Most Improved defenders in Ligue 1 26/27
The most improved defenders in Ligue 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
Z. Athekame of Lyon is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 82.2, and A. Monfray has been the form player this season, grading 52.9, and Sekou Fofana leads the scoring with 3 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Senaya has improved his Season rating most, up +30.1 on last season, while B. Meité's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +17.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, I. Boura of Estac Troyes is the most valuable name in this group at 53.9.
22 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. SenayaCentre-back |  Auxerre | 25 | +30.1 24/25→25/26 | 38396.1% | 686.4% |
| 2 | D. SyllaCentre-back |  Lorient | 23 | +29.4 24/25→25/26 | 3712.3% | 661.2% |
| 3 | L. SyFull-back | Auxerre | 24 | +23.6 24/25→25/26 | 30±0% | 68±0% |
| 4 | Flávio NazinhoFull-back |  Monaco | 23 | +23.6 24/25→25/26 | 4113.9% | 593.1% |
| 5 | B. MeitéFull-back |  Marseille | 24 | +22.5 24/25→25/26 | 23 | 7829% |
| 6 | N. SanguiFull-back |  Paris FC | 20 | +10.3 24/25→25/26 | 2286.6% | 763.7% |
| 7 | EmersonFull-back | Marseille | 32 | +9.5 24/25→25/26 | 35±0% | 37±0% |
| 8 | A. MonfrayCentre-back |  Estac Troyes | 35 | +0.1 24/25→25/26 | 53±0% | 26±0% |
| 9 | C. CresswellFull-back |  Rennes | 24 | -0.2 24/25→25/26 | 40±0% | 802.3% |
| 10 | Sekou FofanaFull-back | Auxerre | 23 | -1.9 23/24→25/26 | 1213.9% | 4515.5% |
| 11 | B. ChardonnetFull-back |  Stade Brestois 29 | 31 | -3.3 24/25→25/26 | 417.4% | 4120.8% |
| 12 | N. AdjeiCentre-back | Lorient | 24 | -4.7 24/25→25/26 | 9±0% | 672.1% |
| 13 | M. McKenzieCentre-back |  Toulouse | 27 | -5.2 24/25→25/26 | 36±0% | 64±0% |
| 14 | Sadibou SanéCentre-back | Monaco | 22 | -5.8 24/25→25/26 | 34±0% | 743.2% |
| 15 | I. BouraFull-back | Estac Troyes | 26 | -6.5 24/25→25/26 | 4113.7% | 5812.3% |
| 16 | A. CamaraCentre-back | Paris FC | 30 | -9.8 24/25→25/26 | 34±0% | 5013.3% |
| 17 | M. TalbiCentre-back | Lorient | 28 | -17.1 24/25→25/26 | 28±0% | 59±0% |
| 18 | C. AkpaCentre-back | Auxerre | 24 | -17.9 24/25→25/26 | 28±0% | 71±0% |
| 19 | Y. KoréCentre-back | Paris FC | 21 | -21 24/25→25/26 | 579.8% | 549.7% |
| 20 | M. DiazCentre-back | Estac Troyes | 23 | -31.5 24/25→25/26 | 288.5% | 71±0% |
| 21 | D. CoppolaCentre-back | Paris FC | 22 | -36.5 24/25→25/26 | 13±0% | 73±0% |
| 22 | C. Egan-RileyCentre-back | Marseille | 23 | -79.7 24/25→25/26 | 8±0% | 67±0% |