Top-Scoring centre-forwards in Ligue 1

The top-scoring centre-forwards in Ligue 1, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

J. Panichelli of Strasbourg is the standout for raw talent across centre-forwards in Ligue 1, with a Field Insider Rating of 82.8, and E. Lepaul has been the form player this season, grading 83.6.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: E. Lepaul has improved his Season rating most, up +47.9 on last season, while P. Pagis's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +14.2 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Lepaul of Rennes is the most valuable name in this group at 77.8.

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	Player	Team
1	E. Lepaul Centre-forward	Rennes	26	21	84134.2%	809.7%
2	J. Panichelli Centre-forward	Strasbourg	23	16	604.8%	833.4%
3	F. Balogun Centre-forward	Monaco	25	13	58282.9%	8212.2%
4	O. Édouard Centre-forward	Lens	28	12	50	616.4%
5	W. Saïd Centre-forward	Lens	31	12	50261.2%	431.2%
6	L. Sinayoko Centre-forward	Auxerre	26	12	5932.2%	756.6%
7	Ansu Fati Centre-forward	Monaco	23	11	36	766%
8	B. Dieng Centre-forward	Lorient	26	10	37215.4%	660.5%
9	P. Aubameyang Centre-forward	Marseille	37	10	5114.2%	2016.9%
10	P. Pagis Centre-forward	Lorient	23	10	4996.4%	8121.4%
11	B. Embolo Centre-forward	Rennes	29	9	4318.1%	5319.3%
12	I. Soumaré Centre-forward	Le Havre	25	8	4739.6%	816.6%
13	L. Ajorque Centre-forward	Stade Brestois 29	32	8	570.7%	4117.7%
14	O. Giroud Centre-forward	Lille	39	7	36905.6%	18272.9%
15	W. Geubbels Centre-forward	Paris FC	24	5	2178.3%	704.8%
16	F. Magri Centre-forward	Toulouse	26	5	252.8%	6312.7%
17	A. Tosin Centre-forward	Lorient	28	5	2121.5%	515.9%
18	A. Gory Centre-forward	Paris FC	29	5	2220.6%	4418.5%
19	H. Diallo Centre-forward	Metz	31	4	2441.5%	363.2%
20	Mostafa Mohamed Centre-forward	Nantes	28	4	1913.3%	4821.7%
21	E. Emegha Centre-forward	Strasbourg	23	4	1771.4%	7318%
22	S. Soumano Centre-forward	Lorient	25	4	2154%	695.2%
23	D. Namaso Centre-forward	Auxerre	25	3	2987.1%	7322.1%
24	Y. El-Arabi Centre-forward	Nantes	39	3	1549%	1047.1%
25	S. Mara Centre-forward	Auxerre	24	3	20123.6%	702.7%
26	G. Kvilitaia Centre-forward	Metz	32	2	9	22
27	T. Moffi Centre-forward	Nice	27	2	11275%	5025.7%
28	C. Immobile Centre-forward	Paris FC	36	2	1471.2%	167.7%
29	G. Koyalipou Centre-forward	Angers	26	2	1230.2%	5915%
30	A. Sima Centre-forward	Lens	25	2	1455%	699.6%
31	M. Samatta Centre-forward	Le Havre	33	2	15	2485.9%
32	M. Biereth Centre-forward	Monaco	23	2	1664.7%	7213.9%
33	L. Mouton Centre-forward	Angers	24	2	1615.3%	707.5%
34	J. Russell-Rowe Centre-forward	Toulouse	23	1	569.3%	6650.1%
35	Ibou Sané Centre-forward	Metz	21	1	827.3%	667.1%
36	K. Quetant Centre-forward	Le Havre	19	1	5	68
37	I. Jansson Centre-forward	Nice	24	1	622.2%	628.9%
38	F. Mambimbi Centre-forward	Le Havre	25	1	664.7%	617.6%
39	F. Sotoca Centre-forward	Lens	35	1	651.8%	1543.2%
40	M. Bamba Centre-forward	Lorient	24	1	1147.3%	679.3%
41	N. Dicko Centre-forward	Paris FC	34	1	571.9%	1251.6%
42	L. Machine Centre-forward	Angers	20	1	5	677.7%
43	T. Sanusi Centre-forward	Lorient	19	1	9	75
44	M. Kone Centre-forward	Lorient	0	1	5	75