Top-Scoring defenders in Ligue 1 26/27

The top-scoring defenders in Ligue 1 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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

At a glance

I. Zabarnyi of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 82.9, and M. Niakhaté has been the form player this season, grading 65.4, and Nuno Mendes leads the scoring with 4 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 K. Peprah Oppong's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +49.2 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 71.8.

K. Peprah Oppong+49.2RTG

Nice · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

S. Yohou+50.1SsN

Le Mans · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	Nuno Mendes Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	4	3463.3%	793%
2	S. Yohou Centre-back	Le Mans	35	4	57686.3%	26115.6%
3	Sekou Fofana Full-back	Auxerre	23	3	1213.9%	4515.5%
4	B. Okoh Centre-back	Auxerre	23	3	20	69
5	Abner Full-back	Lyon	26	3	46144.2%	735.2%
6	S. Baidoo Centre-back	Lens	22	2	39	79
7	Y. Koré Centre-back	Paris FC	21	2	579.8%	549.7%
8	Wei Xiangxin Full-back	Auxerre	18	1	3	29
9	J. Mitchell Centre-back	Strasbourg	21	1	23	44
10	Yoram\t Zague Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	1	9309.1%	4534.3%
11	D. Ćaleta-Car Centre-back	Lyon	29	1	1640.4%	573.9%
12	M. Salisu Centre-back	Monaco	27	1	1920.9%	5519.1%
13	A. Rouault Centre-back	Rennes	25	1	3193%	711.3%
14	K. Peprah Oppong Centre-back	Nice	22	1	3476.8%	78172%
15	I. Zabarnyi Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	23	1	6461.2%	8311%
16	G. Lloris Centre-back	Stade Brestois 29	31	1	3711.5%	4218.8%
17	J. Teze Full-back	Monaco	26	1	35218%	714.4%
18	R. Kluivert Full-back	Lyon	25	1	2032.7%	7125.6%
19	F. Sierralta Centre-back	Auxerre	29	1	1443.8%	3921.1%
20	M. Senaya Centre-back	Auxerre	25	1	38396.1%	686.4%
21	S. Chergui Centre-back	Paris FC	27	1	1425.4%	541.1%
22	A. Witsel Full-back	Nice	37	1	34201.8%	2024.2%
23	I. Boura Full-back	Estac Troyes	26	1	4113.7%	5812.3%
24	E. Dier Full-back	Monaco	32	1	11±0%	25±0%
25	L. Sy Full-back	Auxerre	24	1	30±0%	68±0%
26	I. Ganiou Centre-back	Lens	21	1	42±0%	84±0%
27	Tiago Santos Full-back	Lille	24	1	13±0%	67±0%
28	Stephan Zagadou Centre-back	Le Havre	17	1	7	68
29	S. Koumbassa Centre-back	Toulouse	19	1	5	71
30	H. Voyer Centre-back	Le Mans	29	1	50411.3%	4050%
31	B. Chardonnet Full-back	Stade Brestois 29	31	1	417.4%	4120.8%