Most Improved midfielders in Primeira Liga 26/27
The most improved midfielders in Primeira Liga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.
At a glance
O. Pietuszewski of FC Porto is the standout for raw talent across midfielders in Primeira Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 64.7, and J. Livolant has been the form player this season, grading 35.7, and G. Prestianni leads the scoring with 5 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: O. Pietuszewski has improved his Season rating most, up +16.2 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, Gabri Veiga of FC Porto is the most valuable name in this group at 24.
13 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
| Player | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. PietuszewskiCentral midfielder |  FC Porto | 18 | +16.2 24/25→25/26 | 16±0% | 65±0% |
| 2 | Rafael BritoCentral midfielder |  Casa Pia | 24 | +9 24/25→25/26 | 2460.4% | 56±0% |
| 3 | Samuel JustoCentral midfielder |  Sporting CP | 22 | +8 24/25→25/26 | 9800% | 4411.7% |
| 4 | J. LivolantCentral midfielder | Casa Pia | 28 | +7.8 24/25→25/26 | 3628% | 4716.1% |
| 5 | S. AbdulaiCentral midfielder |  Alverca | 27 | +4.4 22/23→25/26 | 1445.8% | 4421.5% |
| 6 | João SimõesCentral midfielder | Sporting CP | 19 | +1.1 24/25→25/26 | 914.9% | 621.1% |
| 7 | S. AndersenCentral midfielder | Sporting CP | 22 | +0.8 24/25→25/26 | 2640.1% | 363% |
| 8 | S. AlexandropoulosDefensive midfielder | Sporting CP | 24 | -1.7 24/25→25/26 | 817.2% | 535% |
| 9 | Bruno LangaCentral midfielder |  Estrela Calheta | 28 | -2.6 24/25→25/26 | 1317.1% | 3632.3% |
| 10 | N. LodeiroCentral midfielder |  Nacional | 37 | -8.3 24/25→25/26 | 1143% | 742.7% |
| 11 | Song Min-KyuCentral midfielder | Nacional | 27 | -11.3 24/25→25/26 | 1211.3% | 4417.6% |
| 12 | B. AguileraCentral midfielder |  Rio Ave | 23 | -12.1 24/25→25/26 | 1544.5% | 568.5% |
| 13 | B. ZuculiniDefensive midfielder | Nacional | 33 | -26.2 24/25→25/26 | 17±0% | 1713% |