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Most In-Form defensive midfielders This Season in Primeira Liga

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