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Defensive midfielders with the Best Potential in Primeira Liga

The highest-potential defensive midfielders in Primeira Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Mathias De Amorim of Famalicao is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Primeira Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 70.3, and Luís Esteves has been the form player this season, grading 57.7, and Daniel Bragança leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Mathias De Amorim has improved his Season rating most, up +28.8 on last season, while M. Dorgeles's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +15.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, J. Holsgrove of Estoril is the most valuable name in this group at 31.

Best talent
Mathias De Amorim70.3RTG
Famalicao
In form
Luís Esteves57.7SsN
GIL Vicente
Rising potential
M. Dorgeles+15.5RTG
SC Braga · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Mathias De Amorim+28.8SsN
Famalicao · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Daniel Bragança6goals
Sporting CP
Most valuable
J. Holsgrove31val
Estoril
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PlayerTeam
1Mathias De AmorimDefensive midfielderFamalicao2149140.5%7017.8%
2T. FukuiDefensive midfielderArouca224862.5%687.4%
3M. StjepanovićDefensive midfielderMoreirense222365
4Rodri AlonsoDefensive midfielderMoreirense2331115.5%646.5%
5A. NtoiDefensive midfielderRio Ave2333147.4%626.2%
6M. DorgelesDefensive midfielderSC Braga211754.9%6233.7%
7BeniDefensive midfielderGuimaraes243135.8%61±0%
8Gabri MartínezDefensive midfielderSC Braga23222.2%617.4%
9Víctor GómezDefensive midfielderSC Braga26378.6%611.1%
10E. van EeDefensive midfielderArouca233412.6%6112.7%
11F. CáseresDefensive midfielderGIL Vicente25219.7%618%
12J. RodríguezDefensive midfielderTondela201660
13J. HolsgroveDefensive midfielderEstoril264923%606.7%
14SerginhoDefensive midfielderSanta Clara2646122%600.7%
15E. BarrenecheaDefensive midfielderBenfica252624.1%6024.7%
16D. GuiDefensive midfielderAlverca2015417.9%5958.1%
17Diogo SousaDefensive midfielderGuimaraes202059
18M. HjulmandDefensive midfielderSporting CP274621.5%587.7%
19Afonso AssisDefensive midfielderMoreirense20165811.6%
20Leonardo LeloDefensive midfielderSC Braga262612.3%5715.7%
21Zé CarlosDefensive midfielderGIL Vicente241512.8%578%
22T. van de LooiDefensive midfielderFamalicao27215.3%553.5%
23José Luís Rocha TavaresDefensive midfielderSanta Clara231455
24Luís EstevesDefensive midfielderGIL Vicente285887.9%544.8%
25G. LiavasDefensive midfielderRio Ave251344.9%5328%
26RoniDefensive midfielderAVS2744133.5%5110.6%
27T. NikitscherDefensive midfielderRio Ave2626230.4%5022.8%
28RhaldneyDefensive midfielderAlverca272712.5%4820.5%
29G. KochorashviliDefensive midfielderSporting CP271176.3%4536.4%
30Pedro FerreiraDefensive midfielderSanta Clara282241.4%4421.6%
31Gustavo AssunçãoDefensive midfielderAVS26782%4324.9%
32Pedro AmaralDefensive midfielderEstoril28191.5%4324.6%
33Filipe SoaresDefensive midfielderNacional271110.8%4217.3%
34F. AursnesDefensive midfielderBenfica30416.2%4024.6%
35CíceroDefensive midfielderTondela2920712%343.1%
36H. MoritaDefensive midfielderSporting CP313422%3220%
37F. GrillitschDefensive midfielderSC Braga3019324.4%3130.6%
38XekaDefensive midfielderEstoril311235.4%2429.9%
39João MoutinhoDefensive midfielderSC Braga39303.4%1618.8%
40David SimãoDefensive midfielderArouca36867.5%1233.3%