BEST/WORST PLAYERS: PRIMEIRA LIGA 23/24 UNTIL 11-10

We evaluate the players of the Primeira Liga 23/24 and their performances so that it is possible to understand which were the best and the worst performing players in the League. This analysis takes into account matches played up to 11-10-2023. All players shown played, at least, 360 minutes in one of the predefined types of defense.

GOALKEEPERS (GKs):

BEST PERFORMING GKs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Anatolli Trubin	8.11	Back 4	360	Benfica
Luíz Júnior	7.57	Back 4	720	Famalicão
Ricardo Batista	7.23	Back 5	720	Casa Pia
António Adán	7.04	Back 5	720	Sporting CP
Bruno Brígido	7.04	Back 5	630	Estrela Amadora

WORST PERFORMING GKs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Hugo Souza	3.48	Back 4	360	Chaves
Vinicius Silvestre	4.56	Back 5	360	Portimonense
Daniel Leite	4.78	Back 4	450	Estoril
Fabijan Buntić	5.45	Back 4	630	Vizela
Matheus	5.64	Back 4	720	Braga

CENTRE-BACKS (CBs):

BEST PERFORMING CBs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Iván Marcano	8.19	Back 4	360	FC Porto
Gonçalo Inácio	8.02	Back 5	720	Sporting CP
António Silva	7.95	Back 4	629	Benfica
Otávio Ataide	7.60	Back 4	630	Famalicão
Sebastián Coates	7.46	Back 5	641	Sporting CP

WORST PERFORMING CBs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Miguel Lopes	4.84	Back 5	431	Estrela Amadora
Gonçalo Silva	4.89	Back 4	557	Farense
Artur Jorge	5.26	Back 4	360	Farense
Anderson Jesus	5.31	Back 4	620	Vizela
Filipe Relvas	5.63	Back 5	360	Portimonense

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

BEST PERFORMING FBs & WBs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Frederik Aursnes	8.43	Back 4	630	Benfica
Pedro Malheiro	8.41	Back 4	392	Boavista
Alexander Bah	7.05	Back 4	559	Benfica
Leonardo Lelo	6.95	Back 5	720	Casa Pia
Bruno Onyemaechi	6.92	Back 4	630	Boavista

WORST PERFORMING FBs & WBs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Afonso Freitas	4.88	Back 5	528	Vitória Guimarães
Ricardo Esgaio	5.91	Back 5	513	Sporting CP
Volnei Feltes	5.96	Back 4	360	Estoril
Talocha	6.04	Back 4	704	Farense
Victor Gomez	6.04	Back 4	469	Braga

MIDFIELDERS & WINGERS (Ms & Ws):

BEST PERFORMING Ms & Ws:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Rafa Silva	8.77	Back 4	711	Benfica
Ángel Di María	8.54	Back 4	494	Benfica
Orkun Kökçü	8.12	Back 4	542	Benfica
Samu	8.02	Back 4	533	Vizela
Ricardo Horta	7.94	Back 4	509	Braga

WORST PERFORMING Ms & Ws:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Rafael Bustamante	5.09	Back 4	370	Vizela
Otso Liimatta	5.15	Back 4	365	Famalicão
Amine Oudrhiri	5.19	Back 5	617	Rio Ave
Aloísio Souza	5.28	Back 5	436	Estrela Amadora
Kobamelo Kodisang	5.34	Back 4	410	Moreirense

CENTRE-FOWARDS (CFs):

BEST PERFORMING CFs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Viktor Gyökeres	8.26	Back 5	630	Sporting CP
Samuel Essende	7.10	Back 4	612	Vizela
André Silva	7.05	Back 5	667	Vitória Guimarães
Simon Banza	6.99	Back 4	494	Braga
Róbert Boženík	6.88	Back 4	663	Boavista

WORST PERFORMING CFs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Depú	5.27	Back 4	365	Gil Vicente
Bruno Duarte	5.41	Back 4	391	Farense
Rafa Mújica	5.68	Back 5	417	Arouca
Ronaldo Tavares	5.75	Back 5	484	Estrela Amadora
Leonardo Ruíz	5.81	Back 5	423	Rio Ave