Most Valuable U21 defenders by Market Value in Ligue 1

The most valuable U21 defenders in Ligue 1, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and I. Ganiou leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: W. Zaïre-Emery has improved his Season rating most, up +33.3 on last season, while L. Høgsberg's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the most valuable name in this group at 56.2.

Best talent

W. Zaïre-Emery94.3RTG

Strasbourg · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

W. Zaïre-Emery+33.3SsN

Paris Saint Germain · 24/25→25/26

W. Zaïre-Emery56.2val

Paris Saint Germain

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	Player	Team
1	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	56.2	6896%	9412.3%
2	J. Jacquet Centre-back	Rennes	21	45.3	43235.9%	8647.9%
3	I. Ganiou Full-back	Lens	21	44.3	4350.3%	8437.9%
4	K. Ouattara Full-back	Monaco	21	41.2	21294.3%	796.2%
5	C. Mawissa Elebi Full-back	Monaco	21	41.2	3141.6%	79±0%
6	A. Ait Boudlal Centre-back	Rennes	20	40.5	37257.8%	8240.1%
7	A. Ouattara Full-back	Strasbourg	20	39.1	24205.2%	794.9%
8	N. Sangui Full-back	Paris FC	20	39	27126.9%	797.4%
9	L. Høgsberg Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	38.8	2522.3%	7876.1%
10	S. Amo-Ameyaw Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	20	38.2	16114.5%	775.6%
11	M. Nagida Full-back	Rennes	21	37.3	1987%	712.5%
12	M. Sarr Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	37.2	1857.1%	759.8%
13	Abdulay Bah Centre-back	Nice	20	36.9	28307.4%	756%
14	N. Äelik Centre-back	Lens	20	35.5	14	72
15	T. Tati Centre-back	Nantes	18	34.5	27	79
16	O. Touré Full-back	Lille	21	34.4	190.8%	6673.7%
17	S. Kumbedi Full-back	Lyon	21	34.3	195.7%	6510.9%
18	S. Sagnan Centre-back	Lens	21	34.2	0	65
19	T. Siwe Centre-back	Auxerre	21	34.1	10	65
20	M. Costarelli Centre-back	Lille	21	34	0	65
21	L. Zogbe Full-back	Stade Brestois 29	21	34	570.1%	656.9%
22	A. Anselmino Centre-back	Strasbourg	21	33.1	098.5%	6317.3%
23	L. Leaudais Centre-back	Lorient	21	33	1	63
24	T. Cordier Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	32.8	0	66
25	K. Antonio Full-back	Lens	18	32.8	987.5%	7510.8%
26	S. Koumbassa Full-back	Toulouse	19	32.7	5	70
27	F. Efuele Ngoyala Centre-back	Toulouse	21	32.5	0	62
28	G. Bakhouche Centre-back	Toulouse	21	32.5	0	62
29	M. Acapandié Attacking midfielder	Nantes	21	32.3	0	62
30	Hilan Hamzaoui Slimani Centre-back	Marseille	20	32.1	0	65
31	Y. Gaya Centre-back	Angers	21	32	0	61
32	Isiaka Soukouna Centre-back	Rennes	20	31.8	0	64
33	M. Louãr Full-back	Angers	19	31.5	12	68
34	D. Lucea Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	19	31.4	2	67
35	Sékou Doucouré Centre-back	Nantes	21	31.3	1	604%
36	C. Melieres Centre-back	Metz	21	31.1	0	59
37	E. Mongo Centre-back	Nantes	21	31.1	0	59
38	T. Garondo Centre-back	Toulouse	20	31.1	0	63
39	G. Bakhouche Piernas Centre-back	Toulouse	20	31.1	0	63
40	O. Lenne Centre-back	Lens	19	31	0	66
41	M. Courcoul Centre-back	Angers	19	31	989.4%	670.9%
42	Yannis Lawson Centre-back	Metz	21	30.9	0100%	5963.2%
43	R. Le Guen Centre-back	Stade Brestois 29	19	30.9	8	66
44	Steeve Kango Full-back	Lyon	19	30.9	1	66
45	N. Kamara Centre-back	Lyon	19	30.7	0100%	663.4%
46	K. Bezahaf Centre-back	Marseille	19	30.5	0	65
47	A. Cisse Full-back	Strasbourg	19	30.2	1	65
48	M. Youssouf Centre-back	Nice	20	29.9	0	60
49	I. Monnier Centre-back	Lorient	19	29.9	0	64
50	S. Coulibaly Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	18	29.5	0	68