Fastest-growing U23 players from Portugal

The fastest-growing (by % Rating change) 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 biggest rating change %Customise →

#	Player	Team	Age	Δ%	Season	Rating
1	Christian Marques Centre-back	Tondela	23	+52.1 22/23→25/26	30410.2%	6252.1%
2	Tiago Gabriel Centre-back	Lecce	21	+50.8 24/25→25/26	44205.6%	8450.8%
3	Vivaldo Semedo Centre-forward	Watford	21	+43.9 24/25→25/26	12	6343.9%
4	Danilo Veiga Full-back	Lecce	23	+35.8 24/25→25/26	51225.3%	8035.8%
5	Gustavo Varela Centre-forward	GIL Vicente	21	+33.8 24/25→25/26	29427.3%	6533.8%
6	Rodrigo Ribeiro Centre-forward	FC Augsburg	21	+30.2 24/25→25/26	962.5%	7130.2%
7	Pedro Brazão Attacking midfielder	Bodrum FK	23	+20.9 24/25→25/26	27135.3%	5120.9%
8	Gonçalo Nogueira Attacking midfielder	Guimaraes	22	+18.5 24/25→25/26	133.9%	6018.5%
9	Mathias De Amorim Defensive midfielder	Famalicao	21	+17.8 24/25→25/26	48135%	7017.8%
10	Joelson Fernandes Attacking midfielder	GIL Vicente	23	+17.5 24/25→25/26	1336.1%	5817.5%
11	Alberto Baio Full-back	FC Porto	22	+17.4 24/25→25/26	71321.3%	7117.4%
12	Diogo Travassos Full-back	Moreirense	22	+17.2 24/25→25/26	35±0%	7017.2%
13	Pablo Centre-forward	GIL Vicente	22	+16.5 24/25→25/26	61260.6%	6916.5%
14	Gilberto Batista Centre-back	Moreirense	22	+16.4 24/25→25/26	29554.5%	6316.4%
15	Renato Veiga Centre-back	Villarreal	22	+15.8 24/25→25/26	2871.4%	8715.8%
16	André Gomes Goalkeeper	Alverca	21	+11.8 24/25→25/26	780.6%	6411.8%
17	Pedro Santos Central midfielder	Famalicao	23	+10.4 24/25→25/26	18	6110.4%
18	Flávio Nazinho Central midfielder	Cercle Brugge	22	+7.3 24/25→25/26	53207.5%	617.3%
19	Tiago Santos Full-back	Lille	23	+4.5 24/25→25/26	16209.6%	704.5%
20	João Pedro Moreira Teixeira Central midfielder	FC Porto B	20	+4.1 24/25→25/26	8225%	484.1%
21	Francisco Conceição Attacking midfielder	Juventus	23	+3.5 24/25→25/26	2947.2%	853.5%
22	Rodrigo Pinheiro Full-back	Famalicao	23	+3.1 24/25→25/26	6248.3%	663.1%
23	Diego Moreira Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	21	+1.9 24/25→25/26	4227.9%	871.9%
24	Luís Semedo Centre-forward	Moreirense	22	+1.6 23/24→25/26	13	591.6%
25	João Simões Central midfielder	Sporting CP	19	+1.3 24/25→25/26	925.7%	621.3%
26	Mateus Fernandes Attacking midfielder	West Ham	22	+0.6 24/25→25/26	2944.8%	890.6%
27	Hugo Félix Attacking midfielder	Tondela	22	+0.4 24/25→25/26	564%	55±0%
28	Rodrigo Gomes Attacking midfielder	Wolves	23	-1.2 24/25→25/26	1873.3%	751.2%
29	Bica Winger	Leixoes	23	-1.3 24/25→25/26	137.2%	461.3%
30	Gonçalo Ribeiro Goalkeeper	FC Porto B	20	-1.3 24/25→25/26	12303.3%	461.3%
31	Gustavo Mendonça Central midfielder	AVS	23	-1.5 24/25→25/26	1647.6%	541.5%
32	Gabriel Brás Full-back	FC Porto B	22	-1.8 24/25→25/26	1655.9%	481.8%
33	Gustavo Sá Attacking midfielder	Famalicao	21	-2.9 24/25→25/26	2623.8%	712.9%
34	Francisco Chissumba Full-back	Alverca	21	-3.2 24/25→25/26	2132.4%	613.2%
35	Miguel Maga Full-back	Guimaraes	23	-3.9 24/25→25/26	2317.6%	593.9%
36	João Neves Central midfielder	Paris Saint Germain	21	-4.4 24/25→25/26	4424.6%	844.4%
37	António Silva Centre-back	Benfica	22	-4.6 24/25→25/26	418.5%	644.6%
38	Fábio Silva Centre-forward	Borussia Dortmund	23	-5.1 24/25→25/26	2441.3%	775.1%
39	Pedro Carvalho Full-back	Estoril	23	-5.6 24/25→25/26	108.7%	565.6%
40	Carlos Forbs Attacking midfielder	Club Brugge KV	22	-5.6 24/25→25/26	41	665.6%
41	Martim Fernandes Full-back	FC Porto	20	-6.4 24/25→25/26	3931.2%	636.4%
42	Emanuel Fernandes Centre-back	Feirense	23	-8.2 24/25→25/26	742.7%	438.2%
43	João Tomé Full-back	Rio Ave	23	-9.3 24/25→25/26	727.5%	529.3%
44	Chico Lamba Centre-back	Saint Etienne	23	-9.9 24/25→25/26	1545.2%	579.9%
45	Rodrigo Mora Central midfielder	FC Porto	19	-10.2 24/25→25/26	1658.1%	6210.2%
46	Afonso Silva Centre-back	Felgueiras 1932	22	-11.6 24/25→25/26	1537.4%	4411.6%
47	Samuel Justo Central midfielder	Sporting CP B	22	-11.7 24/25→25/26	9700%	4411.7%
48	David Costa Central midfielder	Pacos Ferreira	22	-15.3 24/25→25/26	1134.6%	4415.3%
49	Roger Fernandes Defensive midfielder	Al-Ittihad FC	20	-15.8 24/25→25/26	212.3%	5715.8%
50	Tiago Morais Winger	Casa Pia	22	-18.2 24/25→25/26	0100%	5118.2%