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Most Improved attackers This Season in Ligue 1

The most improved attackers in Ligue 1, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

M. Fernandez-Pardo of Lille is the standout for raw talent across attackers in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 89.3, and E. Lepaul has been the form player this season, grading 83.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: F. Balogun has improved his Season rating most, up +48.6 on last season, while J. Ikanga A Ngele's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +35.3 over the same span. 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
M. Fernandez-Pardo89.3RTG
Lille
In form
E. Lepaul83.6SsN
Rennes
Rising potential
J. Ikanga A Ngele+35.3RTG
RED Star FC 93 · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
F. Balogun+48.6SsN
Monaco · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
E. Lepaul21goals
Rennes
Most valuable
E. Lepaul77.8val
Rennes
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1F. BalogunCentre-forwardMonaco25+48.6
24/25→25/26
64319.7%8314.6%
2E. LepaulCentre-forwardRennes26+47.9
24/25→25/26
84134.2%809.7%
3Ansu FatiAttacking midfielderMonaco23+47.5
24/25→25/26
48777.8%
4EndrickAttacking midfielderLyon20+45.7
24/25→25/26
468533.8%
5W. SaïdAttacking midfielderLens31+41.1
24/25→25/26
55295.7%430.5%
6O. GiroudCentre-forwardLille39+32.6
24/25→25/26
36905.6%18272.9%
7P. PagisAttacking midfielderLorient23+32.2
24/25→25/26
57130.4%8325%
8Mousa TamariCentral midfielderRennes29+30.7
24/25→25/26
53140.8%56±0%
9EmersonnWingerToulouse22+29.2
24/25→25/26
33695.2%7875.5%
10B. DiengCentre-forwardLorient26+28.8
24/25→25/26
41246.2%670.9%
11S. BoufalWingerLe Havre32+28.6
24/25→25/26
34529.6%3330.8%
12D. DurandCentral midfielderRED Star FC 9330+28.6
24/25→25/26
6579.7%509.6%
13F. ThauvinAttacking midfielderLens33+22.9
24/25→25/26
6061.7%368.9%
14F. MagriCentre-forwardToulouse26+22.6
24/25→25/26
4889%72±0%
15S. HidalgoWingerToulouse21+21.3
24/25→25/26
33176%7951.6%
16R. Labeau LascaryAttacking midfielderStade Brestois 2923+19.7
24/25→25/26
31169.8%741.5%
17E. WahiCentre-forwardNice23+19.1
24/25→25/26
35120.9%725.1%
18M. SamattaCentre-forwardLe Havre33+18.4
24/25→25/26
1826103.9%
19K. KvaratskheliaWingerParis Saint Germain25+18.3
24/25→25/26
4373.5%782.1%
20R. Del CastilloAttacking midfielderStade Brestois 2930+16.7
24/25→25/26
4951.4%498.2%
21L. SinayokoWingerAuxerre26+14.3
24/25→25/26
5932.2%765.4%
22D. NamasoCentre-forwardAuxerre25+13.5
24/25→25/26
2987.1%7322.1%
23I. SoumaréAttacking midfielderLe Havre25+13.4
24/25→25/26
4739.6%828.7%
24I. MbayeWingerParis Saint Germain18+12.9
24/25→25/26
20187%817.1%
25J. PanichelliCentre-forwardStrasbourg23+12.3
24/25→25/26
7519.5%878.9%
26S. MaraCentre-forwardAuxerre24+12.2
24/25→25/26
21137.1%701.8%
27Y. GbohoAttacking midfielderToulouse25+10.9
24/25→25/26
4730.4%802.6%
28W. GeubbelsWingerParis FC24+10.3
21/22→25/26
2289.6%704.9%
29J. Ikanga A NgeleCentre-forwardRED Star FC 9324+9.7
24/25→25/26
3243.5%7687.8%
30Diego MoreiraAttacking midfielderStrasbourg22+9.5
24/25→25/26
4328%871.9%
31T. WeahFull-backMarseille26+8.8
24/25→25/26
3731.3%738.1%
32B. EmboloCentre-forwardRennes29+7.9
24/25→25/26
4421.7%5318.7%
33M. ChoCentre-forwardNice22+7.7
24/25→25/26
3429.4%794%
34G. KoyalipouCentre-forwardAngers26+6.7
24/25→25/26
2439.6%647.8%
35Y. El-ArabiCentre-forwardNantes39+4.8
23/24→25/26
1549%1047.1%
36J. IkonéAttacking midfielderParis FC28+3.1
24/25→25/26
1919.1%5121.9%
37Mama BaldéWingerStade Brestois 2930+1.7
24/25→25/26
276.8%4022.2%
38L. AjorqueCentre-forwardStade Brestois 2932+0.4
24/25→25/26
570.7%4215%
39I. JanssonCentre-forwardNice24-0.7
23/24→25/26
79.7%6310.1%
40Mostafa MohamedCentre-forwardNantes28-1.7
24/25→25/26
207.8%4920.7%
41D. DouéWingerParis Saint Germain21-1.8
24/25→25/26
493.6%870.7%
42L. MoutonAttacking midfielderAngers24-1.9
24/25→25/26
1710%718.7%
43A. TosinCentre-forwardLorient28-2.9
24/25→25/26
2410.9%524.1%
44M. AblineCentre-forwardNantes23-4.6
24/25→25/26
4110%805.3%
45A. GoryAttacking midfielderParis FC29-5.1
24/25→25/26
2318.1%4418.2%
46Kevin CarlosCentre-forwardNice25-6
22/23→25/26
0100%604.5%
47H. BenaliCentre-forwardRED Star FC 9326-6.2
24/25→25/26
2321.6%629.1%
48P. AubameyangCentre-forwardMarseille37-6.9
24/25→25/26
5211.7%2014.8%
49M. BambaCentre-forwardLorient24-8.4
24/25→25/26
1240.6%6710.3%
50M. GreenwoodAttacking midfielderMarseille24-10.2
24/25→25/26
7512%876.7%