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At the end of every season, several players attract the attention of other clubs. This type of player analysis only displays players with an average rating above 6.5, which means that we only present players with a Good Season (6.5-7) or Top Performing players (7+). Furthermore, we only present players that played, at least, 1000 minutes in a predefined type of defence and position as well as players who only played for teams that did not qualify for European competitions.

GKs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Paulo Vítor	7.62	Back 4	2700	Chaves
Andrew	7.54	Back 4	2041	Gil Vicente FC
Kosuke Nakamura	7.34	Back 4	1620	Portimonense
Ricardo Batista	7.11	Back 5	2790	Casa Pia
Carlos Marafona	6.70	Back 4	1426	Paços de Ferreira
Luiz Júnior	6.70	Back 4	2790	Famalicão
Daniel Leite	6.69	Back 4	2765	Estoril
Jhonatan	6.68	Back 5	2880	Rio Ave
Fabijan Buntić	6.67	Back 4	2700	Vizela
Kosuke Nakamura	6.66	Back 5	1080	Portimonense

Cumulative number of players from each team:

Casa Pia: 1 player;
Chaves: 1 player;
Estoril: 1 player;
Famalicão: 1 player;
Gil Vicente: 1 player;
Paços de Ferreira: 1 player;
Portimonense: 1 player;
Rio Ave: 1 player;
Vizela: 1 player;

CBs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Tomás Araújo	7.40	Back 4	1826	Gil Vicente FC
Lucas Cunha	6.78	Back 4	1260	Gil Vicente FC
Aderlan Santos	6.64	Back 5	2821	Rio Ave
Patrick	6.63	Back 5	1895	Rio Ave
Filipe Relvas	6.56	Back 4	1430	Portimonense
Nermin Zolotić	6.50	Back 5	2171	Casa Pia

Cumulative number of players from each team:

Casa Pia: 2 players;
Chaves: 1 player;
Estoril: 1 player;
Famalicão: 1 player;
Gil Vicente: 3 players;
Paços de Ferreira: 1 player;
Portimonense: 2 players;
Rio Ave: 3 players;
Vizela: 1 player;

FBs and WBs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Pedro Malheiro	7.39	Back 4	1699	Boavista
Costinha	6.94	Back 5	2707	Rio Ave
Pedro Malheiro	6.88	Back 5	1080	Boavista
Fahd Moufi	6.84	Back 4	1529	Portimonense
Vitorino Antunes	6.78	Back 4	2367	Paços de Ferreira
Bruno Langa	6.72	Back 4	2472	Chaves
Bruno Onyemaechi	6.66	Back 4	1730	Boavista
Adrián Marín	6.57	Back 4	2472	Gil Vicente FC
Vitor Costa	6.55	Back 4	1707	Marítimo
Leonardo Lelo	6.55	Back 5	2200	Casa Pia
Carraça	6.54	Back 4	1828	Gil Vicente FC
Cláudio Winck	6.50	Back 4	1666	Marítimo
Tomás Silva	6.50	Back 4	1056	Vizela

Cumulative number of players from each team:

Boavista: 2 players;
Casa Pia: 3 players;
Chaves: 2 players;
Estoril: 1 player;
Famalicão: 1 player;
Gil Vicente: 5 players;
Marítimo: 2 players;
Paços de Ferreira: 2 players;
Portimonense: 3 players;
Rio Ave: 4 players;
Vizela: 2 players;

Ms and Ws:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
João Teixeira	7.28	Back 4	2733	Chaves
Ivan Jaime	7.27	Back 4	1711	Famalicão
Samu	7.12	Back 4	2441	Vizela
Gonçalo Rodrigues	6.90	Back 5	2901	Rio Ave
Raphael Guzzo	6.87	Back 4	2175	Vizela
Ivo Rodrigues	6.86	Back 4	2137	Famalicão
Francisco Geraldes	6.82	Back 4	1739	Estoril
Vitor Carvalho	6.82	Back 4	2611	Gil Vicente FC
Xadas	6.82	Back 4	1678	Marítimo
Loreintz Rosier	6.73	Back 4	1035	Estoril
Zaydou Youssouf	6.72	Back 4	2030	Famalicão
Tiago Gouveia	6.64	Back 4	2306	Estoril
Valdemir	6.62	Back 4	1112	Marítimo
Gaius Makouta	6.61	Back 4	1738	Boavista
Jordan Holsgrove	6.60	Back 4	1593	Paços de Ferreira
João Mendes	6.53	Back 4	2180	Chaves
Murilo Costa	6.50	Back 4	2098	Gil Vicente FC

Cumulative number of players from each team:

Boavista: 3 players;
Casa Pia: 3 players;
Chaves: 4 players;
Estoril: 4 players;
Famalicão: 4 players;
Gil Vicente: 7 players;
Marítimo: 4 players;
Paços de Ferreira: 3 players;
Portimonense: 3 players;
Rio Ave: 5 players;
Vizela: 4 players;

CFs:

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Yusupha Njie	7.09	Back 4	1539	Boavista
Fran Navarro	6.71	Back 4	2941	Gil Vicente FC

Cumulative number of players from each team:

Boavista: 4 players;
Casa Pia: 3 players;
Chaves: 4 players;
Estoril: 4 players;
Famalicão: 4 players;
Gil Vicente: 8 players;
Marítimo: 4 players;
Paços de Ferreira: 3 players;
Portimonense: 3 players;
Rio Ave: 5 players;
Vizela: 4 players;

Santa Clara has no players that fit the pre-defined conditions.

More Primeira Liga 22-23 content:

Team of the Season: TEAM OF THE SEASON: PRIMEIRA LIGA 22-23

Player of the Season: PLAYER OF THE SEASON: PRIMEIRA LIGA 22-23

Top Performing GKs: TOP PERFORMING GKs: PRIMEIRA LIGA 22-23

Top Performing CBs: TOP PERFORMING CBs: PRIMEIRA LIGA 22-23

Top Performing FBs and WBs: TOP PERFORMING FBs AND WBs: PRIMEIRA LIGA 22-23

Top Performing Ms and Ws: TOP PERFORMING Ms AND Ws: PRIMEIRA LIGA 22-23

Top Performing CFs: TOP PERFORMING CFs: PRIMEIRA LIGA 22-23

Data from FBref.

With the conclusion of the season, it is possible to conduct a player analysis that measures which players had the most positive impact on their team as well as the players with the best individual performances during the season. The ratings model that we made allows us to find that out. The players with the highest average ratings during the season are the players that fulfil the premises presented previously. For this analysis, the selected players are required to have a minimum of 1500 minutes over the season, not taking into account the type of defence used nor the position played.

Player of the Season: Primeira Liga 22-23

Through the average ratings obtained, we understand that Á. Grimaldo, Benfica’s FB, was the player with the highest average rating obtained followed by Otávio (Porto), R. Horta (Braga), M. Taremi (Porto) and N. Otamendi (Benfica). The 5 players with the highest average rating are players from Benfica, Porto and Braga, the three best performing teams in this season.

In his last season in Portugal, Á. Grimaldo was a key part of the Benfica squad that managed to win the title. In a season in which the player was involved in the majority of the possible minutes, his attacking contribution on the left was vital to the effectiveness of Benfica’s attack.

In order to understand, more precisely, the impact of Benfica’s FB, we made a graphical analysis of all the top performing FBs and WBs in this season. This graphical analysis allows us to better appreciate the tremendous season of Á. Grimaldo. (List of players available here: TOP PERFORMING FBs AND WBs: PRIMEIRA LIGA 22-23).

FBs and WBs Analysis: Primeira Liga 22-23

Observing the graph, we can notice that Á. Grimaldo was, by far, the best FB in the league. Taking into account that we only consider the data in which these players played in the FB or WB position, Grimaldo was the player with the most Interceptions, Progressive Passes, Progressive Carries and Assists. The Benfica player only has less Tackles and Successful Dribles than P. Malheiro, Boavista’s player, and, despite that, the difference in this two indicators is minimal compared to the discrepancy in the other categories.

Taking all this into account, we can consider Á. Grimaldo the player of the season.

Meaning of the used abbreviations:

INT – Total number of Interceptions
TKL – Total number of Tackles
PRG P – Total number of Progressive Passes
PRG C – Total number of Progressive Carries
AST – Total number of Assists
DRIB – Total number of Successful Dribles
MIN – Total number of Minutes Played

Data from FBref.