Ligue 1 · 2026/27 · after matchday 10
The best central midfielders in Ligue 1 so far this season
As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Cristian Cásseres Jr. (Toulouse) as the best central midfielder in Ligue 1, with a standing of 83 out of 100, ahead of Arthur Avom and Lamine Camara.
83standing, 1st of 37
Best at key passes per 90, 3.10, 1st of 37
79standing, 2nd of 37
Best at tackles and interceptions per 90, 5.12, 1st of 37
78standing, 3rd of 37
Best at tackles and interceptions per 90, 4.60, 3rd of 37
The top 10
Open a row for all 8 measures and where he sits among the 37.
1
Cristian Cásseres Jr.Toulouse · 26 · Venezuela
831st of 37
Key passes per 903.10 1st of 37
Accurate passes per 9072.00 2nd of 37
Pass completion85% 21st of 37
Tackles and interceptions per 904.60 3rd of 37
Dribbles per 901.40 6th of 37
Big chances created per 900.80 1st of 37
Non-penalty goals per 900.00 12th of 37
Times dispossessed per 900.30 4th fewest of 37
Each dot is one of the 37 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Cristian Cásseres Jr.'s page
2
Arthur AvomLorient · 21 · Cameroon
792nd of 37
Key passes per 901.31 14th of 37
Accurate passes per 9061.92 6th of 37
Pass completion88% 13th of 37
Tackles and interceptions per 905.12 1st of 37
Dribbles per 900.66 18th of 37
Big chances created per 900.39 5th of 37
Non-penalty goals per 900.00 12th of 37
Times dispossessed per 900.39 7th fewest of 37
Each dot is one of the 37 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Arthur Avom's page
3
Lamine CamaraMonaco · 22 · Senegal
783rd of 37
Key passes per 901.10 18th of 37
Accurate passes per 9060.80 7th of 37
Pass completion91% 4th of 37
Tackles and interceptions per 904.60 3rd of 37
Dribbles per 900.80 13th of 37
Big chances created per 900.00 19th of 37
Non-penalty goals per 900.00 12th of 37
Times dispossessed per 900.60 14th fewest of 37
Each dot is one of the 37 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Lamine Camara's page
4
Fabián RuizParis Saint Germain · 30 · Spain
734th of 37
Key passes per 902.51 4th of 37
Accurate passes per 9073.69 1st of 37
Pass completion91% 6th of 37
Tackles and interceptions per 902.69 25th of 37
Dribbles per 900.54 23rd of 37
Big chances created per 900.72 2nd of 37
Non-penalty goals per 900.00 12th of 37
Times dispossessed per 900.00 fewest of 37
Each dot is one of the 37 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Fabián Ruiz's page
5
Antoine MilleTroyes · 29 · France
735th of 37
Key passes per 902.02 6th of 37
Accurate passes per 9030.37 27th of 37
Pass completion84% 27th of 37
Tackles and interceptions per 904.60 5th of 37
Dribbles per 900.56 22nd of 37
Big chances created per 900.22 13th of 37
Non-penalty goals per 900.11 9th of 37
Times dispossessed per 901.57 33rd fewest of 37
Each dot is one of the 37 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Antoine Mille's page
6
Pape Demba DiopStrasbourg · 23 · Senegal
726th of 37
Key passes per 901.21 16th of 37
Accurate passes per 9062.58 4th of 37
Pass completion92% 2nd of 37
Tackles and interceptions per 904.70 2nd of 37
Dribbles per 900.45 27th of 37
Big chances created per 900.00 19th of 37
Non-penalty goals per 900.00 12th of 37
Times dispossessed per 900.15 3rd fewest of 37
Each dot is one of the 37 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Pape Demba Diop's page
7
Corentin TolissoOlympique Lyonnais · 32 · France
717th of 37
Key passes per 902.03 5th of 37
Accurate passes per 9045.84 13th of 37
Pass completion86% 19th of 37
Tackles and interceptions per 902.75 22nd of 37
Dribbles per 900.36 29th of 37
Big chances created per 900.72 3rd of 37
Non-penalty goals per 900.24 7th of 37
Times dispossessed per 900.84 17th fewest of 37
Each dot is one of the 37 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Corentin Tolisso's page
8
Kévin DanoisAuxerre · 22 · France
708th of 37
Key passes per 901.58 10th of 37
Accurate passes per 9046.42 12th of 37
Pass completion83% 31st of 37
Tackles and interceptions per 903.74 12th of 37
Dribbles per 901.81 2nd of 37
Big chances created per 900.34 7th of 37
Non-penalty goals per 900.00 12th of 37
Times dispossessed per 901.58 34th fewest of 37
Each dot is one of the 37 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Kévin Danois's page
9
Hugo MagnettiBrest · 28 · France
679th of 37
Key passes per 901.00 22nd of 37
Accurate passes per 9040.92 16th of 37
Pass completion90% 9th of 37
Tackles and interceptions per 904.39 7th of 37
Dribbles per 900.63 19th of 37
Big chances created per 900.25 11th of 37
Non-penalty goals per 900.00 12th of 37
Times dispossessed per 901.26 25th fewest of 37
Each dot is one of the 37 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Hugo Magnetti's page
10
Warren Zaïre-EmeryParis Saint Germain · 20 · France
6610th of 37
Key passes per 901.20 17th of 37
Accurate passes per 9068.10 3rd of 37
Pass completion94% 1st of 37
Tackles and interceptions per 901.93 34th of 37
Dribbles per 900.48 25th of 37
Big chances created per 900.36 6th of 37
Non-penalty goals per 900.00 12th of 37
Times dispossessed per 900.96 21st fewest of 37
Each dot is one of the 37 central midfielders; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Warren Zaïre-Emery's page
| Player | Standing | Key passes | Accurate passes | Pass completion | Tackles + int. | Dribbles | Big chances | Non-penalty goals | Dispossessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cristian Cásseres Jr. | 83 | 3.101st | 72.002nd | 85%21st | 4.603rd | 1.406th | 0.801st | 0.0012th | 0.304th fewest |
| 2Arthur Avom | 79 | 1.3114th | 61.926th | 88%13th | 5.121st | 0.6618th | 0.395th | 0.0012th | 0.397th fewest |
| 3Lamine Camara | 78 | 1.1018th | 60.807th | 91%4th | 4.603rd | 0.8013th | 0.0019th | 0.0012th | 0.6014th fewest |
| 4Fabián Ruiz | 73 | 2.514th | 73.691st | 91%6th | 2.6925th | 0.5423rd | 0.722nd | 0.0012th | 0.00fewest |
| 5Antoine Mille | 73 | 2.026th | 30.3727th | 84%27th | 4.605th | 0.5622nd | 0.2213th | 0.119th | 1.5733rd fewest |
| 6Pape Demba Diop | 72 | 1.2116th | 62.584th | 92%2nd | 4.702nd | 0.4527th | 0.0019th | 0.0012th | 0.153rd fewest |
| 7Corentin Tolisso | 71 | 2.035th | 45.8413th | 86%19th | 2.7522nd | 0.3629th | 0.723rd | 0.247th | 0.8417th fewest |
| 8Kévin Danois | 70 | 1.5810th | 46.4212th | 83%31st | 3.7412th | 1.812nd | 0.347th | 0.0012th | 1.5834th fewest |
| 9Hugo Magnetti | 67 | 1.0022nd | 40.9216th | 90%9th | 4.397th | 0.6319th | 0.2511th | 0.0012th | 1.2625th fewest |
| 10Warren Zaïre-Emery | 66 | 1.2017th | 68.103rd | 94%1st | 1.9334th | 0.4825th | 0.366th | 0.0012th | 0.9621st fewest |
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Where all 37 sit
Every central midfielder in Ligue 1 with 315 minutes or more, on The Prism standing. Blue is this ranking's top 10; the other 27 are named in The Prism.
Since last season
The same players' standings last season, among their league's central midfielders then.
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Hugo Magnetti32 last season, 67 now
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Warren Zaïre-Emery87 last season, 66 now
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Corentin Tolisso53 last season, 71 now
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Arthur Avom62 last season, 79 now
How this ranking is made
Central midfielders in Ligue 1 2026/27 with at least 315 league minutes, ranked on key passes per 90, accurate passes per 90, pass completion, tackles and interceptions per 90, dribbles per 90, big chances created per 90, non-penalty goals per 90 and times dispossessed per 90. Each measure is a percentile against every central midfielder in the league with the same minutes. 10 matchdays have been played, so the minutes bar is 315. It rises as the season goes on, until it reaches 450, about five full matches.
What each measure counts for, out of 100:
Key passes per 9020Accurate passes per 9015Pass completion15Tackles and interceptions per 9015Dribbles per 9010Big chances created per 9010Non-penalty goals per 9010Times dispossessed per 905
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