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Most In-Form defensive midfielders This Season in Ligue 1

The most in-form 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
1C. TolissoDefensive midfielderLyon327679.8%4913.7%
2A. ThomassonDefensive midfielderLens327112.9%4314.1%
3L. CamaraDefensive midfielderMonaco2266107.2%884.5%
4M. SangaréDefensive midfielderLens2463798.6%8870.6%
5A. DønnumDefensive midfielderToulouse285923.7%666.4%
6C. CásseresDefensive midfielderToulouse26566.8%755%
7R. NdiayeDefensive midfielderLe Havre2456197.9%8224.2%
8P. Lees-MelouDefensive midfielderParis FC335671.9%348.6%
9P. HøjbjergDefensive midfielderMarseille31555.1%5415.6%
10M. UdolDefensive midfielderLens30544.5%55±0%
11Y. BelkhdimDefensive midfielderAngers245279.3%768.7%
12D. ZakariaDefensive midfielderMonaco295235.7%5619%
13V. BarcoDefensive midfielderStrasbourg2251144.8%8511%
14B. AndréDefensive midfielderLille36501%3010%
15K. KouassiDefensive midfielderLorient2148106%8739.7%
16J. ChotardDefensive midfielderStade Brestois 29244883.8%7811.1%
17D. SidibéDefensive midfielderToulouse344722.9%2821.5%
18R. AguilarDefensive midfielderLens334668.3%3010.2%
19T. MortonDefensive midfielderLyon234512.1%8412.3%
20S. AdingraDefensive midfielderMonaco2444192%801.6%
21D. MethalieDefensive midfielderToulouse204380
22S. El MourabetDefensive midfielderStrasbourg204380
23H. MagnettiDefensive midfielderStade Brestois 29284247.7%5914.3%
24J. TezeDefensive midfielderMonaco2641265.8%714%
25T. Le BrisDefensive midfielderLorient234080%7726.8%
26J. GbaminDefensive midfielderMetz30393166.7%4612.9%
27N. CadiouDefensive midfielderLorient273736.5%63±0%
28Saud AbdulhamidDefensive midfielderLens2735789.7%644%
29P. KatserisDefensive midfielderLorient253462.2%7422.4%
30N. BentalebDefensive midfielderLille3133375.7%390.5%
31B. TraoréDefensive midfielderMetz2433706.9%
32J. DeminguetDefensive midfielderMetz283311.7%538.5%
33A. AbdiDefensive midfielderNice323223.8%3029.5%
34A. BouaddiDefensive midfielderLille183262.4%8714.6%
35L. AbergelDefensive midfielderLorient333237.7%3312.2%
36E. OwusuDefensive midfielderAuxerre283035%5818.3%
37O. El AzzouziDefensive midfielderAuxerre25307450%6911.2%
38R. MatondoDefensive midfielderParis FC18289366.7%8024.7%
39Y. KechtaDefensive midfielderLe Havre242819.8%704.9%
40H. AbdelliDefensive midfielderAngers262748%6321.8%
41M. LopezDefensive midfielderParis FC282746.8%577.9%
42S. EbonogDefensive midfielderLe Havre2126528.6%7594.3%
43A. BulatovićDefensive midfielderLens192376
44F. CoquelinDefensive midfielderNantes3523262.9%1918.9%
45K. DiattaDefensive midfielderMonaco2722234.8%5611.7%
46I. SissokoDefensive midfielderNantes281958.2%5025.9%
47A. VossahDefensive midfielderToulouse181974
48A. BambaDefensive midfielderMonaco201874
49W. KamanziDefensive midfielderToulouse25173.1%646.7%
50A. VermeerenDefensive midfielderMarseille211542.2%748.7%