Most improved players in Ligue 1

The most improved players in Ligue 1, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across players in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and E. Lepaul has been the form player this season, grading 81.3.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Sangaré has improved his Season rating most, up +55.3 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Sangaré of Lens is the most valuable name in this group at 142.1.

Best talent

W. Zaïre-Emery94.3RTG

50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

#	Player	Team	Age	ΔSsN	Season	Rating
1	M. Sangaré Defensive midfielder	Lens	24	+55.3 22/23→25/26	62825.4%	8870.6%
2	F. Balogun Centre-forward	Monaco	25	+47.3 24/25→25/26	62321.8%	8314.6%
3	M. Safonov Goalkeeper	Paris Saint Germain	27	+47 24/25→25/26	52979.2%	628.9%
4	E. Lepaul Centre-forward	Rennes	26	+46.6 24/25→25/26	81134.3%	809.7%
5	D. Greif Goalkeeper	Lyon	29	+46.5 24/25→25/26	64273.5%	5619.3%
6	Ansu Fati Attacking midfielder	Monaco	23	+46.2 24/25→25/26	46	777.8%
7	Senny Mayulu Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	+45.9 24/25→25/26	60323.2%	9112.4%
8	Endrick Attacking midfielder	Lyon	19	+44.4 24/25→25/26	44	8534.9%
9	O. Camara Centre-back	Angers	23	+43.3 24/25→25/26	471082.5%	7924.5%
10	W. Saïd Attacking midfielder	Lens	31	+40 24/25→25/26	54296.3%	430.5%
11	J. Gbamin Defensive midfielder	Metz	30	+39.1 24/25→25/26	403258.3%	4612.9%
12	M. Sarr Full-back	Lens	27	+37.6 24/25→25/26	68125.3%	713.1%
13	Abner Full-back	Lyon	26	+37.3 24/25→25/26	56196.3%	7610.3%
14	R. Risser Goalkeeper	Lens	21	+36 24/25→25/26	45395.6%	8948.9%
15	M. Senaya Full-back	Auxerre	25	+35.1 24/25→25/26	43461.8%	709.4%
16	R. Ndiaye Defensive midfielder	Le Havre	24	+34.3 24/25→25/26	54177.7%	8224.2%
17	L. Hernández Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	30	+34.3 24/25→25/26	47281.1%	466.9%
18	A. Hakimi Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	27	+33.9 24/25→25/26	63117.7%	7311.5%
19	L. Camara Defensive midfielder	Monaco	22	+33.2 24/25→25/26	64107.4%	884.5%
20	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	+33 24/25→25/26	6894.3%	9412.3%
21	J. Ekomié Full-back	Angers	22	+31.9 24/25→25/26	44270.3%	7815.2%
22	O. Giroud Centre-forward	Lille	39	+31.7 24/25→25/26	35905.7%	18272.9%
23	R. Nicolaisen Full-back	Toulouse	29	+31.4 24/25→25/26	41320.4%	541.3%
24	I. Ganago Central midfielder	Nantes	27	+31.3 24/25→25/26	31	581.6%
25	P. Pagis Attacking midfielder	Lorient	23	+31.3 24/25→25/26	55130.4%	8325%
26	R. Perraud Full-back	Lille	28	+31 24/25→25/26	50163.2%	658.5%
27	J. Enciso Centre-forward	Strasbourg	22	+30.9 24/25→25/26	39381.5%	836%
28	J. Jacquet Centre-back	Rennes	21	+30.2 24/25→25/26	43235.9%	8647.9%
29	J. Teze Defensive midfielder	Monaco	26	+30.1 24/25→25/26	41271.2%	714%
30	K. Danois Central midfielder	Auxerre	22	+30 24/25→25/26	50153.1%	796.9%
31	Saud Abdulhamid Defensive midfielder	Lens	26	+28.9 24/25→25/26	33741%	716%
32	Emersonn Winger	Toulouse	22	+28.4 24/25→25/26	33692.7%	7875.5%
33	I. Zabarnyi Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	23	+28.3 24/25→25/26	6871.3%	849.8%
34	V. Barco Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	21	+28.2 24/25→25/26	50132.4%	8612.8%
35	B. Dieng Centre-forward	Lorient	26	+27.9 24/25→25/26	39244.7%	670.9%
36	S. Boufal Winger	Le Havre	32	+27.8 24/25→25/26	33534.6%	3330.8%
37	N. Ngoy Centre-back	Lille	23	+27.8 24/25→25/26	53111.6%	8358.7%
38	Y. Zouaoui Full-back	Le Havre	28	+27.6 24/25→25/26	35388.7%	572.7%
39	C. Tolisso Defensive midfielder	Lyon	31	+27.6 24/25→25/26	6967.3%	4913.7%
40	A. Ait Boudlal Centre-back	Rennes	20	+26.3 24/25→25/26	37257.8%	8240.1%
41	Mousa Tamari Central midfielder	Rennes	29	+26.2 24/25→25/26	47123.6%	56±0%
42	Nuno Mendes Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	+25.3 24/25→25/26	46122.2%	831.6%
43	N. Bentaleb Defensive midfielder	Lille	31	+25 24/25→25/26	32378.8%	390.5%
44	S. Adingra Defensive midfielder	Monaco	24	+24.9 24/25→25/26	40170.5%	801.6%
45	A. Mandi Centre-back	Lille	34	+24.9 24/25→25/26	5486.8%	298.7%
46	A. Sangante Full-back	Le Havre	24	+24.8 24/25→25/26	39172.2%	766.7%
47	B. Meité Full-back	Lorient	24	+24.7 24/25→25/26	25	7829%
48	P. Lees-Melou Defensive midfielder	Paris FC	33	+24.3 24/25→25/26	5676.9%	348.6%
49	F. Centonze Full-back	Nantes	30	+24.3 24/25→25/26	30450%	3711.8%
50	S. Ebonog Defensive midfielder	Le Havre	21	+23.9 24/25→25/26	27682.9%	7594.3%