Ligue 1 · 2026/27 · after matchday 10

The best under-21 central midfielders in Ligue 1 so far this season

As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Arthur Avom (Lorient, 21) as the best under-21 central midfielder in Ligue 1, with a standing of 79 out of 100, ahead of Warren Zaïre-Emery and Adil Ali Mohamed Bourabaa.

9 rankedagainst all 37315+ league minutes8 measuresUpdated 8 November 2026How we rank

Arthur AvomLorient · 21 · Cameroon#1

79standing, 1st of 9

Best at tackles and interceptions per 90, 5.12, 1st of 37

Warren Zaïre-EmeryParis Saint Germain · 20 · France#2

66standing, 2nd of 9

Best at pass completion, 94%, 1st of 37

Adil Ali Mohamed BourabaaLe Mans · 21 · France#3

60standing, 3rd of 9

Best at non-penalty goals per 90, 0.68, 1st of 37

The top 9

Open a row for all 8 measures and where he sits among the 37.

Arthur AvomLorient · 21 · Cameroon 791st of 9 Tackles + int. 5.121stBig chances 0.395thAccurate passes 61.926th

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

Warren Zaïre-EmeryParis Saint Germain · 20 · France 662nd of 9 Pass completion 94%1stAccurate passes 68.103rdBig chances 0.366th

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

Adil Ali Mohamed BourabaaLe Mans · 21 · France 603rd of 9 Non-penalty goals 0.681stKey passes 1.818thDribbles 1.368th

Key passes per 901.81 8th of 37

Accurate passes per 9026.46 34th of 37

Pass completion82% 33rd of 37

Tackles and interceptions per 902.71 24th of 37

Dribbles per 901.36 8th of 37

Big chances created per 900.23 12th of 37

Non-penalty goals per 900.68 1st of 37

Times dispossessed per 900.90 20th 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.Adil Ali Mohamed Bourabaa's page

Ethan MbappéLOSC Lille · 19 · France 484th of 9 Non-penalty goals 0.322ndBig chances 0.484thDribbles 1.595th

Key passes per 901.43 12th of 37

Accurate passes per 9026.51 32nd of 37

Pass completion83% 29th of 37

Tackles and interceptions per 901.75 36th of 37

Dribbles per 901.59 5th of 37

Big chances created per 900.48 4th of 37

Non-penalty goals per 900.32 2nd of 37

Times dispossessed per 901.11 23rd 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.Ethan Mbappé's page

Rudy MatondoParis · 18 · DR Congo 475th of 9 Dribbles 1.1411thKey passes 1.4312thNon-penalty goals 0.0012th

Key passes per 901.43 12th of 37

Accurate passes per 9033.43 24th of 37

Pass completion85% 23rd of 37

Tackles and interceptions per 903.71 13th of 37

Dribbles per 901.14 11th of 37

Big chances created per 900.00 19th of 37

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 12th of 37

Times dispossessed per 901.43 30th 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.Rudy Matondo's page

Samir El MourabetStrasbourg · 21 · Morocco 456th of 9 Accurate passes 54.698thDribbles 1.2310thTackles + int. 3.9211th

Key passes per 900.25 35th of 37

Accurate passes per 9054.69 8th of 37

Pass completion87% 16th of 37

Tackles and interceptions per 903.92 11th of 37

Dribbles per 901.23 10th of 37

Big chances created per 900.00 19th of 37

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 12th of 37

Times dispossessed per 901.47 31st 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.Samir El Mourabet's page

Stanis IdumboMonaco · 21 · Belgium 437th of 9 Dribbles 2.271stNon-penalty goals 0.256thKey passes 1.2615th

Key passes per 901.26 15th of 37

Accurate passes per 9026.47 33rd of 37

Pass completion88% 15th of 37

Tackles and interceptions per 902.02 33rd of 37

Dribbles per 902.27 1st of 37

Big chances created per 900.00 19th of 37

Non-penalty goals per 900.25 6th of 37

Times dispossessed per 901.76 36th 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.Stanis Idumbo's page

Thomas JørgensenToulouse · 21 · Denmark 358th of 9 Non-penalty goals 0.313rdBig chances 0.319thKey passes 1.5311th

Key passes per 901.53 11th of 37

Accurate passes per 9026.63 31st of 37

Pass completion78% 37th of 37

Tackles and interceptions per 902.55 27th of 37

Dribbles per 900.92 12th of 37

Big chances created per 900.31 9th of 37

Non-penalty goals per 900.31 3rd of 37

Times dispossessed per 901.53 32nd 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.Thomas Jørgensen's page

Djibril CoulibalyNice · 17 · Mali 249th of 9 Pass completion 88%11thNon-penalty goals 0.0012thBig chances 0.0019th

Key passes per 900.86 25th of 37

Accurate passes per 9032.57 26th of 37

Pass completion88% 11th of 37

Tackles and interceptions per 902.14 32nd of 37

Dribbles per 900.29 31st of 37

Big chances created per 900.00 19th of 37

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 12th of 37

Times dispossessed per 901.14 24th 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.Djibril Coulibaly's page

Each figure with his place among the 37 central midfielders. Fewest is best for times dispossessed per 90.
Player	Standing	Key passes	Accurate passes	Pass completion	Tackles + int.	Dribbles	Big chances	Non-penalty goals	Dispossessed
1Arthur Avom	79	1.3114th	61.926th	88%13th	5.121st	0.6618th	0.395th	0.0012th	0.397th fewest
2Warren Zaïre-Emery	66	1.2017th	68.103rd	94%1st	1.9334th	0.4825th	0.366th	0.0012th	0.9621st fewest
3Adil Ali Mohamed Bourabaa	60	1.818th	26.4634th	82%33rd	2.7124th	1.368th	0.2312th	0.681st	0.9020th fewest
4Ethan Mbappé	48	1.4312th	26.5132nd	83%29th	1.7536th	1.595th	0.484th	0.322nd	1.1123rd fewest
5Rudy Matondo	47	1.4312th	33.4324th	85%23rd	3.7113th	1.1411th	0.0019th	0.0012th	1.4330th fewest
6Samir El Mourabet	45	0.2535th	54.698th	87%16th	3.9211th	1.2310th	0.0019th	0.0012th	1.4731st fewest
7Stanis Idumbo	43	1.2615th	26.4733rd	88%15th	2.0233rd	2.271st	0.0019th	0.256th	1.7636th fewest
8Thomas Jørgensen	35	1.5311th	26.6331st	78%37th	2.5527th	0.9212th	0.319th	0.313rd	1.5332nd fewest
9Djibril Coulibaly	24	0.8625th	32.5726th	88%11th	2.1432nd	0.2931st	0.0019th	0.0012th	1.1424th fewest

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 28 are named in The Prism.

Since last season

The same players' standings last season, among their league's central midfielders then.

↓ Samir El Mourabet83 last season, 45 now

↑ Rudy Matondo23 last season, 47 now

↓ Warren Zaïre-Emery87 last season, 66 now

↓ Ethan Mbappé66 last season, 48 now

How this ranking is made

Central midfielders aged 21 or under 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, so a young player is judged by the standard of the whole position, not only of his age group. 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

How The Prism ranks players, in full

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