Ligue 1 · 2026/27 · after matchday 10

The best young central midfielders in Ligue 1 so far this season

As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Arthur Avom (Lorient, 21) as the best young central midfielder in Ligue 1, with a standing of 79 out of 100, ahead of Lamine Camara and Pape Demba Diop.

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

Arthur AvomLorient · 21 · Cameroon#1

79standing, 1st of 16

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

Lamine CamaraMonaco · 22 · Senegal#2

78standing, 2nd of 16

Best at tackles and interceptions per 90, 4.60, 3rd of 37

Pape Demba DiopStrasbourg · 23 · Senegal#3

72standing, 3rd of 16

Best at pass completion, 92%, 2nd of 37

The top 10

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

Arthur AvomLorient · 21 · Cameroon 791st of 16 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

Lamine CamaraMonaco · 22 · Senegal 782nd of 16 Tackles + int. 4.603rdPass completion 91%4thAccurate passes 60.807th

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

Pape Demba DiopStrasbourg · 23 · Senegal 723rd of 16 Pass completion 92%2ndTackles + int. 4.702ndDispossessed 0.153rd fewest

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

Kévin DanoisAuxerre · 22 · France 704th of 16 Dribbles 1.812ndBig chances 0.347thKey passes 1.5810th

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

Warren Zaïre-EmeryParis Saint Germain · 20 · France 665th of 16 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

Simon EbonogLe Havre · 22 · France 616th of 16 Dribbles 1.643rdPass completion 89%10thNon-penalty goals 0.0012th

Key passes per 901.03 20th of 37

Accurate passes per 9036.94 19th of 37

Pass completion89% 10th of 37

Tackles and interceptions per 903.59 14th of 37

Dribbles per 901.64 3rd of 37

Big chances created per 900.00 19th of 37

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 12th of 37

Times dispossessed per 901.74 35th 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.Simon Ebonog's page

Adil Ali Mohamed BourabaaLe Mans · 21 · France 607th of 16 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

João NevesParis Saint Germain · 22 · Portugal 558th of 16 Accurate passes 62.565thPass completion 90%8thTackles + int. 4.099th

Key passes per 901.02 21st of 37

Accurate passes per 9062.56 5th of 37

Pass completion90% 8th of 37

Tackles and interceptions per 904.09 9th of 37

Dribbles per 900.17 34th of 37

Big chances created per 900.00 19th of 37

Non-penalty goals per 900.00 12th of 37

Times dispossessed per 900.51 11th 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.João Neves's page

Ethan MbappéLOSC Lille · 19 · France 489th of 16 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 4710th of 16 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

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
2Lamine Camara	78	1.1018th	60.807th	91%4th	4.603rd	0.8013th	0.0019th	0.0012th	0.6014th fewest
3Pape Demba Diop	72	1.2116th	62.584th	92%2nd	4.702nd	0.4527th	0.0019th	0.0012th	0.153rd fewest
4Kévin Danois	70	1.5810th	46.4212th	83%31st	3.7412th	1.812nd	0.347th	0.0012th	1.5834th fewest
5Warren Zaïre-Emery	66	1.2017th	68.103rd	94%1st	1.9334th	0.4825th	0.366th	0.0012th	0.9621st fewest
6Simon Ebonog	61	1.0320th	36.9419th	89%10th	3.5914th	1.643rd	0.0019th	0.0012th	1.7435th fewest
7Adil Ali Mohamed Bourabaa	60	1.818th	26.4634th	82%33rd	2.7124th	1.368th	0.2312th	0.681st	0.9020th fewest
8João Neves	55	1.0221st	62.565th	90%8th	4.099th	0.1734th	0.0019th	0.0012th	0.5111th fewest
9Ethan Mbappé	48	1.4312th	26.5132nd	83%29th	1.7536th	1.595th	0.484th	0.322nd	1.1123rd fewest
10Rudy Matondo	47	1.4312th	33.4324th	85%23rd	3.7113th	1.1411th	0.0019th	0.0012th	1.4330th 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.

↑ Simon Ebonog10 last season, 61 now

↑ Rudy Matondo23 last season, 47 now

↓ Warren Zaïre-Emery87 last season, 66 now

↓ João Neves73 last season, 55 now

How this ranking is made

Central midfielders aged 23 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

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