Most Valuable U21 defenders by Market Value in Ligue 1

The most valuable U21 defenders in Ligue 1, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 93.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: W. Zaïre-Emery has improved his Season rating most, up +29.3 on last season, while A. Faye's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +53.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, W. Zaïre-Emery of Paris Saint Germain is the most valuable name in this group at 52.9.

Lorient · 24/25→25/26

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W. Zaïre-Emery+29.3SsN

Paris Saint Germain · 24/25→25/26

W. Zaïre-Emery52.9val

Paris Saint Germain

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	Player	Team
1	W. Zaïre-Emery Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	52.9	6484.4%	9310.7%
2	I. Ganiou Centre-back	Lens	21	43.9	4245.8%	8436.6%
3	A. Faye Centre-back	Lorient	21	43.8	40134.1%	84176.5%
4	J. Jacquet Centre-back	Rennes	21	40.3	26103.9%	7731.5%
5	K. Ouattara Full-back	Monaco	21	39.1	14154.7%	740.7%
6	L. Høgsberg Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	38.8	2522.3%	7876.1%
7	A. Ait Boudlal Full-back	Rennes	20	38.7	27162.7%	7834%
8	C. Mawissa Elebi Full-back	Monaco	21	38.4	1963.9%	737.1%
9	S. Amo-Ameyaw Full-back	Strasbourg	20	38.4	1261.8%	786.2%
10	A. Ouattara Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	38.3	22179.2%	772.9%
11	N. Sangui Full-back	Paris FC	20	37.6	2286.6%	763.7%
12	M. Nagida Full-back	Rennes	21	37.2	1882%	712.2%
13	Abdulay Bah Centre-back	Nice	20	36.7	27295.6%	745.4%
14	M. Sarr Centre-back	Strasbourg	20	36.6	1662.1%	7411.3%
15	N. Äelik Centre-back	Lens	20	35.4	13	72
16	O. Touré Full-back	Lille	21	34.2	195.1%	6572.7%
17	S. Sagnan Centre-back	Lens	21	34.2	0	65
18	M. Costarelli Centre-back	Lille	21	34	0	65
19	L. Zogbe Full-back	Stade Brestois 29	21	33.9	572.9%	657.2%
20	T. Siwe Full-back	Auxerre	21	33.3	6	64
21	S. Koumbassa Centre-back	Toulouse	19	33.2	5	71
22	L. Leaudais Centre-back	Lorient	21	33	1	63
23	T. Cordier Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	20	32.8	0	66
24	M. Acapandié Centre-back	Nantes	21	32.7	5	62
25	K. Antonio Full-back	Lens	18	32.5	627.1%	749.7%
26	T. Tati Centre-back	Nantes	18	32.5	20	74
27	F. Efuele Ngoyala Centre-back	Toulouse	21	32.5	0	62
28	G. Bakhouche Centre-back	Toulouse	21	32.5	0	62
29	Hilan Hamzaoui Slimani Centre-back	Marseille	20	32.1	0	65
30	Y. Gaya Centre-back	Angers	21	32	0	61
31	Isiaka Soukouna Centre-back	Rennes	20	31.8	0	64
32	D. Lucea Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	19	31.4	2	67
33	Marius Louër Centre-back	Angers	19	31.3	11	67
34	Sékou Doucouré Centre-back	Nantes	21	31.3	1	604%
35	E. Mongo Centre-back	Nantes	21	31.1	0	59
36	T. Garondo Centre-back	Toulouse	20	31.1	0	63
37	G. Bakhouche Piernas Centre-back	Toulouse	20	31.1	0	63
38	C. Melieres Centre-back	Metz	21	31	0	59
39	O. Lenne Centre-back	Lens	19	31	0	66
40	Steeve Kango Full-back	Lyon	19	30.9	1	66
41	R. Le Guen Centre-back	Stade Brestois 29	19	30.9	8	66
42	Yannis Lawson Centre-back	Metz	21	30.9	0100%	5963.2%
43	N. Kamara Centre-back	Lyon	19	30.7	0100%	663.5%
44	M. Courcoul Centre-back	Angers	19	30.7	751.1%	66±0%
45	K. Bezahaf Centre-back	Marseille	19	30.5	0	65
46	A. Cisse Centre-back	Strasbourg	19	30.2	1	65
47	M. Youssouf Centre-back	Nice	20	29.9	0	60
48	I. Monnier Centre-back	Lorient	19	29.9	0	64
49	S. Coulibaly Centre-back	Paris Saint Germain	18	29.5	0	68
50	M. Goffi Full-back	Lille	18	29.3	0	67