Most Valuable centre-backs by Market Value in Ligue 2 26/27

The most valuable centre-backs 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 centre-backs in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 61.1, and M. Nadé has been the form player this season, grading 52.9, and N. Saint-Ruf leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Nadé has improved his Season rating most, up +20.6 on last season, while O. Kanté's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +0.2 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

Ali Yousef Musrati61.1RTG

Saint Etienne · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. Nadé Centre-back	Saint Etienne	27	33	5363.8%	5620.5%
2	Chico Lamba Centre-back	Saint Etienne	23	23.8	1449.8%	5710.8%
3	L. Quenabio Centre-back	Rodez	25	23	167.9%	5434.1%
4	J. Escartin Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	23	21.2	862.2%	552.3%
5	S. Nair Centre-back	Saint Etienne	24	20.2	20±0%	585%
6	Y. Mouanga Centre-back	Montpellier	21	20.2	13±0%	59±0%
7	Ali Yousef Musrati Centre-back	Nantes	25	20.1	12	61
8	E. Tchato Centre-back	Montpellier	23	20.1	41±0%	65±0%
9	T. Delphis Centre-back	Annecy	23	19.8	23±0%	59±0%
10	A. Demouchy Centre-back	Guingamp	24	19.6	22±0%	57±0%
11	M. Magnin Centre-back	Rodez	24	19.4	31±0%	661.5%
12	M. Mion Centre-back	Grenoble	25	19.2	1717200%	5166.6%
13	V. Mayela Centre-back	Dunkerque	22	19.2	14±0%	59±0%
14	M. Veillon Centre-back	Annecy	24	19.2	10±0%	53±0%
15	S. Kotto Centre-back	Reims	22	19.1	28±0%	59±0%
16	N. Ahouonon Centre-back	Reims	22	19.1	26±0%	58±0%
17	T. Pouilly Centre-back	PAU	23	18.9	32±0%	64±0%
18	C. Devenish Centre-back	Metz	25	18.8	238.7%	6923.2%
19	Y. Nahounou Centre-back	Nancy	22	18.7	13±0%	54±0%
20	B. Lagae Centre-back	Dunkerque	22	18.6	6±0%	53±0%
21	L. Lacroix Centre-back	Dijon	23	18.5	773.7%	495.6%
22	K. Pedro Centre-back	Saint Etienne	20	18.4	2810.8%	64±0%
23	N. Fernandez-Veliz Centre-back	Nancy	21	18.3	29±0%	62±0%
24	L. Siliadin Centre-back	Boulogne	24	18.2	5	48
25	J. Evan's Centre-back	Rodez	27	18.1	583.6%	4325.6%
26	A. Kerriou Centre-back	Boulogne	22	18.1	8	51
27	A. Drouhin Centre-back	Annecy	26	18	29±0%	56±0%
28	B. Hamada Centre-back	Dijon	23	17.7	0	329.9%
29	T. Baldé Centre-back	Nancy	24	17.6	0100%	493.7%
30	M. Ahamada Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	22	17.6	0	51
31	M. Touré Centre-back	Sochaux	22	17.5	0	33
32	L. Vangi Vungele Centre-back	Rodez	21	17.5	0	51
33	L. Samb Centre-back	Laval	24	17.5	9±0%	52±0%
34	S. Basse Centre-back	PAU	22	17.4	195.8%	5014.3%
35	F. Limouri Centre-back	Grenoble	23	17.4	214.5%	5710.9%
36	S. Bane Centre-back	Laval	22	17.4	91.2%	520.8%
37	J. Kouadio Centre-back	Annecy	26	17.2	46±0%	58±0%
38	E. Mendy Centre-back	Nancy	26	17.1	20±0%	50±0%
39	E. N'Gatta Centre-back	Sochaux	19	17	17	57
40	S. Sow Centre-back	Nantes	24	16.9	109.2%	579.7%
41	J. Matumona Centre-back	Guingamp	20	16.8	5±0%	56±0%
42	M. Faty Centre-back	Dijon	25	16.8	2	45
43	Jonathan Kapenga Centre-back	Boulogne	22	16.8	0	47±0%
44	J. Ndaya Centre-back	Boulogne	22	16.8	0	47
45	C. Konaté Centre-back	Clermont Foot	22	16.7	1312.5%	5447.7%
46	D. Vangi Centre-back	Rodez	20	16.6	0	52
47	A. Saidi Centre-back	Sochaux	21	16.6	0	33
48	L. Ndenbe Centre-back	Nancy	26	16.6	1812.5%	5144.9%
49	A. Pelon Centre-back	Grenoble	22	16.5	0100%	4821.4%
50	R. Baheng Centre-back	PAU	21	16.4	0	50