Players with the Best Potential in Ligue 1

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

Best goalkeepers in Ligue 1 Best defenders in Ligue 1 Best midfielders in Ligue 1 Best attackers in Ligue 1 Most in-form players in Ligue 1 Top-scoring players in Ligue 1

At a glance

W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across players in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and E. Lepaul has been the form player this season, grading 83.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: 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, E. Lepaul of Rennes is the most valuable name in this group at 77.8.

Best talent

W. Zaïre-Emery94.3RTG

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	Player	Team
1	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	6896%	9412.3%
2	Senny Mayulu Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	60311.6%	9112.4%
3	M. Fernandez-Pardo Centre-forward	Lille	21	50	8986.4%
4	R. Risser Goalkeeper	Lens	21	45395.6%	8948.9%
5	M. Sangaré Defensive midfielder	Lens	24	63798.6%	8870.6%
6	L. Camara Defensive midfielder	Monaco	22	66107.2%	884.5%
7	M. Greenwood Attacking midfielder	Marseille	24	7512%	876.7%
8	K. Kouassi Defensive midfielder	Lorient	21	48106%	8739.7%
9	J. Panichelli Centre-forward	Strasbourg	23	7519.5%	878.9%
10	D. Doué Winger	Paris Saint Germain	21	493.6%	870.7%
11	Afonso Moreira Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	42	8759.6%
12	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	3262.4%	8714.6%
13	J. Jacquet Centre-back	Rennes	21	43235.9%	8647.9%
14	M. Penders Goalkeeper	Strasbourg	21	26536.6%	8672.6%
15	Diego Moreira Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	22	4328%	86±0%
16	G. Doué Full-back	Strasbourg	23	4544.1%	853%
17	H. Haraldsson Attacking midfielder	Lille	23	4338.8%	851.1%
18	M. Akliouche Attacking midfielder	Monaco	24	475.1%	851.5%
19	V. Barco Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	22	51144.8%	8511%
20	Endrick Attacking midfielder	Lyon	20	46	8533.8%
21	G. Restes Goalkeeper	Toulouse	21	261.9%	851.9%
22	I. Ganiou Full-back	Lens	21	4350.3%	8437.9%
23	João Neves Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	21	4730.9%	844.4%
24	S. Baidoo Centre-back	Lens	22	55	84
25	T. Morton Defensive midfielder	Lyon	23	4512.1%	8412.3%
26	I. Zabarnyi Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	23	6871.3%	849.8%
27	F. Balogun Centre-forward	Monaco	25	64319.7%	8314.6%
28	B. Barcola Winger	Paris Saint Germain	23	4831.9%	839.5%
29	P. Pagis Attacking midfielder	Lorient	23	57130.4%	8325%
30	N. Ngoy Centre-back	Lille	23	53111.6%	8358.7%
31	M. Fofana Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	2523.7%	83±0%
32	J. Enciso Centre-forward	Strasbourg	22	40314.4%	836%
33	Q. Merlin Full-back	Rennes	24	4471.1%	839.4%
34	Nuno Mendes Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	46122.2%	831.6%
35	K. Doumbia Attacking midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	23	4582.5%	825%
36	R. Ndiaye Defensive midfielder	Le Havre	24	56197.9%	8224.2%
37	I. Soumaré Attacking midfielder	Le Havre	25	4739.6%	828.7%
38	A. Ait Boudlal Centre-back	Rennes	20	37257.8%	8240.1%
39	C. Cresswell Centre-back	Toulouse	23	425%	82±0%
40	I. Mbaye Winger	Paris Saint Germain	18	20187%	817.1%
41	Beraldo Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	22	3120%	802.4%
42	S. El Mourabet Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	20	43	80
43	P. Šulc Winger	Lyon	25	56	80
44	D. Methalie Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	20	43	80
45	Félix Correia Attacking midfielder	Lille	25	3421.4%	8019.8%
46	E. Lepaul Centre-forward	Rennes	26	84134.2%	809.7%
47	D. Sylla Central midfielder	RED Star FC 93	23	37372.2%	8056.7%
48	R. Matondo Defensive midfielder	Paris FC	18	289366.7%	8024.7%
49	D. Durivaux Full-back	RED Star FC 93	25	6098.7%	8033.7%
50	Y. Gboho Attacking midfielder	Toulouse	25	4730.4%	802.6%