Best Defensive players by Season Rating in Segunda Liga

The best defensive players in Segunda Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Martín Tejón of Maritimo is the standout for raw talent across players in Segunda Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 51.3, and André Clóvis has been the form player this season, grading 33.1.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Adrián Butzke has improved his Season rating most, up +17.9 on last season, while Á. Zamora's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +10.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Martín Tejón of Maritimo is the most valuable name in this group at 11.9.

Academico Viseu · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Adrián Butzke+17.9SsN

Maritimo · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	N. Madsen Centre-back	Maritimo	24	25.9	26194.3%	47±0%
2	A. Correia Centre-back	Academico Viseu	26	23.9	2426.2%	4219.1%
3	Paulo Henrique Full-back	Maritimo	29	22.5	2342.4%	297.4%
4	Bruno Rodrigues Full-back	Chaves	25	16.7	17271.1%	431.9%
5	N. Michelis Full-back	Academico Viseu	25	15.9	1630.3%	458.4%
6	Gabriel Brás Full-back	FC Porto B	22	15.9	1655.9%	481.8%
7	Cláudio Falcão Full-back	Farense	32	15.3	1568.3%	1559.6%
8	Felipe Silva Centre-back	FC Porto B	24	15	1532.7%	4411.8%
9	Afonso Silva Centre-back	Felgueiras 1932	22	14.7	1537.4%	4411.6%
10	Romain Correia Centre-back	Maritimo	26	14.3	14±0%	4016.5%
11	Kaio Henrique Centre-back	FC Porto B	20	13.7	14197.8%	473.7%
12	Rafael Vieira Centre-back	Pacos Ferreira	34	13.4	137.2%	1048.3%
13	David Moreira Centre-back	Sporting CP B	22	13.4	13	43
14	Javi Vázquez Full-back	Torreense	25	12.2	1231.1%	4323.2%
15	João Miguel Centre-back	Penafiel	32	11.9	129.2%	1551.4%
16	Derick Poloni Full-back	Farense	32	11.3	1118.1%	1650.6%
17	Maga Full-back	União de Leiria	27	11.3	1118.1%	3527.4%
18	André Sousa Full-back	Pacos Ferreira	28	11.2	1110.9%	2935.1%
19	B. Godwin Full-back	Vizela	24	10.6	11324%	434.1%
20	Zé Pedro Centre-back	União de Leiria	24	9.8	10	44
21	Rodrigo Dias Full-back	Sporting CP B	21	9.7	10	45
22	Luís Rocha Centre-back	Lusitânia Lourosa	33	9.6	10174.3%	1247.6%
23	Tiago Ferreira Centre-back	Pacos Ferreira	33	9.4	944%	1248.9%
24	Gonçalo Oliveira Centre-back	Benfica B	20	9	9	453.5%
25	Matheus Dário Pinheiro da Silva Centre-back	Felgueiras 1932	22	8.9	9	43
26	Bruno Ramos Centre-back	Sporting CP B	21	8.7	9	44
27	D. Collard Centre-back	Lusitânia Lourosa	26	8.7	9	3623.8%
28	Josué Sá Centre-back	Lusitânia Lourosa	34	8.6	932.8%	1152.9%
29	Simãozinho Full-back	Leixoes	31	8.5	952.5%	2037.8%
30	Tiago Simões Centre-back	Chaves	26	8.4	8	38
31	Silvério Centre-back	Lusitânia Lourosa	30	8	850.9%	2238.4%
32	Marc Baró Full-back	União de Leiria	26	7.6	867%	4019.4%
33	Paulinho Centre-back	Leixoes	35	7.1	752%	1050.7%
34	D. Banjaqui Full-back	Benfica B	17	7.1	7	45
35	Emanuel Fernandes Centre-back	Feirense	23	6.7	742.7%	438.2%
36	Bura Centre-back	Oliveirense	37	5.4	556.1%	660%
37	Armando Lopes Centre-back	Oliveirense	27	5	5	34
38	Tiago Cerveira Centre-back	Lusitânia Lourosa	34	2.8	383.2%	975.3%
39	Antonio Leal Centre-back	Feirense	27	2.8	3	33