Most Improved defenders in Ligue 2 26/27

The most improved defenders in Ligue 2 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Ali Yousef Musrati of Nantes is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 61.1, and Sergio Akieme has been the form player this season, grading 55.9, and N. Saint-Ruf leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Sergio Akieme has improved his Season rating most, up +32.1 on last season, while M. Commaret's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +18.1 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Nadé of Saint Etienne is the most valuable name in this group at 33.

Best talent

Ali Yousef Musrati61.1RTG

Sergio Akieme+32.1SsN

11 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Sergio Akieme Full-back	Reims	28	+32.1 24/25→25/26	56134.9%	5324.8%
2	M. Nadé Centre-back	Saint Etienne	27	+20.6 24/25→25/26	5363.8%	5620.5%
3	P. Lemonnier Full-back	RED Star FC 93	33	+20.2 24/25→25/26	4582.1%	2510.5%
4	F. Centonze Full-back	Nantes	30	+14.4 24/25→25/26	20266.7%	3418.6%
5	M. Commaret Full-back	Laval	24	+9.5 24/25→25/26	14231.7%	5253.7%
6	C. Jullien Centre-back	Montpellier	33	+8.1 23/24→25/26	2938.2%	2143.6%
7	C. Makutungu Full-back	Annecy	28	+4.4 24/25→25/26	995.7%	3832.4%
8	O. Kanté Centre-back	PAU	36	-1.3 24/25→25/26	158.1%	141.5%
9	L. Quenabio Centre-back	Rodez	25	-4.5 24/25→25/26	167.9%	5434.1%
10	Chico Lamba Centre-back	Saint Etienne	23	-14 24/25→25/26	1449.8%	5710.8%
11	N. Saint-Ruf Centre-back	Nancy	33	-20.7 24/25→25/26	1854.2%	226.1%