Defenders with the Most Assists in Ligue 1

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

Most creative midfielders in Ligue 1 Most creative attackers in Ligue 1 Best defenders in Ligue 1 Most in-form defenders in Ligue 1 Top-scoring defenders in Ligue 1 Most valuable defenders in Ligue 1

At a glance

W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and I. Zabarnyi has been the form player this season, grading 68, and Nuno Mendes leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Camara has improved his Season rating most, up +43.3 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, I. Zabarnyi of Paris Saint Germain is the most valuable name in this group at 66.1.

Best talent

W. Zaïre-Emery94.3RTG

Strasbourg · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	M. Udol Full-back	Lens	30	7	556.8%	551.3%
2	G. Doué Full-back	Strasbourg	23	6	3457.3%	808.5%
3	Q. Merlin Full-back	Rennes	24	5	4471.1%	839.4%
4	Nuno Mendes Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	5	3463.3%	793%
5	D. Sidibé Full-back	Toulouse	34	4	359.9%	2821.8%
6	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	4	6484.4%	9310.7%
7	Saud Abdulhamid Full-back	Lens	27	4	24525.6%	644.6%
8	R. Perraud Full-back	Lille	28	4	47147.9%	6310.1%
9	B. Meité Full-back	Lorient	24	3	23	7726.7%
10	Emerson Full-back	Marseille	32	3	3537.5%	3729.9%
11	L. Hernández Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	30	3	47281.1%	466.9%
12	K. Ouattara Full-back	Monaco	21	3	14154.7%	740.7%
13	N. Tagliafico Full-back	Lyon	33	3	3120.4%	2537.2%
14	K. Lala Full-back	Stade Brestois 29	34	3	3622.3%	2923.5%
15	B. Chardonnet Full-back	Stade Brestois 29	31	3	417.4%	4120.8%
16	C. Arcus Full-back	Angers	30	3	3417%	4417.4%
17	D. Coppola Full-back	Paris FC	22	2	1374.3%	7313%
18	S. Diomandé Full-back	Auxerre	25	2	3250.6%	7011.2%
19	I. Doukouré Full-back	Strasbourg	23	2	2636.4%	768.4%
20	T. Meunier Full-back	Lille	34	2	3517%	2527.5%
21	P. Frankowski Full-back	Rennes	31	2	2228.7%	3429.1%
22	C. Cresswell Full-back	Toulouse	23	2	400.5%	792.7%
23	M. McKenzie Full-back	Toulouse	27	2	3612.7%	6414.4%
24	A. Hakimi Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	27	2	3521.5%	6422.2%
25	Vanderson Full-back	Monaco	25	2	1470.5%	6520.1%
26	Caio Henrique Full-back	Monaco	29	2	1848.8%	4826.6%
27	J. Teze Full-back	Monaco	26	2	35218%	714.4%
28	S. Amo-Ameyaw Full-back	Strasbourg	20	2	1261.8%	786.2%
29	G. Tsitaishvili Full-back	Metz	25	2	2137.6%	735.2%
30	R. Kluivert Full-back	Lyon	25	2	2032.7%	7125.6%
31	M. Niakhaté Full-back	Lyon	30	2	6551.7%	5017.7%
32	Abner Full-back	Lyon	26	2	46144.2%	735.2%
33	N. Ngoy Full-back	Lille	23	2	4892.8%	8155.9%
34	B. Locko Full-back	Stade Brestois 29	24	2	252181.8%	7114.1%
35	P. Katseris Full-back	Lorient	25	2	1053.1%	6813.3%
36	G. Mensah Full-back	Auxerre	28	2	3623.9%	5518.7%
37	J. Lefort Centre-back	Angers	32	2	4724.9%	4018.9%
38	K. Antonio Full-back	Lens	18	1	627.1%	749.7%
39	H. Traoré Full-back	Paris FC	34	1	1819.7%	1831.4%
40	Dante Full-back	Nice	42	1	969.4%	948.3%
41	D. Guindo Centre-back	Stade Brestois 29	23	1	30	72
42	L. Brassier Centre-back	Rennes	26	1	3897.4%	704%
43	T. De Smet Full-back	Paris FC	28	1	1452.7%	4811.2%
44	A. Seidu Full-back	Rennes	26	1	2325.4%	623.4%
45	L. Balerdi Centre-back	Marseille	27	1	3512.3%	6218.7%
46	A. Ait Boudlal Full-back	Rennes	20	1	27162.7%	7834%
47	W. Kamanzi Full-back	Toulouse	25	1	158.6%	646.5%
48	Beraldo Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	22	1	4578%	802.4%
49	K. Amian Centre-back	Nantes	28	1	2112.4%	5220.4%
50	N. Cozza Centre-back	Nantes	27	1	2610%	6013.6%