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Most Improved defenders This Season in Ligue 1

The most improved 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 defenders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.3, and I. Zabarnyi has been the form player this season, grading 68, and Nuno Mendes leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Camara has improved his Season rating most, up +43.3 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, I. Zabarnyi of Paris Saint Germain is the most valuable name in this group at 66.1.

Best talent
W. Zaïre-Emery94.3RTG
Paris Saint Germain
In form
I. Zabarnyi68SsN
Paris Saint Germain
Rising potential
L. Høgsberg+33.8RTG
Strasbourg · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
O. Camara+43.3SsN
Angers · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Nuno Mendes4goals
Paris Saint Germain
Most valuable
I. Zabarnyi66.1val
Paris Saint Germain
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1O. CamaraCentre-backAngers23+43.3
24/25→25/26
471082.5%7924.5%
2J. GbaminDefensive midfielderMetz30+38
24/25→25/26
393166.7%4612.9%
3M. SarrFull-backLens27+37.6
24/25→25/26
68125.3%713.1%
4AbnerFull-backLyon26+37.3
24/25→25/26
56196.3%7610.3%
5M. SenayaFull-backAuxerre25+35.1
24/25→25/26
43461.8%709.4%
6L. HernándezFull-backParis Saint Germain30+34.3
24/25→25/26
47281.1%466.9%
7A. HakimiFull-backParis Saint Germain27+33.9
24/25→25/26
63117.7%7311.5%
8W. Zaïre-EmeryFull-backParis Saint Germain20+33.3
24/25→25/26
6896%9412.3%
9J. EkomiéFull-backAngers22+31.9
24/25→25/26
44270.3%7815.2%
10R. NicolaisenFull-backToulouse29+31.4
24/25→25/26
41320.4%541.3%
11R. PerraudFull-backLille28+31
24/25→25/26
50163.2%658.5%
12Saud AbdulhamidDefensive midfielderLens27+30.8
24/25→25/26
35789.7%644%
13J. JacquetCentre-backRennes21+30.2
24/25→25/26
43235.9%8647.9%
14B. DangerCentral midfielderRED Star FC 9328+30
24/25→25/26
40294.1%5930.5%
15D. DurivauxFull-backRED Star FC 9325+29.8
24/25→25/26
6098.7%8033.7%
16J. TezeDefensive midfielderMonaco26+29.5
24/25→25/26
41265.8%714%
17I. ZabarnyiCentre-backParis Saint Germain23+28.3
24/25→25/26
6871.3%849.8%
18N. NgoyCentre-backLille23+27.8
24/25→25/26
53111.6%8358.7%
19Y. ZouaouiFull-backLe Havre28+27.6
24/25→25/26
35388.7%572.7%
20A. Ait BoudlalCentre-backRennes20+26.3
24/25→25/26
37257.8%8240.1%
21P. LemonnierCentre-backRED Star FC 9333+25.9
24/25→25/26
51105.3%3010.1%
22Nuno MendesFull-backParis Saint Germain24+25.3
24/25→25/26
46122.2%831.6%
23A. MandiCentre-backLille34+24.9
24/25→25/26
5486.8%298.7%
24A. SanganteFull-backLe Havre24+24.8
24/25→25/26
39172.2%766.7%
25B. MeitéFull-backLorient24+24.7
24/25→25/26
257829%
26F. CentonzeFull-backNantes30+24.3
24/25→25/26
30450%3711.8%
27L. SyFull-backAuxerre23+23.6
24/25→25/26
30368.8%7033.7%
28L. BrassierCentre-backRennes26+22.6
24/25→25/26
42116.5%711.8%
29M. NiakhatéCentre-backLyon30+22.3
24/25→25/26
6551.7%5215.5%
30W. PachoCentre-backParis Saint Germain24+22.1
24/25→25/26
6156.7%792.3%
31Abdulay BahCentre-backNice20+20.9
24/25→25/26
28307.4%756%
32C. AwaziemCentre-backNantes29+20.8
24/25→25/26
27330.2%5057.2%
33S. CoulibalyCentre-backStade Brestois 2922+20.8
24/25→25/26
25472.7%7410.4%
34Clinton MataCentre-backLyon33+20.1
24/25→25/26
6544.5%3616.5%
35Q. MerlinFull-backRennes24+18.2
24/25→25/26
4471.1%839.4%
36A. MendyFull-backNice22+17.5
24/25→25/26
32120.7%754.3%
37A. RouaultCentre-backRennes25+16.6
24/25→25/26
32105.1%722.4%
38A. OuattaraFull-backStrasbourg20+15.8
24/25→25/26
24205.2%794.9%
39K. OuattaraFull-backMonaco21+15.6
24/25→25/26
21294.3%796.2%
40M. ColinFull-backMetz34+15.5
24/25→25/26
27139.6%219.3%
41N. SanguiFull-backParis FC20+15.1
24/25→25/26
27126.9%797.4%
42L. NégoFull-backLe Havre35+14.7
24/25→25/26
3864.5%276.5%
43I. GaniouFull-backLens21+14.5
24/25→25/26
4350.3%8437.9%
44M. SalisuCentre-backMonaco27+13.8
24/25→25/26
3857.7%627.7%
45R. KluivertFull-backLyon25+13.2
24/25→25/26
2888%7430.4%
46M. HuardFull-backRED Star FC 9328+13.1
24/25→25/26
3366.8%523.6%
47P. KatserisDefensive midfielderLorient25+13
24/25→25/26
3462.2%7422.4%
48L. BalerdiCentre-backMarseille27+12.8
24/25→25/26
4441.3%6613.7%
49C. ArcusFull-backAngers30+12.4
24/25→25/26
4242.2%4711.4%
50EmersonFull-backMarseille32+11.7
24/25→25/26
3746.2%3828%