	23	20	69
30	O. Nkambadio Goalkeeper	Paris FC	23	985.8%	685.1%
31	M. Senaya Centre-back	Auxerre	25	38396.1%	686.4%
32	M. Bamba Centre-forward	Lorient	24	1147.3%	679.3%
33	T. Nianzou Centre-back	Lille	24	539.5%	661.2%
34	M. Luković Centre-forward	Strasbourg	20	1628.5%	641.7%
35	A. Sarr Winger	Lyon	25	52.1%	631.3%
36	A. Maitland-Niles Central midfielder	Lyon	29	45±0%	6311.2%
37	A. Dønnum Central midfielder	Toulouse	28	5312.1%	6211.9%
38	L. Balerdi Centre-back	Marseille	27	35±0%	62±0%
39	A. Seidu Full-back	Rennes	26	2325.4%	623.4%
40	M. Niflore Goalkeeper	Toulouse	18	69.6%	62±0%
41	N. Obaretin Centre-back	Lorient	23	2434.8%	611.3%
42	H. Boudaoui Central midfielder	Nice	26	26±0%	61±0%
43	E. Diop Central midfielder	Monaco	22	562216.7%	6013.3%
44	R. Majecki Goalkeeper	Monaco	26	1521.4%	6017.6%
45	J. Hatchi Winger	Lorient	21	168.7%	59±0%
46	D. Diongu Central midfielder	Strasbourg	20	199.2%	59±0%
47	M. Rossignol Central midfielder	Le Mans	22	1675.6%	5841.3%
48	I. Boura Full-back	Estac Troyes	26	4113.7%	5812.3%
49	D. Ćaleta-Car Centre-back	Lyon	29	163%	5711.6%
50	V. Orakpo Winger	Nice	20	58.5%	57±0%