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

C. Devenish of Metz is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 68.5, and F. Miguel has been the form player this season, grading 69.2, and N. Saint-Ruf leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Boyer has improved his Season rating most, up +33.1 on last season, while S. Kotto's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +25.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, D. Guindo of Reims is the most valuable name in this group at 24.2.

Boulogne · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	D. Guindo Full-back	Reims	24	24.2	278.5%	6015.5%
2	S. Kotto Centre-back	Reims	23	23.2	28±0%	591.9%
3	K. Pedro Full-back	Saint Etienne	20	23.2	2810.8%	64±0%
4	T. Meynadier Full-back	Dijon	26	22.8	326.1%	5013.8%
5	T. Magnin Full-back	RED Star FC 93	23	22.8	921.9%	5341.4%
6	S. Nair Centre-back	Saint Etienne	24	22.5	20±0%	585%
7	M. Xantippe Full-back	Grenoble	24	22.5	42±0%	60±0%
8	E. Tacafred Full-back	Nancy	21	22.4	20±0%	57±0%
9	T. Pouilly Centre-back	PAU	23	21.9	32±0%	64±0%
10	N. Fernandez-Veliz Centre-back	Nancy	21	21.8	29±0%	62±0%
11	N. Ahouonon Centre-back	Reims	22	21.8	26±0%	58±0%
12	M. Veillon Centre-back	Annecy	24	21.7	10±0%	53±0%
13	M. Commaret Full-back	Laval	24	21.6	14231.7%	5253.7%
14	R. Lipinski Full-back	Rodez	24	21.5	367.9%	671.5%
15	A. Kerriou Centre-back	Boulogne	23	21.5	35	57
16	T. Delphis Centre-back	Annecy	24	21.4	23±0%	591.7%
17	D. Durivaux Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	25	21.3	55±0%	66±0%
18	L. Lacroix Centre-back	Dijon	23	21.3	15302.6%	5721.8%
19	A. Platret Full-back	Boulogne	23	21.1	23±0%	59±0%
20	Y. Nahounou Centre-back	Nancy	22	20.9	13±0%	54±0%
21	Y. Mouanga Centre-back	Montpellier	21	20.9	13±0%	59±0%
22	N. Zahui Full-back	Grenoble	23	20.9	23±0%	57±0%
23	C. Devenish Centre-back	Metz	25	20.8	238.7%	6923.2%
24	A. Demouchy Centre-back	Guingamp	24	20.7	22±0%	57±0%
25	Ali Yousef Musrati Centre-back	Nantes	25	20.6	12	61
26	E. Zidane Full-back	RED Star FC 93	20	20.4	30	64
27	V. Mayela Full-back	Dunkerque	22	20.3	14±0%	59±0%
28	A. Zohouri Full-back	Reims	25	20.2	9	54
29	M. Magnin Full-back	Rodez	25	20.1	31±0%	664.1%
30	J. Escartin Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	23	20	83.7%	55±0%
31	S. Sow Centre-back	Nantes	24	19.9	109.2%	579.7%
32	D. Gomis Centre-back	Sochaux	22	19.8	0	4644.9%
33	M. Tourraine Full-back	PAU	25	19.7	57%	512.1%
34	João Ferreira Full-back	Saint Etienne	25	19.5	182.8%	54±0%
35	B. Hamada Full-back	Dijon	23	19.5	0	329.9%
36	L. Quenabio Centre-back	Rodez	25	19.3	1621.5%	544.8%
37	I. Bouleghcha Centre-back	Dijon	23	19.1	6	51
38	A. Pelon Centre-back	Grenoble	22	19.1	0100%	487.5%
39	U. Mboula Centre-back	Metz	23	19.1	12±0%	63±0%
40	A. Kerriou Centre-back	Boulogne	22	19.1	17	54
41	B. Lagae Centre-back	Dunkerque	22	19	6±0%	53±0%
42	E. Mendy Centre-back	Nancy	26	19	20±0%	50±0%
43	Vimoj Muntu Wa Mungu Full-back	Guingamp	22	19	5	53
44	H. Tavares Full-back	Nancy	22	18.9	71280%	539.1%
45	Chico Lamba Centre-back	Saint Etienne	23	18.8	1421.2%	57±0%
46	Naoufel El Hannach Centre-back	Montpellier	19	18.8	249%	7630.4%
47	E. N'Gatta Centre-back	Sochaux	19	18.7	32	63
48	J. Kouadio Full-back	Annecy	27	18.4	46±0%	589.1%
49	S. Bane Centre-back	Laval	22	18.4	91.2%	520.8%
50	S. Basse Centre-back	PAU	22	18.4	1±0%	50±0%