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Most Improved defenders in Primeira Liga 26/27

The most improved defenders in Primeira Liga in 26/27, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

A. Circati of Benfica is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Primeira Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 80.4, and MT has been the form player this season, grading 45.9, and F. Calvo leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: A. Circati has improved his Season rating most, up +40.8 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, Francisco Moura of FC Porto is the most valuable name in this group at 36.4.

Best talent
A. Circati80.4RTG
Benfica
In form
MT45.9SsN
Santa Clara
Rising potential
Sergio Barcia+35.8RTG
SC Braga · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
A. Circati+40.8SsN
Benfica · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
F. Calvo4goals
Nacional
Most valuable
Francisco Moura36.4val
FC Porto
22 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1A. CircatiCentre-backBenfica22+40.8
24/25→25/26
45971.4%8020%
2Sergio BarciaCentre-backSC Braga25+38.8
24/25→25/26
421385.7%70106.2%
3Francisco MouraFull-backFC Porto27+23.4
24/25→25/26
41135.3%528.5%
4C. CándidoFull-backNacional31+18.9
24/25→25/26
24393.8%1635.5%
5F. CalvoCentre-backNacional34+13.7
24/25→25/26
3955.2%2318.2%
6Sergi GómezCentre-backAlverca34+11.5
24/25→25/26
21125%229.5%
7Miguel NóbregaCentre-backGuimaraes26+6.4
24/25→25/26
11152.4%5474.2%
8Mario ClimentFull-backArouca24+5.6
24/25→25/26
2528.6%683.3%
9N. OgbetaFull-backMaritimo25+3.8
24/25→25/26
7105.6%4422.8%
10B. PopovićCentre-backArouca26+2.4
24/25→25/26
1322.4%505.7%
11José GomesFull-backNacional30+1.2
24/25→25/26
274.7%3819.5%
12MTCentre-backSanta Clara250
24/25→25/26
46146.8%6533.7%
13Frederico VenâncioCentre-backSanta Clara33-0.3
24/25→25/26
311%2033.9%
14João ToméFull-backRio Ave23-2.5
24/25→25/26
727.5%529.3%
15EspigaresCentre-backGIL Vicente21-2.6
23/24→25/26
1515.2%588.6%
16Leonardo LeloFull-backSC Braga26-2.7
24/25→25/26
279%5814.6%
17B. WdowikFull-backSC Braga25-4
24/25→25/26
1917.3%3736.1%
18José FonteCentre-backCasa Pia42-7.9
24/25→25/26
1534.2%1029.9%
19Francisco ChissumbaFull-backSC Braga21-10.6
24/25→25/26
20±0%667.7%
20M. de los SantosCentre-backNacional33-20
24/25→25/26
1360.6%1916.3%
21S. NiakatéCentre-backSC Braga27-27.9
24/25→25/26
1664.3%4525.7%
22S. AndreouCentre-backEstoril24-28.5
24/25→25/26
1073.3%3245%