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Most Improved midfielders This Season in Ligue 1

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

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At a glance

Senny Mayulu of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 90.5, 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
Senny Mayulu90.5RTG
Paris Saint Germain
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
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1M. SangaréDefensive midfielderLens24+55.9
22/23→25/26
63798.6%8870.6%
2Senny MayuluFull-backParis Saint Germain20+45.5
24/25→25/26
60311.6%9112.4%
3R. NdiayeDefensive midfielderLe Havre24+37.2
24/25→25/26
56197.9%8224.2%
4I. GanagoCentral midfielderNantes27+35.5
24/25→25/26
36581.6%
5L. CamaraDefensive midfielderMonaco22+34.1
24/25→25/26
66107.2%884.5%
6C. TolissoDefensive midfielderLyon32+33.6
24/25→25/26
7679.8%4913.7%
7K. DanoisCentral midfielderAuxerre22+32
24/25→25/26
49183.9%796.9%
8J. EncisoCentre-forwardStrasbourg22+30.5
24/25→25/26
40314.4%836%
9V. BarcoDefensive midfielderStrasbourg22+30.4
24/25→25/26
51144.8%8511%
10D. SyllaCentral midfielderRED Star FC 9323+29.4
24/25→25/26
37372.2%8056.7%
11S. AdingraDefensive midfielderMonaco24+28.8
24/25→25/26
44192%801.6%
12N. BentalebDefensive midfielderLille31+26.3
24/25→25/26
33375.7%390.5%
13K. KouassiDefensive midfielderLorient21+24.8
24/25→25/26
48106%8739.7%
14A. Maitland-NilesFull-backLyon28+23.3
24/25→25/26
6753.8%666.7%
15P. Lees-MelouDefensive midfielderParis FC33+23.3
24/25→25/26
5671.9%348.6%
16Y. BelkhdimDefensive midfielderAngers24+23
24/25→25/26
5279.3%768.7%
17B. van den BoomenCentral midfielderAngers31+22.2
24/25→25/26
27493.3%373%
18S. EbonogDefensive midfielderLe Havre21+22.2
24/25→25/26
26528.6%7594.3%
19J. ChotardDefensive midfielderStade Brestois 2924+21.7
24/25→25/26
4883.8%7811.1%
20S. DiopCentral midfielderNice26+21.7
24/25→25/26
5370.2%717.2%
21K. DoumbiaAttacking midfielderStade Brestois 2923+20.3
24/25→25/26
4582.5%825%
22M. SansonCentral midfielderNice31+20.2
24/25→25/26
30217.2%3611.8%
23J. Dina EbimbeAttacking midfielderStade Brestois 2925+20
24/25→25/26
26333.3%702.9%
24V. RongierCentral midfielderRennes31+19.5
24/25→25/26
5850.6%47±0%
25R. AguilarDefensive midfielderLens33+18.5
24/25→25/26
4668.3%3010.2%
26J. MwangaFull-backNantes23+18.2
24/25→25/26
36101.1%777.7%
27T. Le BrisDefensive midfielderLorient23+17.6
24/25→25/26
4080%7726.8%
28F. CoquelinDefensive midfielderNantes35+16.3
24/25→25/26
23262.9%1918.9%
29K. DiattaDefensive midfielderMonaco27+15.5
24/25→25/26
22234.8%5611.7%
30I. KebbalAttacking midfielderParis FC28+14.8
24/25→25/26
5438.1%620.6%
31A. GolovinAttacking midfielderMonaco30+14.7
24/25→25/26
4254.2%4710.8%
32A. TouréCentral midfielderMetz20+14.2
24/25→25/26
21202.9%7222.2%
33J. MakengoAttacking midfielderLorient28+14
24/25→25/26
26119.7%556.3%
34D. ZakariaDefensive midfielderMonaco29+13.6
24/25→25/26
5235.7%5619%
35H. MagnettiDefensive midfielderStade Brestois 2928+13.4
24/25→25/26
4247.7%5914.3%
36Bahereba GuirassyCentral midfielderNantes19+12.9
24/25→25/26
21163.3%744.1%
37A. BouaddiDefensive midfielderLille18+12.3
24/25→25/26
3262.4%8714.6%
38L. Rao-LisoaFull-backAngers26+12.2
24/25→25/26
3262.9%683.4%
39H. HaraldssonAttacking midfielderLille23+12
24/25→25/26
4338.8%851.1%
40K. CisséCentral midfielderRED Star FC 9329+11.5
24/25→25/26
3062.2%5218.4%
41B. ChilwellCentral midfielderStrasbourg29+11.4
24/25→25/26
2492.7%4818.1%
42L. Gourna-DouathCentral midfielderLe Havre23+11.2
24/25→25/26
14487%691.4%
43A. DønnumDefensive midfielderToulouse28+11.2
24/25→25/26
5923.7%666.4%
44João NevesCentral midfielderParis Saint Germain21+11.1
24/25→25/26
4730.9%844.4%
45G. HaagCentral midfielderRED Star FC 9326+10.3
24/25→25/26
3640.2%6811.9%
46Fabián RuizCentral midfielderParis Saint Germain30+9.6
24/25→25/26
4329.1%4623.7%
47A. ThomassonDefensive midfielderLens32+8.1
24/25→25/26
7112.9%4314.1%
48T. TessmannCentral midfielderLyon24+7.9
24/25→25/26
2840.3%788%
49T. LouchetAttacking midfielderNice23+6.5
24/25→25/26
2338.9%731.6%
50A. AbdiDefensive midfielderNice32+6.2
24/25→25/26
3223.8%3029.5%