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 P. Lemonnier has been the form player this season, grading 44.8, and N. Saint-Ruf leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. Lemonnier has improved his Season rating most, up +20.2 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, Chico Lamba of Saint Etienne is the most valuable name in this group at 23.8.

Best talent

Ali Yousef Musrati61.1RTG

RED Star FC 93 · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Chico Lamba Centre-back	Saint Etienne	23	23.8	1449.8%	5710.8%
2	T. Meynadier Full-back	Dijon	26	22.8	326.1%	5013.8%
3	D. Guindo Full-back	Reims	23	22.8	278.5%	6016.9%
4	T. Magnin Full-back	RED Star FC 93	23	22.2	921.9%	5341.4%
5	S. Kotto Centre-back	Reims	23	21.9	28±0%	591.9%
6	M. Commaret Full-back	Laval	24	21.6	14231.7%	5253.7%
7	M. Veillon Centre-back	Annecy	24	21.5	10±0%	53±0%
8	M. Xantippe Full-back	Grenoble	24	21.5	42±0%	60±0%
9	T. Sainte-Luce Full-back	Montpellier	27	21.3	38±0%	48±0%
10	S. Nair Centre-back	Saint Etienne	24	21.2	20±0%	585%
11	T. Delphis Centre-back	Annecy	23	21	23±0%	59±0%
12	R. Lipinski Full-back	Rodez	24	20.9	367.9%	671.5%
13	Y. Mouanga Centre-back	Montpellier	21	20.8	13±0%	59±0%
14	V. Mayela Full-back	Dunkerque	22	20.6	14±0%	59±0%
15	N. Ahouonon Centre-back	Reims	22	20.6	26±0%	58±0%
16	A. Demouchy Centre-back	Guingamp	24	20.6	22±0%	57±0%
17	D. Durivaux Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	25	20.4	55±0%	66±0%
18	N. Zahui Full-back	Grenoble	23	20.4	23±0%	57±0%
19	M. Magnin Full-back	Rodez	24	20.3	31±0%	661.5%
20	Ali Yousef Musrati Centre-back	Nantes	25	20.2	12	61
21	A. Kerriou Centre-back	Boulogne	23	20.2	26	54
22	A. Platret Full-back	Boulogne	23	19.9	23±0%	59±0%
23	E. Zidane Full-back	RED Star FC 93	20	19.9	27	63
24	C. Devenish Centre-back	Metz	25	19.8	238.7%	6923.2%
25	N. Fernandez-Veliz Centre-back	Nancy	21	19.8	29±0%	62±0%
26	A. Zohouri Full-back	Reims	25	19.7	3	53
27	L. Lacroix Centre-back	Dijon	23	19.7	11186.8%	5312.6%
28	D. Gomis Full-back	Sochaux	22	19.7	0	4644.9%
29	T. Pouilly Centre-back	PAU	23	19.5	32±0%	64±0%
30	Y. Nahounou Centre-back	Nancy	22	19.3	13±0%	54±0%
31	E. Tacafred Full-back	Nancy	21	19.3	20±0%	57±0%
32	J. Kouadio Full-back	Annecy	26	19.2	46±0%	58±0%
33	K. Pedro Full-back	Saint Etienne	20	19.1	2810.8%	64±0%
34	B. Lagae Centre-back	Dunkerque	22	19	6±0%	53±0%
35	João Ferreira Full-back	Saint Etienne	25	19	182.8%	54±0%
36	L. Quenabio Centre-back	Rodez	25	18.9	1621.5%	544.8%
37	F. Limouri Centre-back	Grenoble	23	18.9	214.5%	5710.9%
38	U. Mboula Full-back	Metz	23	18.8	12±0%	63±0%
39	C. Roubiou Full-back	Rodez	21	18.8	0	52±0%
40	A. Kerriou Centre-back	Boulogne	22	18.8	17	53
41	A. Pelon Centre-back	Grenoble	22	18.7	0100%	487.5%
42	I. Bouleghcha Centre-back	Dijon	23	18.6	5	50
43	J. Escartin Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	23	18.5	83.7%	55±0%
44	B. Hamada Full-back	Dijon	23	18.5	0	329.9%
45	S. Sow Centre-back	Nantes	24	18.4	109.2%	579.7%
46	E. N'Gatta Centre-back	Sochaux	19	18.4	34	61
47	L. Siliadin Centre-back	Boulogne	24	18.3	5	48
48	Leonardo Buta Full-back	RED Star FC 93	24	18.3	207.9%	57±0%
49	M. Touré Centre-back	Sochaux	22	18	0	33
50	S. Luyambula Biwa Full-back	Rodez	23	18	1	48