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In our analysis, we evaluate all the players who played in Primeira Liga until February (2023/2024 Season). In other words, we evaluate and filter the best performers with a minimum of 900 minutes played in the league. Assessing all the positions, we evaluate a lot of factors and indicators in their games that allow us to generate the ratings for their 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):

1. Anatolli Trubin (Benfica)
2. Diogo Costa (Porto)
3. Bruno Varela (Vitória Guimarães)

With incredible performances, Trubin is the best performing goalkeeper until February. 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.

CENTRE-BACKS (CBs):

1. Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting CP)
2. António Silva (Benfica)
3. Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica)

In terms of the Centre-Backs, the Top 3 is stacked with quality players: as a matter of fact, Gonçalo Inácio leads the average rating of Centre-Backs in the Primeira Liga until February in the 2023-2024 Season. Equally, we can see that he is being followed closely by António Silva (another young player) and current World Champion for Argentina: Nicolás Otamendi.

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

1. Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica)
2. Rodrigo Gomes (Estoril)
3. Costinha (Rio Ave)

As shown above, in a top 3 with two young talents, Fredrik Aursnes archived the highest average ratings among the Full-Back and Wing-Back position in February. Being, without doubt, two of the most exciting players in the Portuguese League, Rodrigo Gomes and Costinha are also two of the best young talents in this league.

MIDFIELDERS (Ms) and WINGERS (Ws):

1. Rafa Silva (Benfica)
2. Ángel Di María (Benfica)
3. Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP)

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 being followed closely by his teammate Ángel Di María and Sporting’s Pedro Gonçalves, two players having great seasons with incredible ratings.

CENTRE-FOWARDS (CFs):

1. Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting CP)
2. Simon Banza (Braga)
3. Evanilson (Porto)

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 February 2024). As a result of his performances, Viktor is significantly ahead of his competition.

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GAME CHANGERS – PRIMEIRA LIGA 23/24 #1

Data from FBref.

In our analysis, we evaluate all the players who played in Primeira Liga (Liga Portugal) until January (2023/2024 Season – Games until 01/01/2024). In terms of the type of analysis, we evaluate and filter the best performers with a minimum of 700 minutes played in the league and, assessing all the positions, we can evaluate a lot of factors and indicators in their games that allow us to generate and select the players with an Rating of 8.00+ : players referred to as the “Game Changers”.

GAME CHANGERS: Top 3 Players in Primeira Liga until 01-01-2024.

Ranking	Player	Rating	Club / Team
1.	Fredrik Aursnes	8.48	Benfica
2.	Rafa Silva	8.45	Benfica
3.	Viktor Gyökeres	8.28	Sporting CP
4.	Ángel Di María	8.01	Benfica

Fredrik Aursnes – Full-Back – Benfica

Fredrik Aursnes made the jump to a Benfica after a spectacular first and only season with Feyenoord. In consecutive seasons, Aursnes played a huge part in his teams success: firstly, helping Feyenoord reaching the UEFA Europa Conference League final and then Benfica winning the League title.

This season, with his incredible performances, Fredrik Aursnes is, for our website, the best player in the league. Being an extremely versatile player, his ability at right-back is extremely rare since he normally played in the midfield area.

Rafa Silva – Midfielder/Winger- Benfica

Rafa Silva is continuing his great run of form at Benfica since the arrivel of Roger Schmidt. His skills with and without the ball are crucial to the team since he can show versatility alongside speed and dribbling, making him Benfica’s biggest offensive weapon.

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.

Viktor Gyökeres – Centre-Foward – Sporting CP

Before joining Sporting CP, Viktor Gyökeres was already a Swedish international. With incredible play at Coventry City, Sporting CP were focused in signing Gyökeres and, right now, the reasoning is clear. Considered by many to be the best player in the league, Viktor Gyökeres has the highest average rating among strikers in Primeira Liga until January 2024 (01-01-2024).

Ángel Di María – Midfielder/Winger – Benfica

On his return “Home”, Di María started the season out strong. Playing normally from the right hand side, he is a winger who enjoys coming onto his favoured left foot. With only an one year on contract, Di María can have a bad game but he has always the ability to be a “Game Changer”!

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Data from FBref.