Most valuable U23 players from Portugal

The most valuable 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

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#	Player	Team	Age	val	Season	Rating
1	Mateus Fernandes Attacking midfielder	West Ham	22	169.7	2944.8%	890.6%
2	Renato Veiga Centre-back	Villarreal	22	152.8	2871.4%	8715.8%
3	Rodrigo Gomes Attacking midfielder	Wolves	23	150.8	1873.3%	751.2%
4	Fábio Carvalho Attacking midfielder	Brentford	23	146.8	741.4%	738.4%
5	Francisco Conceição Attacking midfielder	Juventus	23	146	2947.2%	853.5%
6	Martim Neto Attacking midfielder	Elche	23	142.4	23	7746.6%
7	Danilo Veiga Full-back	Lecce	23	138.3	51225.3%	8035.8%
8	André Simões Central midfielder	Torreense	22	131.5	6	6936.2%
9	Tiago Gabriel Centre-back	Lecce	21	130	44205.6%	8450.8%
10	Fábio Silva Centre-forward	Borussia Dortmund	23	127	2441.3%	775.1%
11	Diego Moreira Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	21	127	4227.9%	871.9%
12	Afonso Moreira Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	126.1	41	8759.6%
13	Dário Essugo Defensive midfielder	Chelsea	21	125.6	293.6%	709.2%
14	João Neves Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	21	122.9	4424.6%	844.4%
15	Gonçalo Santos Sousa Centre-forward	Portugal U19	20	119	0100%	7051.8%
16	Tiago Santos Full-back	Lille	23	113.2	16209.6%	704.5%
17	Eduardo Fernandes Centre-forward	Portugal U17	19	113.1	0	71
18	Rodrigo Ribeiro Centre-forward	FC Augsburg	21	106.4	962.5%	7130.2%
19	Fabio Amadu Uri Baldé Defensive midfielder	Hamburger SV	20	102.6	116.9%	7317.1%
20	Rafael LuÃs Central midfielder	Strasbourg	21	102.5	102375%	7063.1%
21	David Daiber Central midfielder	Bayern München	19	90	0	68
22	Vivaldo Semedo Centre-forward	Watford	21	72.9	12	6343.9%
23	Alberto Baio Full-back	FC Porto	22	71.2	71321.3%	7117.4%
24	Diogo Travassos Full-back	Moreirense	22	70.7	35±0%	7017.2%
25	Rodrigo Pinheiro Full-back	Famalicao	23	70.3	6248.3%	663.1%
26	Pablo Centre-forward	GIL Vicente	22	69	61260.6%	6916.5%
27	Gustavo Sá Attacking midfielder	Famalicao	21	67.4	2623.8%	712.9%
28	Mathias De Amorim Defensive midfielder	Famalicao	21	67.1	48135%	7017.8%
29	Christian Marques Centre-back	Tondela	23	65.6	30410.2%	6252.1%
30	António Silva Centre-back	Benfica	22	64.3	418.5%	644.6%
31	Pedro Santos Central midfielder	Famalicao	23	64.1	18	6110.4%
32	Guilherme Martinho Peixoto Full-back	Twente	20	63	0	58
33	Gilberto Batista Centre-back	Moreirense	22	62.9	29554.5%	6316.4%
34	Miguel Maga Full-back	Guimaraes	23	62.2	2317.6%	593.9%
35	Gustavo Varela Centre-forward	GIL Vicente	21	61.9	29427.3%	6533.8%
36	Joelson Fernandes Attacking midfielder	GIL Vicente	23	61.3	1336.1%	5817.5%
37	Vasco Sousa Central midfielder	Moreirense	23	61.3	17279.5%	583.2%
38	André Gomes Goalkeeper	Alverca	21	60.8	780.6%	6411.8%
39	Gonçalo Nogueira Attacking midfielder	Guimaraes	22	60.1	133.9%	6018.5%
40	Chico Lamba Centre-back	Saint Etienne	23	59.6	1545.2%	579.9%
41	Pedro Carvalho Full-back	Estoril	23	59.3	108.7%	565.6%
42	Luís Semedo Centre-forward	Moreirense	22	59.3	13	591.6%
43	Francisco Chissumba Full-back	Alverca	21	58.3	2132.4%	613.2%
44	Diego Rodrigues Central midfielder	SC Braga	21	57.4	16500%	604.3%
45	Gustavo Mendonça Central midfielder	AVS	23	56.9	1647.6%	541.5%
46	Martim Fernandes Full-back	FC Porto	20	56.7	3931.2%	636.4%
47	Diogo Filipe Spencer Marques Central midfielder	AVS	22	56.5	20477.1%	5626.6%
48	João Tomé Full-back	Rio Ave	23	55	727.5%	529.3%
49	Hugo Félix Attacking midfielder	Tondela	22	55	564%	55±0%
50	Carlos Forbs Attacking midfielder	Club Brugge KV	22	54.9	41	665.6%