The best under-21 full backs in Ligue 1 so far this season
As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Djibril Ouziad (Le Havre, 17) as the best under-21 full back in Ligue 1, with a standing of 78 out of 100, ahead of Zachary Athekame and Mahamadou Nagida.
7 rankedagainst all 39315+ league minutes7 measuresUpdated 8 November 2026How we rank
Each dot is one of the 39 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Christ Tapé's page
Each figure with his place among the 39 full backs.
Player
Standing
Tackles + int.
Duels won
Key passes
Crosses
Dribbles
Pass completion
Big chances
1Djibril Ouziad
78
3.4915th
56%14th
2.152nd
2.151st
1.615th
80%29th
0.1317th
2Zachary Athekame
76
3.5014th
55%16th
1.3011th
0.9010th
0.7022nd
85%14th
0.308th
3Mahamadou Nagida
74
5.252nd
46%34th
1.506th
1.355th
1.654th
79%31st
0.308th
4Enzo Koffi Vinette
62
4.326th
57%12th
1.359th
0.5426th
1.0811th
83%19th
0.0027th
5Anis Ouzenadji
61
4.007th
61%6th
1.0021st
0.6024th
1.0013th
75%38th
0.2013th
6Joseph Kalulu
57
3.2918th
64%3rd
0.9822nd
0.6122nd
0.8516th
82%22nd
0.1220th
7Christ Tapé
22
1.2138th
41%37th
0.9126th
0.3032nd
0.8118th
85%11th
0.1024th
Where all 39 sit
Every full back in Ligue 1 with 315 minutes or more, on The Prism standing. Blue is this ranking's top 10; the other 32 are named in The Prism.
Since last season
The same players' standings last season, among their league's full backs then.
↑Mahamadou Nagida59 last season, 74 now
↑Zachary Athekame65 last season in Serie A, 76 now
How this ranking is made
Full backs aged 21 or under in Ligue 1 2026/27 with at least 315 league minutes, ranked on tackles and interceptions per 90, duels won, key passes per 90, accurate crosses per 90, dribbles per 90, pass completion and big chances created per 90. Each measure is a percentile against every full 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:
Tackles and interceptions per 9020Duels won15Key passes per 9015Accurate crosses per 9015Dribbles per 9015Pass completion10Big chances created per 9010
Djibril OuziadLe Havre · 17 · France
781st of 7
Zachary AthekameOlympique Lyonnais · 21 · Switzerland
762nd of 7
Mahamadou NagidaRennes · 21 · Cameroon
743rd of 7
Anis OuzenadjiTroyes · 20 · France
615th of 7
Joseph KaluluAngers SCO · 21 · France
576th of 7
Christ TapéToulouse · 20 · Ivory Coast
227th of 7