BEST PLAYERS IN PRIMEIRA LIGA - PORTUGAL (APR 2024)

In our analysis, we evaluate all the players who played in Primeira Liga until the 1st of April (2023/2024 Season). In other words, we evaluate and filter the best performers with a minimum of 1300 minutes played in the league. Assessing all the positions, coupled with the evaluation of a lot of factors and indicators in their games, we can generate the ratings for the players performances. As a matter of fact, in this type of analysis, the type of formation played doesnt influence or limit the ratings system.

GOALKEEPERS (GKs):

Anatolii Trubin (Benfica)
Bruno Varela (Vitória Guimarães)
Diogo Costa (Porto)
Jhonatan (Rio Ave)
Luíz Júnior (Famalicão)

With incredible performances, Trubin is the best performing Goalkeeper until April. Playing for the current champions, Trubin is the upgrade that Benfica needed in goal so that this position presents great quality and stability like Porto’s GK: Diogo Costa. At the present time, Diogo Costa is in third place on the average rating list behind Vitória’s GK Bruno Varela, a Goalkeeper who recently returned from injury.

CENTRE-BACKS (CBs):

António Silva (Benfica)
Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting CP)
Pepe (Porto)
Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)
Ousmane Diomande (Sporting CP)

In terms of the Centre-Backs, the top part is stacked with quality players: as a matter of fact, António Silva leads the average rating of Centre-Backs in the Primeira Liga until April in the 2023-2024 Season. Equally, we can see that he is being followed by Sporting’s Gonçalo Inácio, by his teammate Nicolás Otamendi and Porto’s Pepe.

FULL-BACKS (FBs) and WING-BACKS (WBs):

Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica)
Wendell (Porto)
Costinha (Rio Ave)
Pedro Malheiro (Boavista)
João Mário (Porto)

As shown above, in a top section with great young talent, Fredrik Aursnes archived the highest average ratings among the Full-Back and Wing-Back position until April. Being, without doubt, two of the most exciting players in the Portuguese League, Costinha and Rodrigo Gomes are two of the best young talents in this league. To conclude, after his surprise inclusion in the Brazil squad, we can see that Wendell is second in this list.

MIDFIELDERS (Ms) and WINGERS (Ws):

Ángel Di María (Benfica)
Rafa Silva (Benfica)
Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP)
Orkun Kökçü (Benfica)
João Neves (Benfica)

As a result of his great impact in Benfica´s style of play, Rafa Silva has one of the highest average ratings in the league only behind his teammate Ángel Di María. Sporting’s Pedro Gonçalves is also having a great season with an incredible avreage rating.

CENTRE-FOWARDS (CFs):

Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting CP)
Simon Banza (Braga)
Evanilson (Porto)
André Silva (Vitória Guimarães)
André Luis (Moreirense)

Considered by many to be the best player in the league, Viktor Gyökeres has the highest average rating among all players in Primeira Liga until April 2024. As a result of his performances, Viktor is significantly ahead of his competition.