Top-Scoring defenders in Ligue 2 26/27
The top-scoring defenders in Ligue 2 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
C. Devenish of Metz is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 68.5, and D. Durivaux has been the form player this season, grading 55, and N. Saint-Ruf leads the scoring with 6 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Lipinski has improved his Season rating most, up +30.8 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, T. Sainte-Luce of Montpellier is the most valuable name in this group at 24.9.
21 players · ranked by top scorersCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. Saint-RufCentre-back |  Nancy | 33 | 6 | 1854.2% | 226.1% |
| 2 | F. CentonzeFull-back |  Nantes | 30 | 3 | 20266.7% | 3418.6% |
| 3 | D. GomisFull-back |  Guingamp | 31 | 2 | 32±0% | 33±0% |
| 4 | N. Fernandez-VelizCentre-back | Nancy | 21 | 2 | 29±0% | 62±0% |
| 5 | C. RoubiouFull-back |  Rodez | 21 | 2 | 0 | 52±0% |
| 6 | Á. CsongvaiFull-back |  Saint Etienne | 25 | 1 | 2147.5% | 347.2% |
| 7 | S. KottoCentre-back |  Reims | 23 | 1 | 28±0% | 591.9% |
| 8 | A. DemouchyCentre-back | Guingamp | 24 | 1 | 22±0% | 57±0% |
| 9 | M. MakhloufiFull-back |  Dunkerque | 20 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| 10 | P. LemonnierFull-back |  RED Star FC 93 | 33 | 1 | 4582.1% | 2510.5% |
| 11 | E. KoffiFull-back | Guingamp | 31 | 1 | 14±0% | 26±0% |
| 12 | Opa SangantéCentre-back | Dunkerque | 35 | 1 | 16±0% | 19±0% |
| 13 | T. Sainte-LuceFull-back |  Montpellier | 27 | 1 | 38±0% | 48±0% |
| 14 | R. PontiFull-back | Rodez | 28 | 1 | 54.5% | 390.5% |
| 15 | M. VeillonCentre-back |  Annecy | 24 | 1 | 10±0% | 53±0% |
| 16 | M. XantippeFull-back |  Grenoble | 24 | 1 | 42±0% | 60±0% |
| 17 | R. LipinskiFull-back | Rodez | 24 | 1 | 367.9% | 671.5% |
| 18 | V. MayelaFull-back | Dunkerque | 22 | 1 | 14±0% | 59±0% |
| 19 | E. Jean-LambertFull-back | Rodez | 26 | 1 | 185.8% | 561.1% |
| 20 | K. PedroFull-back | Saint Etienne | 20 | 1 | 2810.8% | 64±0% |
| 21 | Y. MouangaCentre-back | Montpellier | 21 | 1 | 13±0% | 59±0% |