Most Valuable defenders by Market Value in Primeira Liga 26/27

The most valuable 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.

Sergio Barcia+35.8RTG

SC Braga · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

A. Circati+40.8SsN

Benfica · 24/25→25/26

Francisco Moura36.4val

FC Porto

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	Player	Team
1	Francisco Moura Full-back	FC Porto	27	36.4	41135.3%	528.5%
2	A. Circati Centre-back	Benfica	22	31.4	45971.4%	8020%
3	Sergio Barcia Centre-back	SC Braga	25	31.3	421385.7%	70106.2%
4	Mario Climent Full-back	Arouca	24	26.1	2528.6%	683.3%
5	B. Wdowik Full-back	SC Braga	25	24.2	1917.3%	3736.1%
6	A. Chernev Centre-back	Estrela	24	23.3	13	60
7	S. Andreou Centre-back	Estoril	24	23	1073.3%	3245%
8	Arnau Solà Full-back	Arouca	23	22.6	5	55
9	Francisco Chissumba Full-back	SC Braga	21	22.5	20±0%	667.7%
10	MT Centre-back	Santa Clara	25	22.2	46146.8%	6533.7%
11	Espigares Centre-back	GIL Vicente	21	21.8	1515.2%	588.6%
12	B. Popović Centre-back	Arouca	26	21.7	1322.4%	505.7%
13	Leonardo Lelo Full-back	SC Braga	26	21.6	279%	5814.6%
14	Luís Gomes Full-back	FC Porto	21	21.6	8±0%	47±0%
15	João Tomé Full-back	Rio Ave	23	21.2	727.5%	529.3%
16	Álvaro Martínez Centre-back	Moreirense	24	21.1	8	54
17	Gustavo Garcia Centre-back	Famalicao	24	20.9	1656.6%	5317.7%
18	Alysson Silva Centre-back	Santa Clara	23	20.8	463.7%	3921.1%
19	M. Elimbi Gilbert Centre-back	GIL Vicente	23	20.8	40±0%	65±0%
20	Francisco Gonçalves Centre-back	Nacional	22	20.7	5	52
21	Miguel Nóbrega Centre-back	Guimaraes	26	20.6	11152.4%	5474.2%
22	Emanuel Fernandes Centre-back	Santa Clara	23	20.6	7±0%	43±0%
23	D. Prpić Centre-back	FC Porto	22	20.3	6	55
24	Rafael Fernandes Centre-back	Maritimo	24	20.2	0	384.3%
25	S. Dahl Centre-back	Benfica	23	20.1	38±0%	69±0%
26	Zé Vitor Centre-back	Nacional	25	20.1	42±0%	62±0%
27	Alberto Baio Centre-back	FC Porto	22	20.1	71±0%	71±0%
28	F. van Breemen Centre-back	Famalicao	23	20	133.3%	36±0%
29	J. Martínez Centre-back	Alverca	22	19.9	6	53
30	Eduardo Quaresma Full-back	Sporting CP	24	19.8	25±0%	59±0%
31	Pedro Carvalho Full-back	Estoril	23	19.7	10±0%	56±0%
32	S. Niakaté Centre-back	SC Braga	27	19.7	1664.3%	4525.7%
33	Matheus Dias Centre-back	Nacional	24	19.7	30±0%	61±0%
34	G. Vagiannidis Centre-back	Sporting CP	24	19.6	27±0%	61±0%
35	Tomás Araújo Centre-back	Benfica	24	19.6	37±0%	61±0%
36	Mateo Flores Centre-back	Arouca	22	19.6	1±0%	51±0%
37	David Moreira Centre-back	GIL Vicente	22	19.6	13±0%	43±0%
38	A. Barišić Centre-back	SC Braga	25	19.5	928%	5113.4%
39	F. Petrasso Centre-back	Rio Ave	24	19.5	12±0%	55±0%
40	Kaique Rocha Centre-back	Casa Pia	25	19.3	584.4%	4827.1%
41	N. Abbey Full-back	Rio Ave	22	19.3	23±0%	61±0%
42	F. Dias Centre-back	Guimaraes	22	19.3	5	53
43	Rodrigo Pinheiro Centre-back	Famalicao	23	19.1	62±0%	66±0%
44	Z. Debast Centre-back	Sporting CP	22	19.1	20±0%	62±0%
45	Gonçalo Inácio Centre-back	Sporting CP	25	19.1	54±0%	692.5%
46	Isma Sierra Centre-back	Estoril	23	19	2	49
47	Miguel Maga Centre-back	Vitória SC	23	19	23±0%	58±0%
48	J. Kiwior Centre-back	FC Porto	26	18.9	71±0%	59±0%
49	G. Liavas Centre-back	Rio Ave	25	18.9	13±0%	53±0%
50	José Fontán Centre-back	Arouca	26	18.9	27±0%	58±0%