Centre-backs with the Best Potential in Segunda Liga 26/27

The highest-potential centre-backs in Segunda Liga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Christian Marques of Tondela is the standout for raw talent across centre-backs in Segunda Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 61.4, and Bebeto has been the form player this season, grading 37.2.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Bebeto has improved his Season rating most, up +26 on last season, while Christian Marques's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +20.7 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, B. Medina of Tondela is the most valuable name in this group at 14.6.

Best talent

Christian Marques61.4RTG

Christian Marques+20.7RTG

Tondela · 22/23→25/26

Most improved

Bebeto+26SsN

Tondela · 24/25→25/26

30 players · ranked by best potentialCustomise →

	Player	Team
1	Christian Marques Centre-back	Tondela	23	30406.8%	6150.9%
2	A. Caicedo Centre-back	Vizela	21	1178.7%	5950.3%
3	B. Medina Centre-back	Tondela	24	31	58
4	L. Rivas Centre-back	AVS	24	17	53
5	Kaio Henrique Centre-back	FC Porto B	20	14197.8%	473.7%
6	Zé Pedro Centre-back	União de Leiria	24	10	44
7	Bruno Ramos Centre-back	Sporting CP B	21	9	44
8	Felipe Silva Centre-back	FC Porto B	24	1532.7%	4411.8%
9	Matheus Dário Pinheiro da Silva Centre-back	Felgueiras 1932	22	9	43
10	Tiago Simões Centre-back	Chaves	26	8	38
11	Matheus Pivô Centre-back	AVS	28	14	37
12	D. Collard Centre-back	Lusitânia Lourosa	26	9	3623.8%
13	Armando Lopes Centre-back	Oliveirense	27	5	34
14	Antonio Leal Centre-back	Feirense	27	3	33
15	Guilherme Soares Centre-back	Lusitânia Lourosa	25	534.9%	2939.3%
16	Kiki Centre-back	AVS	31	1913.6%	2629.2%
17	Carlos Ponck Centre-back	AVS	31	746.9%	2326.5%
18	Silvério Centre-back	Lusitânia Lourosa	30	850.9%	2238.4%
19	Rúben Semedo Centre-back	AVS	32	451.9%	1940.1%
20	Bebeto Centre-back	Tondela	36	37232.1%	18102.2%
21	João Miguel Centre-back	Penafiel	32	129.2%	1551.4%
22	Tiago Ferreira Centre-back	FC Porto B	33	944%	1344.7%
23	Luís Rocha Centre-back	Lusitânia Lourosa	33	10174.3%	1247.6%
24	João Afonso Centre-back	Tondela	36	1173.8%	1110.1%
25	Josué Sá Centre-back	Lusitânia Lourosa	34	932.8%	1152.9%
26	Rafael Vieira Centre-back	Pacos Ferreira	34	137.2%	1048.3%
27	Paulinho Centre-back	Leixoes	35	752%	1050.7%
28	Tiago Cerveira Centre-back	Lusitânia Lourosa	34	383.2%	975.3%
29	Aderllan Santos Centre-back	AVS	37	1334.9%	862.1%
30	Bura Centre-back	Oliveirense	37	556.1%	660%