Players with the Best Potential in Ligue 2 26/27

The highest-potential players in Ligue 2 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in Ligue 2 Best defenders in Ligue 2 Best midfielders in Ligue 2 Best attackers in Ligue 2 Most in-form players in Ligue 2 Top-scoring players in Ligue 2

At a glance

A. Touré of Metz is the standout for raw talent across players in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 70.9, and Sergio Akieme has been the form player this season, grading 55.9, and Keito Nakamura leads the scoring with 14 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: É. Soumah-Abbad has improved his Season rating most, up +36.8 on last season, while N. Fatar's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +25.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Keito Nakamura of Reims is the most valuable name in this group at 38.7.

Boulogne · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

É. Soumah-Abbad+36.8SsN

Metz · 23/24→25/26

Top scorer

Keito Nakamura14goals

Reims

Most valuable

Keito Nakamura38.7val

Reims

50 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	A. Touré Central midfielder	Metz	20	20185.7%	7121%
2	H. Ibrahim Centre-forward	Reims	20	23529.7%	635.3%
3	Ali Yousef Musrati Centre-back	Nantes	25	12	61
4	B. Old Central midfielder	Saint Etienne	24	28	613.7%
5	Keito Nakamura Centre-forward	Reims	26	536.4%	6122.5%
6	B. Touré Winger	Annecy	23	1950.8%	604.5%
7	Á. Csongvai Full-back	Saint Etienne	25	2830.7%	6065.2%
8	K. Fayad Central midfielder	Montpellier	22	1539.8%	5911.6%
9	Everson Centre-forward	Montpellier	22	774.9%	585.2%
10	E. Annan Full-back	Saint Etienne	24	203980%	5811.3%
11	E. Cantero Central midfielder	Clermont Foot	20	12	58
12	A. Moueffek Central midfielder	Saint Etienne	25	1828.5%	5810%
13	N. Fatar Winger	Boulogne	24	22	5780.5%
14	N. El Jamali Central midfielder	Saint Etienne	19	4	57
15	Chico Lamba Centre-back	Saint Etienne	23	1449.8%	5710.8%
16	G. Versini Central midfielder	Clermont Foot	22	14	57
17	M. Nadé Centre-back	Saint Etienne	27	5363.8%	5620.5%
18	J. Patrick Central midfielder	Reims	22	624.3%	5415.3%
19	M. Lecolier Centre-forward	Boulogne	23	1517.2%	5443.1%
20	G. Ott Attacking midfielder	Guingamp	24	12	5431.1%
21	M. Jaber Central midfielder	Saint Etienne	26	29	54
22	A. Uriev Goalkeeper	Boulogne	22	9165.6%	5452.8%
23	L. Quenabio Centre-back	Rodez	25	167.9%	5434.1%
24	Sergio Akieme Full-back	Reims	28	56134.9%	5324.8%
25	M. Bangré Central midfielder	Grenoble	25	164.5%	524.6%
26	M. Commaret Full-back	Laval	24	14231.7%	5253.7%
27	E. Maurin Centre-forward	Grenoble	25	12	52
28	M. Mion Centre-back	Grenoble	25	1717200%	5166.6%
29	A. Salama Winger	Reims	26	15	5113.5%
30	W. Benard Defensive midfielder	Laval	23	7	5060.2%
31	B. Pierret Defensive midfielder	RED Star FC 93	26	164.7%	5029%
32	Mostafa Mohamed Centre-forward	Nantes	28	1913.3%	4821.7%
33	C. Fatou Attacking midfielder	Laval	27	26	4856%
34	Mamour Ndiaye Goalkeeper	Saint Etienne	20	1949.6%	480.8%
35	A. Agne Ba Attacking midfielder	Metz	21	29	46
36	É. Soumah-Abbad Central midfielder	Metz	23	48343.9%	457.9%
37	M. Djitté Centre-forward	Grenoble	26	567.5%	459.4%
38	J. Evan's Centre-back	Rodez	27	583.6%	4325.6%
39	M. Carlier Defensive midfielder	Nancy	29	30202%	3937%
40	C. Makutungu Full-back	Annecy	28	995.7%	3832.4%
41	P. Sy Goalkeeper	Metz	29	678.8%	386.4%
42	T. Bartouche Goalkeeper	Guingamp	29	7	34
43	F. Centonze Full-back	Nantes	30	20266.7%	3418.6%
44	Y. Demoncy Centre-forward	Reims	30	1466.6%	3335.3%
45	S. Duflos Full-back	Boulogne	31	21523.5%	2837.6%
46	K. Boto Centre-back	Clermont Foot	30	5360%	2615.7%
47	P. Lemonnier Full-back	RED Star FC 93	33	4582.1%	2510.5%
48	N. Saint-Ruf Centre-back	Nancy	33	1854.2%	226.1%
49	E. Salles Goalkeeper	PAU	32	9	2144.1%
50	C. Jullien Centre-back	Montpellier	33	2938.2%	2143.6%