Top-Scoring centre-forwards in Ligue 1

The top-scoring centre-forwards in Ligue 1, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Fernandez-Pardo of Lille is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 89.3, and E. Lepaul has been the form player this season, grading 83.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Balogun has improved his Season rating most, up +48.6 on last season, while J. Ikanga A Ngele's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +35.3 over the same span. 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

M. Fernandez-Pardo89.3RTG

J. Ikanga A Ngele+35.3RTG

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	Player	Team
1	E. Lepaul Centre-forward	Rennes	26	21	84134.2%	809.7%
2	J. Panichelli Centre-forward	Strasbourg	23	16	7519.5%	878.9%
3	F. Balogun Centre-forward	Monaco	25	13	64319.7%	8314.6%
4	O. Édouard Centre-forward	Lens	28	12	55	639%
5	B. Dieng Centre-forward	Lorient	26	10	41246.2%	670.9%
6	P. Aubameyang Centre-forward	Marseille	37	10	5211.7%	2014.8%
7	O. Dembélé Centre-forward	Paris Saint Germain	29	10	6317%	5423.4%
8	B. Embolo Centre-forward	Rennes	29	9	4421.7%	5318.7%
9	M. Fernandez-Pardo Centre-forward	Lille	21	8	50	8986.4%
10	L. Ajorque Centre-forward	Stade Brestois 29	32	8	570.7%	4215%
11	O. Giroud Centre-forward	Lille	39	7	36905.6%	18272.9%
12	E. Wahi Centre-forward	Nice	23	7	35120.9%	725.1%
13	J. Ikanga A Ngele Centre-forward	RED Star FC 93	24	6	3243.5%	7687.8%
14	H. Benali Centre-forward	RED Star FC 93	26	6	2321.6%	629.1%
15	Gonçalo Ramos Centre-forward	Paris Saint Germain	25	6	2827.5%	757.1%
16	M. Abline Centre-forward	Nantes	23	6	4110%	805.3%
17	F. Magri Centre-forward	Toulouse	26	5	4889%	72±0%
18	A. Tosin Centre-forward	Lorient	28	5	2410.9%	524.1%
19	P. Peter Centre-forward	Angers	18	5	25	7722.4%
20	M. Munetsi Centre-forward	Paris FC	30	4	371.1%	4317%
21	M. Cho Centre-forward	Nice	22	4	3429.4%	794%
22	H. Diallo Centre-forward	Metz	31	4	2831.4%	392.9%
23	Mostafa Mohamed Centre-forward	Nantes	28	4	207.8%	4920.7%
24	E. Emegha Centre-forward	Strasbourg	23	4	3442.9%	7613.9%
25	S. Soumano Centre-forward	Lorient	25	4	2252.5%	695.5%
26	D. Namaso Centre-forward	Auxerre	25	3	2987.1%	7322.1%
27	S. Mara Centre-forward	Auxerre	24	3	21137.1%	701.8%
28	J. Enciso Centre-forward	Strasbourg	22	3	40314.4%	836%
29	Y. El-Arabi Centre-forward	Nantes	39	3	1549%	1047.1%
30	G. Kvilitaia Centre-forward	Metz	32	2	18	26
31	P. Meïssa Ba Centre-forward	RED Star FC 93	29	2	1169.8%	4118.7%
32	M. Samatta Centre-forward	Le Havre	33	2	18	26103.9%
33	M. Biereth Centre-forward	Monaco	23	2	1664.7%	7213.9%
34	C. Immobile Centre-forward	Paris FC	36	2	2451.1%	1914.3%
35	G. Koyalipou Centre-forward	Angers	26	2	2439.6%	647.8%
36	J. Russell-Rowe Centre-forward	Toulouse	23	1	1139.8%	7057.8%
37	A. Hachem Centre-forward	RED Star FC 93	24	1	8	66116.4%
38	K. Quetant Centre-forward	Le Havre	19	1	5	68
39	I. Jansson Centre-forward	Nice	24	1	79.7%	6310.1%
40	F. Mambimbi Centre-forward	Le Havre	25	1	673.5%	618.2%
41	M. Bamba Centre-forward	Lorient	24	1	1240.6%	6710.3%
42	N. Dicko Centre-forward	Paris FC	34	1	667.3%	1251.2%
43	L. Machine Centre-forward	Angers	20	1	6	677.9%
44	T. Sanusi Centre-forward	Lorient	19	1	9	75
45	M. Kone Centre-forward	Lorient	0	1	5	75