Fastest-improving players from Portugal

The fastest-improving (by % Season change) players from Portugal, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Mateus Fernandes of West Ham is the standout for raw talent across players from Portugal, with a Field Insider Rating of 89.3, and Diogo Costa has been the form player this season, grading 87.9, and Cristiano Ronaldo leads the scoring with 28 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: João Félix has improved his Season rating most, up +69.1 on last season, while David Carmo's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +28.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Mateus Fernandes of West Ham is the most valuable name in this group at 169.7.

Best talent

Mateus Fernandes89.3RTG

Al-Nassr · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Cristiano Ronaldo28goals

Al-Nassr

Most valuable

Mateus Fernandes169.7val

West Ham

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#	Player	Team	Age	Δ%	Season	Rating
1	Matheus Nunes Full-back	Manchester City	27	+160.5 24/25→25/26	58160.5%	792.8%
2	Mathias De Amorim Defensive midfielder	Famalicao	21	+135 24/25→25/26	48135%	7017.8%
3	Pote Attacking midfielder	Sporting CP	28	+134.6 24/25→25/26	56134.6%	518%
4	Nuno Mendes Full-back	Paris Saint Germain	24	+122.2 24/25→25/26	46122.2%	831.6%
5	Rúben Neves Centre-back	Al-Hilal Saudi FC	29	+117.5 24/25→25/26	59117.5%	448.4%
6	Domingos Duarte Centre-back	Getafe	31	+92 24/25→25/26	4392%	474.1%
7	Luís Esteves Defensive midfielder	GIL Vicente	28	+75.3 24/25→25/26	5475.3%	544.8%
8	Ricardo Matos Centre-forward	Arges Pitesti	26	+71.5 23/24→25/26	3471.5%	3134.5%
9	Fábio Vieira Attacking midfielder	Hamburger SV	26	+71.3 24/25→25/26	4771.3%	7412.3%
10	Rui Silva Goalkeeper	Sporting CP	32	+56.6 24/25→25/26	5956.6%	341.2%
11	Samú Costa Defensive midfielder	Mallorca	25	+50.2 24/25→25/26	6350.2%	811.9%
12	Gil Dias Attacking midfielder	Famalicao	29	+50 24/25→25/26	3650%	474.3%
13	Rodrigo Pinheiro Full-back	Famalicao	23	+48.3 24/25→25/26	6248.3%	663.1%
14	Bruno Fernandes Attacking midfielder	Manchester United	31	+38.8 24/25→25/26	7838.8%	5512.7%
15	Cláudio Braga Centre-forward	Heart Of Midlothian	26	+38.4 24/25→25/26	4738.4%	4935.6%
16	Rúben Dias Centre-back	Manchester City	29	+37.4 24/25→25/26	5037.4%	6014.4%
17	Nuno Moreira Attacking midfielder	Vasco DA Gama	27	+33.8 24/25→25/26	4033.8%	611.3%
18	Zé Carlos Full-back	GIL Vicente	27	+33.6 24/25→25/26	4633.6%	536.7%
19	Martim Fernandes Full-back	FC Porto	20	+31.2 24/25→25/26	3931.2%	636.4%
20	Diogo Costa Goalkeeper	FC Porto	26	+31 24/25→25/26	8831%	647%
21	Diego Moreira Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	21	+27.9 24/25→25/26	4227.9%	871.9%
22	Samu Attacking midfielder	Guimaraes	30	+25.2 24/25→25/26	3425.2%	3813.1%
23	João Neves Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	21	+24.6 24/25→25/26	4424.6%	844.4%
24	Pedrinho Defensive midfielder	Çorum FK	33	+19.5 23/24→25/26	3619.5%	2219.3%
25	Beto Centre-forward	Everton	28	+19.5 24/25→25/26	3519.5%	6016.1%
26	João Carvalho Attacking midfielder	Estoril	29	+18.7 24/25→25/26	5018.7%	4714.9%
27	Danilo Pereira Centre-back	Al-Ittihad FC	34	+18.4 24/25→25/26	3018.4%	2214.9%
28	Nélson Semedo Full-back	Fenerbahçe	32	+18 24/25→25/26	3918%	2553.3%
29	Rafa Soares Full-back	Famalicao	31	+17.1 24/25→25/26	4317.1%	3222.2%
30	Duarte Moreira Centre-forward	Bryne	24	+16.6 24/25→25/26	4416.6%	448.4%
31	Gonçalo Franco Defensive midfielder	Swansea	25	+14.3 24/25→25/26	5114.3%	69±0%
32	Pedro Ganchas Centre-back	Silkeborg	26	+13.4 24/25→25/26	2313.4%	414.8%
33	Wagner Pina Full-back	Trabzonspor	23	+11.6 24/25→25/26	3811.6%	5519.3%
34	Pedro Nuno Attacking midfielder	Oţelul	31	+11.4 24/25→25/26	2311.4%	1726.8%
35	Ricardo Horta Attacking midfielder	SC Braga	31	+10.7 24/25→25/26	5410.7%	3626.5%
36	Bernardo Vital Centre-back	Jagiellonia	25	+10.5 24/25→25/26	2610.5%	3938%
37	Paulinho Centre-forward	Toluca	33	+10.3 23/24→25/26	5510.3%	2144.1%
38	Dinis Pinto Full-back	Moreirense	25	+9.2 24/25→25/26	329.2%	621%
39	Nuno Lima Full-back	Alanyaspor	25	+8.6 24/25→25/26	308.6%	501.8%
40	Gonçalo Inácio Centre-back	Sporting CP	24	+6.5 24/25→25/26	546.5%	672.6%
41	João Moutinho Defensive midfielder	SC Braga	39	+5.8 24/25→25/26	315.8%	1618.8%
42	Cristiano Ronaldo Centre-forward	Al-Nassr	41	+5.7 24/25→25/26	805.7%	181.1%
43	José Gomes Full-back	Nacional	29	+4.7 24/25→25/26	274.7%	429%
44	Vitinha Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	26	+4.4 24/25→25/26	434.4%	757.8%
45	Ferro Centre-back	Estoril	29	+4 24/25→25/26	244%	3813.6%
46	Rafael Leão Centre-forward	AC Milan	27	+2.8 24/25→25/26	482.8%	7012.9%
47	Diogo Travassos Full-back	Moreirense	22	0 24/25→25/26	35±0%	7017.2%
48	Kévin Rodrigues Full-back	Gaziantep FK	32	-0.6 24/25→25/26	330.6%	2413.9%
49	Frederico Venâncio Centre-back	Santa Clara	33	-1 24/25→25/26	311%	2033.9%
50	Fábio Martins Attacking midfielder	Al-Hazm	32	-1.9 24/25→25/26	311.9%	279.6%