Most improved U23 players from Portugal

The most improved U23 players from Portugal, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

Mateus Fernandes of West Ham is the standout for raw talent across U23 players from Portugal, with a Field Insider Rating of 89.3, and Alberto Baio has been the form player this season, grading 71.2, and Youssef Chermiti leads the scoring with 15 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Alberto Baio has improved his Season rating most, up +54.3 on last season, while Tiago Gabriel'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

Tiago Gabriel+28.3RTG

Lecce · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Alberto Baio+54.3SsN

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Youssef Chermiti15goals

Rangers

Most valuable

Mateus Fernandes169.7val

West Ham

50 players · ranked by most improvedCustomise →

#	Player	Team	Age	ΔSsN	Season	Rating
1	Alberto Baio Full-back	FC Porto	22	+54.3 24/25→25/26	71321.3%	7117.4%
2	Pablo Centre-forward	GIL Vicente	22	+44.3 24/25→25/26	61260.6%	6916.5%
3	Carlos Forbs Attacking midfielder	Club Brugge KV	22	+41.1 24/25→25/26	41	665.6%
4	Flávio Nazinho Central midfielder	Cercle Brugge	22	+35.9 24/25→25/26	53207.5%	617.3%
5	Danilo Veiga Full-back	Lecce	23	+35.6 24/25→25/26	51225.3%	8035.8%
6	Tiago Gabriel Centre-back	Lecce	21	+29.4 24/25→25/26	44205.6%	8450.8%
7	Mathias De Amorim Defensive midfielder	Famalicao	21	+27.8 24/25→25/26	48135%	7017.8%
8	Gilberto Batista Centre-back	Moreirense	22	+24.4 24/25→25/26	29554.5%	6316.4%
9	Christian Marques Centre-back	Tondela	23	+24.2 22/23→25/26	30410.2%	6252.1%
10	Gustavo Varela Centre-forward	GIL Vicente	21	+23.5 24/25→25/26	29427.3%	6533.8%
11	Rodrigo Pinheiro Full-back	Famalicao	23	+20.2 24/25→25/26	6248.3%	663.1%
12	Pedro Santos Central midfielder	Famalicao	23	+18.3 24/25→25/26	18	6110.4%
13	Pedro Brazão Attacking midfielder	Bodrum FK	23	+15.7 24/25→25/26	27135.3%	5120.9%
14	Luís Semedo Centre-forward	Moreirense	22	+12.7 23/24→25/26	13	591.6%
15	Vivaldo Semedo Centre-forward	Watford	21	+12.3 24/25→25/26	12	6343.9%
16	Renato Veiga Centre-back	Villarreal	22	+11.5 24/25→25/26	2871.4%	8715.8%
17	Tiago Santos Full-back	Lille	23	+10.9 24/25→25/26	16209.6%	704.5%
18	Francisco Conceição Attacking midfielder	Juventus	23	+9.4 24/25→25/26	2947.2%	853.5%
19	Martim Fernandes Full-back	FC Porto	20	+9.3 24/25→25/26	3931.2%	636.4%
20	Diego Moreira Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	21	+9.2 24/25→25/26	4227.9%	871.9%
21	Gonçalo Ribeiro Goalkeeper	FC Porto B	20	+9.1 24/25→25/26	12303.3%	461.3%
22	João Neves Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	21	+8.6 24/25→25/26	4424.6%	844.4%
23	Samuel Justo Central midfielder	Sporting CP B	22	+7.7 24/25→25/26	9700%	4411.7%
24	Rodrigo Gomes Attacking midfielder	Wolves	23	+7.7 24/25→25/26	1873.3%	751.2%
25	Gabriel Brás Full-back	FC Porto B	22	+5.7 24/25→25/26	1655.9%	481.8%
26	João Pedro Moreira Teixeira Central midfielder	FC Porto B	20	+5.4 24/25→25/26	8225%	484.1%
27	Gustavo Mendonça Central midfielder	AVS	23	+5 24/25→25/26	1647.6%	541.5%
28	Afonso Silva Centre-back	Felgueiras 1932	22	+4 24/25→25/26	1537.4%	4411.6%
29	Wagner Pina Full-back	Trabzonspor	23	+3.9 24/25→25/26	3811.6%	5519.3%
30	Rodrigo Ribeiro Centre-forward	FC Augsburg	21	+3.5 24/25→25/26	962.5%	7130.2%
31	Augusto Dabo Centre-back	Beroe	22	+3.4 24/25→25/26	785%	2848.1%
32	David Costa Central midfielder	Pacos Ferreira	22	+2.8 24/25→25/26	1134.6%	4415.3%
33	João Simões Central midfielder	Sporting CP	19	+1.8 24/25→25/26	925.7%	621.3%
34	Diogo Nascimento Central midfielder	Olympiakos Piraeus	23	+1.4 24/25→25/26	169.9%	3931.2%
35	Gonçalo Nogueira Attacking midfielder	Guimaraes	22	+0.5 24/25→25/26	133.9%	6018.5%
36	Guilherme Manuel Serrão Montóia Full-back	Jagiellonia	22	+0.4 24/25→25/26	133.2%	3633.9%
37	Diogo Travassos Full-back	Moreirense	22	0 24/25→25/26	35±0%	7017.2%
38	Roger Fernandes Defensive midfielder	Al-Ittihad FC	20	-0.5 24/25→25/26	212.3%	5715.8%
39	Pedro Carvalho Full-back	Estoril	23	-0.9 24/25→25/26	108.7%	565.6%
40	Bica Winger	Leixoes	23	-1 24/25→25/26	137.2%	461.3%
41	João Tomé Full-back	Rio Ave	23	-2.5 24/25→25/26	727.5%	529.3%
42	António Silva Centre-back	Benfica	22	-3.8 24/25→25/26	418.5%	644.6%
43	Miguel Maga Full-back	Guimaraes	23	-4.8 24/25→25/26	2317.6%	593.9%
44	Emanuel Fernandes Centre-back	Feirense	23	-5 24/25→25/26	742.7%	438.2%
45	Joelson Fernandes Attacking midfielder	GIL Vicente	23	-7.4 24/25→25/26	1336.1%	5817.5%
46	Gustavo Sá Attacking midfielder	Famalicao	21	-8.1 24/25→25/26	2623.8%	712.9%
47	Hugo Félix Attacking midfielder	Tondela	22	-8.9 24/25→25/26	564%	55±0%
48	Francisco Chissumba Full-back	Alverca	21	-9.9 24/25→25/26	2132.4%	613.2%
49	Chico Lamba Centre-back	Saint Etienne	23	-12.7 24/25→25/26	1545.2%	579.9%
50	Fábio Silva Centre-forward	Borussia Dortmund	23	-16.9 24/25→25/26	2441.3%	775.1%