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 30-08-2023. All players shown played, at least, 135 minutes in one of the predefined types of defence.
GOALKEEPERS (GKs):
- BEST PERFORMING GKs:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| Luiz Júnior | 8.58 | Back 4 | 270 | Famalicão |
| Bruno Varela | 8.19 | Back 5 | 270 | Vitória Guimarães |
| Bruno Brígido | 7.75 | Back 5 | 270 | Estrela Amadora |
| Samuel Soares | 7.54 | Back 4 | 180 | Benfica |
| Kewin | 7.53 | Back 4 | 180 | Moreirense |
- WORST PERFORMING GKs:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| Hugo Souza | 4.03 | Back 4 | 180 | Chaves |
| Fabijan Buntić | 4.56 | Back 4 | 180 | Vizela |
| Daniel Leite | 4.95 | Back 4 | 270 | Estoril |
| Matheus | 5.21 | Back 4 | 180 | Braga |
| Diogo Costa | 5.41 | Back 4 | 270 | FC Porto |
CENTRE-BACKS (CBs):
- BEST PERFORMING CBs:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| Fábio Cardoso | 9.16 | Back 4 | 180 | FC Porto |
| Sebastián Coates | 8.36 | Back 5 | 270 | Sporting CP |
| Iván Marcano | 8.13 | Back 4 | 270 | FC Porto |
| Gonçalo Inácio | 8.05 | Back 5 | 270 | Sporting CP |
| Mikel Villanueva | 7.66 | Back 5 | 270 | Vitória Guimarães |
- WORST PERFORMING CBs:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| Anderson Jesus | 4.09 | Back 4 | 170 | Vizela |
| Bruno Rodrigues | 4.14 | Back 4 | 180 | Chaves |
| Jerome Opoku | 4.78 | Back 4 | 135 | Arouca |
| Nino Galović | 4.78 | Back 4 | 180 | Arouca |
| Eliaquim Mangala | 5.17 | Back 4 | 232 | Estoril |
FULL-BACKS & WING-BACKS (FBs & WBs):
- BEST PERFORMING FBs & WBs:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| Pedro Malheiro | 8.42 | Back 4 | 270 | Boavista |
| Frederik Aursnes | 8.11 | Back 4 | 180 | Benfica |
| Fábio Ronaldo | 7.43 | Back 5 | 270 | Rio Ave |
| Bruno Onyemaechi | 7.41 | Back 4 | 270 | Boavista |
| Leonardo Lelo | 7.22 | Back 5 | 270 | Casa Pia |
- WORST PERFORMING FBs & WBs:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| Guga | 4.39 | Back 4 | 135 | Portimonense |
| Sandro Cruz | 4.54 | Back 4 | 135 | Chaves |
| Ronald | 5.21 | Back 5 | 160 | Estrela Amadora |
| Victor Gomez | 5.27 | Back 4 | 148 | Braga |
| Afonso Freitas | 5.38 | Back 5 | 172 | Vitória Guimarães |
MIDFIELDERS & WINGERS (Ms & Ws):
- BEST PERFORMING Ms & Ws:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| Rafa Silva | 9.18 | Back 4 | 263 | Benfica |
| Ricardo Horta | 8.35 | Back 4 | 180 | Braga |
| David Simão | 8.06 | Back 4 | 180 | Arouca |
| Maxime Dominguez | 7.98 | Back 4 | 268 | Gil Vicente |
| Ángel Di María | 7.90 | Back 4 | 233 | Benfica |
- WORST PERFORMING Ms & Ws:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| Heriberto Tavares | 4.21 | Back 4 | 156 | Estoril |
| Mihai Dobre | 5.21 | Back 4 | 153 | Famalicão |
| Marco Matias | 5.23 | Back 4 | 239 | Farense |
| Yuki Soma | 5.23 | Back 5 | 196 | Casa Pia |
| Kobamelo Kodisang | 5.28 | Back 4 | 154 | Moreirense |
CENTRE-FOWARDS (CFs):
- BEST PERFORMING CFs:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| André Silva | 8.47 | Back 5 | 270 | Vitória Guimarães |
| Viktor Gyökeres | 8.34 | Back 5 | 270 | Sporting CP |
| Clayton | 8.08 | Back 5 | 208 | Casa Pia |
| Róbert Boženík | 8.04 | Back 4 | 253 | Boavista |
| Héctor | 7.92 | Back 4 | 180 | Chaves |
- WORST PERFORMING CFs:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| Cassiano | 4.12 | Back 4 | 182 | Estoril |
| Roko Baturina | 4.76 | Back 4 | 202 | Gil Vicente |
| Jhonder Cádiz | 4.77 | Back 4 | 235 | Famalicão |
| Paulo Victor | 5.02 | Back 4 | 166 | Chaves |
| Mehdi Taremi | 5.24 | Back 4 | 240 | FC Porto |
PREVIOUS POSTS:
1- BEST/WORST PLAYERS: PRIMEIRA LIGA 23/24 UNTIL 16-08
2- BEST/WORST PLAYERS: PRIMEIRA LIGA 23/24 UNTIL 23-08
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