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Most Improved defenders This Season in Ligue 1

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

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At a glance

W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 93, and M. Sarr has been the form player this season, grading 67.6, and Nuno Mendes leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Camara has improved his Season rating most, up +42.7 on last season, while A. Faye's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +53.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Sarr of Lens is the most valuable name in this group at 65.7.

Best talent
W. Zaïre-Emery93RTG
Paris Saint Germain
In form
M. Sarr67.6SsN
Lens
Rising potential
A. Faye+53.3RTG
Lorient · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
O. Camara+42.7SsN
Angers · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Nuno Mendes4goals
Paris Saint Germain
Most valuable
M. Sarr65.7val
Lens
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1O. CamaraCentre-backAngers23+42.7
24/25→25/26
471067.5%7823.7%
2M. SarrCentre-backLens27+37.6
24/25→25/26
68125.3%702.6%
3L. HernándezFull-backParis Saint Germain30+34.3
24/25→25/26
47281.1%466.9%
4J. GbaminCentre-backMetz30+31.7
24/25→25/26
332641.7%448.9%
5R. NicolaisenCentre-backToulouse29+31.4
24/25→25/26
41320.4%530.9%
6M. SenayaCentre-backAuxerre25+30.1
24/25→25/26
38396.1%686.4%
7W. Zaïre-EmeryFull-backParis Saint Germain20+29.3
24/25→25/26
6484.4%9310.7%
8J. EkomiéFull-backAngers22+29.3
24/25→25/26
41248.3%7713.7%
9R. PerraudFull-backLille28+28.1
24/25→25/26
47147.9%6310.1%
10AbnerFull-backLyon26+27.4
24/25→25/26
46144.2%735.2%
11Y. ZouaouiFull-backLe Havre28+25.5
24/25→25/26
33359.2%564.6%
12I. ZabarnyiCentre-backParis Saint Germain23+24.3
24/25→25/26
6461.2%8311%
13J. TezeFull-backMonaco26+24.2
24/25→25/26
35218%714.4%
14L. SyFull-backAuxerre23+23.6
24/25→25/26
30368.8%7033.7%
15N. NgoyFull-backLille23+23.1
24/25→25/26
4892.8%8155.9%
16A. FayeCentre-backLorient21+22.8
24/25→25/26
40134.1%84176.5%
17B. MeitéFull-backLorient24+22.5
24/25→25/26
237726.7%
18M. NiakhatéFull-backLyon30+22.3
24/25→25/26
6551.7%5017.7%
19A. MandiCentre-backLille34+21.7
24/25→25/26
5075.6%2812.1%
20Saud AbdulhamidFull-backLens27+20.5
24/25→25/26
24525.6%644.6%
21A. SanganteCentre-backLe Havre24+20.2
24/25→25/26
35140.3%743.4%
22Abdulay BahCentre-backNice20+20.1
24/25→25/26
27295.6%745.4%
23Clinton MataCentre-backLyon33+20.1
24/25→25/26
6544.5%3519.5%
24BeraldoCentre-backParis Saint Germain22+19.9
24/25→25/26
4578%802.4%
25L. BrassierCentre-backRennes26+18.9
24/25→25/26
3897.4%704%
26Q. MerlinFull-backRennes24+18.2
24/25→25/26
4471.1%839.4%
27W. PachoCentre-backParis Saint Germain24+16.7
24/25→25/26
5642.8%784.1%
28A. Ait BoudlalFull-backRennes20+16.6
24/25→25/26
27162.7%7834%
29F. OppegårdFull-backAuxerre24+16.6
24/25→25/26
20503%668.2%
30A. MendyCentre-backNice22+15.7
24/25→25/26
30108.3%742.8%
31K. Peprah OppongCentre-backNice22+14.9
24/25→25/26
3476.8%78172%
32A. RouaultCentre-backRennes25+14.7
24/25→25/26
3193%711.3%
33M. ColinCentre-backMetz34+14.7
24/25→25/26
26132.4%217.3%
34F. CentonzeFull-backNantes30+14.4
24/25→25/26
20266.7%3418.6%
35A. OuattaraCentre-backStrasbourg20+13.8
24/25→25/26
22179.2%772.9%
36S. CoulibalyCentre-backStade Brestois 2922+13.4
24/25→25/26
18304.5%704.6%
37J. JacquetCentre-backRennes21+13.3
24/25→25/26
26103.9%7731.5%
38I. GaniouCentre-backLens21+13.2
24/25→25/26
4245.8%8436.6%
39Nuno MendesFull-backParis Saint Germain24+13.1
24/25→25/26
3463.3%793%
40L. NégoCentre-backLe Havre35+11.4
24/25→25/26
3450%2612.3%
41N. SanguiFull-backParis FC20+10.3
24/25→25/26
2286.6%763.7%
42EmersonFull-backMarseille32+9.5
24/25→25/26
3537.5%3729.9%
43J. LefortCentre-backAngers32+9.3
24/25→25/26
4724.9%4018.9%
44M. NagidaFull-backRennes21+8.2
24/25→25/26
1882%712.2%
45K. OuattaraFull-backMonaco21+8.2
24/25→25/26
14154.7%740.7%
46Tiago SantosFull-backLille24+8.1
24/25→25/26
13155.8%670.7%
47A. SekoCentre-backLe Havre26+7
21/22→25/26
3525.2%6928.8%
48MarquinhosCentre-backParis Saint Germain32+6.7
24/25→25/26
2732.8%2834.8%
49A. HakimiFull-backParis Saint Germain27+6.2
24/25→25/26
3521.5%6422.2%
50A. OmobamideleCentre-backStrasbourg24+5.8
24/25→25/26
1753.2%704.5%