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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

S. Dahl of Benfica is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Primeira Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 68.6, and J. Kiwior has been the form player this season, grading 70.7, and F. Calvo leads the scoring with 4 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: J. Kiwior has improved his Season rating most, up +53.1 on last season, while S. Dahl's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.3 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, H. Gambor of Academico Viseu is the most valuable name in this group at 24.6.

Best talent
S. Dahl68.6RTG
Benfica
In form
J. Kiwior70.7SsN
FC Porto
Rising potential
S. Dahl+31.3RTG
Benfica · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
J. Kiwior+53.1SsN
FC Porto · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
F. Calvo4goals
Nacional
Most valuable
H. Gambor24.6val
Academico Viseu
31 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →
PlayerTeam
1J. KiwiorCentre-backFC Porto26+53.1
24/25→25/26
71±0%59±0%
2Gilberto BatistaCentre-backMoreirense22+24.4
24/25→25/26
29±0%63±0%
3Rodrigo PinheiroCentre-backFamalicao24+20.2
24/25→25/26
62±0%661.7%
4C. CándidoFull-backNacional31+18.9
24/25→25/26
24393.8%1635.5%
5S. DahlFull-backBenfica23+14.9
24/25→25/26
38±0%69±0%
6F. CalvoCentre-backNacional34+13.7
24/25→25/26
3955.2%2318.2%
7GeraldesFull-backCasa Pia35+10.3
24/25→25/26
23±0%19±0%
8Zé CarlosCentre-backRio Ave28+6.9
24/25→25/26
4120%4816.5%
9Paulo HenriqueFull-backMaritimo29+6.7
24/25→25/26
23±0%29±0%
10Rafa SoaresFull-backEstrela31+5.1
24/25→25/26
42±0%32±0%
11N. OgbetaFull-backMaritimo25+3.8
24/25→25/26
7105.6%4422.8%
12Felipe SilvaCentre-backCasa Pia24+3.7
24/25→25/26
1532.7%4411.8%
13Igor JuliãoCentre-backMaritimo32+3.2
24/25→25/26
11±0%1920.1%
14David SousaCentre-backCasa Pia25+1.7
24/25→25/26
38±0%58±0%
15Romain CorreiaCentre-backMaritimo27+0.1
24/25→25/26
14±0%4011%
16MTCentre-backSanta Clara250
24/25→25/26
46146.8%6533.7%
17Frederico VenâncioCentre-backSanta Clara33-0.3
24/25→25/26
311%2033.9%
18RobinhoFull-backAcademico Viseu29-0.5
24/25→25/26
182.7%3310.6%
19ValeryFull-backAcademico Viseu26-0.6
24/25→25/26
69.1%4632.2%
20H. GamborFull-backAcademico Viseu23-4.7
24/25→25/26
1820.9%6530.6%
21José FontánCentre-backArouca26-6
24/25→25/26
27±0%58±0%
22José FonteCentre-backCasa Pia42-7.9
24/25→25/26
1534.2%1029.9%
23A. CorreiaFull-backAcademico Viseu27-8.5
24/25→25/26
24±0%4210.7%
24Tiago EsgaioCentre-backArouca31-10.4
24/25→25/26
28±0%36±0%
25Francisco ChissumbaFull-backSC Braga21-10.6
24/25→25/26
20±0%667.7%
26Guilherme RomãoCentre-backSanta Clara28-11.7
24/25→25/26
12±0%38±0%
27C. SmallingCentre-backFC Porto36-13.5
24/25→25/26
2535.2%2210.6%
28F. van BreemenCentre-backFamalicao23-17.8
22/23→25/26
133.3%36±0%
29M. de los SantosCentre-backNacional33-20
24/25→25/26
1360.6%1916.3%
30F. PetrassoCentre-backRio Ave24-21.3
24/25→25/26
12±0%55±0%
31S. NiakatéCentre-backSC Braga27-27.9
24/25→25/26
1664.3%4525.7%