Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Ligue 1 26/27

The most valuable defenders in Ligue 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Z. Athekame of Lyon is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 82.2, and A. Monfray has been the form player this season, grading 52.9, and Sekou Fofana leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Senaya has improved his Season rating most, up +30.1 on last season, while B. Meité's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +17.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, I. Boura of Estac Troyes is the most valuable name in this group at 53.9.

Marseille · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

M. Senaya+30.1SsN

Auxerre · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	I. Boura Full-back	Estac Troyes	26	53.9	4113.7%	5812.3%
2	M. Senaya Centre-back	Auxerre	25	49.9	38396.1%	686.4%
3	B. Meité Full-back	Marseille	24	47.9	23	7829%
4	B. Okoh Centre-back	Auxerre	23	45.3	20	69
5	Flávio Nazinho Full-back	Monaco	23	44.8	4113.9%	593.1%
6	S. Kuzmić Centre-back	Lorient	22	44.1	27±0%	477.3%
7	Z. Athekame Full-back	Lyon	21	43.9	15±0%	823.1%
8	C. Cresswell Full-back	Rennes	24	42	40±0%	802.3%
9	N. Ngoy Centre-back	Lille	23	41.8	48±0%	81±0%
10	D. Sylla Centre-back	Lorient	23	41.6	3712.3%	661.2%
11	Tiago Santos Full-back	Lille	24	41.6	13±0%	67±0%
12	N. Sangui Full-back	Paris FC	20	41.5	2286.6%	763.7%
13	N. Adjei Centre-back	Lorient	24	41.5	9±0%	672.1%
14	D. Coppola Centre-back	Paris FC	22	41.2	13±0%	73±0%
15	C. Egan-Riley Centre-back	Marseille	23	40.6	8±0%	67±0%
16	T. Nianzou Full-back	Lille	24	40.5	52%	66±0%
17	Sadibou Sané Centre-back	Monaco	22	40.4	34±0%	743.2%
18	L. Sy Full-back	Auxerre	24	40.1	30±0%	68±0%
19	O. Camara Full-back	Angers	23	39.7	47±0%	78±0%
20	Vanderson Full-back	Monaco	25	39.5	14±0%	65±0%
21	P. Katseris Full-back	Lorient	25	39.2	10±0%	68±0%
22	W. Pacho Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	25	39	56±0%	782.8%
23	I. Zabarnyi Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	39	64±0%	831.7%
24	L. Calodat Full-back	Le Mans	24	39	40±0%	67±0%
25	B. Locko Full-back	Stade Brestois 29	24	39	25±0%	71±0%
26	C. Makosso Full-back	Auxerre	22	38.8	1619.1%	467.3%
27	C. Akpa Centre-back	Auxerre	24	38.8	28±0%	71±0%
28	M. Diaz Centre-back	Estac Troyes	23	38.4	288.5%	71±0%
29	F. Bacher Centre-back	Lyon	26	38.2	298.5%	64±0%
30	Otávio Centre-back	Paris FC	24	38.1	34±0%	72±0%
31	Beraldo Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	22	38.1	45±0%	80±0%
32	B. Reynolds Full-back	Rennes	25	38	4812.9%	556.3%
33	S. Touré Centre-back	Lorient	23	38	0	60±0%
34	I. Ganiou Centre-back	Lens	21	38	42±0%	84±0%
35	R. Bamba Full-back	Le Mans	22	37.7	20±0%	57±0%
36	Oso Full-back	Strasbourg	23	37.4	10±0%	79±0%
37	F. Oppegård Full-back	Auxerre	24	37.4	20±0%	66±0%
38	Nuno Mendes Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	37.4	34±0%	79±0%
39	J. Kalulu Full-back	Angers	21	37.4	39±0%	67±0%
40	A. Rouault Centre-back	Rennes	25	37.3	31±0%	71±0%
41	R. Kluivert Centre-back	Lyon	25	36.9	20±0%	71±0%
42	J. Mitchell Centre-back	Strasbourg	22	36.8	23±0%	44±0%
43	T. Weah Full-back	Marseille	26	36.8	20±0%	69±0%
44	Q. Merlin Centre-back	Rennes	24	36.7	44±0%	83±0%
45	M. Nagida Full-back	Rennes	21	36.7	18±0%	71±0%
46	C. Tapé Full-back	Toulouse	20	36.6	8	74
47	N. Äelik Centre-back	Lens	20	36.4	13	72
48	Abner Centre-back	Lyon	26	36.2	46±0%	73±0%
49	Gonçalo Oliveira Centre-back	Rennes	20	35.9	11	7063.5%
50	I. Doukouré Centre-back	Strasbourg	23	35.8	26±0%	76±0%