The best defensive U18 players from France, ranked on Field Insider.
A. Bouaddi of Lille is the standout for raw talent across U18 players from France, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.5, and P. Peter leads the scoring with 5 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Bouaddi has improved his Season rating most, up +13.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, I. Salhi of Mallorca is the most valuable name in this group at 120.2.
| # | Player | Team | Age | CS | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. BouaddiDefensive midfielder |  Lille | 18 | 10 | 3463.9% | 8714.6% |
| 2 | I. MbayeWinger |  Paris Saint Germain | 18 | 6 | 19186.6% | 817.1% |
| 3 | M. MuzunguCentre-back |  Jong Ajax | 18 | 4 | 23 | 52 |
| 4 | R. MatondoDefensive midfielder |  Paris FC | 18 | 4 | 286875% | 8024.7% |
| 5 | T. TatiCentre-back |  Nantes | 18 | 4 | 27 | 79 |
| 6 | P. PeterCentre-forward |  Angers | 18 | 4 | 24 | 7722.4% |
| 7 | A. VossahDefensive midfielder |  Toulouse | 18 | 3 | 18 | 74 |
| 8 | Quentin Ndjantou MbitchaWinger | Paris Saint Germain | 18 | 2 | 14 | 79 |
| 9 | E. MolébéAttacking midfielder |  Montpellier | 18 | 2 | 10 | 61 |
| 10 | M. MeïtéWinger |  Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 18 | 1 | 634.5% | 5324.5% |
| 11 | R. HimbertWinger |  Lyon | 18 | 1 | 5 | 73 |
| 12 | K. AntonioFull-back |  Lens | 18 | 1 | 987.5% | 7510.8% |
| 13 | Stephan ZagadouCentre-back |  Le Havre | 17 | 1 | 9 | 70 |
| 14 | A. TapeFull-back |  Bayer Leverkusen | 18 | 1 | 5336.4% | 701.7% |
