Top-Scoring centre-backs in Ligue 2

The top-scoring centre-backs in Ligue 2, ranked on Field Insider.

Top-scoring defenders in Ligue 2 Top-scoring midfielders in Ligue 2 Top-scoring attackers in Ligue 2 Best centre-backs in Ligue 2 Most in-form centre-backs in Ligue 2 Most valuable centre-backs in Ligue 2

At a glance

R. Lipinski of Rodez is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 66.7, and S. Yohou has been the form player this season, grading 57.4, and N. Saint-Ruf leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Yohou has improved his Season rating most, up +50.1 on last season, while S. Kotto's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +25.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Nadé of Saint Etienne is the most valuable name in this group at 33.

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	Player	Team
1	N. Saint-Ruf Centre-back	Nancy	33	6	1854.2%	226.1%
2	F. Lajugie Centre-back	Annecy	30	5	2624.4%	375.4%
3	S. Yohou Centre-back	Le Mans	35	4	57686.3%	26115.6%
4	D. Gomis Centre-back	Guingamp	31	4	3210.8%	3313.9%
5	V. Sasso Centre-back	Dunkerque	35	4	1757.9%	2120.9%
6	A. Pinot Centre-back	Boulogne	25	3	25629.4%	5658.4%
7	T. Pouilly Centre-back	PAU	23	3	32857.6%	643.2%
8	E. Mendy Centre-back	Nancy	26	2	206633.3%	5061.9%
9	Y. Koré Centre-back	Amiens	21	2	581.7%	549.7%
10	L. Samb Centre-back	Laval	24	2	9	52
11	I. M'Bahia Centre-back	Clermont Foot	21	2	23585.3%	6119.1%
12	B. Danger Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	28	2	44334.3%	486.4%
13	J. Boyer Centre-back	Boulogne	28	2	40453.4%	4653.4%
14	A. Roncaglia Centre-back	Bastia	25	2	2926%	546.4%
15	R. Lipinski Centre-back	Rodez	24	2	36603.9%	6733.1%
16	C. Jolibois Centre-back	Rodez	28	2	25586.5%	4556.6%
17	M. Nadé Centre-back	Saint Etienne	27	2	5363.8%	5620.5%
18	C. Jullien Centre-back	Montpellier	33	2	2938.2%	2143.6%
19	J. Le Cardinal Centre-back	Saint Etienne	29	1	1747.6%	3544.7%
20	S. Sow Centre-back	Clermont Foot	24	1	972.1%	5232.3%
21	S. Nair Centre-back	Guingamp	24	1	2045.4%	5613.3%
22	J. Escartin Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	23	1	862.2%	552.3%
23	Juan José Guevara Possu Centre-back	Bastia	25	1	43125.8%	56±0%
24	I. Cossier Centre-back	Le Mans	19	1	34	63
25	C. Vidal Centre-back	Grenoble	26	1	3114.2%	5210.7%
26	S. Gourville Centre-back	Boulogne	26	1	36287.1%	5358.3%
27	D. Guidi Centre-back	Bastia	30	1	264.7%	3124.3%
28	T. Eyoum Centre-back	Le Mans	23	1	23	58
29	H. Voyer Centre-back	Le Mans	29	1	50411.3%	4050%
30	A. Demouchy Centre-back	Guingamp	24	1	22338%	578%
31	A. Koné Centre-back	Reims	21	1	493392.9%	655.7%
32	M. Magnin Centre-back	Rodez	24	1	31	66
33	N. Pallois Centre-back	Reims	38	1	2814.6%	1055.7%
34	S. Bakayoko Centre-back	Amiens	21	1	2648.8%	621.8%
35	A. Lô Centre-back	Amiens	26	1	1810.8%	4911.6%
36	Y. Salmier Centre-back	Clermont Foot	33	1	23102.7%	250.8%
37	W. Bianda Centre-back	Laval	26	1	31237.6%	534.3%
38	M. Huard Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	28	1	3052.6%	4314.7%
39	T. Sainte-Luce Centre-back	Montpellier	27	1	38401.3%	4819.8%
40	J. Laporte Centre-back	Montpellier	32	1	4346.3%	3013.4%
41	S. Mambo Centre-back	Grenoble	27	1	2816.1%	4518.6%
42	J. Ruiz Centre-back	PAU	28	1	3214.9%	4614.2%