Best Defensive players by Season Rating in Ligue 2

The best defensive players in Ligue 2, ranked on Field Insider.

Best defensive goalkeepers in Ligue 2 Best defensive defenders in Ligue 2 Best defensive midfielders in Ligue 2 Best defensive attackers in Ligue 2 Best players in Ligue 2 Most in-form players in Ligue 2

At a glance

M. Adeline of Estac Troyes is the standout for raw talent across players in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 71.9, and N. Kocik has been the form player this season, grading 62.2, and T. Bentayeb leads the scoring with 18 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Yohou has improved his Season rating most, up +50.1 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, A. Boakye of Saint Etienne is the most valuable name in this group at 38.6.

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	Player	Team
1	S. Yohou Centre-back	Le Mans	35	57.4	57686.3%	26115.6%
2	Sergio Akieme Full-back	Reims	28	55.9	56134.9%	5324.8%
3	L. Buadés Full-back	Le Mans	28	55.6	56121.5%	4932.5%
4	A. Monfray Centre-back	Estac Troyes	35	52.9	53±0%	267.1%
5	M. Nadé Centre-back	Saint Etienne	27	52.9	5363.8%	5620.5%
6	H. Voyer Full-back	Le Mans	29	49.6	50411.3%	4050%
7	Z. Ariss Full-back	Bastia	22	49	497%	624.9%
8	A. Koné Centre-back	Reims	21	48.9	493392.9%	655.7%
9	J. Kouadio Full-back	Annecy	26	45.9	4637%	583.4%
10	Juan José Guevara Possu Centre-back	Bastia	25	45.7	46140.5%	561.4%
11	E. Tchato Full-back	Montpellier	23	44	44157.3%	667.7%
12	J. Laporte Centre-back	Montpellier	32	43	4346.3%	3013.4%
13	M. Xantippe Full-back	Grenoble	24	41.8	4290%	603.4%
14	G. Paquiez Full-back	Grenoble	32	41.4	411%	3020.9%
15	I. Boura Full-back	Estac Troyes	25	41.1	4113.7%	625.6%
16	J. Boyer Full-back	Boulogne	28	40.4	40453.4%	4654%
17	J. Kalulu Full-back	PAU	21	38.8	39155.3%	6717.3%
18	T. Sainte-Luce Full-back	Montpellier	27	38.1	38401.3%	4919.4%
19	L. Mouyokolo Centre-back	Grenoble	25	36.6	3722.3%	601.7%
20	K. Kaïboué Central midfielder	Amiens	27	36.3	360.6%	4721.5%
21	S. Gourville Centre-back	Boulogne	26	36	36287.1%	5358.3%
22	R. Lipinski Centre-back	Rodez	24	35.9	36603.9%	6733.1%
23	P. Ouaneh Centre-back	Laval	28	35.2	35270.5%	472.8%
24	M. Busi Full-back	Reims	26	34.9	35359.2%	534.3%
25	A. Lauray Defensive midfielder	Le Mans	29	34.6	35578.4%	4158.1%
26	I. Cossier Full-back	Le Mans	19	33.7	34	63
27	D. Thiam Full-back	Boulogne	36	33.5	34520.4%	22220.3%
28	J. Le Cardinal Centre-back	Saint Etienne	29	33.1	334.4%	4528%
29	H. Sekine Full-back	Reims	23	33	3372.8%	589.8%
30	A. Drouhin Centre-back	Annecy	26	32.5	3332.4%	577.3%
31	J. Ruiz Centre-back	PAU	28	32.4	3214.9%	4614.2%
32	W. Bianda Centre-back	Laval	26	32.3	32247.3%	545.1%
33	T. Meynadier Full-back	Bastia	26	32.1	326.1%	5013.8%
34	D. Gomis Centre-back	Guingamp	31	31.7	3210.8%	3313.9%
35	T. Pouilly Centre-back	PAU	23	31.6	32857.6%	643.2%
36	C. Vidal Centre-back	Grenoble	26	31.3	3114.2%	5210.7%
37	G. Zohoré Centre-back	Boulogne	25	31.2	31578.3%	5873.7%
38	M. Magnin Centre-back	Rodez	24	31	31	66
39	Amine Chabane Full-back	Amiens	19	30.9	31272.3%	606.8%
40	B. Omeragić Centre-back	Montpellier	24	30.3	30126.1%	5914.8%
41	A. Georgen Full-back	Dunkerque	27	29.6	3037%	5220.3%
42	C. Jullien Centre-back	Montpellier	33	29.3	2938.2%	2143.6%
43	G. Akueson Centre-back	Bastia	30	28.6	2947.2%	3034.6%
44	A. Abdallah Full-back	Guingamp	28	28.6	2968.2%	4421.2%
45	A. Roncaglia Centre-back	Bastia	25	28.6	2926%	546.4%
46	N. Fernandez-Veliz Centre-back	Nancy	21	28.5	29168.9%	6210.3%
47	N. Boissé Full-back	Le Mans	20	28.5	29	60
48	N. Pallois Centre-back	Reims	38	28.4	2812.1%	1154.9%
49	K. Pedro Full-back	Saint Etienne	20	28.2	289300%	644.9%
50	S. Mambo Centre-back	Grenoble	27	28.1	2816.1%	4518.6%