Most In-Form defenders This Season in Primeira Liga

The most in-form defenders in Primeira Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Alberto Baio of FC Porto is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Primeira Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 70.7, and J. Bednarek has been the form player this season, grading 80.9, and Gaizka Larrazabal leads the scoring with 6 goals.

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 S. Dahl's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.5 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.

Benfica · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Alberto Baio+54.3SsN

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Gaizka Larrazabal6goals

50 players · ranked by best this seasonCustomise →

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