Players with the Best Potential in Primeira Liga 26/27

The highest-potential players in Primeira Liga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

Best goalkeepers in Primeira Liga Best defenders in Primeira Liga Best midfielders in Primeira Liga Best attackers in Primeira Liga Most in-form players in Primeira Liga Top-scoring players in Primeira Liga

At a glance

J. Kamiński of Benfica is the standout for raw talent across players in Primeira Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 82, and Pote leads the scoring with 13 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: João Palhinha has improved his Season rating most, up +48.7 on last season, while Sergio Barcia's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +35.8 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Samu of FC Porto is the most valuable name in this group at 41.1.

Sergio Barcia+35.8RTG

SC Braga · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

João Palhinha+48.7SsN

Benfica · 24/25→25/26

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	Player	Team
1	J. Kamiński Centre-forward	Benfica	24	60±0%	82±0%
2	A. Circati Centre-back	Benfica	22	45±0%	80±0%
3	Sergio Barcia Centre-back	SC Braga	25	42±0%	706.6%
4	Samu Winger	FC Porto	22	4039.1%	6711.5%
5	A. Trubin Goalkeeper	Benfica	25	5113.1%	674.6%
6	Francisco Chissumba Full-back	SC Braga	21	20±0%	667.7%
7	J. Castillo Goalkeeper	Guimaraes	23	11	65
8	O. Pietuszewski Central midfielder	FC Porto	18	16	6588.6%
9	MT Centre-back	Santa Clara	25	46146.8%	6533.7%
10	N. Raveyre Goalkeeper	Alverca	21	23	63
11	João Simões Central midfielder	Sporting CP	19	914.9%	621.1%
12	Toni Tamarit Central midfielder	Alverca	20	7±0%	61±0%
13	Diego Rodrigues Central midfielder	SC Braga	21	17±0%	60±0%
14	J. Holsgrove Central midfielder	Estoril	27	49±0%	608.9%
15	A. Chernev Centre-back	Estrela	24	13	60
16	Gabri Martínez Winger	SC Braga	23	12±0%	60±0%
17	T. Helguera Central midfielder	SC Braga	20	15	5910.4%
18	C. Miszta Goalkeeper	Rio Ave	24	820.3%	597.3%
19	Espigares Centre-back	GIL Vicente	22	15±0%	581.9%
20	Leonardo Lelo Full-back	SC Braga	26	27±0%	58±0%
21	Afonso Assis Central midfielder	Moreirense	20	16	5810.8%
22	Rafael Brito Central midfielder	Casa Pia	24	2460.4%	56±0%
23	B. Aguilera Central midfielder	Rio Ave	23	1544.5%	568.5%
24	C. Nuozzi Winger	Alverca	20	6±0%	56±0%
25	K. Höög Jansson Defensive midfielder	Estrela	25	2016.6%	56±0%
26	Gabriel Veron Winger	FC Porto	24	678.2%	5522%
27	C. Labidi Defensive midfielder	Nacional	25	27±0%	54±0%
28	Miguel Nóbrega Centre-back	Guimaraes	26	11152.4%	5474.2%
29	Álvaro Martínez Centre-back	Moreirense	24	8	54
30	Miguel Puche Winger	Arouca	25	81.2%	54±0%
31	J. Martínez Centre-back	Alverca	22	6	53
32	S. Alexandropoulos Defensive midfielder	Sporting CP	24	817.2%	535%
33	João Marques Central midfielder	SC Braga	24	844.4%	524.1%
34	João Tomé Full-back	Rio Ave	23	7±0%	52±0%
35	Francisco Moura Full-back	FC Porto	27	41±0%	52±0%
36	E. Maurin Centre-forward	Casa Pia	25	12±0%	52±0%
37	Pote Attacking midfielder	Sporting CP	28	55±0%	51±0%
38	P. Sequeira Goalkeeper	Casa Pia	27	2134.2%	5120.7%
39	I. Mohamed Defensive midfielder	Casa Pia	25	17±0%	50±0%
40	B. Popović Centre-back	Arouca	26	13±0%	50±0%
41	J. Livolant Central midfielder	Casa Pia	28	3628%	4716.1%
42	N. Mantl Goalkeeper	Arouca	26	665.6%	4724.7%
43	S. Niakaté Centre-back	SC Braga	27	1664.3%	4525.7%
44	N. Ogbeta Full-back	Maritimo	25	7105.6%	4422.8%
45	Samuel Justo Central midfielder	Sporting CP	22	9800%	4411.7%
46	Song Min-Kyu Central midfielder	Nacional	27	1211.3%	4417.6%
47	S. Abdulai Central midfielder	Alverca	27	1445.8%	4421.5%
48	Pedro Amaral Full-back	Rio Ave	29	11±0%	4312.2%
49	K. Koindredi Defensive midfielder	Sporting CP	24	1766%	4320.1%
50	João Palhinha Central midfielder	Benfica	31	554%	42±0%