Top-Scoring centre-backs in Ligue 2

The top-scoring centre-backs in Ligue 2, ranked on Field Insider.

Top-scoring defenders in Ligue 2 Top-scoring midfielders in Ligue 2 Top-scoring attackers in Ligue 2 Best centre-backs in Ligue 2 Most in-form centre-backs in Ligue 2 Most valuable centre-backs in Ligue 2

At a glance

R. Lipinski of Rodez is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 66.7, and S. Yohou has been the form player this season, grading 57.4, and N. Saint-Ruf leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: S. Yohou has improved his Season rating most, up +50.1 on last season, while G. Zohoré's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +24.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, M. Nadé of Saint Etienne is the most valuable name in this group at 33.

Boulogne · 24/25→25/26

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Le Mans · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	N. Saint-Ruf Centre-back	Nancy	33	6	1854.2%	226.1%
2	F. Lajugie Centre-back	Annecy	30	5	2628.3%	374.4%
3	S. Yohou Centre-back	Le Mans	35	4	57686.3%	26115.6%
4	D. Gomis Centre-back	Guingamp	31	4	3210.8%	3313.9%
5	V. Sasso Centre-back	Dunkerque	35	4	1757.9%	2120.9%
6	A. Pinot Centre-back	Boulogne	25	3	25629.4%	5658.4%
7	T. Pouilly Centre-back	PAU	23	3	32857.6%	643.2%
8	Y. Koré Centre-back	Amiens	21	2	581.7%	549.7%
9	L. Samb Centre-back	Laval	24	2	9	52
10	C. Jolibois Centre-back	Rodez	28	2	25586.5%	4556.6%
11	C. Jullien Centre-back	Montpellier	33	2	2938.2%	2143.6%
12	B. Omeragić Centre-back	Montpellier	24	2	30126.1%	5914.8%
13	M. Nadé Centre-back	Saint Etienne	27	2	5363.8%	5620.5%
14	R. Lipinski Centre-back	Rodez	24	2	36603.9%	6733.1%
15	I. M'Bahia Centre-back	Clermont Foot	21	2	23585.3%	6322%
16	A. Roncaglia Centre-back	Bastia	25	2	2926%	546.4%
17	J. Le Cardinal Centre-back	Saint Etienne	29	1	334.4%	4035.9%
18	S. Sow Centre-back	Clermont Foot	24	1	1843.9%	5823.9%
19	S. Nair Centre-back	Guingamp	24	1	2238.1%	5711.4%
20	Juan José Guevara Possu Centre-back	Bastia	25	1	46140.5%	561.4%
21	C. Vidal Centre-back	Grenoble	26	1	3114.2%	5210.7%
22	S. Gourville Centre-back	Boulogne	26	1	36287.1%	5358.3%
23	D. Guidi Centre-back	Bastia	30	1	264.7%	3124.3%
24	A. Demouchy Centre-back	Guingamp	24	1	22338%	578%
25	N. Fernandez-Veliz Centre-back	Nancy	21	1	29168.9%	6210.3%
26	A. Koné Centre-back	Reims	21	1	493392.9%	655.7%
27	N. Pallois Centre-back	Reims	38	1	2812.1%	1154.9%
28	S. Bakayoko Centre-back	Amiens	21	1	2648.8%	621.8%
29	Y. Salmier Centre-back	Clermont Foot	33	1	23102.7%	251.6%
30	W. Bianda Centre-back	Laval	26	1	32247.3%	545.1%
31	J. Laporte Centre-back	Montpellier	32	1	4346.3%	3013.4%
32	S. Mambo Centre-back	Grenoble	27	1	2816.1%	4518.6%
33	D. Meddah Centre-back	PAU	23	1	31342%	6111.2%
34	J. Ruiz Centre-back	PAU	28	1	3214.9%	4614.2%
35	M. Magnin Centre-back	Rodez	24	1	31	66
36	T. Eyoum Centre-back	Le Mans	23	1	23	58