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 06-09-2023. All players shown played, at least, 180 minutes in one of the predefined types of defence.
GOALKEEPERS (GKs):
- BEST PERFORMING GKs:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| Luiz Júnior | 8.89 | Back 4 | 360 | Famalicão |
| Bruno Brígido | 7.64 | Back 5 | 360 | Estrela Amadora |
| Kewin | 7.26 | Back 4 | 270 | Moreirense |
| Samuel Soares | 7.15 | Back 4 | 270 | Benfica |
| Ricardo Batista | 7.10 | Back 5 | 360 | Casa Pia |
- WORST PERFORMING GKs:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| Hugo Souza | 3.71 | Back 4 | 270 | Chaves |
| Fabijan Buntić | 5.12 | Back 4 | 270 | Vizela |
| Daniel Leite | 5.17 | Back 4 | 360 | Estoril |
| Matheus | 5.58 | Back 4 | 270 | Braga |
| Kosuke Nakamura | 5.58 | Back 4 | 180 | Portimonense |
CENTRE-BACKS (CBs):
- BEST PERFORMING CBs:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| Fábio Cardoso | 8.88 | Back 4 | 270 | FC Porto |
| Sebastián Coates | 8.17 | Back 5 | 360 | Sporting |
| Iván Marcano | 8.16 | Back 4 | 360 | FC Porto |
| Gabriel Pereira | 7.59 | Back 4 | 360 | Gil Vicente |
| Gonçalo Inácio | 7.49 | Back 5 | 360 | Sporting |
- WORST PERFORMING CBs:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| Nino Galović | 4.78 | Back 4 | 180 | Arouca |
| Miguel Lopes | 5.02 | Back 5 | 199 | Estrela Amadora |
| Anderson Jesus | 5.03 | Back 4 | 260 | Vizela |
| Bruno Rodrigues | 5.03 | Back 4 | 270 | Chaves |
| Eliaquim Mangala | 5.17 | Back 4 | 232 | Estoril |
FULL-BACKS & WING-BACKS (FBs & WBs):
- BEST PERFORMING FBs & WBs:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| Frederik Aursnes | 8.64 | Back 4 | 270 | Benfica |
| Pedro Malheiro | 8.61 | Back 4 | 360 | Boavista |
| Bruno Onyemaechi | 7.41 | Back 4 | 270 | Boavista |
| Fábio Ronaldo | 7.29 | Back 5 | 358 | Rio Ave |
| Leonardo Buta | 7.22 | Back 4 | 360 | Gil Vicente |
- WORST PERFORMING FBs & WBs:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| Afonso Freitas | 4.83 | Back 5 | 262 | Vitória Guimarães |
| João Correia | 5.21 | Back 4 | 220 | Chaves |
| Bruno Gaspar | 5.72 | Back 5 | 199 | Vitória Guimarães |
| Victor Gomez | 5.76 | Back 4 | 238 | Braga |
| Matheus Pereira | 5.86 | Back 4 | 211 | Vizela |
MIDFIELDERS & WINGERS (Ms & Ws):
- BEST PERFORMING Ms & Ws:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| Rafa Silva | 9.14 | Back 4 | 352 | Benfica |
| Ricardo Horta | 8.38 | Back 4 | 265 | Braga |
| Ángel Di María | 8.37 | Back 4 | 323 | Benfica |
| David Simão | 8.06 | Back 4 | 180 | Arouca |
| Pedro Gonçalves | 7.93 | Back 5 | 338 | Sporting |
- WORST PERFORMING Ms & Ws:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| Yuki Soma | 4.94 | Back 5 | 271 | Casa Pia |
| Kobamelo Kodisang | 4.96 | Back 4 | 226 | Moreirense |
| Benny | 4.97 | Back 4 | 180 | Chaves |
| Rodrigo Gomes | 5.08 | Back 4 | 204 | Estoril |
| Diogo Nascimento | 5.29 | Back 4 | 199 | Vizela |
CENTRE-FOWARDS (CFs):
- BEST PERFORMING CFs:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| Viktor Gyökeres | 8.02 | Back 5 | 360 | Sporting CP |
| Róbert Boženík | 7.72 | Back 4 | 331 | Boavista |
| Clayton | 7.47 | Back 5 | 290 | Casa Pia |
| André Silva | 7.22 | Back 5 | 328 | Vitória Guimarães |
| Samuel Essende | 7.19 | Back 4 | 252 | Vizela |
- WORST PERFORMING CFs:
| Player | Rating | Defence | Minutes Played | Team |
| Cassiano | 4.12 | Back 4 | 182 | Vizela |
| Roko Baturina | 5.12 | Back 4 | 264 | Gil Vicente |
| Jhonder Cádiz | 5.37 | Back 4 | 263 | Famalicão |
| Mehdi Taremi | 5.47 | Back 4 | 330 | FC Porto |
| Ronie Carrillo | 5.52 | Back 4 | 258 | Famalicão |
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Data from FBref.