Most Valuable U21 defenders by Market Value in Ligue 2 26/27

The most valuable U21 defenders in Ligue 2 in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

E. Zidane of RED Star FC 93 is the standout for raw talent across U21 defenders in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 64.4, and E. N'Gatta has been the form player this season, grading 31.9, and N. Fernandez-Veliz leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: N. Fernandez-Veliz has improved his Season rating most, up +17.9 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Pedro of Saint Etienne is the most valuable name in this group at 23.2.

N. Fernandez-Veliz+6.1RTG

Nancy · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

N. Fernandez-Veliz+17.9SsN

Nancy · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

N. Fernandez-Veliz2goals

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	Player	Team
1	K. Pedro Full-back	Saint Etienne	20	23.2	2810.8%	64±0%
2	E. Tacafred Full-back	Nancy	21	22.4	20±0%	57±0%
3	N. Fernandez-Veliz Centre-back	Nancy	21	22.1	29±0%	62±0%
4	Y. Mouanga Centre-back	Montpellier	21	20.6	13±0%	59±0%
5	E. Zidane Full-back	RED Star FC 93	20	20.5	29	64
6	E. N'Gatta Centre-back	Sochaux	19	18.7	32	63
7	M. Makhloufi Full-back	Dunkerque	21	18.3	1	53
8	C. Roubiou Full-back	Rodez	21	18.2	0	52±0%
9	E. Kabeya Centre-back	Clermont Foot	20	18.1	27	57
10	I. M'Bahia Centre-back	Clermont Foot	21	18	23±0%	61±0%
11	D. Assoumani Full-back	Nantes	21	17.8	20±0%	69±0%
12	J. Mambuku Centre-back	Reims	17	17.7	0	52
13	O. Touré Full-back	Dunkerque	21	17.6	1±0%	65±0%
14	Naoufel El Hannach Centre-back	Montpellier	19	17.6	249%	7630.4%
15	C. Bianay Balcot Centre-back	RED Star FC 93	21	17.5	0	52±0%
16	R. Baheng Centre-back	PAU	21	17.5	0	50
17	J. Matumona Full-back	Guingamp	20	17.4	5±0%	56±0%
18	I. Coulibaly Centre-back	Clermont Foot	20	17.3	14±0%	61±0%
19	B. Song Full-back	Metz	19	17	1	57
20	N. Fondja Centre-back	Guingamp	21	16.8	1	50
21	A. Saidi Centre-back	Sochaux	21	16.6	0	33
22	John Otomewo Full-back	Reims	19	16.6	0	5245.8%
23	A. Dodote Centre-back	PAU	18	16.5	0	52
24	Sékou Doucouré Centre-back	Nantes	21	16.5	1	604%
25	J. Do Marcolino Centre-back	Annecy	19	16.4	9	55
26	J. Mouton Centre-back	Grenoble	21	16.3	0	49
27	Tahirys Dos Santos Centre-back	Metz	20	16.3	0	51
28	E. Mongo Centre-back	Nantes	21	16.3	0	59
29	Malone Boucard Centre-back	Dijon	20	16.2	0	51
30	A. Beaudouin Centre-back	Laval	20	16.2	4	51
31	Lassana Traoré Centre-back	Saint Etienne	19	16.1	0	53
32	L. Vangi Vungele Centre-back	Rodez	21	16	0	51
33	E. Dodé Centre-back	Sochaux	20	16	0	34
34	O. Lenne Centre-back	Boulogne	20	15.8	0	49
35	É. N'Gatta Centre-back	Sochaux	20	15.8	0	34
36	E. Diamalunda Centre-back	Nancy	19	15.7	0	61
37	Mattéo Bebey Sake Centre-back	Guingamp	20	15.7	0	50
38	M. Sidibe Centre-back	Laval	20	15.7	0	49
39	N. Fondja Centre-back	Guingamp	20	15.7	0±0%	50±0%
40	S. Niakaté Centre-back	Grenoble	20	15.5	0	50
41	M. Debondt Centre-back	Reims	18	15.2	1	54
42	D. Vangi Centre-back	Rodez	20	15.2	0	52
43	Y. Aka Full-back	Dijon	18	15.2	2	54
44	I. Mohamed Centre-back	Montpellier	18	14.9	0	52
45	I. Planeix Centre-back	Guingamp	19	14.9	0	50
46	Abdel Medroub Centre-back	Grenoble	19	14.7	0	50
47	M. Donavin Centre-back	Clermont Foot	19	14.6	0	50
48	N. Mbala Full-back	Metz	17	14.5	12±0%	71±0%
49	T. Tati Centre-back	Nantes	18	14.5	20±0%	74±0%
50	N. Kasia Nkondo Centre-back	Saint Etienne	17	14.2	0	54