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Centre-forwards with the Best Potential in Ligue 1

The highest-potential centre-forwards in Ligue 1, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Fernandez-Pardo of Lille is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 89.3, and E. Lepaul has been the form player this season, grading 83.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Balogun has improved his Season rating most, up +48.6 on last season, while J. Ikanga A Ngele's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +35.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Lepaul of Rennes is the most valuable name in this group at 77.8.

Best talent
M. Fernandez-Pardo89.3RTG
Lille
In form
E. Lepaul83.6SsN
Rennes
Rising potential
J. Ikanga A Ngele+35.3RTG
RED Star FC 93 · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
F. Balogun+48.6SsN
Monaco · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
E. Lepaul21goals
Rennes
Most valuable
E. Lepaul77.8val
Rennes
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PlayerTeam
1M. Fernandez-PardoCentre-forwardLille21508986.4%
2J. PanichelliCentre-forwardStrasbourg237519.5%878.9%
3F. BalogunCentre-forwardMonaco2564319.7%8314.6%
4J. EncisoCentre-forwardStrasbourg2240314.4%836%
5E. LepaulCentre-forwardRennes2684134.2%809.7%
6M. AblineCentre-forwardNantes234110%805.3%
7M. ChoCentre-forwardNice223429.4%794%
8P. PeterCentre-forwardAngers18257722.4%
9J. Ikanga A NgeleCentre-forwardRED Star FC 93243243.5%7687.8%
10Gonçalo RamosCentre-forwardParis Saint Germain252827.5%757.1%
11D. NamasoCentre-forwardAuxerre252987.1%7322.1%
12F. MagriCentre-forwardToulouse264889%72±0%
13M. BierethCentre-forwardMonaco231664.7%7213.9%
14E. WahiCentre-forwardNice2335120.9%725.1%
15S. MaraCentre-forwardAuxerre2421137.1%701.8%
16S. SoumanoCentre-forwardLorient252252.5%695.5%
17M. BambaCentre-forwardLorient241240.6%6710.3%
18B. DiengCentre-forwardLorient2641246.2%670.9%
19G. KoyalipouCentre-forwardAngers262439.6%647.8%
20I. JanssonCentre-forwardNice2479.7%6310.1%
21O. ÉdouardCentre-forwardLens2855639%
22H. BenaliCentre-forwardRED Star FC 93262321.6%629.1%
23Kevin CarlosCentre-forwardNice250100%604.5%
24O. DembéléCentre-forwardParis Saint Germain296317%5423.4%
25B. EmboloCentre-forwardRennes294421.7%5318.7%
26A. TosinCentre-forwardLorient282410.9%524.1%
27Mostafa MohamedCentre-forwardNantes28207.8%4920.7%
28M. MunetsiCentre-forwardParis FC30371.1%4317%
29L. AjorqueCentre-forwardStade Brestois 2932570.7%4215%
30H. DialloCentre-forwardMetz312831.4%392.9%
31M. SamattaCentre-forwardLe Havre331826103.9%
32P. AubameyangCentre-forwardMarseille375211.7%2014.8%
33C. ImmobileCentre-forwardParis FC362451.1%1914.3%
34O. GiroudCentre-forwardLille3936905.6%18272.9%
35Y. El-ArabiCentre-forwardNantes391549%1047.1%