Top-Scoring central midfielders in Ligue 1

The top-scoring central midfielders in Ligue 1, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

João Neves of Paris Saint Germain is the standout for raw talent across central midfielders in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 84.3, and D. Durand has been the form player this season, grading 64.5.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: I. Ganago has improved his Season rating most, up +35.5 on last season, while D. Sylla's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +28.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, S. Diop of Nice is the most valuable name in this group at 51.1.

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	Player	Team
1	D. Durand Central midfielder	RED Star FC 93	30	13	6579.7%	509.6%
2	S. Diop Central midfielder	Nice	26	8	5370.2%	717.2%
3	Mousa Tamari Central midfielder	Rennes	29	6	53140.8%	56±0%
4	João Neves Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	21	5	4730.9%	844.4%
5	L. Blas Central midfielder	Rennes	28	5	4210.4%	5720.3%
6	I. Ganago Central midfielder	Nantes	27	3	36	581.6%
7	A. Sbaï Central midfielder	Angers	25	3	293.6%	7233.1%
8	M. Camara Central midfielder	Rennes	28	3	4919.1%	6117.5%
9	A. Gomes Central midfielder	Marseille	25	3	225.6%	7010.8%
10	K. Danois Central midfielder	Auxerre	22	3	49183.9%	796.9%
11	R. Cabella Central midfielder	Nantes	36	2	1632.2%	1420.6%
12	R. Hachem Central midfielder	RED Star FC 93	28	2	371.4%	605.8%
13	B. Danger Central midfielder	RED Star FC 93	28	2	40294.1%	5930.5%
14	A. Touré Central midfielder	Le Havre	32	2	3229.2%	3035.1%
15	V. Rongier Central midfielder	Rennes	31	2	5850.6%	47±0%
16	Beraldo Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	22	2	3120%	802.4%
17	V. Marchetti Central midfielder	Paris FC	29	2	2247.5%	4515.8%
18	Bahereba Guirassy Central midfielder	Nantes	19	2	21163.3%	744.1%
19	S. Szymański Central midfielder	Rennes	27	1	407.4%	6321.6%
20	A. Karabec Central midfielder	Lyon	23	1	972%	700.7%
21	K. Cissé Central midfielder	RED Star FC 93	29	1	3062.2%	5218.4%
22	M. Sauer Central midfielder	Toulouse	22	1	14	70
23	H. Boudaoui Central midfielder	Nice	26	1	3430.2%	6422.7%
24	Vitinha Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	26	1	465.3%	757.8%
25	Fabián Ruiz Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	30	1	4329.1%	4623.7%
26	K. Páez Central midfielder	Strasbourg	19	1	9	72
27	T. Tessmann Central midfielder	Lyon	24	1	2840.3%	788%
28	J. Casimir Central midfielder	Auxerre	24	1	2037.2%	6811.7%
29	G. Haag Central midfielder	RED Star FC 93	26	1	3640.2%	6811.9%
30	Pedro Fernández Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	18	1	13	77