U21 defenders with the Best Potential in Ligue 1

The highest-potential U21 defenders in Ligue 1, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and I. Ganiou leads the scoring with 3 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: W. Zaïre-Emery has improved his Season rating most, up +33.3 on last season, while L. Høgsberg's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the most valuable name in this group at 56.2.

Best talent

W. Zaïre-Emery94.3RTG

Strasbourg · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

W. Zaïre-Emery+33.3SsN

Paris Saint Germain · 24/25→25/26

W. Zaïre-Emery56.2val

Paris Saint Germain

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	Player	Team
1	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	6484.4%	9310.7%
2	I. Ganiou Centre-back	Lens	21	4245.8%	8436.6%
3	A. Faye Centre-back	Lorient	21	40134.1%	84176.5%
4	L. Høgsberg Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	2522.3%	7876.1%
5	A. Ait Boudlal Full-back	Rennes	20	27162.7%	7834%
6	S. Amo-Ameyaw Full-back	Strasbourg	20	1261.8%	786.2%
7	A. Ouattara Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	22179.2%	772.9%
8	J. Jacquet Centre-back	Rennes	21	26103.9%	7731.5%
9	N. Sangui Full-back	Paris FC	20	2286.6%	763.7%
10	K. Ouattara Full-back	Monaco	21	14154.7%	740.7%
11	T. Tati Centre-back	Nantes	18	20	74
12	Abdulay Bah Centre-back	Nice	20	27295.6%	745.4%
13	M. Sarr Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	1662.1%	7411.3%
14	C. Mawissa Elebi Full-back	Monaco	21	1963.9%	737.1%
15	N. Äelik Centre-back	Lens	20	13	72
16	M. Nagida Full-back	Rennes	21	1882%	712.2%