Central midfielders with the Best Potential in Ligue 2

The highest-potential central midfielders in Ligue 2, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

I. Fakili of Clermont Foot is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 66.9, and K. Bamba has been the form player this season, grading 46.9.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Touzghar has improved his Season rating most, up +38.6 on last season, while J. Mendes's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +30.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, R. Touzghar of PAU is the most valuable name in this group at 25.

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	Player	Team
1	I. Fakili Central midfielder	Clermont Foot	20	33	6735.2%
2	J. Mendes Central midfielder	Rodez	22	31623.3%	6492.2%
3	R. Touzghar Central midfielder	PAU	22	421072.2%	6484.6%
4	A. Baallal Central midfielder	Clermont Foot	21	30	622.3%
5	M. Saka Central midfielder	Rodez	19	13	61
6	A. Bojang Central midfielder	Reims	22	16	615.8%
7	O. Joly Central midfielder	Rodez	23	26725%	6088.8%
8	E. Cantero Central midfielder	Clermont Foot	20	12	59
9	W. Younoussa Central midfielder	Rodez	24	2245%	593.3%
10	I. Fofana Central midfielder	Amiens	23	35131.3%	585.2%
11	G. Versini Central midfielder	PAU	22	14	58
12	W. Bouabdelli Central midfielder	Nancy	26	35690.9%	5865.7%
13	M. Rossignol Central midfielder	Le Mans	22	1675.6%	5841.3%
14	N. El Jamali Central midfielder	Saint Etienne	19	4	58
15	C. Fall Central midfielder	PAU	22	19	578.5%
16	R. Bamba Central midfielder	Nancy	22	20600%	5763%
17	L. Bretelle Central midfielder	Le Mans	24	20	5775.2%
18	R. Lutin Central midfielder	Amiens	23	2723.8%	577.3%
19	N. Kandil Central midfielder	Amiens	24	2635.9%	5510.2%
20	M. Ifnaoui Central midfielder	Estac Troyes	27	396.2%	5510.3%
21	T. Ahile Central midfielder	Guingamp	21	124000%	554.8%
22	M. Jaber Central midfielder	Saint Etienne	26	32	55
23	S. Benchamma Central midfielder	Rodez	26	309766.7%	5585.1%
24	T. Thomas Central midfielder	Laval	24	1933.9%	5412.6%
25	M. Sellouki Central midfielder	Laval	26	3526.5%	5321.3%
26	A. Trouillet Central midfielder	Rodez	25	1366.7%	534.1%
27	T. Averlant Central midfielder	Amiens	26	36294.5%	5349.9%
28	M. Bangré Central midfielder	Grenoble	25	164.5%	524.6%
29	K. Sidibé Central midfielder	Guingamp	27	3219.4%	4824.8%
30	K. Kaïboué Central midfielder	Amiens	27	360.6%	4721.5%
31	Z. Fdaouch Central midfielder	Nancy	29	3924.4%	4328.8%
32	M. Expérience Central midfielder	Nancy	27	20123.9%	4331.3%
33	J. Evans Central midfielder	Nancy	27	15	4131.8%
34	T. Bouriaud Central midfielder	Nancy	29	39375.3%	4043%
35	M. Carlier Central midfielder	Nancy	29	30202%	3836.3%
36	A. Léautey Central midfielder	Amiens	30	3131.6%	3631.2%
37	A. Bobichon Central midfielder	PAU	30	3360.6%	3513.9%
38	D. Louiserre Central midfielder	Guingamp	31	2228.8%	3422.5%
39	J. Gélin Central midfielder	Nancy	29	1476.3%	3213.1%
40	A. Ribelin Central midfielder	Le Mans	30	1397%	3023.6%
41	Y. Demoncy Central midfielder	Guingamp	30	1953.5%	3041.3%
42	K. Bamba Central midfielder	Clermont Foot	32	47364.4%	2912%
43	J. Maggiotti Central midfielder	Laval	30	1029.7%	2730.9%
44	V. Lobry Central midfielder	Amiens	31	189.9%	2531%
45	F. Tardieu Central midfielder	Saint Etienne	34	3982.5%	2126.1%
46	C. Mandouki Central midfielder	Laval	34	30293.4%	2138.5%
47	S. Beusnard Central midfielder	PAU	34	3144%	2017.1%
48	C. Vincent Central midfielder	Bastia	33	1553.8%	1743.9%
49	J. Gastien Central midfielder	Clermont Foot	38	253.5%	1228.7%
50	V. Pajot Central midfielder	Annecy	35	1077.2%	1253.5%