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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Ligue 2 26/27

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

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At a glance

W. Benard of Laval is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 50.3, and M. Carlier has been the form player this season, grading 29.6, and T. Boros leads the scoring with 1 goal.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Carlier has improved his Season rating most, up +19.8 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Benard of Laval is the most valuable name in this group at 20.1.

Best talent
W. Benard50.3RTG
Laval
In form
M. Carlier29.6SsN
Nancy
Rising potential
M. Carlier+10.4RTG
Nancy · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
M. Carlier+19.8SsN
Nancy · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
T. Boros1goals
Annecy
Most valuable
W. Benard20.1val
Laval
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PlayerTeam
1W. BenardDefensive midfielderLaval2320.175060.2%
2I. HalifaDefensive midfielderRED Star FC 932119.60100%52±0%
3J. PatrickDefensive midfielderReims2319.56±0%54±0%
4J. LepenantDefensive midfielderNantes231934±0%73±0%
5Nabil HomssaDefensive midfielderMontpellier2318.9149
6T. ChennahiDefensive midfielderMontpellier2118.836±0%64±0%
7C. FallDefensive midfielderPAU2218.719±0%57±0%
8B. NdeziDefensive midfielderDijon2518.61050
9T. LeoniDefensive midfielderReims2618.346±0%59±0%
10Cheick KonateDefensive midfielderRED Star FC 932118.2454
11M. GbaneDefensive midfielderReims2517.930±0%60±0%
12W. BouabdelliDefensive midfielderNancy2617.916±0%54±0%
13J. GrillotDefensive midfielderClermont Foot2017.61111200%558.4%
14Gregory AyemDefensive midfielderMontpellier2017.6355
15C. El HansarDefensive midfielderNancy2117.50±0%49±0%
16Mahamadou DiawaraDefensive midfielderRED Star FC 932117.4314.3%6839.7%
17Théna MassockDefensive midfielderDunkerque1917.15±0%591%
18J. BultelDefensive midfielderBoulogne2616.929±0%50±0%
19K. VeniereDefensive midfielderAnnecy2016.83±0%56±0%
20El HadariDefensive midfielderNancy2016.7032
21M. JaberDefensive midfielderSaint Etienne2616.3293.2%54±0%
22A. NassiriDefensive midfielderBoulogne2016.3251
23Franck AtoenDefensive midfielderDunkerque2016.2051
24Hichem AbderrebiDefensive midfielderMontpellier1816.2658
25Adam BaallalDefensive midfielderSaint Etienne1916.1053
26N. El JamaliDefensive midfielderSaint Etienne1916.142.6%57±0%
27Diockoumalang GomesDefensive midfielderNantes21161±0%541.1%
28M. SoumahDefensive midfielderBoulogne2015.6149
29T. DucrocqDefensive midfielderGuingamp2715.332±0%5413.6%
30M. SakaDefensive midfielderRodez1915.21315.7%61±0%
31B. PierretDefensive midfielderNantes2615.1163.2%50±0%
32L. GadegbekuDefensive midfielderPAU1915.133%56±0%
33Idrissa SabalyDefensive midfielderRED Star FC 931815.11±0%65±0%
34S. SannaDefensive midfielderLaval271535±0%51±0%
35Noam StrotzDefensive midfielderClermont Foot1914.8249
36B. MunongoDefensive midfielderMetz1514.65±0%65±0%
37S. MellierDefensive midfielderLaval1814350
38L. DiackDefensive midfielderNantes2513.2289%3517.5%
39A. CherniDefensive midfielderNantes251331±0%53±0%
40H. KadamaniDefensive midfielderMetz1613253
41Y. CourtDefensive midfielderLaval1712.9249
42M. CarlierDefensive midfielderNancy2912.830202%3937%
43D. DuarteDefensive midfielderMetz1911.9339
44Y. ZouaouiDefensive midfielderMontpellier288.733±0%56±0%
45I. SissokoDefensive midfielderNantes287.814±0%44±0%
46C. SuljicDefensive midfielderNancy297.811660%3121.6%
47J. GélinDefensive midfielderNancy295.714±0%32±0%
48T. BouriaudDefensive midfielderLaval295.439±0%401.2%
49H. Vargas-RíosDefensive midfielderDijon313.10100%1254.7%
50C. MandoukiDefensive midfielderLaval35230±0%21±0%