U21 defenders with the Best Potential in Ligue 1 26/27
The highest-potential U21 defenders in Ligue 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
N. Sangui of Paris FC is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 75.9, and Y. Gomis has been the form player this season, grading 23.7, and Y. Koré leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Sangui has improved his Season rating most, up +10.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, N. Sangui of Paris FC is the most valuable name in this group at 41.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. SanguiFull-back |  Paris FC | 20 | 2286.6% | 763.7% |
| 2 | N. ÄelikCentre-back |  Lens | 20 | 13 | 72 |
| 3 | Gonçalo OliveiraCentre-back |  Rennes | 20 | 11 | 7063.5% |
| 4 | Y. KoréCentre-back | Paris FC | 21 | 579.8% | 549.7% |
| 5 | Y. GomisFull-back |  Strasbourg | 20 | 2420.9% | 44±0% |