Full-backs with the Best Potential in Ligue 1 26/27
The highest-potential full-backs in Ligue 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Z. Athekame of Lyon is the standout for raw talent across full-backs in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 82.2, and I. Boura has been the form player this season, grading 41.1, and Sekou Fofana leads the scoring with 3 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: L. Sy has improved his Season rating most, up +23.6 on last season, while B. Meité's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +17.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, I. Boura of Estac Troyes is the most valuable name in this group at 53.9.
15 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →
| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Z. AthekameFull-back |  Lyon | 21 | 15±0% | 823.1% |
| 2 | C. CresswellFull-back |  Rennes | 24 | 40±0% | 802.3% |
| 3 | X. Mandza TsiendiFull-back |  Nice | 17 | 15 | 78 |
| 4 | B. MeitéFull-back |  Marseille | 24 | 23 | 7829% |
| 5 | N. SanguiFull-back |  Paris FC | 20 | 2286.6% | 763.7% |
| 6 | C. TapéFull-back |  Toulouse | 20 | 8 | 74 |
| 7 | G. AntwiFull-back |  Strasbourg | 19 | 10 | 72 |
| 8 | B. LockoFull-back |  Stade Brestois 29 | 24 | 25±0% | 71±0% |
| 9 | L. SyFull-back |  Auxerre | 24 | 30±0% | 68±0% |
| 10 | Flávio NazinhoFull-back |  Monaco | 23 | 4113.9% | 593.1% |
| 11 | I. BouraFull-back |  Estac Troyes | 26 | 4113.7% | 5812.3% |
| 12 | Sekou FofanaFull-back | Auxerre | 23 | 1213.9% | 4515.5% |
| 13 | Y. GomisFull-back | Strasbourg | 21 | 2420.9% | 440.9% |
| 14 | B. ChardonnetFull-back | Stade Brestois 29 | 31 | 417.4% | 4120.8% |
| 15 | EmersonFull-back | Marseille | 32 | 35±0% | 37±0% |