Most in-form defensive midfielders in Primeira Liga

The most in-form defensive midfielders in Primeira Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Mathias De Amorim of Famalicao is the standout for raw talent across defensive midfielders in Primeira Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 70.3, and Luís Esteves has been the form player this season, grading 54, and Daniel Bragança leads the scoring with 6 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Mathias De Amorim has improved his Season rating most, up +27.8 on last season, while M. Dorgeles's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +15.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, T. Fukui of Arouca is the most valuable name in this group at 68.7.

Best talent

Mathias De Amorim70.3RTG

SC Braga · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Mathias De Amorim+27.8SsN

Famalicao · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Daniel Bragança6goals

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#	Player	Team	Age	Season	Rating
1	Luís Esteves Defensive midfielder	GIL Vicente	28	5475.3%	544.8%
2	Mathias De Amorim Defensive midfielder	Famalicao	21	48135%	7017.8%
3	J. Holsgrove Defensive midfielder	Estoril	26	4721%	606.7%
4	T. Fukui Defensive midfielder	Arouca	22	4651.1%	687.4%
5	Serginho Defensive midfielder	Santa Clara	26	44122.6%	581.9%
6	M. Hjulmand Defensive midfielder	Sporting CP	27	4417.9%	587.7%
7	Roni Defensive midfielder	AVS	27	44126.3%	5110.6%
8	F. Aursnes Defensive midfielder	Benfica	30	402.4%	4024.6%
9	Víctor Gómez Defensive midfielder	SC Braga	26	3610.9%	611.1%
10	E. van Ee Defensive midfielder	Arouca	23	3414.3%	6112.7%
11	H. Morita Defensive midfielder	Sporting CP	31	3424.8%	3220%
12	A. Ntoi Defensive midfielder	Rio Ave	23	33148.9%	626.2%
13	Beni Defensive midfielder	Guimaraes	24	3236.9%	61±0%
14	João Moutinho Defensive midfielder	SC Braga	39	315.8%	1618.8%
15	Rodri Alonso Defensive midfielder	Moreirense	23	2893.2%	646.5%
16	E. Barrenechea Defensive midfielder	Benfica	25	2821.5%	6024.7%
17	Rhaldney Defensive midfielder	Alverca	27	276.3%	4820.5%
18	T. Nikitscher Defensive midfielder	Rio Ave	26	27200%	5022.8%
19	Leonardo Lelo Defensive midfielder	SC Braga	26	2615%	5715.7%
20	Pedro Ferreira Defensive midfielder	Santa Clara	28	2535.1%	4323.5%
21	F. Cáseres Defensive midfielder	GIL Vicente	25	249.7%	618%
22	T. van de Looi Defensive midfielder	Famalicao	27	245.2%	553.5%
23	M. Stjepanović Defensive midfielder	Moreirense	22	24	65
24	Gabri Martínez Defensive midfielder	SC Braga	23	221.4%	617.4%
25	Cícero Defensive midfielder	Tondela	29	20621.4%	343.1%
26	Diogo Sousa Defensive midfielder	Guimaraes	20	20	59
27	F. Grillitsch Defensive midfielder	SC Braga	30	19272.5%	3130.6%
28	Pedro Amaral Defensive midfielder	Estoril	28	192.1%	4324.6%
29	J. RodrÃguez Defensive midfielder	Tondela	20	18	60
30	Zé Carlos Defensive midfielder	GIL Vicente	24	1712%	578%
31	M. Dorgeles Defensive midfielder	SC Braga	21	1656.6%	6233.7%
32	Afonso Assis Defensive midfielder	Moreirense	20	15	5811.6%
33	José Luís Rocha Tavares Defensive midfielder	Santa Clara	23	15	54
34	D. Gui Defensive midfielder	Alverca	20	14429.6%	5958.1%
35	G. Liavas Defensive midfielder	Rio Ave	25	1341.5%	5328%
36	Xeka Defensive midfielder	Estoril	31	1135.6%	2429.9%
37	G. Kochorashvili Defensive midfielder	Sporting CP	27	1174%	4536.4%
38	Filipe Soares Defensive midfielder	Nacional	27	117%	4217.3%
39	David Simão Defensive midfielder	Arouca	36	965%	1233.3%
40	Gustavo Assunção Defensive midfielder	AVS	26	879.7%	4324.9%