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Most Improved defenders This Season in Primeira Liga

The most improved 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.

Best talent
Alberto Baio70.7RTG
FC Porto
In form
J. Bednarek80.9SsN
FC Porto
Rising potential
S. Dahl+31.5RTG
Benfica · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Alberto Baio+54.3SsN
FC Porto · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Gaizka Larrazabal6goals
Casa Pia
Most valuable
Alberto Baio42.7val
FC Porto
50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1Alberto BaioFull-backFC Porto22+54.3
24/25→25/26
71321.3%7117.4%
2J. KiwiorCentre-backFC Porto26+53.1
24/25→25/26
71301.7%5924.1%
3J. BednarekCentre-backFC Porto30+52.5
24/25→25/26
81184.9%4129.2%
4L. RealpeCentre-backFamalicao25+37.9
24/25→25/26
47398.9%5910.9%
5S. DahlFull-backBenfica23+37.5
24/25→25/26
60165.2%6984.5%
6M. Elimbi GilbertCentre-backGIL Vicente23+34.9
24/25→25/26
40646.3%6522.6%
7A. DedićFull-backBenfica23+33.2
24/25→25/26
38772.1%668.3%
8Gaizka LarrazabalCentral midfielderCasa Pia28+30.8
24/25→25/26
55128.3%5112.2%
9M. AraújoFull-backSporting CP26+29.2
24/25→25/26
54118.2%633.8%
10Kaiky NavesCentre-backAlverca24+28.7
24/25→25/26
47159.4%641.8%
11Gilberto BatistaCentre-backMoreirense22+24.4
24/25→25/26
29554.5%6316.4%
12Christian MarquesCentre-backTondela23+24.2
22/23→25/26
30410.2%6252.1%
13Jonathan BuatuCentre-backGIL Vicente32+23.9
24/25→25/26
44121.3%324.2%
14Francisco MouraFull-backFC Porto26+23.4
24/25→25/26
41135.3%571.2%
15Léo SantosCentre-backNacional27+22.9
24/25→25/26
32254.4%522%
16BebetoFull-backTondela36+21.2
24/25→25/26
32189.3%19106.7%
17Rodrigo PinheiroFull-backFamalicao23+20.2
24/25→25/26
6248.3%663.1%
18N. AbbeyFull-backRio Ave22+17.7
24/25→25/26
23334%6111.7%
19J. de HaasCentre-backFamalicao26+16
24/25→25/26
7129.3%631.7%
20João AurélioFull-backNacional37+14.3
24/25→25/26
20234.4%106.5%
21Hevertton SantosFull-backGIL Vicente25+13
24/25→25/26
17351.4%533.3%
22Tiago MansoFull-backTondela26+12.9
24/25→25/26
23134.4%4913.4%
23G. LagerbielkeFull-backSC Braga26+12.2
24/25→25/26
3652.4%588.1%
24Óscar RivasCentre-backGuimaraes26+12.1
24/25→25/26
2689.6%534.9%
25J. PanzoCentre-backRio Ave25+11.6
24/25→25/26
2494.3%560.5%
26Zé CarlosFull-backGIL Vicente28+11.6
24/25→25/26
4633.6%4815.3%
27Sergi GómezCentre-backAlverca34+11.5
24/25→25/26
21125%229.5%
28Iván FresnedaFull-backSporting CP21+10.4
24/25→25/26
3443.5%640.9%
29GeraldesCentre-backCasa Pia35+10.3
24/25→25/26
2384.4%190.5%
30E. MaviramFull-backTondela25+9.8
24/25→25/26
14217.8%5622.1%
31Ricardo MangasFull-backSporting CP28+9.4
24/25→25/26
1994%4113.7%
32MaracásCentre-backMoreirense32+9.4
24/25→25/26
3635.6%3214.3%
33Martim FernandesFull-backFC Porto20+9.3
24/25→25/26
3931.2%636.4%
34Miguel NóbregaCentre-backGuimaraes26+6.4
24/25→25/26
11152.4%4855.8%
35Rafa SoaresFull-backFamalicao31+6.3
24/25→25/26
4317.1%3222.2%
36Rodrigo ConceiçãoFull-backTondela26+6
22/23→25/26
2042%4814%
37B. Arrey-MbiFull-backSC Braga23+5.9
24/25→25/26
3123.6%623%
38Carlos PonckCentre-backAVS31+5.4
24/25→25/26
10110.2%2324.5%
39João AfonsoCentre-backTondela36+4.5
24/25→25/26
1173.8%1110.1%
40M. RochaCentre-backArouca25+3.8
24/25→25/26
895%523.4%
41Zé VitorCentre-backNacional25+3.5
24/25→25/26
429.1%621.7%
42Gonçalo InácioCentre-backSporting CP24+3.3
24/25→25/26
546.5%672.6%
43Dinis PintoFull-backMoreirense25+2.7
24/25→25/26
329.2%621%
44B. PopovićCentre-backArouca26+2.4
24/25→25/26
1322.4%505.7%
45David SousaFull-backCasa Pia25+1.6
24/25→25/26
384.4%5819.2%
46Vitor CarvalhoCentre-backSC Braga29+1.5
24/25→25/26
1610.6%3624.2%
47Rúben SemedoCentre-backAVS32+1.4
21/22→25/26
451.9%1940.1%
48José GomesFull-backNacional30+1.2
24/25→25/26
274.7%3819.5%
49FerroCentre-backEstoril29+0.9
24/25→25/26
244%3813.6%
50Abdu ContéCentral midfielderCasa Pia28+0.7
23/24→25/26
164.5%4022.2%