Players with the Best Potential in Ligue 2

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

Best goalkeepers in Ligue 2 Best defenders in Ligue 2 Best midfielders in Ligue 2 Best attackers in Ligue 2 Most in-form players in Ligue 2 Top-scoring 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: A. Lauray has improved his Season rating most, up +55 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, T. Bentayeb of Estac Troyes is the most valuable name in this group at 37.8.

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	Player	Team
1	M. Adeline Attacking midfielder	Estac Troyes	22	58204.2%	7221.7%
2	T. Arconte Centre-forward	Rodez	22	55314.3%	7122.1%
3	E. Jaouen Goalkeeper	Reims	20	60288.9%	7113.8%
4	L. Stassin Centre-forward	Saint Etienne	21	521.7%	7113%
5	M. Detourbet Attacking midfielder	Estac Troyes	19	28	7135.2%
6	T. Bentayeb Centre-forward	Estac Troyes	24	6180.9%	6915.2%
7	Y. Sekongo Attacking midfielder	Dunkerque	22	45268.9%	6919.3%
8	N. Galves Full-back	Rodez	23	2576.1%	689.5%
9	J. Kalulu Full-back	PAU	21	39155.3%	6717.3%
10	E. Bardeli Attacking midfielder	Dunkerque	25	494.5%	676.6%
11	R. Lipinski Centre-back	Rodez	24	36603.9%	6733.1%
12	L. Calodat Central midfielder	Le Mans	24	40317.9%	6780.5%
13	A. Boakye Attacking midfielder	Saint Etienne	25	43233.8%	672.3%
14	M. Magnin Centre-back	Rodez	24	31	66
15	Z. Davitashvili Winger	Saint Etienne	25	563.6%	6619%
16	D. Sylla Central midfielder	RED Star FC 93	23	34332.9%	6629.2%
17	D. Durivaux Full-back	RED Star FC 93	25	5582.1%	6610.4%
18	S. Ngapandouetnbu Goalkeeper	Montpellier	23	3925.1%	6667.9%
19	Y. Titi Full-back	Estac Troyes	20	1918.1%	6648.2%
20	A. Koné Centre-back	Reims	21	493392.9%	655.7%
21	I. Baldé Centre-forward	Rodez	23	4151.6%	656.2%
22	A. Tia Central midfielder	Reims	19	37488.7%	653.1%
23	E. Tchato Full-back	Montpellier	23	41142.1%	658.8%
24	E. Zabi Central midfielder	Reims	19	31	655%
25	N. Mbuku Attacking midfielder	Montpellier	24	31105.2%	657.3%
26	J. Duffus Centre-forward	Saint Etienne	21	27	64
27	J. Mendes Central midfielder	Rodez	22	31623.3%	6492.2%
28	K. Pedro Full-back	Saint Etienne	20	289300%	644.9%
29	M. Diop Central midfielder	Estac Troyes	25	4041.9%	644.2%
30	G. Versini Attacking midfielder	PAU	21	28	64
31	I. Fakili Winger	Clermont Foot	20	26	6429.1%
32	T. Chennahi Defensive midfielder	Montpellier	21	361531.8%	644.1%
33	Aristide Zossou Central midfielder	Dunkerque	21	27	640.9%
34	R. Touzghar Central midfielder	PAU	22	421072.2%	6484.6%
35	T. Pouilly Centre-back	PAU	23	32857.6%	643.2%
36	N. Pays Winger	Montpellier	23	23	632.4%
37	K. Dong Winger	PAU	21	30520.8%	6312.7%
38	I. Cossier Centre-back	Le Mans	19	34	63
39	H. Ibrahim Centre-forward	Reims	20	23529.7%	635.3%
40	J. Ikanga A Ngele Winger	RED Star FC 93	24	2931.4%	6355.7%
41	N. Fernandez-Veliz Full-back	Nancy	21	29168.9%	6210.8%
42	T. Rowe Central midfielder	Annecy	19	21	62
43	S. Bakayoko Centre-back	Amiens	21	2648.8%	621.8%
44	N. Binet Defensive midfielder	Boulogne	22	36	62
45	N. Raveyre Goalkeeper	PAU	21	18	6219.2%
46	I. Boura Full-back	Estac Troyes	25	4113.7%	625.6%
47	Z. Ariss Full-back	Bastia	22	497%	624.9%
48	B. Old Central midfielder	Saint Etienne	23	28	621.9%
49	M. Niflore Goalkeeper	Dunkerque	18	5	62
50	I. M'Bahia Centre-back	Clermont Foot	21	23585.3%	6119.1%