U21 defenders with the Best Potential in Ligue 1

The highest-potential U21 defenders in Ligue 1, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and I. Ganiou leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: W. Zaïre-Emery has improved his Season rating most, up +33.3 on last season, while L. Høgsberg's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the most valuable name in this group at 56.2.

Best talent

W. Zaïre-Emery94.3RTG

Strasbourg · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

W. Zaïre-Emery+33.3SsN

Paris Saint Germain · 24/25→25/26

W. Zaïre-Emery56.2val

Paris Saint Germain

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	Player	Team
1	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	6896%	9412.3%
2	J. Jacquet Centre-back	Rennes	21	43235.9%	8647.9%
3	I. Ganiou Full-back	Lens	21	4350.3%	8437.9%
4	A. Ait Boudlal Centre-back	Rennes	20	37257.8%	8240.1%
5	T. Tati Centre-back	Nantes	18	27	79
6	A. Ouattara Full-back	Strasbourg	20	24205.2%	794.9%
7	N. Sangui Full-back	Paris FC	20	27126.9%	797.4%
8	K. Ouattara Full-back	Monaco	21	21294.3%	796.2%
9	C. Mawissa Elebi Full-back	Monaco	21	3141.6%	79±0%
10	L. Høgsberg Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	2522.3%	7876.1%
11	S. Amo-Ameyaw Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	20	16114.5%	775.6%
12	M. Sarr Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	1857.1%	759.8%
13	Abdulay Bah Centre-back	Nice	20	28307.4%	756%
14	N. Äelik Centre-back	Lens	20	14	72
15	M. Nagida Full-back	Rennes	21	1987%	712.5%