Best defensive U21 players in Ligue 1

The best defensive 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	CS	Season	Rating
1	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	14	6894.3%	9412.3%
2	R. Risser Goalkeeper	Lens	21	12	45395.6%	8948.9%
3	Senny Mayulu Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	10	60323.2%	9112.4%
4	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	10	3463.9%	8714.6%
5	M. Fernandez-Pardo Centre-forward	Lille	21	10	49	8986.4%
6	G. Restes Goalkeeper	Toulouse	21	9	261.9%	851.9%
7	M. Penders Goalkeeper	Strasbourg	20	9	26536.6%	8673.8%
8	Afonso Moreira Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	8	41	8759.6%
9	João Neves Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	21	8	4424.6%	844.4%
10	D. Doué Winger	Paris Saint Germain	21	8	473.5%	870.7%
11	I. Ganiou Full-back	Lens	21	8	4350.3%	8437.9%
12	N. Mukau Attacking midfielder	Lille	21	7	854.4%	783.5%
13	I. Mbaye Winger	Paris Saint Germain	18	6	19186.6%	817.1%
14	Endrick Attacking midfielder	Lyon	19	6	44	8534.9%
15	K. Kouassi Defensive midfielder	Lorient	21	6	4592.7%	8739.7%
16	D. Methalie Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	20	6	43	80
17	Diego Moreira Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	21	6	4227.9%	871.9%
18	S. El Mourabet Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	20	6	44	80
19	V. Barco Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	21	6	50132.4%	8612.8%
20	K. Merah Attacking midfielder	Lyon	19	6	5	74
21	L. Høgsberg Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	5	2522.3%	7876.1%
22	A. Avom Attacking midfielder	Lorient	21	5	1763.4%	7810.3%
23	N. Sangui Full-back	Paris FC	20	5	27126.9%	797.4%
24	A. Ait Boudlal Centre-back	Rennes	20	5	37257.8%	8240.1%
25	J. Jacquet Centre-back	Rennes	21	5	43235.9%	8647.9%
26	S. Ebonog Defensive midfielder	Le Havre	21	5	27682.9%	7594.3%
27	A. Ouattara Full-back	Strasbourg	20	5	24213.3%	794.9%
28	S. Hidalgo Winger	Toulouse	21	4	32176.9%	7951.6%
29	M. Sarr Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	4	1857.1%	759.8%
30	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	4	13	77
31	R. Matondo Defensive midfielder	Paris FC	18	4	286875%	8024.7%
32	M. Fofana Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	4	2423.7%	83±0%
33	Abdulay Bah Centre-back	Nice	20	4	28307.4%	756%
34	T. Tati Centre-back	Nantes	18	4	27	79
35	A. Touré Central midfielder	Metz	20	4	22179.7%	7222.2%
36	P. Peter Centre-forward	Angers	18	4	24	7722.4%
37	N. Nartey Attacking midfielder	Lyon	20	3	1636.3%	7658.1%
38	M. Nagida Full-back	Rennes	21	3	1987%	712.5%
39	C. Mawissa Elebi Full-back	Monaco	21	3	3141.6%	79±0%
40	A. Bulatović Defensive midfielder	Lens	19	3	22	76
41	S. Amo-Ameyaw Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	19	3	16113.5%	786.6%
42	A. Vossah Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	18	3	18	74
43	Louis Leroux Attacking midfielder	Nantes	20	3	1335.4%	724.8%
44	D. Assoumani Attacking midfielder	Nantes	21	3	8310.5%	699.8%
45	R. Fofana Attacking midfielder	Lens	20	3	19	7718.6%
46	Rafael LuÃs Central midfielder	Strasbourg	21	2	102375%	7063.1%
47	Gessime Yassine Winger	Strasbourg	20	2	659.7%	709.7%
48	I. Osman Central midfielder	Auxerre	21	2	2012.9%	723.5%
49	N. Äelik Centre-back	Lens	19	2	14	72
50	A. Vermeeren Defensive midfielder	Marseille	21	2	1541.6%	748.7%