Best centre-backs in Primeira Liga

The highest-potential centre-backs in Primeira Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Gonçalo Inácio of Sporting CP is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Primeira Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 67.3, and J. Bednarek has been the form player this season, grading 80.9, and J. de Haas leads the scoring with 5 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Kiwior has improved his Season rating most, up +53.1 on last season, while Paulo Vitor's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +22.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Gonçalo Inácio of Sporting CP is the most valuable name in this group at 71.3.

Best talent

Gonçalo Inácio67.3RTG

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

Gonçalo Inácio71.3val

Sporting CP

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	Gonçalo Inácio Centre-back	Sporting CP	24	546.5%	672.6%
2	M. Elimbi Gilbert Centre-back	GIL Vicente	23	40646.3%	6522.6%
3	Gustavo Mancha Centre-back	Rio Ave	21	17	64
4	Kaiky Naves Centre-back	Alverca	24	47159.4%	641.8%
5	António Silva Centre-back	Benfica	22	418.5%	644.6%
6	F. Bacher Centre-back	Estoril	25	272.2%	643.1%
7	Ibrahima Ba Centre-back	Famalicao	21	4414633.3%	6319.3%
8	J. de Haas Centre-back	Famalicao	26	7129.3%	631.7%
9	Gilberto Batista Centre-back	Moreirense	22	29554.5%	6316.4%
10	Zé Vitor Centre-back	Nacional	25	429.1%	621.7%
11	Christian Marques Centre-back	Tondela	23	30410.2%	6252.1%
12	Z. Debast Centre-back	Sporting CP	22	2446%	6113.2%
13	O. Diomande Centre-back	Sporting CP	22	2550.5%	6112.9%
14	Tomás Araújo Centre-back	Benfica	24	3930.8%	619.2%
15	Eduardo Quaresma Centre-back	Sporting CP	24	3011.7%	611.5%
16	J. Kiwior Centre-back	FC Porto	26	71301.7%	5924.1%
17	L. Realpe Centre-back	Famalicao	25	47398.9%	5910.9%
18	K. Boma Centre-back	Estoril	23	1944.7%	5911.5%
19	Espigares Centre-back	GIL Vicente	21	1515.2%	588.3%
20	José Fontán Centre-back	Arouca	26	2718.3%	587.4%
21	H. Silva Centre-back	Santa Clara	20	15	57
22	Thiago Balieiro Centre-back	Guimaraes	23	214080%	5640.9%
23	C. Devenish Centre-back	AVS	25	2137.8%	5611%
24	J. Panzo Centre-back	Rio Ave	25	2494.3%	560.5%
25	F. Petrasso Centre-back	Rio Ave	24	1264.4%	557%
26	Kaly Centre-back	Casa Pia	22	16	546.5%
27	Álvaro Martínez Centre-back	Moreirense	24	8	54
28	J. Martínez Centre-back	Alverca	22	6	53
29	Paulo Vitor Centre-back	AVS	24	1622.1%	5372.4%
30	Óscar Rivas Centre-back	Guimaraes	26	2689.6%	534.9%
31	Léo Santos Centre-back	Nacional	27	32254.4%	522%
32	M. Rocha Centre-back	Arouca	25	895%	523.4%
33	B. Popović Centre-back	Arouca	26	1322.4%	505.7%
34	Miguel Nóbrega Centre-back	Guimaraes	26	11152.4%	4855.8%
35	S. Niakaté Centre-back	SC Braga	27	1664.3%	4525.7%
36	Sidney Lima Centre-back	Santa Clara	29	418.7%	4419.1%
37	J. Bednarek Centre-back	FC Porto	30	81184.9%	4129.2%
38	Ferro Centre-back	Estoril	29	244%	3813.6%
39	Vitor Carvalho Centre-back	SC Braga	29	161.9%	3624.2%
40	Javi Sánchez Centre-back	Arouca	29	1618.3%	3540.5%
41	Jonathan Buatu Centre-back	GIL Vicente	32	44121.3%	324.2%
42	Maracás Centre-back	Moreirense	32	3635.6%	3214.3%
43	R. Abascal Centre-back	Guimaraes	32	3411.7%	2921.2%
44	Kiki Centre-back	AVS	31	1912.7%	2628.9%
45	Carlos Ponck Centre-back	AVS	31	10110.2%	2324.5%
46	J. Brabec Centre-back	Rio Ave	33	2523.6%	2314.2%
47	Sergi Gómez Centre-back	Alverca	34	21125%	229.5%
48	Frederico Venâncio Centre-back	Santa Clara	33	311%	2033.9%
49	Rúben Semedo Centre-back	AVS	32	451.9%	1940.1%
50	Geraldes Centre-back	Casa Pia	35	2384.4%	190.5%