Most In-Form defensive midfielders in Ligue 1 26/27
The most in-form defensive midfielders in Ligue 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
A. Bouaddi of Lille is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 90.5, and N. Mbamba has been the form player this season, grading 48.4, and E. Quarshie leads the scoring with 2 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Mbamba has improved his Season rating most, up +45.1 on last season, while A. Bouaddi's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +15 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, A. Bouaddi of Lille is the most valuable name in this group at 40.7.
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| Player | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. MbambaDefensive midfielder | Lorient | 21 | 481366.7% | 482.2% |
| 2 | B. AndréDefensive midfielder |  Lille | 36 | 4510.8% | 2816.9% |
| 3 | H. MagnettiDefensive midfielder |  Stade Brestois 29 | 28 | 4247.7% | 5914.3% |
| 4 | D. MethalieDefensive midfielder |  Toulouse | 20 | 37 | 78 |
| 5 | E. QuarshieDefensive midfielder |  Le Mans | 30 | 33347.9% | 3651% |
| 6 | A. BouaddiDefensive midfielder | Lille | 18 | 3052.8% | 9119.9% |
| 7 | J. VercruysseDefensive midfielder | Le Mans | 26 | 1248.9% | 5011.7% |
| 8 | D. CisséDefensive midfielder |  Rennes | 22 | 1142.7% | 71±0% |