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Most Improved defenders This Season in Ligue 2

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

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At a glance

N. Galves of Rodez is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 67.9, and S. Yohou has been the form player this season, grading 57.4, and N. Saint-Ruf leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Yohou has improved his Season rating most, up +50.1 on last season, while G. Zohoré's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +24.7 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
N. Galves67.9RTG
Rodez
In form
S. Yohou57.4SsN
Le Mans
Rising potential
G. Zohoré+24.7RTG
Boulogne · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
S. Yohou+50.1SsN
Le Mans · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
N. Saint-Ruf6goals
Nancy
Most valuable
M. Nadé33val
Saint Etienne
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1S. YohouCentre-backLe Mans35+50.1
24/25→25/26
57686.3%26115.6%
2H. VoyerFull-backLe Mans29+39.9
24/25→25/26
50411.3%4050%
3J. BoyerFull-backBoulogne28+33.1
24/25→25/26
40453.4%4654%
4Sergio AkiemeFull-backReims28+32.1
24/25→25/26
56134.9%5324.8%
5R. LipinskiCentre-backRodez24+30.8
24/25→25/26
36603.9%6733.1%
6L. BuadésFull-backLe Mans28+30.5
24/25→25/26
56121.5%4932.5%
7T. Sainte-LuceFull-backMontpellier27+30.5
24/25→25/26
38401.3%4919.4%
8A. LaurayDefensive midfielderLe Mans29+29.5
24/25→25/26
35578.4%4158.1%
9T. PouillyCentre-backPAU23+28.3
24/25→25/26
32857.6%643.2%
10D. ThiamFull-backBoulogne36+28.1
24/25→25/26
34520.4%22220.3%
11M. BusiFull-backReims26+27.3
24/25→25/26
35359.2%534.3%
12E. TchatoFull-backMontpellier23+26.9
24/25→25/26
44157.3%667.7%
13Juan José Guevara PossuCentre-backBastia25+26.7
24/25→25/26
46140.5%561.4%
14S. GourvilleCentre-backBoulogne26+26.7
24/25→25/26
36287.1%5358.3%
15G. ZohoréCentre-backBoulogne25+26.6
24/25→25/26
31578.3%5873.7%
16P. OuanehCentre-backLaval28+25.7
24/25→25/26
35270.5%472.8%
17J. KaluluFull-backPAU21+23.6
24/25→25/26
39155.3%6717.3%
18W. BiandaCentre-backLaval26+23
24/25→25/26
32247.3%545.1%
19Amine ChabaneFull-backAmiens19+22.6
24/25→25/26
31272.3%606.8%
20C. JoliboisCentre-backRodez28+21.7
24/25→25/26
25586.5%4556.6%
21A. PinotCentre-backBoulogne25+21.4
24/25→25/26
25629.4%5658.4%
22M. NadéCentre-backSaint Etienne27+20.6
24/25→25/26
5363.8%5620.5%
23I. M'BahiaCentre-backClermont Foot21+19.9
24/25→25/26
23585.3%6322%
24M. XantippeFull-backGrenoble24+19.8
24/25→25/26
4290%603.4%
25N. AhouononCentre-backReims22+19.4
24/25→25/26
26318%5819.1%
26N. Fernandez-VelizCentre-backNancy21+17.9
24/25→25/26
29168.9%6210.3%
27B. OmeragićCentre-backMontpellier24+16.9
24/25→25/26
30126.1%5914.8%
28M. BernauerCentre-backSaint Etienne28+16.5
24/25→25/26
21351.1%4224%
29H. SekineFull-backReims23+13.9
24/25→25/26
3372.8%589.8%
30J. LaporteCentre-backMontpellier32+13.6
24/25→25/26
4346.3%3013.4%
31J. KouadioFull-backAnnecy26+12.4
24/25→25/26
4637%583.4%
32S. KaramokoCentre-backPAU26+11.7
24/25→25/26
16285.4%4747.8%
33A. AbdallahFull-backGuingamp28+11.6
24/25→25/26
2968.2%4421.2%
34Y. SalmierCentre-backClermont Foot33+11.5
24/25→25/26
23102.7%251.6%
35N. GalvesFull-backRodez23+10.8
24/25→25/26
2576.1%689.5%
36M. CommaretDefensive midfielderLaval24+9.7
24/25→25/26
14236.6%5253.1%
37I. CoulibalyFull-backClermont Foot20+9.5
24/25→25/26
14193.9%6321.2%
38A. LinguetFull-backDunkerque26+9.3
24/25→25/26
14216.3%502.4%
39S. BakayokoCentre-backAmiens21+8.4
24/25→25/26
2648.8%621.8%
40C. JullienCentre-backMontpellier33+8.1
23/24→25/26
2938.2%2143.6%
41A. AppiahFull-backAmiens25+7.2
24/25→25/26
74911.3%
42A. JullouxFull-backNancy29+7
24/25→25/26
1680.5%3528.6%
43F. MaouassaFull-backNancy28+6.8
23/24→25/26
9377.8%3542.4%
44A. RoncagliaCentre-backBastia25+5.9
24/25→25/26
2926%546.4%
45F. LajugieCentre-backAnnecy30+5.8
24/25→25/26
2628.3%374.4%
46L. MaronnierFull-backEstac Troyes26+5.6
24/25→25/26
2726.4%544.1%
47C. MakutunguFull-backAnnecy28+4.4
24/25→25/26
995.7%3832.4%
48J. RuizCentre-backPAU28+4.2
24/25→25/26
3214.9%4614.2%
49C. VidalCentre-backGrenoble26+3.9
24/25→25/26
3114.2%5210.7%
50S. MamboCentre-backGrenoble27+3.9
24/25→25/26
2816.1%4518.6%