Best players in Ligue 1

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

At a glance

W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across players in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and E. Lepaul has been the form player this season, grading 81.3.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Sangaré has improved his Season rating most, up +55.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Sangaré of Lens is the most valuable name in this group at 142.1.

Best talent

W. Zaïre-Emery94.3RTG

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	6894.3%	9412.3%
2	Senny Mayulu Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	60323.2%	9112.4%
3	M. Fernandez-Pardo Centre-forward	Lille	21	49	8986.4%
4	R. Risser Goalkeeper	Lens	21	45395.6%	8948.9%
5	M. Sangaré Defensive midfielder	Lens	24	62825.4%	8870.6%
6	L. Camara Defensive midfielder	Monaco	22	64107.4%	884.5%
7	M. Greenwood Attacking midfielder	Marseille	24	7312%	876.7%
8	K. Kouassi Defensive midfielder	Lorient	21	4592.7%	8739.7%
9	J. Panichelli Centre-forward	Strasbourg	23	7319.6%	878.9%
10	Diego Moreira Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	21	4227.9%	871.9%
11	D. Doué Winger	Paris Saint Germain	21	473.5%	870.7%
12	Afonso Moreira Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	41	8759.6%
13	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	3463.9%	8714.6%
14	J. Jacquet Centre-back	Rennes	21	43235.9%	8647.9%
15	M. Penders Goalkeeper	Strasbourg	20	26536.6%	8673.8%
16	V. Barco Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	21	50132.4%	8612.8%
17	Endrick Attacking midfielder	Lyon	19	44	8534.9%
18	G. Doué Full-back	Strasbourg	23	4544.1%	853%
19	H. Haraldsson Attacking midfielder	Lille	23	4238.5%	851.1%
20	M. Akliouche Attacking midfielder	Monaco	24	455%	851.5%
21	G. Restes Goalkeeper	Toulouse	21	261.9%	851.9%
22	I. Ganiou Full-back	Lens	21	4350.3%	8437.9%
23	João Neves Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	21	4424.6%	844.4%
24	S. Baidoo Centre-back	Lens	22	55	84
25	T. Morton Defensive midfielder	Lyon	23	4515.1%	8412.3%
26	I. Zabarnyi Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	23	6871.3%	849.8%
27	F. Balogun Centre-forward	Monaco	25	62321.8%	8314.6%
28	B. Barcola Winger	Paris Saint Germain	23	4732%	839.5%
29	P. Pagis Attacking midfielder	Lorient	23	55130.4%	8325%
30	N. Ngoy Centre-back	Lille	23	53111.6%	8358.7%
31	M. Fofana Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	2423.7%	83±0%
32	Q. Merlin Full-back	Rennes	24	4471.8%	839.4%
33	J. Enciso Centre-forward	Strasbourg	22	39381.5%	836%
34	Nuno Mendes Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	46122.2%	831.6%
35	K. Doumbia Attacking midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	23	4482.8%	825%
36	R. Ndiaye Defensive midfielder	Le Havre	24	54177.7%	8224.2%
37	I. Soumaré Attacking midfielder	Le Havre	25	4639.9%	828.7%
38	A. Ait Boudlal Centre-back	Rennes	20	37257.8%	8240.1%
39	C. Cresswell Centre-back	Toulouse	23	425%	82±0%
40	I. Mbaye Winger	Paris Saint Germain	18	19186.6%	817.1%
41	I. Doukouré Centre-back	Strasbourg	22	3222.6%	813.4%
42	Beraldo Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	22	3018%	802.4%
43	S. El Mourabet Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	20	44	80
44	P. Šulc Winger	Lyon	25	54	80
45	D. Methalie Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	20	43	80
46	E. Lepaul Centre-forward	Rennes	26	81134.3%	809.7%
47	Félix Correia Attacking midfielder	Lille	25	3321.3%	8019.8%
48	R. Matondo Defensive midfielder	Paris FC	18	286875%	8024.7%
49	Y. Gboho Attacking midfielder	Toulouse	25	4630.4%	802.6%
50	M. Abline Centre-forward	Nantes	23	4010.1%	805.3%