France · 2025-26 season

Ligue 1 fantasy defenders ranked 2025-26

The top 60 Ligue 1 defenders of 2025-26, ranked by the points they actually scored under Varvaro's rules — not by reputation, price or projection. Pts is the season total; Apps is the matches it came from.

#	Player	Club	Pos	Apps	Pts
1	M. Niakhaté	LYO	DEF	32	134
2	Q. Merlin	REN	DEF	33	126
3	J. Clauss	NIC	DEF	32	126
4	R. Perraud	LIL	DEF	30	123
5	J. Lefort	ANG	DEF	34	123
6	A. Maitland-Niles	LYO	DEF	30	121
7	Clinton Mata	LYO	DEF	32	119
8	O. Camara	ANG	DEF	32	116
9	Abner	LYO	DEF	26	116
10	I. Zabarnyi	PSG	DEF	28	114
11	B. Chardonnet	BRE	DEF	29	112
12	C. Cresswell	REN	DEF	29	111
13	M. Mbow	PAR	DEF	31	108
14	S. Baidoo	LEN	DEF	23	105
15	G. Doué	STR	DEF	24	104
16	K. Kouassi	LOR	DEF	31	104
17	Nuno Mendes	PSG	DEF	20	102
18	I. Ganiou	LEN	DEF	23	101
19	K. Lala	BRE	DEF	32	99
20	N. Ngoy	LIL	DEF	29	99
21	L. Hernández	PSG	DEF	25	98
22	G. Lloris	BRE	DEF	29	98
23	M. Bard	NIC	DEF	31	97
24	S. Diomandé	AUX	DEF	24	97
25	L. Digne	PSG	DEF	31	97
26	R. Nicolaisen	TOU	DEF	32	96
27	K. Peprah Oppong	NIC	DEF	31	96
28	L. Rao-Lisoa	ANG	DEF	32	96
29	L. Brassier	REN	DEF	27	95
30	R. Aguilar	LEN	DEF	26	93
31	J. Teze	MON	DEF	33	93
32	W. Pacho	PSG	DEF	23	91
33	C. Arcus	ANG	DEF	26	91
34	J. Ekomié	ANG	DEF	32	91
35	A. Piedfort	AUX	DEF	36	90
36	A. Seko	HAV	DEF	30	89
37	Emerson	MAR	DEF	28	88
38	T. Kehrer	MON	DEF	28	87
39	M. McKenzie	TOU	DEF	29	86
40	D. Methalie	TOU	DEF	27	86
41	Y. Zouaoui	HAV	DEF	30	86
42	Flávio Nazinho	MON	DEF	30	84
43	M. Talbi	LOR	DEF	29	83
44	A. Mendy	NIC	DEF	27	82
45	T. Weah	MAR	DEF	29	82
46	B. Reynolds	REN	DEF	39	79
47	Otávio	PAR	DEF	23	76
48	M. Senaya	AUX	DEF	25	76
49	A. Rouault	REN	DEF	21	75
50	L. Sy	AUX	DEF	24	75
51	Sadibou Sané	MON	DEF	23	75
52	F. Bacher	LYO	DEF	34	74
53	A. Hakimi	PSG	DEF	18	73
54	L. Balerdi	MAR	DEF	26	70
55	M. Del Blanco	STR	DEF	32	70
56	F. Doucouré	HAV	DEF	26	69
57	M. Diaz	TRO	DEF	20	68
58	I. Doukouré	STR	DEF	25	68
59	B. Locko	BRE	DEF	21	67
60	S. Yohou	LE	DEF	32	65

Where these numbers come from

Every point on this page was awarded by the same function that scores live Varvaro leagues, reading one real match at a time: goals weighted by position, assists, minutes played, clean sheets, saves, defensive work, cards. There are no bonus points and nothing is projected — if we cannot say where a point came from, it does not exist. The full scoring table is on the rules page.

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Ligue 1 fantasy defenders ranked 2025-26

#	Player	Club	Pos	Apps	Pts
1	M. Niakhaté	LYO	DEF	32	134
2	Q. Merlin	REN	DEF	33	126
3	J. Clauss	NIC	DEF	32	126
4	R. Perraud	LIL	DEF	30	123
5	J. Lefort	ANG	DEF	34	123
6	A. Maitland-Niles	LYO	DEF	30	121
7	Clinton Mata	LYO	DEF	32	119
8	O. Camara	ANG	DEF	32	116
9	Abner	LYO	DEF	26	116
10	I. Zabarnyi	PSG	DEF	28	114
11	B. Chardonnet	BRE	DEF	29	112
12	C. Cresswell	REN	DEF	29	111
13	M. Mbow	PAR	DEF	31	108
14	S. Baidoo	LEN	DEF	23	105
15	G. Doué	STR	DEF	24	104
16	K. Kouassi	LOR	DEF	31	104
17	Nuno Mendes	PSG	DEF	20	102
18	I. Ganiou	LEN	DEF	23	101
19	K. Lala	BRE	DEF	32	99
20	N. Ngoy	LIL	DEF	29	99
21	L. Hernández	PSG	DEF	25	98
22	G. Lloris	BRE	DEF	29	98
23	M. Bard	NIC	DEF	31	97
24	S. Diomandé	AUX	DEF	24	97
25	L. Digne	PSG	DEF	31	97
26	R. Nicolaisen	TOU	DEF	32	96
27	K. Peprah Oppong	NIC	DEF	31	96
28	L. Rao-Lisoa	ANG	DEF	32	96
29	L. Brassier	REN	DEF	27	95
30	R. Aguilar	LEN	DEF	26	93
31	J. Teze	MON	DEF	33	93
32	W. Pacho	PSG	DEF	23	91
33	C. Arcus	ANG	DEF	26	91
34	J. Ekomié	ANG	DEF	32	91
35	A. Piedfort	AUX	DEF	36	90
36	A. Seko	HAV	DEF	30	89
37	Emerson	MAR	DEF	28	88
38	T. Kehrer	MON	DEF	28	87
39	M. McKenzie	TOU	DEF	29	86
40	D. Methalie	TOU	DEF	27	86
41	Y. Zouaoui	HAV	DEF	30	86
42	Flávio Nazinho	MON	DEF	30	84
43	M. Talbi	LOR	DEF	29	83
44	A. Mendy	NIC	DEF	27	82
45	T. Weah	MAR	DEF	29	82
46	B. Reynolds	REN	DEF	39	79
47	Otávio	PAR	DEF	23	76
48	M. Senaya	AUX	DEF	25	76
49	A. Rouault	REN	DEF	21	75
50	L. Sy	AUX	DEF	24	75
51	Sadibou Sané	MON	DEF	23	75
52	F. Bacher	LYO	DEF	34	74
53	A. Hakimi	PSG	DEF	18	73
54	L. Balerdi	MAR	DEF	26	70
55	M. Del Blanco	STR	DEF	32	70
56	F. Doucouré	HAV	DEF	26	69
57	M. Diaz	TRO	DEF	20	68
58	I. Doukouré	STR	DEF	25	68
59	B. Locko	BRE	DEF	21	67
60	S. Yohou	LE	DEF	32	65

Where these numbers come from

One owner per player.
Draft it with your friends.

These are the players. Varvaro is the draft game they are ranked for — pick a squad from Europe's top five leagues, one owner per player, and play it out over the season. Free to play, all season.

Start a league →How it works