Top-Scoring midfielders in Ligue 1

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

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

At a glance

Senny Mayulu of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 90.5, and C. Tolisso has been the form player this season, grading 75.7.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Sangaré has improved his Season rating most, up +55.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Sangaré of Lens is the most valuable name in this group at 61.1.

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	Player	Team
1	C. Tolisso Defensive midfielder	Lyon	32	11	7679.8%	4323.1%
2	I. Kebbal Attacking midfielder	Paris FC	28	9	5438.1%	620.6%
3	G. Hein Attacking midfielder	Metz	29	8	6011.3%	558.3%
4	S. Diop Central midfielder	Nice	26	8	5370.2%	717.2%
5	H. Haraldsson Attacking midfielder	Lille	23	8	4338.8%	851.1%
6	S. Nanasi Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	24	7	3313.9%	7511.2%
7	M. Akliouche Attacking midfielder	Monaco	24	6	475.1%	851.5%
8	J. Dina Ebimbe Attacking midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	25	5	26333.3%	702.9%
9	João Neves Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	21	5	4730.9%	844.4%
10	L. Blas Central midfielder	Rennes	28	5	4210.4%	5720.3%
11	A. Golovin Attacking midfielder	Monaco	30	5	4254.2%	4710.8%
12	K. Doumbia Attacking midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	23	5	4582.5%	825%
13	M. Munetsi Centre-forward	Paris FC	30	4	371.1%	4317%
14	P. Højbjerg Defensive midfielder	Marseille	31	4	555.1%	4824.7%
15	A. Dønnum Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	28	4	5923.7%	666.4%
16	R. Ndiaye Defensive midfielder	Le Havre	24	4	56197.9%	8224.2%
17	Félix Correia Attacking midfielder	Lille	25	4	3421.4%	8019.8%
18	J. Makengo Attacking midfielder	Lorient	28	4	26119.7%	556.3%
19	Senny Mayulu Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	4	60311.6%	9112.4%
20	I. Ganago Central midfielder	Nantes	27	3	36	581.6%
21	M. Sangaré Defensive midfielder	Lens	24	3	63798.6%	8870.6%
22	A. Sbaï Central midfielder	Angers	25	3	293.6%	7233.1%
23	J. Enciso Centre-forward	Strasbourg	22	3	40314.4%	836%
24	A. Abdi Defensive midfielder	Nice	32	3	3223.8%	3029.5%
25	E. Mbappé Winger	Lille	19	3	251150%	8016.4%
26	N. Cadiou Defensive midfielder	Lorient	27	3	3736.5%	63±0%
27	M. Camara Central midfielder	Rennes	28	3	4919.1%	6117.5%
28	Lee Kang-In Winger	Paris Saint Germain	25	3	3023.2%	776.1%
29	L. Camara Defensive midfielder	Monaco	22	3	66107.2%	884.5%
30	T. Minamino Attacking midfielder	Monaco	31	3	371.4%	4128.3%
31	A. Thomasson Defensive midfielder	Lens	32	3	7112.9%	4314.1%
32	M. Simon Attacking midfielder	Paris FC	31	3	2852.4%	4225.4%
33	A. Gomes Central midfielder	Marseille	25	3	225.6%	7010.8%
34	S. Adingra Defensive midfielder	Monaco	24	3	44192%	801.6%
35	M. Coulibaly Attacking midfielder	Monaco	22	3	2512400%	8021.5%
36	T. Louchet Attacking midfielder	Nice	23	3	2338.9%	731.6%
37	K. Danois Central midfielder	Auxerre	22	3	49183.9%	796.9%
38	R. Cabella Central midfielder	Nantes	36	2	1632.2%	1420.6%
39	N. Nartey Attacking midfielder	Lyon	20	2	1636.5%	7658.1%
40	R. Hachem Central midfielder	RED Star FC 93	28	2	371.4%	605.8%
41	S. Khaoui Attacking midfielder	RED Star FC 93	31	2	2720.1%	3743.4%
42	H. Abdelli Defensive midfielder	Angers	26	2	2748%	6321.8%
43	J. Chotard Defensive midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	24	2	4883.8%	7811.1%
44	C. Cásseres Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	26	2	566.8%	755%
45	A. Touré Central midfielder	Le Havre	32	2	3229.2%	3035.1%
46	V. Rongier Central midfielder	Rennes	31	2	5850.6%	47±0%
47	M. Bard Full-back	Nice	25	2	3811.9%	744.9%
48	J. Clauss Full-back	Nice	33	2	4043.3%	3328.3%
49	Y. Kechta Defensive midfielder	Le Havre	24	2	2819.8%	704.9%
50	D. Zakaria Defensive midfielder	Monaco	29	2	5235.7%	5619%