Ligue 1 2025/26 – First Half of the Season
Since most of the players with better performance are Defenders (Green), we decided to highlight the players that are having a great season in the Midfield (Blue) and the Attack (Red).

In this list, we can spot some well-established players such as:
1. Florian Thauvin
2. Takumi Minamino
3. Romain Del Castillo
All of them are clear difference makers for their teams.
In addition, we have the Paris FC star duo of this season:
4. Maxime Lopez
5. Ilan Kebbal
Due to these performances, both of players are regularly mentioned in transfer rumours.
In terms of Wingers, we can spot 3 players with an impressive Progressive Passes Distance Percentage:
6. Aron Dønnum
7. Félix Correia
8. Matthis Abline
This means that a large proportion of their passes distance (34% +) are meant with progressive intention.
Lastly, we want to highlight some midfielders who are clearly having an impressive season:
9. Cristian Cásseres Jr.
10. Valentín Barco
11. Joris Chotard
12. Sofiane Diop
All 4 of this players are born in 2000 or later!
Looking at the players that we mentioned, its clear that Ligue 1 has a lot of talented players outside of PSG – the top team.
With great performance in terms of passing, Ligue 1 has players excelling in every sector of the field.
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Data from FBref.