Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Ligue 2 26/27

The most valuable defenders 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 defenders in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 61.1, and Sergio Akieme has been the form player this season, grading 55.9, and N. Saint-Ruf leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Sergio Akieme has improved his Season rating most, up +32.1 on last season, while M. Commaret's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +18.1 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

Sergio Akieme+32.1SsN

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	Player	Team
1	M. Nadé Centre-back	Saint Etienne	27	33	5363.8%	5620.5%
2	E. Annan Full-back	Saint Etienne	24	24.1	203980%	5811.3%
3	Chico Lamba Centre-back	Saint Etienne	23	23.8	1449.8%	5710.8%
4	L. Quenabio Centre-back	Rodez	25	23	167.9%	5434.1%
5	M. Commaret Full-back	Laval	24	22.8	14231.7%	5253.7%
6	O. Touré Full-back	Dunkerque	21	22.1	195.1%	6572.7%
7	D. Guindo Full-back	Reims	23	21.3	278.5%	6016.9%
8	J. Escartin Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	23	21.2	862.2%	552.3%
9	R. Lipinski Full-back	Rodez	24	20.7	367.9%	671.5%
10	M. Veillon Centre-back	Annecy	24	20.3	10±0%	53±0%
11	T. Delphis Centre-back	Annecy	23	20.3	23±0%	59±0%
12	S. Nair Centre-back	Saint Etienne	24	20.2	20±0%	585%
13	Y. Mouanga Centre-back	Montpellier	21	20.2	13±0%	59±0%
14	Ali Yousef Musrati Centre-back	Nantes	25	20.1	12	61
15	E. Tchato Centre-back	Montpellier	23	20.1	41±0%	65±0%
16	Sergio Akieme Full-back	Reims	28	20	56134.9%	5324.8%
17	T. Magnin Full-back	RED Star FC 93	23	19.9	921.9%	5341.4%
18	A. Demouchy Centre-back	Guingamp	24	19.6	22±0%	57±0%
19	M. Magnin Centre-back	Rodez	24	19.4	31±0%	661.5%
20	S. Kotto Centre-back	Reims	22	19.2	28±0%	59±0%
21	M. Mion Centre-back	Grenoble	25	19.2	1717200%	5166.6%
22	V. Mayela Centre-back	Dunkerque	22	19.2	14±0%	59±0%
23	N. Ahouonon Centre-back	Reims	22	19.2	26±0%	58±0%
24	M. Xantippe Full-back	Grenoble	24	19	42±0%	60±0%
25	João Ferreira Full-back	Saint Etienne	25	18.9	182.8%	54±0%
26	D. Durivaux Full-back	RED Star FC 93	25	18.9	55±0%	66±0%
27	T. Pouilly Centre-back	PAU	23	18.9	32±0%	64±0%
28	C. Devenish Centre-back	Metz	25	18.8	238.7%	6923.2%
29	S. Luyambula Full-back	Rodez	23	18.8	1	50
30	C. Roubiou Full-back	Rodez	21	18.8	0	52±0%
31	A. Platret Full-back	Boulogne	23	18.7	23±0%	59±0%
32	Y. Nahounou Centre-back	Nancy	22	18.7	13±0%	54±0%
33	B. Lagae Centre-back	Dunkerque	22	18.6	6±0%	53±0%
34	E. Zidane Full-back	RED Star FC 93	20	18.6	17	59
35	L. Lacroix Centre-back	Dijon	23	18.5	773.7%	495.6%
36	A. Drouhin Centre-back	Annecy	26	18.5	29±0%	56±0%
37	N. Zahui Full-back	Grenoble	23	18.5	23±0%	57±0%
38	K. Pedro Centre-back	Saint Etienne	20	18.4	2810.8%	64±0%
39	E. Tacafred Full-back	Nancy	21	18.4	20±0%	57±0%
40	U. Mboula Full-back	Metz	23	18.3	12±0%	63±0%
41	N. Fernandez-Veliz Centre-back	Nancy	21	18.3	29±0%	62±0%
42	L. Siliadin Centre-back	Boulogne	24	18.2	5	48
43	J. Evan's Centre-back	Rodez	27	18.1	583.6%	4325.6%
44	I. Bouleghcha Full-back	Dijon	23	18.1	4	48
45	A. Kerriou Centre-back	Boulogne	22	18.1	8	51
46	A. Zohouri Full-back	Reims	25	17.8	1	48
47	H. Tavares Full-back	Nancy	21	17.8	71280%	538.4%
48	B. Hamada Centre-back	Dijon	23	17.7	0	329.9%
49	T. Baldé Centre-back	Nancy	24	17.6	0100%	493.7%
50	J. Kouadio Full-back	Annecy	26	17.6	46±0%	58±0%