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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Ligue 2 26/27

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Ligue 2 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

J. Lepenant of Nantes is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 73.2, and T. Leoni has been the form player this season, grading 45.7, and D. Meddah leads the scoring with 1 goal.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Leoni has improved his Season rating most, up +22.9 on last season, while W. Bouabdelli's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +18.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, D. Meddah of Montpellier is the most valuable name in this group at 21.5.

Best talent
J. Lepenant73.2RTG
Nantes
In form
T. Leoni45.7SsN
Reims
Rising potential
W. Bouabdelli+18.6RTG
Nancy · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
T. Leoni+22.9SsN
Reims · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
D. Meddah1goals
Montpellier
Most valuable
D. Meddah21.5val
Montpellier
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PlayerTeam
1D. MeddahDefensive midfielderMontpellier2421.530±0%612.4%
2B. NdeziDefensive midfielderDijon2520.52155
3W. BenardDefensive midfielderLaval2320.175060.2%
4J. LepenantDefensive midfielderNantes242034±0%73±0%
5W. BouabdelliDefensive midfielderNancy2619.716±0%54±0%
6T. LeoniDefensive midfielderReims2619.646±0%59±0%
7M. KonéDefensive midfielderAnnecy1919.12264
8Nabil HomssaDefensive midfielderMontpellier2318.6149
9Y. BenhattabDefensive midfielderMontpellier2318.40100%6112%
10C. El HansarDefensive midfielderNancy2118.30±0%49±0%
11El HadariDefensive midfielderNancy2018.3032
12J. GrillotDefensive midfielderClermont Foot2018.21413800%5712.2%
13M. GbaneDefensive midfielderReims2517.930±0%60±0%
14Cheick KonateDefensive midfielderRED Star FC 932117.9553
15J. BultelDefensive midfielderBoulogne2617.829±0%50±0%
16Mahamadou DiawaraDefensive midfielderRED Star FC 932117.7314.3%6839.7%
17Théna MassockDefensive midfielderDunkerque1917.55±0%591%
18Gregory AyemDefensive midfielderMontpellier2017.4355
19A. CasadeiDefensive midfielderAnnecy2117.1251
20K. VeniereDefensive midfielderAnnecy20173±0%56±0%
21A. TouréDefensive midfielderMetz2016.620±0%71±0%
22S. SannaDefensive midfielderLaval2716.535±0%51±0%
23M. BouchennaDefensive midfielderClermont Foot2016.50100%49±0%
24Diockoumalang GomesDefensive midfielderNantes2116.31±0%541.1%
25B. PierretDefensive midfielderNantes2616.2163.2%50±0%
26Adam BaallalDefensive midfielderSaint Etienne1916.2053
27Franck AtoenDefensive midfielderDunkerque2016.1151
28A. NassiriDefensive midfielderBoulogne2016.1251
29Hichem AbderrebiDefensive midfielderMontpellier1816.1657
30M. SakaDefensive midfielderRodez2015.90100%5214.1%
31Noam StrotzDefensive midfielderClermont Foot1915.4351
32T. DucrocqDefensive midfielderGuingamp2715.332±0%5413.6%
33A. DialloDefensive midfielderLaval2015.2066
34B. MunongoDefensive midfielderMetz1514.75±0%65±0%
35M. SakaDefensive midfielderRodez1914.61315.7%61±0%
36M. JaberDefensive midfielderSaint Etienne2714.5293.2%5410.9%
37S. MellierDefensive midfielderLaval1814350
38A. CherniDefensive midfielderNantes2513.431±0%53±0%
39L. DiackDefensive midfielderNantes2513.2289%3517.5%
40H. KadamaniDefensive midfielderMetz1613.1454
41M. CarlierDefensive midfielderNancy2912.830202%3937%
42D. DuarteDefensive midfielderMetz1911.9339
43I. SissokoDefensive midfielderNantes288.814±0%44±0%
44C. SuljicDefensive midfielderNancy297.811660%3121.6%
45Y. MagninDefensive midfielderGrenoble297.7719.3%3371.1%
46J. GélinDefensive midfielderNancy296.314±0%32±0%
47T. BouriaudDefensive midfielderLaval295.639±0%401.2%
48F. TardieuDefensive midfielderMontpellier342.8383%2629.4%
49C. MandoukiDefensive midfielderLaval352.330±0%21±0%
50J. MartinDefensive midfielderBoulogne362.314±0%13±0%