Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Ligue 2

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Ligue 2, ranked on Field Insider.

Most valuable goalkeepers in Ligue 2 Most valuable defenders in Ligue 2 Most valuable midfielders in Ligue 2 Most valuable attackers in Ligue 2 Best defensive midfielders in Ligue 2 Most in-form defensive midfielders in Ligue 2

At a glance

A. Boakye of Saint Etienne is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 68.7, and J. Benet leads the scoring with 7 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Boakye has improved his Season rating most, up +48.9 on last season, while S. Diba'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, A. Boakye of Saint Etienne is the most valuable name in this group at 38.6.

Grenoble · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Boakye+48.9SsN

Saint Etienne · 24/25→25/26

43 players · ranked by highest valueCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	A. Boakye Defensive midfielder	Saint Etienne	25	38.6	62376.2%	695.5%
2	T. Leoni Defensive midfielder	Reims	26	28.5	46100.4%	599.4%
3	M. Diop Defensive midfielder	Estac Troyes	25	25.1	4041.9%	654.9%
4	M. Gbane Defensive midfielder	Reims	25	22.4	3022.1%	607%
5	P. Venot Defensive midfielder	Annecy	24	21.9	21	59
6	T. Chennahi Defensive midfielder	Montpellier	21	21.5	361531.8%	644.1%
7	N. Zahui Defensive midfielder	Grenoble	23	21.5	23	5713.7%
8	Everson Defensive midfielder	Montpellier	22	21.1	2315.6%	593.6%
9	J. Janneh Defensive midfielder	Bastia	23	20.6	245.2%	558.3%
10	A. Kanté Defensive midfielder	Saint Etienne	21	20.4	1352.2%	614.7%
11	T. Ducrocq Defensive midfielder	Bastia	26	20.2	3238.2%	5220.5%
12	M. Veillon Defensive midfielder	Annecy	24	20	10	53
13	S. Diba Defensive midfielder	Grenoble	22	19.6	14189.8%	5549.1%
14	J. Patrick Defensive midfielder	Reims	22	19.4	624.3%	5515%
15	M. Commaret Defensive midfielder	Laval	24	19.3	14236.6%	5253.1%
16	C. Louis Defensive midfielder	Amiens	21	19.2	23	57
17	L. Doucet Defensive midfielder	Dunkerque	23	19.2	479.2%	5117.3%
18	L. Etoga Defensive midfielder	Bastia	23	19.1	825.7%	5111.3%
19	T. Vargas Defensive midfielder	Laval	26	19.1	2243.2%	5125%
20	L. Bernadou Defensive midfielder	Grenoble	25	18.9	19198.4%	5144.6%
21	W. Benard Defensive midfielder	Laval	23	18.8	7	5060.2%
22	D. Diongu Defensive midfielder	Dunkerque	20	18.7	17424.2%	5918.8%
23	J. Vercruysse Defensive midfielder	Le Mans	26	18.6	1248.9%	5011.7%
24	Nabil Homssa Defensive midfielder	Montpellier	23	18.2	1	49
25	N. Zilliox Defensive midfielder	Bastia	23	18.1	4	48
26	L. Raillot Defensive midfielder	Boulogne	22	17.6	372.6%	4922.3%
27	L. Gadegbeku Defensive midfielder	Saint Etienne	19	16.9	3	56
28	A. Kerouedan Defensive midfielder	Grenoble	26	16.1	191%	4323.6%
29	S. Keita Defensive midfielder	Boulogne	20	15.6	1	49
30	Messy Manitu Defensive midfielder	Amiens	20	15.2	120%	489.5%
31	Marco Decherf Defensive midfielder	Dunkerque	19	15.2	0	51
32	Ilies Abdelkrim Defensive midfielder	Amiens	19	14.5	1	49
33	Ilan Daf Defensive midfielder	Amiens	19	14.4	0	485.3%
34	Diogo Queirós Defensive midfielder	Dunkerque	27	13.9	287.4%	3730.5%
35	A. Lauray Defensive midfielder	Le Mans	29	11.9	35578.4%	4158.1%
36	J. Benet Defensive midfielder	Grenoble	31	9.7	5911.1%	3420.9%
37	F. Bohnert Defensive midfielder	Bastia	28	9	2041.9%	4024.8%
38	H. Saivet Defensive midfielder	Clermont Foot	35	3.1	2338.5%	1628.1%
39	A. Kashi Defensive midfielder	Annecy	37	3.1	357.3%	2022.8%
40	V. Jacob Defensive midfielder	Annecy	32	2.9	1079.6%	1923.3%
41	J. Martin Defensive midfielder	Boulogne	36	2.5	1431.7%	134.3%
42	B. Camara Defensive midfielder	Nancy	32	2.2	1	158.7%
43	T. Boros Defensive midfielder	Annecy	38	1.2	15	8