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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

C. Devenish of Metz is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 68.5, and F. Miguel has been the form player this season, grading 69.2, and N. Saint-Ruf leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Boyer has improved his Season rating most, up +33.1 on last season, while S. Kotto's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +25.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, D. Guindo of Reims is the most valuable name in this group at 24.3.

Best talent
C. Devenish68.5RTG
Metz
In form
F. Miguel69.2SsN
Metz
Rising potential
S. Kotto+25.7RTG
Reims · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
J. Boyer+33.1SsN
Boulogne · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
N. Saint-Ruf6goals
Nancy
Most valuable
D. Guindo24.3val
Reims
39 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1J. BoyerCentre-backBoulogne28+33.1
24/25→25/26
40±0%46±0%
2R. LipinskiFull-backRodez24+30.8
24/25→25/26
367.9%671.5%
3T. Sainte-LuceFull-backMontpellier28+30.5
24/25→25/26
38±0%48±0%
4T. PouillyCentre-backPAU23+28.3
24/25→25/26
32±0%64±0%
5D. ThiamCentre-backBoulogne36+28.1
24/25→25/26
34±0%22±0%
6F. MiguelFull-backMetz30+24.9
24/25→25/26
696.6%5221.4%
7D. DurivauxCentre-backRED Star FC 9325+24.8
24/25→25/26
55±0%66±0%
8W. BiandaCentre-backLaval26+22.1
24/25→25/26
31±0%53±0%
9P. LemonnierFull-backRED Star FC 9333+20.2
24/25→25/26
4582.1%2510.5%
10M. XantippeFull-backGrenoble24+19.8
24/25→25/26
42±0%60±0%
11N. AhouononCentre-backReims22+19.4
24/25→25/26
26±0%58±0%
12N. Fernandez-VelizCentre-backNancy21+17.9
24/25→25/26
29±0%62±0%
13L. PerrinFull-backNantes27+15.5
24/25→25/26
276.9%5510.5%
14J. LaporteCentre-backMontpellier32+13.6
24/25→25/26
43±0%30±0%
15J. KouadioFull-backAnnecy27+12.4
24/25→25/26
46±0%589.1%
16Y. SalmierCentre-backClermont Foot33+11.5
24/25→25/26
23±0%25±0%
17M. HuardCentre-backRED Star FC 9328+10.3
24/25→25/26
303.1%430.5%
18M. CommaretFull-backLaval24+9.5
24/25→25/26
14231.7%5253.7%
19A. LinguetCentre-backDunkerque27+9.3
24/25→25/26
14±0%45±0%
20C. MakutunguFull-backAnnecy29+4.4
24/25→25/26
995.7%3832.4%
21C. VidalCentre-backGrenoble26+3.9
24/25→25/26
31±0%52±0%
22A. LôCentre-backLaval26+1.8
24/25→25/26
18±0%501.4%
23G. PaquiezCentre-backPAU32-0.4
24/25→25/26
41±0%301.7%
24O. KantéCentre-backPAU37-1.3
24/25→25/26
158.1%141.5%
25T. MeynadierFull-backDijon26-2.1
24/25→25/26
326.1%5013.8%
26K. AmianCentre-backNantes28-3
24/25→25/26
21±0%52±0%
27L. QuenabioCentre-backRodez25-4.5
24/25→25/26
1621.5%544.8%
28S. KottoCentre-backReims23-6.1
24/25→25/26
28±0%591.9%
29C. DevenishCentre-backMetz25-10.8
24/25→25/26
238.7%6923.2%
30J. GaudinCentre-backLaval26-14.1
24/25→25/26
93.3%433.6%
31Q. BernardCentre-backDijon37-14.7
24/25→25/26
1256.1%1113.7%
32J. Le CardinalCentre-backSaint Etienne29-15.1
24/25→25/26
173.1%350.6%
33S. NairCentre-backSaint Etienne24-16.2
24/25→25/26
20±0%585%
34E. KoffiFull-backGuingamp31-17.4
22/23→25/26
14±0%26±0%
35N. Saint-RufCentre-backNancy34-20.7
24/25→25/26
1854.2%226.1%
36S. SowCentre-backNantes24-21.7
24/25→25/26
109.2%579.7%
37Opa SangantéCentre-backDunkerque35-24.4
24/25→25/26
16±0%19±0%
38V. N'SimbaFull-backClermont Foot33-26.3
23/24→25/26
9±0%15±0%
39T. DelphisCentre-backAnnecy24-34.9
24/25→25/26
23±0%591.7%