Most creative players in Ligue 1

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

At a glance

W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across players in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and E. Lepaul has been the form player this season, grading 83.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Sangaré has improved his Season rating most, up +55.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Lepaul of Rennes is the most valuable name in this group at 77.8.

Best talent

W. Zaïre-Emery94.3RTG

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#	Player	Team	Age	assists	Season	Rating
1	A. Thomasson Defensive midfielder	Lens	32	9	7112.9%	4314.1%
2	L. Ajorque Centre-forward	Stade Brestois 29	32	9	570.7%	4215%
3	M. Udol Defensive midfielder	Lens	30	7	544.5%	55±0%
4	Afonso Moreira Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	7	42	8759.6%
5	G. Hein Attacking midfielder	Metz	29	7	6011.3%	558.3%
6	Endrick Attacking midfielder	Lyon	19	7	46	8534.9%
7	M. Greenwood Attacking midfielder	Marseille	24	7	7512%	876.7%
8	Vitinha Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	26	7	465.3%	757.8%
9	O. Dembélé Centre-forward	Paris Saint Germain	29	7	6317%	5423.4%
10	S. Hidalgo Winger	Toulouse	21	6	33176%	7951.6%
11	J. Clauss Full-back	Nice	33	6	4043.3%	3328.3%
12	S. Khaoui Attacking midfielder	RED Star FC 93	31	6	2720.1%	3743.4%
13	G. Doué Full-back	Strasbourg	23	6	4544.1%	853%
14	K. Kouassi Defensive midfielder	Lorient	21	6	48106%	8739.7%
15	M. Akliouche Attacking midfielder	Monaco	24	6	475.1%	851.5%
16	J. Enciso Centre-forward	Strasbourg	22	6	40314.4%	836%
17	Diego Moreira Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	21	6	4328%	871.9%
18	Mousa Tamari Central midfielder	Rennes	29	6	53140.8%	56±0%
19	F. Thauvin Attacking midfielder	Lens	33	6	6061.7%	368.9%
20	I. Soumaré Attacking midfielder	Le Havre	25	5	4739.6%	828.7%
21	P. Aubameyang Centre-forward	Marseille	37	5	5211.7%	2014.8%
22	E. Lepaul Centre-forward	Rennes	26	5	84134.2%	809.7%
23	Q. Merlin Full-back	Rennes	24	5	4471.8%	839.4%
24	Igor Paixão Attacking midfielder	Marseille	26	5	4540.1%	755.2%
25	P. Højbjerg Defensive midfielder	Marseille	30	5	555.1%	5415.6%
26	V. Rongier Central midfielder	Rennes	31	5	5849.9%	47±0%
27	Nuno Mendes Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	5	46122.2%	831.6%
28	A. Golovin Attacking midfielder	Monaco	30	5	4254.2%	4710.8%
29	M. Fernandez-Pardo Centre-forward	Lille	21	5	50	8986.4%
30	Félix Correia Attacking midfielder	Lille	25	5	3421.4%	8019.8%
31	P. Pagis Attacking midfielder	Lorient	23	5	57130.4%	8325%
32	S. Boufal Winger	Le Havre	32	4	34529.6%	3330.8%
33	M. Sangaré Defensive midfielder	Lens	24	4	63798.6%	8870.6%
34	R. Ndiaye Defensive midfielder	Le Havre	24	4	56197.9%	8224.2%
35	Saud Abdulhamid Defensive midfielder	Lens	27	4	35789.7%	644%
36	L. Sinayoko Winger	Auxerre	26	4	5932.2%	765.4%
37	K. Doumbia Attacking midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	23	4	4582.5%	825%
38	L. Camara Defensive midfielder	Monaco	22	4	66107.2%	884.5%
39	A. Bulatović Defensive midfielder	Lens	19	4	23	76
40	M. Abline Centre-forward	Nantes	23	4	4110%	805.3%
41	D. Doué Winger	Paris Saint Germain	21	4	493.6%	870.7%
42	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	4	6896%	9412.3%
43	D. Sylla Central midfielder	RED Star FC 93	23	4	37372.2%	8056.7%
44	Senny Mayulu Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	4	60311.6%	9112.4%
45	B. Nadir Attacking midfielder	Marseille	22	4	1578.8%	721.2%
46	F. Balogun Centre-forward	Monaco	25	4	64319.7%	8314.6%
47	L. Blas Central midfielder	Rennes	28	4	4210.4%	5720.3%
48	A. Dønnum Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	28	4	5923.7%	666.4%
49	D. Sidibé Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	33	4	4722.9%	3111.6%
50	Lee Kang-In Winger	Paris Saint Germain	25	4	3023.2%	776.1%