BEST & WORST PLAYERS: PRIMEIRA LIGA 23/24 UNTIL 20-09

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 20-09-2023. All players shown played, at least, 225 minutes in one of the predefined types of defense.

GOALKEEPERS (GKs):

BEST PERFORMING GKs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Luíz Júnior	8.33	Back 4	450	Famalicão
Bruno Brígido	7.55	Back 5	450	Estrela Amadora
Ricardo Batista	7.48	Back 5	450	Casa Pia
João Gonçalves	7.24	Back 4	450	Boavista
António Adán	7.15	Back 5	450	Sporting CP

WORST PERFORMING GKs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Hugo Souza	3.48	Back 4	360	Chaves
Daniel Leite	4.78	Back 4	450	Estoril
Fabijan Buntić	5.41	Back 4	360	Vizela
Matheus	5.57	Back 4	450	Braga
Diogo Costa	5.72	Back 4	360	FC Porto

CENTRE-BACKS (CBs):

BEST PERFORMING CBs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Fábio Cardoso	8.84	Back 4	270	FC Porto
Sebastián Coates	8.44	Back 5	450	Sporting CP
Iván Marcano	8.19	Back 4	360	FC Porto
Gonçalo Inácio	7.85	Back 5	450	Sporting CP
Ousmane Diomande	7.73	Back 5	450	Sporting CP

WORST PERFORMING CBs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Erick Cabaco	4.64	Back 4	238	Estoril
Bruno Rodrigues	5.02	Back 4	270	Chaves
Ygor Nogueira	5.02	Back 4	256	Chaves
Anderson Jesus	5.06	Back 4	350	Vizela
Eliaquim Mangala	5.17	Back 4	232	Estoril

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

BEST PERFORMING FBs & WBs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Pedro Malheiro	8.41	Back 4	392	Boavista
Frederik Aursnes	8.39	Back 4	360	Benfica
Nuno Santos	7.13	Back 5	255	Sporting CP
Leonardo Lelo	7.08	Back 5	450	Casa Pia
Bruno Onyemaechi	7.07	Back 4	360	Boavista

WORST PERFORMING FBs & WBs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Afonso Freitas	4.98	Back 5	352	Vitória Guimarães
Adrián Marín	5.55	Back 4	232	Braga
Victor Gomez	5.58	Back 4	379	Braga
Bruno Gaspar	5.75	Back 5	289	Vitória Guimarães
Volnei Feltes	5.96	Back 4	360	Estoril

MIDFIELDERS & WINGERS (Ms & Ws):

BEST PERFORMING Ms & Ws:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Rafa Silva	9.22	Back 4	443	Benfica
Ángel Di María	8.59	Back 4	409	Benfica
Maxime Dominguez	8.23	Back 4	421	Gil Vicente
Orkun Kökçü	8.17	Back 4	407	Benfica
Pablo Roberto	8.17	Back 5	348	Casa Pia

WORST PERFORMING Ms & Ws:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Kobamelo Kodísang	4.97	Back 4	226	Moreirense
Rodrigo Gomes	5.12	Back 4	249	Estoril
Gustavo Assunção	5.32	Back 4	263	Famalicão
Mory Gbane	5.36	Back 4	274	Gil Vicente
Otso Liimatta	5.37	Back 4	259	Famalicão

CENTRE-FOWARDS (CFs):

BEST PERFORMING CFs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Róbert Boženík	8.16	Back 4	413	Boavista
Viktor Gyökeres	7.99	Back 5	450	Sporting CP
Clayton	7.07	Back 5	361	Casa Pia
André Silva	6.98	Back 5	418	Vitória Guimarães
Samuel Essende	6.97	Back 4	342	Vizela

WORST PERFORMING CFs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Roko Baturina	5.12	Back 4	264	Gil Vicente
Mehdi Taremi	5.50	Back 4	330	FC Porto
Ronie Carrillo	5.41	Back 4	258	Portimonense
Cassiano	5.43	Back 4	272	Estoril
Rafa Mújica	5.50	Back 5	251	Arouca