Top-Scoring defenders in Ligue 2

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

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

At a glance

N. Galves of Rodez is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Ligue 2, with a Field Insider Rating of 67.9, 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

Most improved

S. Yohou+50.1SsN

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	L. Buadés Full-back	Le Mans	28	3	56121.5%	4932.5%
7	A. Pinot Centre-back	Boulogne	25	3	25629.4%	5658.4%
8	T. Pouilly Centre-back	PAU	23	3	32857.6%	643.2%
9	B. Omeragić Centre-back	Montpellier	24	2	30126.1%	5914.8%
10	Y. Koré Centre-back	Amiens	21	2	581.7%	549.7%
11	L. Samb Centre-back	Laval	24	2	9	52
12	A. Platret Full-back	Boulogne	23	2	23	59
13	J. Boyer Full-back	Boulogne	28	2	40453.4%	4654%
14	C. Jolibois Centre-back	Rodez	28	2	25586.5%	4556.6%
15	K. Kaïboué Central midfielder	Amiens	27	2	360.6%	4721.5%
16	C. Jullien Centre-back	Montpellier	33	2	2938.2%	2143.6%
17	M. Xantippe Full-back	Grenoble	24	2	4290%	603.4%
18	M. Nadé Centre-back	Saint Etienne	27	2	5363.8%	5620.5%
19	R. Lipinski Centre-back	Rodez	24	2	36603.9%	6733.1%
20	V. Burlet Attacking midfielder	Boulogne	20	2	11	5867.9%
21	I. M'Bahia Centre-back	Clermont Foot	21	2	23585.3%	6322%
22	A. Roncaglia Centre-back	Bastia	25	2	2926%	546.4%
23	K. Pedro Full-back	Saint Etienne	20	2	289300%	644.9%
24	M. Makhloufi Full-back	Dunkerque	20	1	1	53
25	S. Sow Centre-back	Clermont Foot	24	1	1843.9%	5823.9%
26	S. Nair Centre-back	Guingamp	24	1	2238.1%	5711.4%
27	Juan José Guevara Possu Centre-back	Bastia	25	1	46140.5%	561.4%
28	I. Cossier Full-back	Le Mans	19	1	34	63
29	C. Vidal Centre-back	Grenoble	26	1	3114.2%	5210.7%
30	G. Paquiez Full-back	Grenoble	32	1	411%	3020.9%
31	S. Gourville Centre-back	Boulogne	26	1	36287.1%	5358.3%
32	D. Guidi Centre-back	Bastia	30	1	264.7%	3124.3%
33	A. Demouchy Centre-back	Guingamp	24	1	22338%	578%
34	N. Fernandez-Veliz Centre-back	Nancy	21	1	29168.9%	6210.3%
35	A. Koné Centre-back	Reims	21	1	493392.9%	655.7%
36	Sergio Akieme Full-back	Reims	28	1	56134.9%	5324.8%
37	N. Pallois Centre-back	Reims	38	1	2812.1%	1154.9%
38	S. Bakayoko Centre-back	Amiens	21	1	2648.8%	621.8%
39	A. Lô Full-back	Amiens	26	1	1810.8%	4911.6%
40	Y. Salmier Centre-back	Clermont Foot	33	1	23102.7%	251.6%
41	W. Bianda Centre-back	Laval	26	1	32247.3%	545.1%
42	T. Sainte-Luce Full-back	Montpellier	27	1	38401.3%	4919.4%
43	J. Laporte Centre-back	Montpellier	32	1	4346.3%	3013.4%
44	S. Mambo Centre-back	Grenoble	27	1	2816.1%	4518.6%
45	I. Boura Full-back	Estac Troyes	25	1	4113.7%	625.6%
46	J. Kalulu Full-back	PAU	21	1	39155.3%	6717.3%
47	J. Ruiz Centre-back	PAU	28	1	3214.9%	4614.2%
48	João Ferreira Full-back	Saint Etienne	25	1	1835.3%	549.1%
49	M. Magnin Centre-back	Rodez	24	1	31	66
50	R. Ponti Full-back	Rodez	28	1	5475%	3945.7%