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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 23-08-2023. All players shown played, at least, 90 minutes in one of the predefined types of defence.

GOALKEEPERS (GKs):

• BEST PERFORMING GKs:

Player	Rating	Defence	Minutes Played	Team
Samuel Soares	8.83	Back 4	90	Benfica
Luiz Júnior	8.01	Back 4	180	Famalicão
Hugo Souza	7.86	Back 5	90	Chaves
Magrão	7.58	Back 5	180	Rio Ave
Kewin	7.53	Back 4	180	Moreirense

• WORST PERFORMING GKs:

Player	Rating	Defence	Minutes Played	Team
Vinicius Silvestre	2.05	Back 4	90	Portimonense
Vinicius Silvestre	3.03	Back 5	90	Portimonense
Hugo Souza	3.49	Back 4	90	Chaves
Odisseas Vlachodimos	4.43	Back 4	90	Benfica
Fabijan Buntić	4.56	Back 4	180	Vizela

CENTRE-BACKS (CBs):

• BEST PERFORMING CBs:

Player	Rating	Defence	Minutes Played	Team
Fábio Cardoso	9.16	Back 4	180	FC Porto
Serdar Saatçı	8.83	Back 4	90	Braga
Gabriel Pereira	8.43	Back 4	180	Gil Vicente
Aderlan Santos	8.38	Back 5	180	Rio Ave
Iván Marcano	8.12	Back 4	180	FC Porto

• WORST PERFORMING CBs:

Player	Rating	Defence	Minutes Played	Team
Ygor Nogueira	3.76	Back 5	90	Chaves
Bruno Rodrigues	3.80	Back 5	90	Chaves
Bruno Rodrigues	3.97	Back 4	90	Chaves
Anderson Jesus	4.09	Back 4	170	Vizela
Filipe Relvas	4.74	Back 4	90	Portimonense

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

• BEST PERFORMING FBs & WBs:

Player	Rating	Defence	Minutes Played	Team
Pepê	8.56	Back 4	90	FC Porto
Fredrik Aursnes	8.42	Back 4	90	Benfica
Leonardo Buta	7.92	Back 4	180	Gil Vicente
Fábio Ronaldo	7.91	Back 5	180	Rio Ave
Pedro Malheiro	7.89	Back 4	180	Boavista

• WORST PERFORMING FBs & WBs:

Player	Rating	Defence	Minutes Played	Team
Guga	4.23	Back 4	90	Portimonense
Fran Delgado	4.64	Back 4	107	Farense
Matheus Reis	4.98	Back 5	91	Sporting CP
Hevertton Santos	5.18	Back 5	130	Estrela Amadora
Ronald	5.21	Back 5	160	Estrela Amadora

MIDFIELDERS & WINGERS (Ms & Ws):

• BEST PERFORMING Ms & Ws:

Player	Rating	Defence	Minutes Played	Team
Rafa Silva	9.34	Back 4	174	Benfica
Tiago Silva	8.38	Back 5	150	Vitória Guimarães
Ricardo Horta	8.35	Back 4	180	Braga
David Simão	8.06	Back 4	180	Arouca
Paulinho	7.97	Back 5	114	Sporting CP

• WORST PERFORMING Ms & Ws:

Player	Rating	Defence	Minutes Played	Team
Pablo	4.26	Back 4	107	Famalicão
Marco Matias	4.35	Back 4	149	Farense
Hernâni Fortes	4.40	Back 5	103	Rio Ave
Heriberto Tavares	4.43	Back 4	103	Estoril
Léo Cordeiro	4.44	Back 5	114	Estrela Amadora

CENTRE-FOWARDS (CFs):

• BEST PERFORMING CFs:

Player	Rating	Defence	Minutes Played	Team
Róbert Boženík	9.22	Back 4	173	Boavista
Héctor	8.87	Back 4	90	Chaves
Viktor Gyökeres	8.53	Back 5	180	Sporting CP
André Silva	7.80	Back 5	180	Vitória Guimarães
Clayton	7.79	Back 5	133	Casa Pia

• WORST PERFORMING CFs:

Player	Rating	Defence	Minutes Played	Team
Cassiano	3.84	Back 4	129	Estoril
Héctor	4.52	Back 5	90	Chaves
Paulo Victor	4.68	Back 4	90	Chaves
Ronaldo Tavares	4.72	Back 5	132	Estrela Amadora
Jhonder Cádiz	4.95	Back 4	156	Famalicão

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Data from FBref.

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):

• BEST PERFORMING 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

• WORST PERFORMING GKs:

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):

• BEST PERFORMING 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

• WORST PERFORMING CBs:

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):

• BEST PERFORMING 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):

• BEST PERFORMING 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

• WORST PERFORMING CFs:

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.