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 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. Zabarnyi of Paris Saint Germain is the most valuable name in this group at 71.8.

Marseille · 24/25→25/26

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M. Senaya+30.1SsN

Auxerre · 24/25→25/26

15 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	M. Senaya Centre-back	Auxerre	25	+30.1 24/25→25/26	38396.1%	686.4%
2	I. Zabarnyi Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	+24.3 24/25→25/26	6461.2%	8311%
3	B. Meité Full-back	Marseille	24	+22.5 24/25→25/26	23	7829%
4	N. Sangui Full-back	Paris FC	20	+10.3 24/25→25/26	2286.6%	763.7%
5	N. Obaretin Centre-back	Lorient	23	+6.3 24/25→25/26	2434.8%	611.3%
6	A. Seidu Full-back	Rennes	26	+4.7 24/25→25/26	2325.4%	623.4%
7	H. Hateboer Centre-back	Rennes	32	+1.9 24/25→25/26	1911.1%	2634.5%
8	P. Gozzi Centre-back	Estac Troyes	25	+0.1 24/25→25/26	200.5%	562%
9	Sekou Fofana Full-back	Auxerre	23	-1.9 23/24→25/26	1213.9%	4515.5%
10	T. Nianzou Centre-back	Lille	24	-3.2 24/25→25/26	539.5%	661.2%
11	B. Chardonnet Full-back	Stade Brestois 29	31	-3.3 24/25→25/26	417.4%	4120.8%
12	M. Salisu Centre-back	Monaco	27	-5 24/25→25/26	1920.9%	5519.1%
13	I. Boura Full-back	Estac Troyes	26	-6.5 24/25→25/26	4113.7%	5812.3%
14	T. De Smet Full-back	Paris FC	28	-15.5 24/25→25/26	1452.7%	4811.2%
15	Y. Koré Centre-back	Paris FC	21	-21 24/25→25/26	579.8%	549.7%