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 16-08-2023. All players shown played, at least, 45 minutes in one of the predefined types of defence.
GOALKEEPERS (GKs):
Player Rating Defence Minutes Played Team Ricardo Batista 8.49 Back 5 90 Casa Pia Andrew 8.46 Back 4 90 Gil Vicente Magrão 8.25 Back 5 90 Rio Ave Hugo Souza 7.86 Back 5 90 Chaves Bruno Brígido 7.37 Back 5 90 Estrela Amadora
Player Rating Defence Minutes Played Team Vinicius Silvestre 2.05 Back 4 90 Portimonense Daniel Leite 2.19 Back 4 90 Estoril Odisseas Vlachodimos 4.43 Back 4 90 Benfica Ricardo Velho 4.78 Back 4 90 Farense Fabijan Buntić 4.98 Back 4 90 Vizela
CENTRE-BACKS (CBs):
Player Rating Defence Minutes Played Team Fábio Cardoso 9.34 Back 4 90 FC Porto Sebastián Coates 9.30 Back 5 90 Sporting CP Gabriel Pereira 8.84 Back 4 90 Gil Vicente Serdar Saatçı 8.83 Back 4 90 Braga Riccieli 8.51 Back 4 90 Famalicão
Player Rating Defence Minutes Played Team Steven Vitória 3.41 Back 5 45 Chaves Ygor Nogueira 3.76 Back 5 90 Chaves Bruno Rodrigues 3.80 Back 5 90 Chaves Anderson Jesus 4.00 Back 4 90 Vizela Eliaquim Mangala 4.15 Back 4 83 Estoril
FULL-BACKS & WING-BACKS (FBs & WBs):
BEST PERFORMING FBs & WBs:
Player Rating Defence Minutes Played Team Leonardo Buta 9.30 Back 4 90 Gil Vicente José Carlos 9.07 Back 4 90 Gil Vicente Costinha 8.76 Back 5 90 Rio Ave Fábio Ronaldo 8.62 Back 5 90 Rio Ave Pepê 8.56 Back 4 90 FC Porto
WORST PERFORMING FBs & WBs
Player Rating Defence Minutes Played Team Dinis Pinto 3.51 Back 4 89 Moreirense Kikas 3.73 Back 5 45 Estrela Amadora Guga 4.23 Back 4 90 Portimonense Matheus Pereira 4.30 Back 4 67 Vizela Benny 4.36 Back 5 45 Chaves
MIDFIELDERS & WINGERS (Ms & Ws):
Player Rating Defence Minutes Played Team David Simão 9.80 Back 4 90 Arouca Maxime Dominguez 9.80 Back 4 90 Gil Vicente Rafa Silva 9.80 Back 4 84 Benfica Jordan Holsgrove 9.02 Back 4 90 Estoril Tiago Silva 8.99 Back 5 75 Vitória Guimarães
WORST PERFORMING Ms & Ws
Player Rating Defence Minutes Played Team João Pedro 3.61 Back 5 64 Chaves Cristian Ponde 3.76 Back 4 45 Farense Heriberto Tavares 3.90 Back 4 65 Estoril Elves Baldé 3.92 Back 4 45 Farense Jason 4.18 Back 4 59 Arouca
CENTRE-FOWARDS (CFs):
Player Rating Defence Minutes Played Team Kanya Fujimoto 9.80 Back 4 76 Gil Vicente Viktor Gyökeres 9.80 Back 5 90 Sporting CP Róbert Boženík 9.29 Back 4 90 Boavista Leonardo Ruíz 8.98 Back 5 90 Rio Ave Jota Silva 8.76 Back 5 87 Vitória Guimarães
Player Rating Defence Minutes Played Team Petar Musa 2.83 Back 4 49 Benfica Cassiano 3.25 Back 4 65 Estoril Héctor 4.52 Back 5 90 Chaves Mehdi Taremi 4.61 Back 4 89 FC Porto Ronaldo Tavares 4.66 Back 5 62 Estrela Amadora
Data from FBref.
