U21 midfielders with the Best Potential in Ligue 1

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

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At a glance

Senny Mayulu of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.9, and K. Kouassi has been the form player this season, grading 45.7, and João Neves leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Kouassi has improved his Season rating most, up +22.3 on last season, while S. Ebonog's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +34.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Kouassi of Lorient is the most valuable name in this group at 44.5.

Le Havre · 24/25→25/26

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K. Kouassi+22.3SsN

Lorient · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Senny Mayulu Attacking midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	20	30102.7%	878%
2	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	3052.8%	8513.1%
3	K. Kouassi Central midfielder	Lorient	21	4695.3%	8535.7%
4	S. El Mourabet Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	20	42	80
5	João Neves Attacking midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	21	2432.9%	809.5%
6	A. Avom Defensive midfielder	Lorient	21	3820.1%	7910.5%
7	D. Methalie Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	20	37	78
8	N. Mukau Central midfielder	Lille	21	2012%	772.8%
9	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	12	77
10	M. Fofana Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	1262%	777.5%
11	R. Matondo Central midfielder	Paris FC	18	237433.3%	7719.7%
12	A. Bulatović Attacking midfielder	Lens	19	13	76
13	K. Merah Central midfielder	Lyon	19	15	75
14	A. Vermeeren Defensive midfielder	Marseille	21	1443.7%	749%
15	S. Ebonog Central midfielder	Le Havre	21	25490.5%	7390.9%
16	A. Bamba Central midfielder	Monaco	20	17	73
17	Bahereba Guirassy Central midfielder	Nantes	19	20146.8%	733.5%
18	A. Vossah Central midfielder	Toulouse	18	16	73
19	A. Touré Central midfielder	Metz	20	20185.7%	7121%
20	Louis Leroux Central midfielder	Nantes	20	2310.8%	706.8%
21	D. Assoumani Central midfielder	Nantes	21	201052.9%	699.2%
22	I. Osman Central midfielder	Auxerre	21	1138.8%	682.3%