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Most Valuable defensive midfielders by Market Value in Primeira Liga

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

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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 57.7, 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 +28.8 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, J. Holsgrove of Estoril is the most valuable name in this group at 31.

Best talent
Mathias De Amorim70.3RTG
Famalicao
In form
Luís Esteves57.7SsN
GIL Vicente
Rising potential
M. Dorgeles+15.5RTG
SC Braga · 24/25→25/26
Most improved
Mathias De Amorim+28.8SsN
Famalicao · 24/25→25/26
Top scorer
Daniel Bragança6goals
Sporting CP
Most valuable
J. Holsgrove31val
Estoril
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PlayerTeam
1J. HolsgroveDefensive midfielderEstoril26314923%606.7%
2SerginhoDefensive midfielderSanta Clara2629.546122%600.7%
3M. HjulmandDefensive midfielderSporting CP2729.14621.5%587.7%
4T. FukuiDefensive midfielderArouca2229.14862.5%687.4%
5Mathias De AmorimDefensive midfielderFamalicao2128.249140.5%7017.8%
6RoniDefensive midfielderAVS2727.944133.5%5110.6%
7Rodri AlonsoDefensive midfielderMoreirense2324.331115.5%646.5%
8M. StjepanovićDefensive midfielderMoreirense2223.62365
9A. NtoiDefensive midfielderRio Ave2323.633147.4%626.2%
10Víctor GómezDefensive midfielderSC Braga2623.5378.6%611.1%
11Gabri MartínezDefensive midfielderSC Braga2323.4222.2%617.4%
12BeniDefensive midfielderGuimaraes2423.43135.8%61±0%
13E. van EeDefensive midfielderArouca2323.23412.6%6112.7%
14F. CáseresDefensive midfielderGIL Vicente2523.1219.7%618%
15E. BarrenecheaDefensive midfielderBenfica2522.72624.1%6024.7%
16Leonardo LeloDefensive midfielderSC Braga2621.82612.3%5715.7%
17Zé CarlosDefensive midfielderGIL Vicente2421.61512.8%578%
18M. DorgelesDefensive midfielderSC Braga2121.11754.9%6233.7%
19T. van de LooiDefensive midfielderFamalicao2721215.3%553.5%
20José Luís Rocha TavaresDefensive midfielderSanta Clara23211455
21Luís EstevesDefensive midfielderGIL Vicente2820.65887.9%544.8%
22G. LiavasDefensive midfielderRio Ave25201344.9%5328%
23J. RodríguezDefensive midfielderTondela2019.61660
24Ryan GuilhermeDefensive midfielderRio Ave2319.4542.9%5117%
25Joel da SilvaDefensive midfielderNacional2319.2588%5018.6%
26D. GuiDefensive midfielderAlverca2019.115417.9%5958.1%
27Diogo SousaDefensive midfielderGuimaraes2019.12059
28Marcos PeñaDefensive midfielderFamalicao2119434.3%5520.2%
29T. NikitscherDefensive midfielderRio Ave261926230.4%5022.8%
30ManuDefensive midfielderBenfica2518.9271.2%5011%
31Yanis da RochaDefensive midfielderSC Braga2218.8152
32Afonso AssisDefensive midfielderMoreirense2018.8165811.6%
33AndreyDefensive midfielderSanta Clara2418.74499.1%
34RhaldneyDefensive midfielderAlverca2718.42712.5%4820.5%
35Tiago BritoDefensive midfielderEstoril2218.23100%503.7%
36Jesús SantiagoDefensive midfielderArouca2218.2187.5%5028.5%
37IsaacDefensive midfielderSanta Clara2218.1050
38A. BambaDefensive midfielderGIL Vicente2117.9193.6%527.5%
39Daniel BragançaDefensive midfielderSporting CP2717.71911.7%4722.4%
40T. MedinaDefensive midfielderRio Ave2217.7092.9%4912.7%
41EdneyDefensive midfielderSanta Clara2117.5051
42LuisinhoDefensive midfielderSC Braga1917.4557
43G. KochorashviliDefensive midfielderSporting CP2717.11176.3%4536.4%
44Gustavo AssunçãoDefensive midfielderAVS2616.6782%4324.9%
45Filipe SoaresDefensive midfielderNacional2716.21110.8%4217.3%
46Rodrigo RodriguesDefensive midfielderGIL Vicente1815.31534.9%
47F. AursnesDefensive midfielderBenfica3012.6416.2%4024.6%
48Miguel SilvaDefensive midfielderMoreirense012.1053
49Pedro FerreiraDefensive midfielderSanta Clara2810.12241.4%4421.6%
50Pedro AmaralDefensive midfielderEstoril289.8191.5%4324.6%