Best Defensive players by Season Rating in Primeira Liga

The best defensive players in Primeira Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

Best defensive goalkeepers in Primeira Liga Best defensive defenders in Primeira Liga Best defensive midfielders in Primeira Liga Best defensive attackers in Primeira Liga Best players in Primeira Liga Most in-form players in Primeira Liga

At a glance

Victor Mow Froholdt of FC Porto is the standout for raw talent across players in Primeira Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 78.7, and L. Suárez has been the form player this season, grading 93.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Alberto Baio has improved his Season rating most, up +54.3 on last season, while O. Pietuszewski's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +33.9 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Alberto Baio of FC Porto is the most valuable name in this group at 42.7.

Best talent

Victor Mow Froholdt78.7RTG

O. Pietuszewski+33.9RTG

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Alberto Baio+54.3SsN

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	J. Bednarek Centre-back	FC Porto	30	80.9	81184.9%	4129.2%
2	Alberto Baio Full-back	FC Porto	22	71.2	71321.3%	7117.4%
3	J. Kiwior Centre-back	FC Porto	26	70.7	71301.7%	5924.1%
4	J. de Haas Centre-back	Famalicao	26	70.6	7129.3%	631.7%
5	Rodrigo Pinheiro Full-back	Famalicao	23	62	6248.3%	663.1%
6	S. Dahl Full-back	Benfica	23	60.2	60165.2%	6984.5%
7	N. Otamendi Centre-back	Benfica	38	57.7	5813.1%	1927.7%
8	Gaizka Larrazabal Central midfielder	Casa Pia	28	54.8	55128.3%	5112.2%
9	Gonçalo Inácio Centre-back	Sporting CP	24	54.4	546.5%	672.6%
10	M. Araújo Full-back	Sporting CP	26	53.9	54118.2%	633.8%
11	L. Realpe Centre-back	Famalicao	25	47.4	47398.9%	5910.9%
12	Kaiky Naves Centre-back	Alverca	24	46.7	47159.4%	641.8%
13	Zé Carlos Full-back	GIL Vicente	28	46.1	4633.6%	4815.3%
14	Ibrahima Ba Centre-back	Famalicao	21	44.2	4414633.3%	6319.3%
15	Jonathan Buatu Centre-back	GIL Vicente	32	43.6	44121.3%	324.2%
16	Rafa Soares Full-back	Famalicao	31	43.1	4317.1%	3222.2%
17	Zé Vitor Centre-back	Nacional	25	41.8	429.1%	621.7%
18	Sidney Lima Centre-back	Santa Clara	29	41.1	418.7%	4517.1%
19	António Silva Centre-back	Benfica	22	40.8	418.5%	644.6%
20	Francisco Moura Full-back	FC Porto	26	40.7	41135.3%	571.2%
21	G. Konan Full-back	GIL Vicente	30	40.5	415685.7%	4016.1%
22	M. Elimbi Gilbert Centre-back	GIL Vicente	23	40.3	40646.3%	6522.6%
23	Martim Fernandes Full-back	FC Porto	20	39.1	3931.2%	636.4%
24	Tomás Araújo Centre-back	Benfica	24	38.6	3930.8%	619.2%
25	David Sousa Full-back	Casa Pia	25	37.8	384.4%	5819.2%
26	A. Dedić Full-back	Benfica	23	37.5	38772.1%	668.3%
27	João Mendes Full-back	Guimaraes	26	37.2	3727.6%	5713.9%
28	Víctor Gómez Defensive midfielder	SC Braga	26	37	378.6%	611.1%
29	Maracás Centre-back	Moreirense	32	35.8	3635.6%	3214.3%
30	G. Lagerbielke Full-back	SC Braga	26	35.5	3652.4%	588.1%
31	Diogo Travassos Full-back	Moreirense	22	34.9	35±0%	7017.2%
32	Iván Fresneda Full-back	Sporting CP	21	34.3	3443.5%	640.9%
33	R. Abascal Centre-back	Guimaraes	32	33.8	3411.7%	2921.2%
34	Bebeto Full-back	Tondela	36	32.4	32189.3%	19106.7%
35	Dinis Pinto Full-back	Moreirense	25	32.2	329.2%	621%
36	Léo Santos Centre-back	Nacional	27	31.9	32254.4%	522%
37	Z. Sanusi Full-back	FC Porto	29	31.7	3210466.7%	3624.1%
38	B. Arrey-Mbi Full-back	SC Braga	23	30.9	3123.6%	623%
39	Frederico Venâncio Centre-back	Santa Clara	33	30.8	311%	2132.2%
40	Pedro Francisco Full-back	Famalicao	21	30.2	30716.2%	611.5%
41	Eduardo Quaresma Centre-back	Sporting CP	24	30.2	3011.7%	611.5%
42	Christian Marques Centre-back	Tondela	23	30.1	30410.2%	6252.1%
43	Matheus Pivô Full-back	AVS	28	29.5	30	43
44	Gilberto Batista Centre-back	Moreirense	22	28.8	29554.5%	6316.4%
45	Tiago Esgaio Full-back	Arouca	31	28.4	2825.3%	378.5%
46	Kiko Full-back	Moreirense	24	27.1	27674.3%	6039.5%
47	F. Bacher Centre-back	Estoril	25	27.1	272.2%	643.1%
48	José Gomes Full-back	Nacional	30	26.9	274.7%	3819.5%
49	João Goulart Full-back	Casa Pia	26	26.8	274.6%	5219.8%
50	José Fontán Centre-back	Arouca	26	26.8	2718.3%	587.4%