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 P. Lemonnier has been the form player this season, grading 44.8, and N. Saint-Ruf leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. Lemonnier has improved his Season rating most, up +20.2 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, Chico Lamba of Saint Etienne is the most valuable name in this group at 23.8.

Best talent

Ali Yousef Musrati61.1RTG

RED Star FC 93 · 24/25→25/26

9 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	P. Lemonnier Full-back	RED Star FC 93	33	+20.2 24/25→25/26	4582.1%	2510.5%
2	F. Centonze Full-back	Nantes	30	+14.4 24/25→25/26	20266.7%	3418.6%
3	M. Commaret Full-back	Laval	24	+9.5 24/25→25/26	14231.7%	5253.7%
4	C. Makutungu Full-back	Annecy	28	+4.4 24/25→25/26	995.7%	3832.4%
5	O. Kanté Centre-back	PAU	36	-1.3 24/25→25/26	158.1%	141.5%
6	T. Meynadier Full-back	Dijon	26	-2.1 24/25→25/26	326.1%	5013.8%
7	A. Sissoko Centre-back	Montpellier	29	-8.8 24/25→25/26	2724.4%	4126%
8	Chico Lamba Centre-back	Saint Etienne	23	-14 24/25→25/26	1449.8%	5710.8%
9	N. Saint-Ruf Centre-back	Nancy	33	-20.7 24/25→25/26	1854.2%	226.1%