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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 D. Durivaux has been the form player this season, grading 55, and N. Saint-Ruf leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Lipinski has improved his Season rating most, up +30.8 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, T. Sainte-Luce of Montpellier is the most valuable name in this group at 24.9.

Best talent
C. Devenish68.5RTG
Metz
In form
D. Durivaux55SsN
RED Star FC 93
Rising potential
S. Kotto+25.7RTG
Reims · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
R. Lipinski+30.8SsN
Rodez · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
N. Saint-Ruf6goals
Nancy
Most valuable
T. Sainte-Luce24.9val
Montpellier
31 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1R. LipinskiFull-backRodez24+30.8
24/25→25/26
367.9%671.5%
2T. Sainte-LuceFull-backMontpellier27+30.5
24/25→25/26
38±0%48±0%
3T. PouillyCentre-backPAU23+28.3
24/25→25/26
32±0%64±0%
4D. ThiamCentre-backBoulogne36+28.1
24/25→25/26
34±0%22±0%
5D. DurivauxCentre-backRED Star FC 9325+24.8
24/25→25/26
55±0%66±0%
6P. LemonnierFull-backRED Star FC 9333+20.2
24/25→25/26
4582.1%2510.5%
7M. XantippeFull-backGrenoble24+19.8
24/25→25/26
42±0%60±0%
8N. AhouononCentre-backReims22+19.4
24/25→25/26
26±0%58±0%
9N. Fernandez-VelizCentre-backNancy21+17.9
24/25→25/26
29±0%62±0%
10L. PerrinFull-backNantes27+15.5
24/25→25/26
276.9%5510.5%
11F. CentonzeFull-backNantes30+14.4
24/25→25/26
20266.7%3418.6%
12J. LaporteCentre-backMontpellier32+13.6
24/25→25/26
43±0%30±0%
13J. KouadioFull-backAnnecy27+12.4
24/25→25/26
46±0%589.1%
14Y. SalmierCentre-backClermont Foot33+11.5
24/25→25/26
23±0%25±0%
15M. CommaretFull-backLaval24+9.5
24/25→25/26
14231.7%5253.7%
16A. LinguetCentre-backDunkerque27+9.3
24/25→25/26
14±0%45±0%
17C. MakutunguFull-backAnnecy29+4.4
24/25→25/26
995.7%3832.4%
18C. VidalCentre-backGrenoble26+3.9
24/25→25/26
31±0%52±0%
19O. KantéCentre-backPAU37-1.3
24/25→25/26
158.1%141.5%
20T. MeynadierFull-backDijon26-2.1
24/25→25/26
326.1%5013.8%
21L. QuenabioCentre-backRodez25-4.5
24/25→25/26
1621.5%544.8%
22S. KottoCentre-backReims23-6.1
24/25→25/26
28±0%591.9%
23A. SissokoCentre-backMontpellier29-8.8
24/25→25/26
2724.4%4126%
24C. DevenishCentre-backMetz25-10.8
24/25→25/26
238.7%6923.2%
25J. Le CardinalCentre-backSaint Etienne29-15.1
24/25→25/26
173.1%350.6%
26S. NairCentre-backSaint Etienne24-16.2
24/25→25/26
20±0%585%
27N. Saint-RufCentre-backNancy33-20.7
24/25→25/26
1854.2%226.1%
28AbnerCentre-backDunkerque30-24.2
24/25→25/26
778.6%2742.8%
29Opa SangantéCentre-backDunkerque35-24.4
24/25→25/26
16±0%19±0%
30V. N'SimbaFull-backClermont Foot33-26.3
23/24→25/26
9±0%15±0%
31T. DelphisCentre-backAnnecy24-34.9
24/25→25/26
23±0%59±0%