Raphaël Le Guen

Key strength: Aerial dominance

Defensive anchor

At just 19 years old, French centre-back Raphaël Le Guen represents both the present and future of Stade Brestois 29's defensive rebuild. With Brest sitting 12th in the table and navigating a turbulent run of form—winless in their last three with the sequence reading WDLL—the young defender finds himself at the heart of a backline searching for consistency. His €50,000 market valuation belies the raw potential that has kept him in the first-team conversation. Le Guen boasts a balanced skillset across all defensive metrics, suggesting a modern centre-half comfortable in possession as well as the gritty art of defending. Operating alongside fellow centre-backs Soumaïla Coulibaly and Junior Diaz, he's part of a youthful defensive core that Brest will hope can mature together. While his senior appearances remain limited this season, the France youth international embodies the principled, development-focused approach that has become Brest's trademark in Ligue 1.