Ligue 1 · 2026/27 · after matchday 10

The best under-21 centre backs in Ligue 1 so far this season

As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal (Rennes, 20) as the best under-21 centre back in Ligue 1, with a standing of 75 out of 100, ahead of Raphaël Le Guen and Ismaëlo Ganiou.

8 rankedagainst all 50315+ league minutes8 measuresUpdated 8 November 2026How we rank

Abdelhamid Ait BoudlalRennes · 20 · Morocco#1

75standing, 1st of 8

Best at tackles and interceptions per 90, 4.50, 1st of 50

Raphaël Le GuenBrest · 20 · France#2

71standing, 2nd of 8

Best at duels won, 78%, 1st of 50

Ismaëlo GaniouLens · 21 · France#3

59standing, 3rd of 8

Best at duels won, 69%, 7th of 50

The top 8

Open a row for all 8 measures and where he sits among the 50.

Abdelhamid Ait BoudlalRennes · 20 · Morocco 751st of 8 Tackles + int. 4.501stDuels won 76%3rdLong-ball accuracy 67%3rd

Duels won76% 3rd of 50

Aerials won per 902.50 10th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 904.50 1st of 50

Times dribbled past per 900.50 39th fewest of 50

Pass completion93% 7th of 50

Accurate passes per 9054.00 27th of 50

Long-ball accuracy67% 3rd of 50

Tackle success81% 29th of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal's page

Raphaël Le GuenBrest · 20 · France 712nd of 8 Duels won 78%1stAerials won 4.201stDribbled past 0.00fewest

Duels won78% 1st of 50

Aerials won per 904.20 1st of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 902.20 32nd of 50

Times dribbled past per 900.00 fewest of 50

Pass completion88% 35th of 50

Accurate passes per 9042.80 43rd of 50

Long-ball accuracy57% 14th of 50

Tackle success100% 1st of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Raphaël Le Guen's page

Ismaëlo GaniouLens · 21 · France 593rd of 8 Duels won 69%7thTackles + int. 3.4910thAccurate passes 58.4317th

Duels won69% 7th of 50

Aerials won per 901.85 21st of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 903.49 10th of 50

Times dribbled past per 900.41 33rd fewest of 50

Pass completion88% 36th of 50

Accurate passes per 9058.43 17th of 50

Long-ball accuracy38% 37th of 50

Tackle success85% 22nd of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Ismaëlo Ganiou's page

Kyllian AntonioLens · 18 · France 464th of 8 Dribbled past 0.00fewestTackle success 100%1stDuels won 64%13th

Duels won64% 13th of 50

Aerials won per 900.18 50th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 903.37 13th of 50

Times dribbled past per 900.00 fewest of 50

Pass completion89% 32nd of 50

Accurate passes per 9048.46 34th of 50

Long-ball accuracy36% 39th of 50

Tackle success100% 1st of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Kyllian Antonio's page

Abdoul Karim CoulibalyStrasbourg · 19 · Germany 405th of 8 Aerials won 2.648thPass completion 90%25thAccurate passes 54.2326th

Duels won57% 34th of 50

Aerials won per 902.64 8th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 900.94 49th of 50

Times dribbled past per 900.38 30th fewest of 50

Pass completion90% 25th of 50

Accurate passes per 9054.23 26th of 50

Long-ball accuracy37% 38th of 50

Tackle success60% 45th of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Abdoul Karim Coulibaly's page

Lucas HøgsbergStrasbourg · 20 · Denmark 346th of 8 Tackles + int. 3.1015thDuels won 61%19thLong-ball accuracy 50%19th

Duels won61% 19th of 50

Aerials won per 900.48 48th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 903.10 15th of 50

Times dribbled past per 900.71 46th fewest of 50

Pass completion87% 40th of 50

Accurate passes per 9047.38 38th of 50

Long-ball accuracy50% 19th of 50

Tackle success75% 37th of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Lucas Høgsberg's page

Noa BoisséLe Mans · 20 · France 237th of 8 Tackles + int. 4.086thLong-ball accuracy 47%25thTackle success 76%36th

Duels won48% 48th of 50

Aerials won per 900.82 42nd of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 904.08 6th of 50

Times dribbled past per 900.98 49th fewest of 50

Pass completion85% 46th of 50

Accurate passes per 9044.43 42nd of 50

Long-ball accuracy47% 25th of 50

Tackle success76% 36th of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Noa Boissé's page

Genesis AntwiStrasbourg · 19 · Sweden 228th of 8 Tackles + int. 3.0519thPass completion 89%30thLong-ball accuracy 38%35th

Duels won54% 40th of 50

Aerials won per 900.63 46th of 50

Tackles and interceptions per 903.05 19th of 50

Times dribbled past per 900.63 44th fewest of 50

Pass completion89% 30th of 50

Accurate passes per 9034.15 47th of 50

Long-ball accuracy38% 35th of 50

Tackle success76% 35th of 50

Each dot is one of the 50 centre backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Genesis Antwi's page

Each figure with his place among the 50 centre backs. Fewest is best for times dribbled past per 90.
Player	Standing	Duels won	Aerials won	Tackles + int.	Dribbled past	Pass completion	Accurate passes	Long-ball accuracy	Tackle success
1Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal	75	76%3rd	2.5010th	4.501st	0.5039th fewest	93%7th	54.0027th	67%3rd	81%29th
2Raphaël Le Guen	71	78%1st	4.201st	2.2032nd	0.00fewest	88%35th	42.8043rd	57%14th	100%1st
3Ismaëlo Ganiou	59	69%7th	1.8521st	3.4910th	0.4133rd fewest	88%36th	58.4317th	38%37th	85%22nd
4Kyllian Antonio	46	64%13th	0.1850th	3.3713th	0.00fewest	89%32nd	48.4634th	36%39th	100%1st
5Abdoul Karim Coulibaly	40	57%34th	2.648th	0.9449th	0.3830th fewest	90%25th	54.2326th	37%38th	60%45th
6Lucas Høgsberg	34	61%19th	0.4848th	3.1015th	0.7146th fewest	87%40th	47.3838th	50%19th	75%37th
7Noa Boissé	23	48%48th	0.8242nd	4.086th	0.9849th fewest	85%46th	44.4342nd	47%25th	76%36th
8Genesis Antwi	22	54%40th	0.6346th	3.0519th	0.6344th fewest	89%30th	34.1547th	38%35th	76%35th

Where all 50 sit

Every centre back in Ligue 1 with 315 minutes or more, on The Prism standing. Blue is this ranking's top 10; the other 42 are named in The Prism.

Since last season

The same players' standings last season, among their league's centre backs then.

↑ Abdoul Karim Coulibaly11 last season in the Bundesliga, 40 now

↑ Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal51 last season, 75 now

How this ranking is made

Centre backs aged 21 or under in Ligue 1 2026/27 with at least 315 league minutes, ranked on duels won, aerials won per 90, tackles and interceptions per 90, times dribbled past per 90, pass completion, accurate passes per 90, long-ball accuracy and tackle success. Each measure is a percentile against every centre back 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:

Duels won20Aerials won per 9020Tackles and interceptions per 9010Times dribbled past per 9010Pass completion15Accurate passes per 9010Long-ball accuracy10Tackle success5

How The Prism ranks players, in full

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