Best U21 players in Ligue 1

The highest-potential U21 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 U21 players in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and M. Fernandez-Pardo leads the scoring with 8 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Senny Mayulu has improved his Season rating most, up +45.9 on last season, while S. Ebonog's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +36.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Fernandez-Pardo of Lille is the most valuable name in this group at 130.2.

Best talent

W. Zaïre-Emery94.3RTG

Le Havre · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Senny Mayulu+45.9SsN

Paris Saint Germain · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

M. Fernandez-Pardo8goals

Lille

Most valuable

M. Fernandez-Pardo130.2val

Lille

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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	K. Kouassi Defensive midfielder	Lorient	21	4592.7%	8739.7%
6	Diego Moreira Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	21	4227.9%	871.9%
7	D. Doué Winger	Paris Saint Germain	21	473.5%	870.7%
8	Afonso Moreira Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	41	8759.6%
9	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	3463.9%	8714.6%
10	J. Jacquet Centre-back	Rennes	21	43235.9%	8647.9%
11	M. Penders Goalkeeper	Strasbourg	20	26536.6%	8673.8%
12	V. Barco Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	21	50132.4%	8612.8%
13	Endrick Attacking midfielder	Lyon	19	44	8534.9%
14	G. Restes Goalkeeper	Toulouse	21	261.9%	851.9%
15	I. Ganiou Full-back	Lens	21	4350.3%	8437.9%
16	João Neves Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	21	4424.6%	844.4%
17	M. Fofana Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	2423.7%	83±0%
18	A. Ait Boudlal Centre-back	Rennes	20	37257.8%	8240.1%
19	I. Mbaye Winger	Paris Saint Germain	18	19186.6%	817.1%
20	S. El Mourabet Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	20	44	80
21	D. Methalie Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	20	43	80
22	R. Matondo Defensive midfielder	Paris FC	18	286875%	8024.7%
23	T. Tati Centre-back	Nantes	18	27	79
24	A. Ouattara Full-back	Strasbourg	20	24213.3%	794.9%
25	S. Hidalgo Winger	Toulouse	21	32176.9%	7951.6%
26	N. Sangui Full-back	Paris FC	20	27126.9%	797.4%
27	C. Mawissa Elebi Full-back	Monaco	21	3141.6%	79±0%
28	K. Ouattara Full-back	Monaco	21	21294.3%	796.2%
29	A. Avom Attacking midfielder	Lorient	21	1763.4%	7810.3%
30	L. Høgsberg Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	2522.3%	7876.1%
31	N. Mukau Attacking midfielder	Lille	21	854.4%	783.5%
32	S. Amo-Ameyaw Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	19	16113.5%	786.6%
33	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	13	77
34	R. Fofana Attacking midfielder	Lens	20	19	7718.6%
35	P. Peter Centre-forward	Angers	18	24	7722.4%
36	A. Bulatović Defensive midfielder	Lens	19	22	76
37	M. Sarr Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	1857.1%	759.8%
38	S. Ebonog Defensive midfielder	Le Havre	21	27682.9%	7594.3%
39	Abdulay Bah Centre-back	Nice	20	28307.4%	756%
40	A. Vermeeren Defensive midfielder	Marseille	21	1541.6%	748.7%
41	K. Merah Attacking midfielder	Lyon	19	5	74
42	A. Bamba Defensive midfielder	Monaco	20	18	74
43	A. Vossah Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	18	18	74
44	Bahereba Guirassy Central midfielder	Nantes	19	20154.5%	744.1%
45	N. Äelik Centre-back	Lens	19	14	72
46	Louis Leroux Attacking midfielder	Nantes	20	1335.4%	724.8%
47	I. Osman Central midfielder	Auxerre	21	2012.9%	723.5%
48	A. Touré Central midfielder	Metz	20	22179.7%	7222.2%
49	M. Nagida Full-back	Rennes	21	1987%	712.5%
50	D. Assoumani Attacking midfielder	Nantes	21	8310.5%	699.8%