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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Primeira Liga

The most valuable defensive midfielders in Primeira Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Matheus Dias of Nacional is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Primeira Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 60.8, and M. Vrousai has been the form player this season, grading 45.4, and Roni leads the scoring with 2 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Liziero has improved his Season rating most, up +31.4 on last season, while K. Höög Jansson's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +25.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. van Ee of Arouca is the most valuable name in this group at 23.2.

Best talent
Matheus Dias60.8RTG
Nacional
In form
M. Vrousai45.4SsN
Rio Ave
Rising potential
K. Höög Jansson+25.4RTG
Estrela · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Liziero+31.4SsN
Nacional · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Roni2goals
AVS
Most valuable
E. van Ee23.2val
Arouca
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PlayerTeam
1E. van EeDefensive midfielderArouca2323.23412.6%6112.7%
2Matheus DiasDefensive midfielderNacional2423.23011.2%613.6%
3F. CáseresDefensive midfielderGIL Vicente2523.1219.7%618%
4E. BarrenecheaDefensive midfielderBenfica2522.72624.1%6024.7%
5Zé CarlosDefensive midfielderGIL Vicente2421.61512.8%578%
6C. LabidiDefensive midfielderNacional2520.827173.2%544%
7I. JamesDefensive midfielderAlverca2120.821296.2%618.2%
8RobinhoDefensive midfielderEstrela Calheta2420.71854
9José Luís Rocha TavaresDefensive midfielderSanta Clara2320.51454
10Gustavo MendonçaDefensive midfielderAVS2320.51430.2%541.5%
11G. LiavasDefensive midfielderRio Ave25201344.9%5328%
12K. Höög JanssonDefensive midfielderEstrela2519.71322.9%5296.6%
13Alexandre SolaDefensive midfielderEstrela Calheta2219.581900%548.9%
14Ryan GuilhermeDefensive midfielderRio Ave2319.4542.9%5117%
15Joel da SilvaDefensive midfielderNacional2319.2588%5018.6%
16I. MohamedDefensive midfielderCasa Pia2519.21711.9%509.2%
17Diogo SousaDefensive midfielderGuimaraes2019.12059
18Marcos PeñaDefensive midfielderFamalicao2119434.3%5520.2%
19T. NikitscherDefensive midfielderRio Ave261926230.4%5022.8%
20ManuDefensive midfielderBenfica2518.9173.1%4911.2%
21Ismaël GharbiDefensive midfielderSC Braga2218.7196.8%5219.5%
22T. GallettoDefensive midfielderAVS2418.46544.4%480.8%
23AndreyDefensive midfielderSanta Clara241824712.8%
24Tiago BritoDefensive midfielderEstoril22181±0%504.4%
25A. BambaDefensive midfielderGIL Vicente2117.9193.6%527.5%
26T. MedinaDefensive midfielderRio Ave2217.7092.9%4912.7%
27IsaacDefensive midfielderSanta Clara2217.6049
28M. VrousaiDefensive midfielderRio Ave2817.345155.1%4617.1%
29G. KochorashviliDefensive midfielderSporting CP2717.11176.3%4536.4%
30EdneyDefensive midfielderSanta Clara2117050
31RoniDefensive midfielderAVS2716.92427.7%4421.7%
32Gustavo AssunçãoDefensive midfielderAVS2616.6782%4324.9%
33Rodrigo RodriguesDefensive midfielderGIL Vicente1815.31534.9%
34LizieroDefensive midfielderNacional2814.738448.6%4710%
35Miguel SilvaDefensive midfielderMoreirense012.1053
36Pedro FerreiraDefensive midfielderSanta Clara289.92241.4%4323.5%
37F. GrillitschDefensive midfielderSC Braga315.519324.4%2640.5%
38David SimãoDefensive midfielderArouca361.4768.8%1233.9%
39Hélder TavaresDefensive midfielderTondela361.2658.1%1130.3%