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

I. Zabarnyi of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 82.9, 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. Zabarnyi of Paris Saint Germain is the most valuable name in this group at 71.8.

Marseille · 24/25→25/26

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M. Senaya+30.1SsN

Auxerre · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	I. Zabarnyi Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	71.8	6461.2%	8311%
2	I. Boura Full-back	Estac Troyes	26	53.9	4113.7%	5812.3%
3	S. Baidoo Centre-back	Lens	22	53.3	39	79
4	M. Senaya Centre-back	Auxerre	25	49.9	38396.1%	686.4%
5	B. Meité Full-back	Marseille	24	47.9	23	7829%
6	B. Okoh Centre-back	Auxerre	23	45.8	20	69
7	Flávio Nazinho Full-back	Monaco	23	44.7	4113.9%	593.1%
8	Z. Athekame Full-back	Lyon	21	42.4	15±0%	823.1%
9	P. Gozzi Centre-back	Estac Troyes	25	42.2	200.5%	562%
10	O. Camara Full-back	Angers	23	42	47±0%	78±0%
11	N. Sangui Full-back	Paris FC	20	41.5	2286.6%	763.7%
12	F. Bacher Centre-back	Lyon	25	41.4	298.5%	64±0%
13	Tiago Santos Full-back	Lille	24	41.4	13±0%	67±0%
14	T. Nianzou Centre-back	Lille	24	41.2	539.5%	661.2%
15	N. Ngoy Centre-back	Lille	23	41	48±0%	81±0%
16	Sadibou Sané Centre-back	Monaco	22	40.2	34±0%	743.2%
17	D. Coppola Centre-back	Paris FC	22	39.9	13±0%	73±0%
18	L. Sy Full-back	Auxerre	24	39.5	30±0%	68±0%
19	C. Cresswell Centre-back	Rennes	24	39.4	40±0%	802.3%
20	L. Calodat Full-back	Le Mans	24	39.4	40±0%	67±0%
21	W. Pacho Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	39.2	56±0%	78±0%
22	Vanderson Full-back	Monaco	25	39.1	14±0%	65±0%
23	C. Makosso Full-back	Auxerre	22	38.6	1619.1%	467.3%
24	D. Sylla Centre-back	Lorient	23	38.6	3712.3%	661.2%
25	R. Bamba Full-back	Le Mans	22	38.5	20±0%	57±0%
26	C. Akpa Centre-back	Auxerre	24	38.3	28±0%	71±0%
27	Otávio Centre-back	Paris FC	24	38	34±0%	72±0%
28	P. Katseris Full-back	Lorient	25	38	10±0%	68±0%
29	N. Adjei Centre-back	Lorient	24	37.9	9±0%	672.1%
30	Q. Merlin Centre-back	Rennes	24	37.8	44±0%	83±0%
31	M. Diaz Centre-back	Estac Troyes	23	37.6	288.5%	71±0%
32	Oso Full-back	Strasbourg	23	37.3	10±0%	79±0%
33	B. Locko Full-back	Stade Brestois 29	24	37.3	25±0%	71±0%
34	C. Egan-Riley Centre-back	Marseille	23	37.2	8±0%	67±0%
35	I. Doukouré Centre-back	Strasbourg	23	37.1	26±0%	76±0%
36	J. Kalulu Full-back	Angers	21	37	39±0%	67±0%
37	J. Mitchell Centre-back	Strasbourg	22	36.9	23±0%	44±0%
38	Nuno Mendes Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	36.3	34±0%	79±0%
39	T. Eyoum Centre-back	Le Mans	23	36.3	23±0%	58±0%
40	Gonçalo Oliveira Centre-back	Rennes	20	36.1	11	7063.5%
41	E. Jelert Centre-back	Le Havre	23	35.7	311.1%	622.6%
42	T. Siwe Full-back	Auxerre	21	35.6	6	64
43	F. Oppegård Full-back	Auxerre	24	35.6	20±0%	66±0%
44	T. Eyoum Centre-back	Le Mans	24	35.6	484.1%	544.6%
45	A. Rouault Centre-back	Rennes	25	35.3	31±0%	71±0%
46	Beraldo Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	22	35.2	45±0%	80±0%
47	I. Diallo Full-back	Toulouse	23	35.2	0	61
48	M. Nagida Full-back	Rennes	21	35.2	18±0%	71±0%
49	I. Ganiou Centre-back	Lens	21	35.1	42±0%	84±0%
50	N. Äelik Centre-back	Lens	20	34.8	13	72