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 M. Niakhaté has been the form player this season, grading 65.4, and Nuno Mendes leads the scoring with 4 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 K. Peprah Oppong's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +49.2 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.

K. Peprah Oppong+49.2RTG

Nice · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. Yohou+50.1SsN

Le Mans · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	I. Zabarnyi Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	23	71.8	6461.2%	8311%
2	Abner Full-back	Lyon	26	57.3	46144.2%	735.2%
3	Nuno Mendes Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	55.8	3463.3%	793%
4	I. Boura Full-back	Estac Troyes	26	53.9	4113.7%	5812.3%
5	S. Baidoo Centre-back	Lens	22	53.3	39	79
6	M. Senaya Centre-back	Auxerre	25	49.9	38396.1%	686.4%
7	B. Meité Full-back	Marseille	24	47.9	23	7829%
8	A. Rouault Centre-back	Rennes	25	47.4	3193%	711.3%
9	L. Brassier Centre-back	Rennes	26	45.5	3897.4%	704%
10	R. Kluivert Full-back	Lyon	25	45.2	2032.7%	7125.6%
11	K. Peprah Oppong Centre-back	Nice	22	44.9	3476.8%	78172%
12	I. Doukouré Full-back	Strasbourg	23	44.8	2636.4%	768.4%
13	L. Balerdi Centre-back	Marseille	27	44.2	3512.3%	6218.7%
14	S. Coulibaly Centre-back	Strasbourg	22	44.2	18304.5%	7410.4%
15	L. Maronnier Full-back	Estac Troyes	26	44	2726.4%	544.1%
16	B. Okoh Centre-back	Auxerre	23	43.8	20	69
17	P. Gozzi Centre-back	Estac Troyes	25	43	200.5%	562%
18	C. Mawissa Elebi Full-back	Monaco	21	42.9	1963.9%	737.1%
19	T. Eyoum Centre-back	Le Mans	24	42.7	425%	5452.1%
20	J. Teze Full-back	Monaco	26	42.4	35218%	714.4%
21	T. Nianzou Centre-back	Lille	24	41.2	539.5%	661.2%
22	Flávio Nazinho Full-back	Monaco	23	40.9	4113.9%	593.1%
23	F. Oppegård Full-back	Auxerre	24	40.6	20503%	668.2%
24	N. Sangui Full-back	Paris FC	20	39.6	2286.6%	763.7%
25	C. Egan-Riley Centre-back	Marseille	23	39.2	8±0%	67±0%
26	A. Seidu Full-back	Rennes	26	38.9	2325.4%	623.4%
27	Tiago Santos Full-back	Lille	24	38.8	13±0%	67±0%
28	N. Ngoy Full-back	Lille	23	38.1	48±0%	81±0%
29	N. Äelik Centre-back	Lens	20	37.7	13	72
30	Sadibou Sané Centre-back	Monaco	22	37.3	34±0%	743.2%
31	D. Sylla Centre-back	Lorient	23	37.1	3712.3%	661.2%
32	M. Salisu Centre-back	Monaco	27	36.7	1920.9%	5519.1%
33	F. Bacher Centre-back	Lyon	25	36.6	298.5%	64±0%
34	I. Ganiou Centre-back	Lens	21	36.5	42±0%	84±0%
35	M. Diaz Centre-back	Estac Troyes	23	36.4	288.5%	71±0%
36	N. Adjei Centre-back	Lorient	24	36.4	9±0%	672.1%
37	Vanderson Centre-back	Monaco	25	36.4	14±0%	65±0%
38	S. Chergui Centre-back	Paris FC	27	36.3	1425.4%	541.1%
39	L. Zogbe Full-back	Stade Brestois 29	21	36.3	572.9%	657.2%
40	Otávio Centre-back	Paris FC	24	36.1	34±0%	72±0%
41	T. Eyoum Centre-back	Le Mans	23	35.9	23±0%	58±0%
42	D. Coppola Centre-back	Paris FC	22	35.7	13±0%	73±0%
43	A. Mendy Centre-back	Nice	22	35.7	30±0%	74±0%
44	Z. Athekame Full-back	Lyon	21	35.5	15±0%	823.1%
45	Gonçalo Oliveira Centre-back	Rennes	20	35.5	11	7063.5%
46	B. Locko Centre-back	Stade Brestois 29	24	35.3	25±0%	71±0%
47	M. Nawrocki Centre-back	Lens	25	35.2	278.7%	61±0%
48	C. Cresswell Centre-back	Rennes	24	35.1	40±0%	802.3%
49	Izhak Hammoudi Full-back	Le Mans	21	35	3	54
50	S. Touré Centre-back	Lorient	23	34.9	0100%	6016.3%