Defenders with the Most Assists in Primeira Liga

The most creative defenders in Primeira Liga, ranked on Field Insider.

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At a glance

Alberto Baio of FC Porto is the standout for raw talent across defenders in Primeira Liga, with a Field Insider Rating of 70.7, and J. Bednarek has been the form player this season, grading 80.9, and Gaizka Larrazabal leads the scoring with 6 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 S. Dahl's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +31.5 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, Alberto Baio of FC Porto is the most valuable name in this group at 42.7.

Benfica · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

Alberto Baio+54.3SsN

FC Porto · 24/25→25/26

Top scorer

Gaizka Larrazabal6goals

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	Player	Team
1	Alberto Baio Full-back	FC Porto	22	8	71321.3%	7117.4%
2	Dinis Pinto Full-back	Moreirense	25	6	329.2%	621%
3	José Gomes Full-back	Nacional	30	5	274.7%	3819.5%
4	Tiago Esgaio Full-back	Arouca	31	5	2825.3%	378.5%
5	Ricard Sánchez Full-back	Estoril	26	4	1536.7%	5517.1%
6	G. Vagiannidis Full-back	Sporting CP	24	4	2617%	6246.1%
7	M. Araújo Full-back	Sporting CP	26	4	54118.2%	633.8%
8	Gaizka Larrazabal Central midfielder	Casa Pia	28	4	55128.3%	5112.2%
9	Víctor Gómez Defensive midfielder	SC Braga	26	4	378.6%	611.1%
10	Leonardo Lelo Defensive midfielder	SC Braga	26	4	2612.3%	5715.7%
11	A. Dedić Full-back	Benfica	23	4	38772.1%	668.3%
12	Diogo Travassos Full-back	Moreirense	22	3	35±0%	7017.2%
13	Rafa Soares Full-back	Famalicao	31	3	4317.1%	3222.2%
14	José Fontán Centre-back	Arouca	26	3	2718.3%	587.4%
15	Gonçalo Inácio Centre-back	Sporting CP	24	3	546.5%	672.6%
16	A. Núñez Full-back	Nacional	21	2	20	62
17	Abdu Conté Central midfielder	Casa Pia	28	2	164.5%	4022.2%
18	R. Abascal Centre-back	Guimaraes	32	2	3411.7%	2921.2%
19	Francisco Moura Full-back	FC Porto	26	2	41135.3%	571.2%
20	Léo Santos Centre-back	Nacional	27	2	32254.4%	522%
21	Rodrigo Pinheiro Full-back	Famalicao	23	2	6248.3%	663.1%
22	Pedro Amaral Defensive midfielder	Estoril	28	2	191.5%	4324.6%
23	Z. Debast Centre-back	Sporting CP	22	2	2446%	6113.2%
24	Eduardo Quaresma Centre-back	Sporting CP	24	2	3011.7%	611.5%
25	E. Maviram Full-back	Tondela	25	2	14217.8%	5622.1%
26	Tomás Araújo Centre-back	Benfica	24	2	3930.8%	619.2%
27	B. Kuipers Full-back	Arouca	31	2	1155.6%	2838.3%
28	António Silva Centre-back	Benfica	22	2	418.5%	644.6%
29	Ricardo Mangas Full-back	Sporting CP	28	1	1994%	4113.7%
30	Guilherme Romão Full-back	Santa Clara	28	1	233%	4328%
31	L. Rivas Full-back	AVS	24	1	21	54
32	J. Kiwior Centre-back	FC Porto	26	1	71301.7%	5924.1%
33	Ibrahima Ba Centre-back	Famalicao	21	1	4414633.3%	6319.3%
34	Nuno Santos Full-back	Sporting CP	31	1	095.5%	2231.2%
35	T. Strata Full-back	Guimaraes	21	1	242.5%	604.6%
36	Gonçalo Costa Full-back	Estoril	26	1	615.4%	4711%
37	Zé Vitor Centre-back	Nacional	25	1	429.1%	621.7%
38	Hevertton Santos Full-back	GIL Vicente	25	1	17351.4%	533.3%
39	Jonathan Buatu Centre-back	GIL Vicente	32	1	44121.3%	324.2%
40	João Mendes Full-back	Guimaraes	26	1	3727.6%	5713.9%
41	Z. Sanusi Full-back	FC Porto	29	1	3210466.7%	3624.1%
42	Frederico Venâncio Centre-back	Santa Clara	33	1	311%	2132.2%
43	L. Realpe Centre-back	Famalicao	25	1	47398.9%	5910.9%
44	K. Boma Centre-back	Estoril	23	1	1944.7%	5911.5%
45	O. Diomande Centre-back	Sporting CP	22	1	2550.5%	6112.9%
46	Tiago Manso Full-back	Tondela	26	1	23134.4%	4913.4%
47	Vitor Carvalho Centre-back	SC Braga	29	1	1610.6%	3624.2%
48	N. Abbey Full-back	Rio Ave	22	1	23334%	6111.7%
49	S. Dahl Full-back	Benfica	23	1	60165.2%	6984.5%
50	Arnau Solà Full-back	Arouca	23	1	52600%	5519.7%