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Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Ligue 1

The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Ligue 1, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Sangaré of Lens is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 87.7, 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.

Best talent
M. Sangaré87.7RTG
Lens
In form
C. Tolisso75.7SsN
Lyon
Rising potential
M. Sangaré+36.3RTG
Lens · 22/23→25/26
Most improved
M. Sangaré+55.9SsN
Lens · 22/23→25/26
Top scorer
C. Tolisso11goals
Lyon
Most valuable
M. Sangaré61.1val
Lens
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PlayerTeam
1M. SangaréDefensive midfielderLens2463798.6%8870.6%
2L. CamaraDefensive midfielderMonaco2266107.2%884.5%
3K. KouassiDefensive midfielderLorient2148106%8739.7%
4A. BouaddiDefensive midfielderLille183262.4%8714.6%
5V. BarcoDefensive midfielderStrasbourg2251144.8%8511%
6T. MortonDefensive midfielderLyon234512.1%8412.3%
7R. NdiayeDefensive midfielderLe Havre2456197.9%8224.2%
8S. El MourabetDefensive midfielderStrasbourg204380
9D. MethalieDefensive midfielderToulouse204380
10R. MatondoDefensive midfielderParis FC18289366.7%8024.7%
11S. AdingraDefensive midfielderMonaco2444192%801.6%
12J. ChotardDefensive midfielderStade Brestois 29244883.8%7811.1%
13T. Le BrisDefensive midfielderLorient234080%7726.8%
14Y. BelkhdimDefensive midfielderAngers245279.3%768.7%
15A. BulatovićDefensive midfielderLens192376
16S. EbonogDefensive midfielderLe Havre2126528.6%7594.3%
17C. CásseresDefensive midfielderToulouse26566.8%755%
18A. VermeerenDefensive midfielderMarseille211542.2%748.7%
19A. BambaDefensive midfielderMonaco201874
20A. VossahDefensive midfielderToulouse181974
21P. KatserisDefensive midfielderLorient253462.2%7422.4%
22J. TezeDefensive midfielderMonaco2641265.8%714%
23D. CisséDefensive midfielderRennes221140.6%71±0%
24B. TraoréDefensive midfielderMetz2433706.9%
25Y. KechtaDefensive midfielderLe Havre242819.8%704.9%
26O. El AzzouziDefensive midfielderAuxerre25307450%6911.2%
27A. DønnumDefensive midfielderToulouse285923.7%666.4%
28Saud AbdulhamidDefensive midfielderLens2735789.7%644%
29W. KamanziDefensive midfielderToulouse25173.1%646.7%
30H. AbdelliDefensive midfielderAngers262748%6321.8%
31N. CadiouDefensive midfielderLorient273736.5%63±0%
32H. MagnettiDefensive midfielderStade Brestois 29284247.7%5914.3%
33E. OwusuDefensive midfielderAuxerre283035%5818.3%
34M. LopezDefensive midfielderParis FC282746.8%577.9%
35K. DiattaDefensive midfielderMonaco2722234.8%5611.7%
36D. ZakariaDefensive midfielderMonaco295235.7%5619%
37M. UdolDefensive midfielderLens30544.5%55±0%
38P. HøjbjergDefensive midfielderMarseille31555.1%5415.6%
39J. DeminguetDefensive midfielderMetz283311.7%538.5%
40I. SissokoDefensive midfielderNantes281958.2%5025.9%
41C. TolissoDefensive midfielderLyon327679.8%4913.7%
42J. GbaminDefensive midfielderMetz30393166.7%4612.9%
43A. ThomassonDefensive midfielderLens327112.9%4314.1%
44N. BentalebDefensive midfielderLille3133375.7%390.5%
45P. Lees-MelouDefensive midfielderParis FC335671.9%348.6%
46L. AbergelDefensive midfielderLorient333237.7%3312.2%
47A. AbdiDefensive midfielderNice323223.8%3029.5%
48R. AguilarDefensive midfielderLens334668.3%3010.2%
49B. AndréDefensive midfielderLille36501%3010%
50D. SidibéDefensive midfielderToulouse344722.9%2821.5%