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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Ligue 1 26/27

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Ligue 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

E. Quarshie of Le Mans is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 36.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: E. Quarshie has improved his Season rating most, up +25.4 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, L. Camara of Monaco is the most valuable name in this group at 41.3.

Best talent
E. Quarshie36.1RTG
Le Mans
In form
E. Quarshie32.7SsN
Le Mans
Rising potential
E. Quarshie+12.2RTG
Le Mans · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
E. Quarshie+25.4SsN
Le Mans · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
E. Quarshie2goals
Le Mans
Most valuable
L. Camara41.3val
Monaco
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PlayerTeam
1L. CamaraDefensive midfielderMonaco2241.349±0%82±0%
2João NevesDefensive midfielderParis Saint Germain2239.724±0%801.9%
3M. BidstrupDefensive midfielderLyon2539.23121.7%466%
4R. MessaliDefensive midfielderToulouse2338.46±0%64±0%
5Y. TitraouiDefensive midfielderLens2338.14912.7%623.5%
6P. DiopDefensive midfielderStrasbourg2337.629±0%8113.8%
7A. FrancisDefensive midfielderToulouse2537.6775.8%619.9%
8T. Le BrisDefensive midfielderLorient2437.634±0%741.8%
9N. MukauDefensive midfielderLille2137.620±0%77±0%
10K. DanoisDefensive midfielderAuxerre2237.649±0%79±0%
11Y. BelkhdimDefensive midfielderAngers2437.543±0%73±0%
12A. AvomDefensive midfielderLorient2136.338±0%79±0%
13D. KarimDefensive midfielderEstac Troyes2236.11917.6%761.7%
14S. EbonogDefensive midfielderLe Havre2236.125±0%72±0%
15A. PiedfortDefensive midfielderAuxerre2136.15012.7%567%
16T. TessmannDefensive midfielderLyon2535.123±0%762.7%
17J. MwangaDefensive midfielderLe Havre233527±0%7610.7%
18N. NkounkouDefensive midfielderNice2534.781.2%661.6%
19D. CisséDefensive midfielderRennes2234.711±0%71±0%
20D. SemedoDefensive midfielderLorient2234.4061
21J. Nonge BoendeDefensive midfielderStade Brestois 29213410±0%45±0%
22P. EkwahDefensive midfielderAuxerre2433.924.3%542.5%
23Nouhoum KamissokoDefensive midfielderMarseille2133.31±0%64±0%
24S. El MourabetDefensive midfielderStrasbourg2132.942±0%800.9%
25E. BiumlaDefensive midfielderAngers2131.93±0%64±0%
26A. BulatovićDefensive midfielderLens1931.713±0%76±0%
27A. SoubeirDefensive midfielderMonaco1931266
28M. AmougouDefensive midfielderToulouse2030.9544.2%670.7%
29R. MatondoDefensive midfielderParis FC1830.923±0%77±0%
30I. ToureDefensive midfielderMonaco1930.5065±0%
31Pedro FernándezDefensive midfielderParis Saint Germain1830.312±0%77±0%
32D. MosengoDefensive midfielderLe Havre2029.61±0%62±0%
33A. VossahDefensive midfielderToulouse1829.416±0%73±0%
34S. BenzahraDefensive midfielderMonaco1829.1167
35I. TouréDefensive midfielderMonaco1828.90662.2%
36Pape CabralDefensive midfielderMonaco1828.91±0%66±0%
37A. PhliponeauDefensive midfielderEstac Troyes2628.82±0%46±0%
38T. MmadiDefensive midfielderMarseille1828.4166
39A. CamaraDefensive midfielderNice1827.5063
40Elias Legendre QuiñonezDefensive midfielderRennes1727166
41D. OuziadDefensive midfielderLe Havre1727766
42Tyrese NoubissieDefensive midfielderStrasbourg1623.9165
43E. QuarshieDefensive midfielderLe Mans3116.633347.9%3651%
44P. AkouokouDefensive midfielderLyon2815.9243
45I. CamaraDefensive midfielderNice2115.1191.5%295.2%
46D. ZakariaDefensive midfielderMonaco2913.738±0%50±0%
47A. DiousséDefensive midfielderAuxerre2912360.8%4128.1%
48A. LaurayDefensive midfielderLe Mans291260±0%41±0%
49V. RongierDefensive midfielderRennes311058±0%45±0%
50A. RabillardDefensive midfielderLe Mans316.442±0%3714.6%