Best Defensive players by Season Rating in Segunda Liga 26/27

The best defensive players in Segunda Liga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Christian Marques of Tondela is the standout for raw talent across players in Segunda Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 61.4, and M. Niang has been the form player this season, grading 55.8, and H. Mörschel leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Bebeto has improved his Season rating most, up +26 on last season, while Miguel Nóbrega's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +23 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Roni of AVS is the most valuable name in this group at 17.5.

Best talent

Christian Marques61.4RTG

União de Leiria · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Bebeto+26SsN

Tondela · 24/25→25/26

43 players · ranked by best defendersCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Bebeto Centre-back	Tondela	36	37.2	37232.1%	18102.2%
2	Ricardinho Full-back	Lusitânia Lourosa	32	36.8	37	18
3	B. Medina Centre-back	Tondela	24	31.1	31	58
4	Christian Marques Centre-back	Tondela	23	29.9	30406.8%	6150.9%
5	H. Masaki Centre-back	União de Leiria	22	21.5	22	439.7%
6	L. Rivas Centre-back	AVS	24	16.9	17	53
7	Volnei Feltes Centre-back	Torreense	26	16.8	17366.7%	34±0%
8	Bruno Rodrigues Full-back	Chaves	25	16.7	17271.1%	431.9%
9	João Sérgio Full-back	Oliveirense	23	15.6	16	29
10	Cláudio Falcão Full-back	Farense	32	15.3	1568.3%	1559.6%
11	Felipe Silva Centre-back	FC Porto B	24	15	1532.7%	4411.8%
12	Matheus Pivô Centre-back	AVS	28	13.9	14	37
13	Rafael Vieira Centre-back	Pacos Ferreira	34	13.4	137.2%	1048.3%
14	Javi Vázquez Full-back	Torreense	26	12.2	1231.1%	4323.2%
15	João Miguel Centre-back	Penafiel	33	11.9	129.2%	1551.4%
16	Maga Full-back	União de Leiria	27	11.3	1118.1%	3527.4%
17	Derick Poloni Full-back	Farense	33	11.3	1118.1%	1650.6%
18	André Sousa Full-back	AVS	28	11.2	1110.9%	2935.1%
19	A. Caicedo Centre-back	Vizela	22	10.9	1178.7%	5950.3%
20	Miguel Nóbrega Centre-back	União de Leiria	26	10.6	11152.4%	5474.2%
21	João Afonso Centre-back	Tondela	36	10.6	1173.8%	1110.1%
22	B. Godwin Full-back	Vizela	24	10.6	11324%	434.1%
23	Zé Pedro Centre-back	União de Leiria	24	9.8	10	44
24	Rodrigo Dias Full-back	Sporting CP B	21	9.7	10±0%	45±0%
25	Luís Rocha Centre-back	Lusitânia Lourosa	33	9.6	10174.3%	1247.6%
26	Tiago Ferreira Centre-back	FC Porto B	33	9.4	944%	1344.7%
27	Matheus Dário Pinheiro da Silva Centre-back	Felgueiras 1932	22	8.9	9	43
28	Bruno Ramos Centre-back	Sporting CP B	21	8.7	9	44
29	D. Collard Centre-back	Lusitânia Lourosa	26	8.7	9	3623.8%
30	Josué Sá Centre-back	Lusitânia Lourosa	34	8.6	932.8%	1152.9%
31	Simãozinho Full-back	Leixoes	31	8.5	952.5%	2037.8%
32	Tiago Simões Centre-back	Chaves	26	8.4	8	38
33	Silvério Centre-back	Lusitânia Lourosa	30	8	850.9%	2238.4%
34	Marc Baró Full-back	União de Leiria	27	7.6	867%	4019.4%
35	Carlos Ponck Centre-back	AVS	31	7.2	746.9%	2326.5%
36	D. Banjaqui Full-back	Benfica B	17	7.1	7	45
37	Paulinho Centre-back	Leixoes	35	7.1	752%	1050.7%
38	Bura Centre-back	Oliveirense	37	5.4	556.1%	660%
39	Guilherme Soares Centre-back	Lusitânia Lourosa	25	5.4	534.9%	2939.3%
40	Armando Lopes Centre-back	Felgueiras 1932	27	5	5	34
41	Rúben Semedo Centre-back	AVS	32	4.1	451.9%	1940.1%
42	Antonio Leal Centre-back	Feirense	27	2.8	3	33
43	Tiago Cerveira Centre-back	Pacos Ferreira	34	2.8	383.2%	975.3%