Top-Scoring defenders in Ligue 1

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

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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

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	Player	Team
1	Nuno Mendes Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	4	46122.2%	831.6%
2	F. Centonze Full-back	Nantes	30	3	30450%	3711.8%
3	C. Cresswell Centre-back	Toulouse	23	3	425%	82±0%
4	D. Sidibé Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	34	3	4722.9%	2821.5%
5	F. Doucouré Attacking midfielder	Le Havre	25	3	1922.8%	6820.8%
6	G. Tsitaishvili Attacking midfielder	Metz	25	3	2523.6%	735.2%
7	I. Ganiou Full-back	Lens	21	3	4350.3%	8437.9%
8	Abner Full-back	Lyon	26	3	56196.3%	7610.3%
9	R. Perraud Full-back	Lille	28	3	50163.2%	658.5%
10	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	3	6896%	9412.3%
11	B. Danger Central midfielder	RED Star FC 93	28	2	40294.1%	5930.5%
12	S. Diomandé Centre-back	Auxerre	25	2	4037.8%	746.8%
13	G. Doué Full-back	Strasbourg	23	2	4544.1%	853%
14	T. Meunier Full-back	Lille	34	2	458.4%	2914.5%
15	A. Ait Boudlal Centre-back	Rennes	20	2	37257.8%	8240.1%
16	Beraldo Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	22	2	3120%	802.4%
17	A. Hakimi Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	27	2	63117.7%	7311.5%
18	S. Amo-Ameyaw Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	20	2	16114.5%	775.6%
19	Sadibou Sané Centre-back	Metz	22	2	40±0%	7410.8%
20	K. Kouao Full-back	Metz	28	2	3910.9%	558.5%
21	S. Baidoo Centre-back	Lens	22	2	55	84
22	Saud Abdulhamid Defensive midfielder	Lens	27	2	35789.7%	644%
23	A. Ouattara Full-back	Strasbourg	20	2	24205.2%	794.9%
24	C. Awaziem Centre-back	Nantes	29	1	27330.2%	5057.2%
25	P. Lemonnier Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	33	1	51105.3%	3010.1%
26	J. Escartin Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	23	1	1054.5%	6718.9%
27	D. Durivaux Full-back	RED Star FC 93	25	1	6098.7%	8033.7%
28	M. Huard Full-back	RED Star FC 93	28	1	3366.8%	523.6%
29	D. Guindo Full-back	Stade Brestois 29	23	1	31	73
30	M. Salisu Centre-back	Monaco	27	1	3857.7%	627.7%
31	Otávio Full-back	Paris FC	24	1	379.7%	7414.6%
32	A. Omobamidele Centre-back	Strasbourg	24	1	2079.8%	727%
33	A. Mandi Centre-back	Lille	34	1	5486.8%	298.7%
34	Q. Merlin Full-back	Rennes	24	1	4471.1%	839.4%
35	A. Rouault Centre-back	Rennes	25	1	32105.1%	722.4%
36	P. Frankowski Full-back	Rennes	31	1	3515.2%	4017.4%
37	W. Kamanzi Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	25	1	173.1%	646.7%
38	R. Nicolaisen Full-back	Toulouse	29	1	41320.4%	541.3%
39	A. Mendy Full-back	Nice	22	1	32120.7%	754.3%
40	I. Zabarnyi Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	23	1	6871.3%	849.8%
41	A. Sangante Full-back	Le Havre	24	1	39172.2%	766.7%
42	G. Lloris Centre-back	Le Havre	31	1	4227.8%	4218.8%
43	Y. Zouaoui Full-back	Le Havre	28	1	35388.7%	572.7%
44	J. Teze Defensive midfielder	Monaco	26	1	41265.8%	714%
45	E. Dier Centre-back	Monaco	32	1	2048%	2932.9%
46	J. Gbamin Defensive midfielder	Metz	30	1	393166.7%	4612.9%
47	R. Kluivert Full-back	Lyon	25	1	2888%	7430.4%
48	M. Udol Defensive midfielder	Lens	30	1	544.5%	55±0%
49	N. Ngoy Centre-back	Lille	23	1	53111.6%	8358.7%
50	P. Katseris Defensive midfielder	Lorient	25	1	3462.2%	7422.4%