Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Ligue 2 26/27

The most valuable defenders in Ligue 2 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

C. Devenish of Metz is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 68.5, and D. Durivaux has been the form player this season, grading 55, and N. Saint-Ruf leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: R. Lipinski has improved his Season rating most, up +30.8 on last season, while S. Kotto's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +25.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Sainte-Luce of Montpellier is the most valuable name in this group at 24.9.

T. Sainte-Luce24.9val

Montpellier

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	Player	Team
1	T. Sainte-Luce Full-back	Montpellier	27	24.9	38±0%	48±0%
2	T. Meynadier Full-back	Dijon	26	22.8	326.1%	5013.8%
3	D. Guindo Full-back	Reims	23	22.8	278.5%	6016.9%
4	T. Magnin Full-back	RED Star FC 93	23	22.5	921.9%	5341.4%
5	M. Xantippe Full-back	Grenoble	24	22.3	42±0%	60±0%
6	S. Kotto Centre-back	Reims	23	22.2	28±0%	591.9%
7	M. Commaret Full-back	Laval	24	21.6	14231.7%	5253.7%
8	S. Nair Centre-back	Saint Etienne	24	21.5	20±0%	585%
9	R. Lipinski Full-back	Rodez	24	21.3	367.9%	671.5%
10	T. Delphis Centre-back	Annecy	23	21.2	23±0%	59±0%
11	M. Veillon Centre-back	Annecy	24	21	10±0%	53±0%
12	D. Durivaux Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	25	20.9	55±0%	66±0%
13	N. Fernandez-Veliz Centre-back	Nancy	21	20.9	29±0%	62±0%
14	N. Ahouonon Centre-back	Reims	22	20.8	26±0%	58±0%
15	T. Pouilly Centre-back	PAU	23	20.7	32±0%	64±0%
16	L. Lacroix Centre-back	Dijon	23	20.6	11197.4%	5517.6%
17	Y. Mouanga Centre-back	Montpellier	21	20.6	13±0%	59±0%
18	A. Demouchy Centre-back	Guingamp	24	20.6	22±0%	57±0%
19	N. Zahui Full-back	Grenoble	23	20.5	23±0%	57±0%
20	Ali Yousef Musrati Centre-back	Nantes	25	20.4	12	61
21	C. Devenish Centre-back	Metz	25	20.3	238.7%	6923.2%
22	E. Zidane Full-back	RED Star FC 93	20	20.1	27	63
23	V. Mayela Full-back	Dunkerque	22	20.1	14±0%	59±0%
24	Y. Nahounou Centre-back	Nancy	22	20	13±0%	54±0%
25	A. Kerriou Centre-back	Boulogne	23	20	26	54
26	K. Pedro Full-back	Saint Etienne	20	20	2810.8%	64±0%
27	E. Tacafred Full-back	Nancy	21	20	20±0%	57±0%
28	M. Magnin Full-back	Rodez	25	19.8	31±0%	661.5%
29	A. Zohouri Full-back	Reims	25	19.7	4	53
30	D. Gomis Full-back	Sochaux	22	19.5	0	4644.9%
31	A. Platret Full-back	Boulogne	23	19.4	23±0%	59±0%
32	Á. Csongvai Full-back	Saint Etienne	25	19.2	2147.5%	347.2%
33	B. Hamada Full-back	Dijon	23	19.2	0	329.9%
34	I. Bouleghcha Centre-back	Dijon	23	19.1	5	51
35	J. Escartin Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	23	19.1	83.7%	55±0%
36	S. Sow Centre-back	Nantes	24	19	109.2%	579.7%
37	L. Quenabio Centre-back	Rodez	25	18.9	1621.5%	544.8%
38	A. Pelon Centre-back	Grenoble	22	18.9	0100%	487.5%
39	U. Mboula Full-back	Metz	23	18.9	12±0%	63±0%
40	B. Lagae Centre-back	Dunkerque	22	18.8	6±0%	53±0%
41	Chico Lamba Centre-back	Saint Etienne	23	18.8	1421.2%	57±0%
42	E. N'Gatta Centre-back	Sochaux	19	18.6	33	62
43	A. Kerriou Centre-back	Boulogne	22	18.5	17	52
44	Leonardo Buta Full-back	RED Star FC 93	24	18.5	207.9%	57±0%
45	C. Roubiou Full-back	Rodez	21	18.5	0	52±0%
46	Vimoj Muntu Wa Mungu Full-back	Guingamp	21	18.5	4	55
47	João Ferreira Full-back	Saint Etienne	25	18.4	182.8%	54±0%
48	M. Ahamada Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	22	18.2	0	51
49	E. Mendy Centre-back	Nancy	26	18.1	20±0%	50±0%
50	H. Tavares Full-back	Nancy	21	18.1	71280%	5410.5%