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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

J. Lepenant of Nantes is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 73.2, and T. Leoni has been the form player this season, grading 45.7, and S. Sanna leads the scoring with 1 goal.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: T. Leoni has improved his Season rating most, up +22.9 on last season, while W. Bouabdelli's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +18.6 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, B. Ndezi of Dijon is the most valuable name in this group at 20.5.

Best talent
J. Lepenant73.2RTG
Nantes
In form
T. Leoni45.7SsN
Reims
Rising potential
W. Bouabdelli+18.6RTG
Nancy · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
T. Leoni+22.9SsN
Reims · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
S. Sanna1goals
Laval
Most valuable
B. Ndezi20.5val
Dijon
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PlayerTeam
1B. NdeziDefensive midfielderDijon2520.52155
2W. BenardDefensive midfielderLaval2320.175060.2%
3J. LepenantDefensive midfielderNantes2419.634±0%73±0%
4W. BouabdelliDefensive midfielderNancy2619.616±0%54±0%
5T. LeoniDefensive midfielderReims2619.546±0%59±0%
6M. KonéDefensive midfielderAnnecy1919.12264
7Nabil HomssaDefensive midfielderMontpellier2319149
8Y. BenhattabDefensive midfielderMontpellier2318.80100%6112%
9J. GrillotDefensive midfielderClermont Foot2018.21413800%5712.2%
10C. El HansarDefensive midfielderNancy2118.20±0%49±0%
11El HadariDefensive midfielderNancy2018.2032
12M. GbaneDefensive midfielderReims2517.830±0%60±0%
13Cheick KonateDefensive midfielderRED Star FC 932117.8553
14J. BultelDefensive midfielderBoulogne2617.829±0%50±0%
15A. AckraDefensive midfielderClermont Foot2217.718±0%54±0%
16Gregory AyemDefensive midfielderMontpellier2017.7356
17Mahamadou DiawaraDefensive midfielderRED Star FC 932117.6314.3%6839.7%
18Théna MassockDefensive midfielderDunkerque1917.55±0%591%
19A. CasadeiDefensive midfielderAnnecy2117.1251
20S. SannaDefensive midfielderLaval2716.535±0%51±0%
21M. BouchennaDefensive midfielderClermont Foot2016.50100%49±0%
22Hichem AbderrebiDefensive midfielderMontpellier1816.4758
23Diockoumalang GomesDefensive midfielderNantes2116.31±0%541.1%
24B. PierretDefensive midfielderNantes2616.2163.2%50±0%
25M. SakaDefensive midfielderRodez2016.20100%5214.1%
26Adam BaallalDefensive midfielderSaint Etienne1916.2053
27Franck AtoenDefensive midfielderDunkerque2016.1151
28A. NassiriDefensive midfielderBoulogne2016.1251
29Noam StrotzDefensive midfielderClermont Foot1915.4351
30T. DucrocqDefensive midfielderGuingamp2715.332±0%5413.6%
31A. DialloDefensive midfielderLaval2015.2066
32Idrissa SabalyDefensive midfielderRED Star FC 931815.21±0%65±0%
33E. DhaouiDefensive midfielderSaint Etienne1815.2054
34B. MunongoDefensive midfielderMetz1514.75±0%65±0%
35M. SakaDefensive midfielderRodez1914.61315.7%61±0%
36M. JaberDefensive midfielderSaint Etienne2714.5293.2%5410.9%
37S. MellierDefensive midfielderLaval1814350
38A. CherniDefensive midfielderNantes2513.431±0%53±0%
39L. DiackDefensive midfielderNantes2513.2289%3517.5%
40H. KadamaniDefensive midfielderMetz1613.1454
41M. CarlierDefensive midfielderNancy2912.830202%3937%
42D. DuarteDefensive midfielderMetz1911.9339
43Y. MagninDefensive midfielderGrenoble297.7719.3%3371.1%
44I. SissokoDefensive midfielderNantes297.114±0%44±0%
45C. SuljicDefensive midfielderNancy307.111660%3121.6%
46J. GélinDefensive midfielderNancy296.214±0%32±0%
47T. BouriaudDefensive midfielderLaval295.639±0%401.2%
48F. TardieuDefensive midfielderMontpellier343.1383%2629.4%
49C. MandoukiDefensive midfielderLaval352.330±0%21±0%
50J. MartinDefensive midfielderBoulogne362.314±0%13±0%