Most Valuable U21 midfielders by Market Value in Ligue 1

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

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At a glance

Senny Mayulu of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across U21 midfielders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 86.9, and K. Kouassi has been the form player this season, grading 45.7, and João Neves leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: K. Kouassi has improved his Season rating most, up +22.3 on last season, while S. Ebonog's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +34.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, K. Kouassi of Lorient is the most valuable name in this group at 44.5.

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	Player	Team
1	K. Kouassi Central midfielder	Lorient	21	44.5	4695.3%	8535.7%
2	Senny Mayulu Attacking midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	20	43.1	30102.7%	878%
3	João Neves Attacking midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	21	41.9	2432.9%	809.5%
4	A. Avom Defensive midfielder	Lorient	21	41.3	3820.1%	7910.5%
5	N. Mukau Central midfielder	Lille	21	40.6	2012%	772.8%
6	M. Fofana Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	40.2	1262%	777.5%
7	S. El Mourabet Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	20	39.6	42	80
8	A. Vermeeren Defensive midfielder	Marseille	21	38.8	1443.7%	749%
9	D. Methalie Defensive midfielder	Toulouse	20	38.5	37	78
10	S. Ebonog Central midfielder	Le Havre	21	38.5	25490.5%	7390.9%
11	M. Broholm Winger	Lille	21	38.3	877.3%	7348.7%
12	S. Idumbo-Muzambo Attacking midfielder	Monaco	21	37.9	68.2%	720.8%
13	A. Bouaddi Defensive midfielder	Lille	18	37.4	3052.8%	8513.1%
14	M. Oyedele Central midfielder	Strasbourg	21	36.7	919%	7092.3%
15	A. Bamba Central midfielder	Monaco	20	36.3	17	73
16	N. Nartey Attacking midfielder	Lyon	20	36.1	963.5%	7351.7%
17	D. Assoumani Central midfielder	Nantes	21	36.1	201052.9%	699.2%
18	E. Mbappé Winger	Lille	19	35.7	14595%	7711.2%
19	M. de Carvalho Defensive midfielder	Lyon	21	35.6	4	68
20	I. Osman Central midfielder	Auxerre	21	35.5	1138.8%	682.3%
21	A. Bulatović Attacking midfielder	Lens	19	35.5	13	76
22	A. Touré Central midfielder	Metz	20	35.1	20185.7%	7121%
23	K. Merah Central midfielder	Lyon	19	35.1	15	75
24	Louis Leroux Central midfielder	Nantes	20	34.8	2310.8%	706.8%
25	A. Bermont Central midfielder	Lens	21	34.6	195.4%	663.9%
26	Gessime Yassine Winger	Strasbourg	20	34.2	470.6%	697.6%
27	Bahereba Guirassy Central midfielder	Nantes	19	34.1	20146.8%	733.5%
28	Nouhoum Kamissoko Defensive midfielder	Marseille	21	33.7	1	64
29	E. Biumla Central midfielder	Angers	21	33.7	379.9%	6410.2%
30	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	33.5	12	77
31	R. Matondo Central midfielder	Paris FC	18	33.5	237433.3%	7719.7%
32	M. Amougou Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	20	33.4	544.2%	670.7%
33	K. Páez Central midfielder	Strasbourg	19	33.2	8	71
34	F. Sylla Defensive midfielder	Lens	20	33	2	67
35	A. Diallo Central midfielder	Lens	20	32.6	0	66
36	N. Lahmadi Central midfielder	Toulouse	21	32.5	0	62
37	L. Baret Central midfielder	Lille	20	32.4	0	65
38	L. Michal Central midfielder	Metz	21	32.2	0	618.2%
39	H. Makalou Central midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	20	32.2	3	650.6%
40	M. Ngangué Central midfielder	Angers	21	32	0	61
41	P. Limon Central midfielder	Rennes	20	31.8	0	64
42	M. Bentoumi Central midfielder	Le Havre	21	31.8	0	61
43	A. Vossah Central midfielder	Toulouse	18	31.7	16	73
44	R. Nzingoula Defensive midfielder	Strasbourg	20	31.7	198.4%	6411.3%
45	M. Bley Central midfielder	Lorient	20	31.2	0	63
46	B. Deuff Defensive midfielder	Nantes	20	31.1	3	63
47	J. Bourgault Defensive midfielder	Stade Brestois 29	20	30.7	0±0%	629.4%
48	Dan Sinaté Central midfielder	Angers	20	30.6	0	62
49	Tiago Gonçalves Central midfielder	Lyon	19	30.6	0	66
50	F. Fall Central midfielder	Lyon	19	30.6	0	66