Primeira Liga – Liga Portugal
Primeira Liga – Liga Portugal

TOP PERFORMING CBs: PRIMEIRA LIGA 21-22

The 2021-2022 Season was marked by Porto winning the title. Nevertheless, in terms of CBs, the team presence is quite focused on the top 3 teams in Portugal: Benfica, Sporting and Porto. A mention must be made for Patrick, who represented a team outside of the European Competitions context.

PlayerRatingDefenseMinutes PlayedTeam
Matheus Reis8.29Back 51416Sporting CP
Gonçalo Inácio8.07Back 52473Sporting CP
Nicolás Otamendi7.90Back 41435Benfica
Sebastián Coates7.74Back 52633Sporting CP
Morato7.61Back 4703Benfica
Lucas Veríssimo7.55Back 5747Benfica
Nicolás Otamendi7.41Back 51035Benfica
Jan Vertonghen7.34Back 41400Benfica
Iván Marcano7.33Back 4450Porto
Jan Vertonghen7.18Back 51037Benfica
Diogo Leite7.16Back 51580Braga
Patrick7.15Back 41029Estoril
Chancel Mbemba7.08Back 42785Porto

Conditions for the presented data: 

– Minimum minutes played in the season: 450 minutes (equivalent to 5 full games) per type of defense played (Back 4 or Back 5);

– Relegation/Promotion play-off data excluded;

Data from FBref.