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Most Improved defenders in Ligue 1 26/27

The most improved defenders in Ligue 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

I. Zabarnyi of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 82.9, and M. Niakhaté has been the form player this season, grading 65.4, and Nuno Mendes leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Yohou has improved his Season rating most, up +50.1 on last season, while K. Peprah Oppong's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +49.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, I. Zabarnyi of Paris Saint Germain is the most valuable name in this group at 71.8.

Best talent
I. Zabarnyi82.9RTG
Paris Saint Germain
In form
M. Niakhaté65.4SsN
Lyon
Rising potential
K. Peprah Oppong+49.2RTG
Nice · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
S. Yohou+50.1SsN
Le Mans · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Nuno Mendes4goals
Paris Saint Germain
Most valuable
I. Zabarnyi71.8val
Paris Saint Germain
40 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1S. YohouCentre-backLe Mans35+50.1
24/25→25/26
57686.3%26115.6%
2H. VoyerCentre-backLe Mans29+39.9
24/25→25/26
50411.3%4050%
3M. SenayaCentre-backAuxerre25+30.1
24/25→25/26
38396.1%686.4%
4AbnerFull-backLyon26+27.4
24/25→25/26
46144.2%735.2%
5I. ZabarnyiCentre-backParis Saint Germain23+24.3
24/25→25/26
6461.2%8311%
6J. TezeFull-backMonaco26+24.2
24/25→25/26
35218%714.4%
7B. MeitéFull-backMarseille24+22.5
24/25→25/26
237829%
8A. WitselFull-backNice37+22.4
24/25→25/26
34201.8%2024.2%
9M. NiakhatéFull-backLyon30+22.3
24/25→25/26
6551.7%5017.7%
10L. BrassierCentre-backRennes26+18.9
24/25→25/26
3897.4%704%
11F. OppegårdFull-backAuxerre24+16.6
24/25→25/26
20503%668.2%
12K. Peprah OppongCentre-backNice22+14.9
24/25→25/26
3476.8%78172%
13A. RouaultCentre-backRennes25+14.7
24/25→25/26
3193%711.3%
14S. CoulibalyCentre-backStrasbourg22+13.4
24/25→25/26
18304.5%7410.4%
15Nuno MendesFull-backParis Saint Germain24+13.1
24/25→25/26
3463.3%793%
16N. SanguiFull-backParis FC20+10.3
24/25→25/26
2286.6%763.7%
17L. MaronnierFull-backEstac Troyes26+5.6
24/25→25/26
2726.4%544.1%
18R. KluivertFull-backLyon25+4.9
24/25→25/26
2032.7%7125.6%
19A. SeiduFull-backRennes26+4.7
24/25→25/26
2325.4%623.4%
20L. BalerdiCentre-backMarseille27+3.8
24/25→25/26
3512.3%6218.7%
21G. LlorisCentre-backStade Brestois 2931+3.8
24/25→25/26
3711.5%4218.8%
22H. TraoréFull-backParis FC34+2.9
24/25→25/26
1819.7%1831.4%
23S. CherguiCentre-backParis FC27+2.9
24/25→25/26
1425.4%541.1%
24H. HateboerCentre-backRennes32+1.9
24/25→25/26
1911.1%2634.5%
25P. GozziCentre-backEstac Troyes25+0.1
24/25→25/26
200.5%562%
26Sekou FofanaFull-backAuxerre23-1.9
23/24→25/26
1213.9%4515.5%
27T. NianzouCentre-backLille24-3.2
24/25→25/26
539.5%661.2%
28B. ChardonnetFull-backStade Brestois 2931-3.3
24/25→25/26
417.4%4120.8%
29T. EyoumCentre-backLe Mans24-3.5
24/25→25/26
425%5452.1%
30M. SalisuCentre-backMonaco27-5
24/25→25/26
1920.9%5519.1%
31I. BouraFull-backEstac Troyes26-6.5
24/25→25/26
4113.7%5812.3%
32N. TagliaficoFull-backLyon33-8
24/25→25/26
3120.4%2537.2%
33L. DigneFull-backParis Saint Germain33-10.7
24/25→25/26
2233.1%3426.7%
34D. Ćaleta-CarCentre-backLyon29-10.8
24/25→25/26
1640.4%573.9%
35F. SierraltaCentre-backAuxerre29-10.9
24/25→25/26
1443.8%3921.1%
36I. DoukouréFull-backStrasbourg23-15
24/25→25/26
2636.4%768.4%
37T. De SmetFull-backParis FC28-15.5
24/25→25/26
1452.7%4811.2%
38Y. KoréCentre-backParis FC21-21
24/25→25/26
579.8%549.7%
39J. GraditCentre-backLens33-27
24/25→25/26
1959.3%2049.6%
40C. Mawissa ElebiFull-backMonaco21-33.7
24/25→25/26
1963.9%737.1%