Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Ligue 2

The most valuable defenders in Ligue 2, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

N. Galves of Rodez is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 67.9, and A. Lauray has been the form player this season, grading 60.1, and N. Saint-Ruf leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Lauray has improved his Season rating most, up +55 on last season, while G. Zohoré's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +24.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, D. Durivaux of RED Star FC 93 is the most valuable name in this group at 34.3.

Boulogne · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Lauray+55SsN

Le Mans · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	D. Durivaux Full-back	RED Star FC 93	25	34.3	5582.1%	6610.4%
2	M. Nadé Centre-back	Saint Etienne	27	33	5363.8%	5620.5%
3	Z. Ariss Full-back	Bastia	22	29	497%	624.9%
4	J. Kouadio Centre-back	Annecy	26	28.6	4637%	583%
5	A. Koné Centre-back	Reims	21	27.5	493392.9%	655.7%
6	Juan José Guevara Possu Centre-back	Bastia	25	26.8	43125.8%	56±0%
7	M. Xantippe Full-back	Grenoble	24	26.1	4290%	603.4%
8	E. Tchato Full-back	Montpellier	23	25.8	41142.1%	658.8%
9	I. Boura Full-back	Estac Troyes	25	25.6	4113.7%	625.6%
10	N. Galves Full-back	Rodez	23	25.4	2576.1%	689.5%
11	R. Lipinski Centre-back	Rodez	24	25	36603.9%	6733.1%
12	M. Magnin Centre-back	Rodez	24	24.8	31	66
13	T. Sainte-Luce Centre-back	Montpellier	27	23.8	38401.3%	4819.8%
14	T. Pouilly Centre-back	PAU	23	23.8	32857.6%	643.2%
15	L. Mouyokolo Full-back	Grenoble	25	22.8	3722.3%	610.5%
16	J. Kalulu Full-back	PAU	21	22.6	39155.3%	6717.3%
17	S. Gourville Centre-back	Boulogne	26	22.5	36287.1%	5358.3%
18	A. Platret Full-back	Boulogne	23	22.2	23	59
19	T. Delphis Centre-back	Annecy	23	22.2	2359.9%	5910.6%
20	M. Busi Centre-back	Reims	26	21.8	35359.2%	534.3%
21	G. Zohoré Centre-back	Boulogne	25	21.8	31578.3%	5873.7%
22	H. Sekine Full-back	Reims	23	21.8	3372.8%	589.8%
23	E. Annan Full-back	Saint Etienne	23	21.8	203980%	5811.3%
24	H. Gambor Full-back	Estac Troyes	23	21.7	1818.7%	5817.2%
25	T. Eyoum Centre-back	Le Mans	23	21.6	23	58
26	A. Demouchy Centre-back	Guingamp	24	21.2	22338%	578%
27	Chico Lamba Centre-back	Saint Etienne	23	21.2	1449.8%	5710.8%
28	N. Fernandez-Veliz Full-back	Nancy	21	21	29168.9%	6210.8%
29	S. Bakayoko Centre-back	Amiens	21	21	2648.8%	621.8%
30	V. Mayela Centre-back	Dunkerque	22	20.9	14	59
31	A. Pinot Centre-back	Boulogne	25	20.9	25629.4%	5658.4%
32	E. Jean-Lambert Full-back	Rodez	26	20.9	18	56
33	P. Gozzi Centre-back	Estac Troyes	25	20.9	200.5%	562%
34	S. Nair Centre-back	Guingamp	24	20.8	2045.4%	5613.3%
35	A. Drouhin Centre-back	Annecy	26	20.8	2940.3%	5610%
36	Y. Titi Full-back	Estac Troyes	20	20.8	1918.1%	6648.2%
37	J. Escartin Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	23	20.7	862.2%	552.3%
38	I. M'Bahia Centre-back	Clermont Foot	21	20.6	23585.3%	6119.1%
39	K. Pedro Full-back	Saint Etienne	20	20.4	289300%	644.9%
40	L. Mincarelli Davin Full-back	Montpellier	22	20.4	22255.7%	5713.3%
41	L. Maronnier Full-back	Estac Troyes	26	20.4	2726.4%	544.1%
42	A. Roncaglia Centre-back	Bastia	25	20.3	2926%	546.4%
43	T. Eyoum Centre-back	Le Mans	24	20.2	425%	5452.1%
44	João Ferreira Full-back	Saint Etienne	25	20.1	1835.3%	549.1%
45	T. Meynadier Full-back	Bastia	26	20	326.1%	5013.8%
46	W. Bianda Centre-back	Laval	26	20	31237.6%	534.3%
47	L. Quenabio Centre-back	Rodez	25	20	167.9%	5434.1%
48	Sergio Akieme Full-back	Reims	28	19.9	56134.9%	5324.8%
49	C. Vidal Centre-back	Grenoble	26	19.6	3114.2%	5210.7%
50	Owen Kouassi Full-back	Laval	23	19.5	1865.1%	5223.6%