Most creative U23 players from Portugal

The most creative 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	assists	Season	Rating
1	Carlos Forbs Attacking midfielder	Club Brugge KV	22	8	41	665.6%
2	Alberto Baio Full-back	FC Porto	22	8	71321.3%	7117.4%
3	Afonso Moreira Attacking midfielder	Lyon	21	7	41	8759.6%
4	Flávio Nazinho Central midfielder	Cercle Brugge	22	7	53207.5%	617.3%
5	Wagner Pina Full-back	Trabzonspor	23	7	3811.6%	5519.3%
6	Fábio Silva Centre-forward	Borussia Dortmund	23	6	2441.3%	775.1%
7	Diego Moreira Attacking midfielder	Strasbourg	21	6	4227.9%	871.9%
8	Martim Neto Attacking midfielder	Elche	23	5	23	7746.6%
9	Francisco Conceição Attacking midfielder	Juventus	23	5	2947.2%	853.5%
10	Youssef Chermiti Centre-forward	Rangers	22	5	46	5323.3%
11	Mateus Fernandes Attacking midfielder	West Ham	22	4	2944.8%	890.6%
12	Gonçalo Nogueira Attacking midfielder	Guimaraes	22	4	133.9%	6018.5%
13	Alfa Baldé Attacking midfielder	Radnicki 1923	21	3	12	400.7%
14	Gustavo Varela Centre-forward	GIL Vicente	21	3	29427.3%	6533.8%
15	Diogo Travassos Full-back	Moreirense	22	3	35±0%	7017.2%
16	Joelson Fernandes Attacking midfielder	GIL Vicente	23	3	1336.1%	5817.5%
17	Pedro Santos Central midfielder	Famalicao	23	3	18	6110.4%
18	Mauro Couto Winger	Sporting CP B	20	3	9	4518.2%
19	Martim Marques Full-back	FC Lugano	22	2	22	45
20	Roger Fernandes Defensive midfielder	Al-Ittihad FC	20	2	212.3%	5715.8%
21	Diogo Filipe Spencer Marques Central midfielder	AVS	22	2	20477.1%	5626.6%
22	Diogo Nascimento Central midfielder	Olympiakos Piraeus	23	2	169.9%	3931.2%
23	Rodrigo Pinheiro Full-back	Famalicao	23	2	6248.3%	663.1%
24	Cláudio Vítor Rodrigues Araújo Central midfielder	Leixoes	23	2	12	45
25	Gabriel Brás Full-back	FC Porto B	22	2	1655.9%	481.8%
26	Mathias De Amorim Defensive midfielder	Famalicao	21	2	48135%	7017.8%
27	Gustavo Sá Attacking midfielder	Famalicao	21	2	2623.8%	712.9%
28	Diego Rodrigues Central midfielder	SC Braga	21	2	16500%	604.3%
29	António Silva Centre-back	Benfica	22	2	418.5%	644.6%
30	Rafael LuÃs Central midfielder	Strasbourg	21	1	102375%	7063.1%
31	Pablo Centre-forward	GIL Vicente	22	1	61260.6%	6916.5%
32	João Sérgio Full-back	Beroe	23	1	16	29
33	Isnaba Mané Winger	Arda Kardzhali	22	1	4	31
34	Pedro Brazão Attacking midfielder	Bodrum FK	23	1	27135.3%	5120.9%
35	Rodrigo Miguel Ferreira Rêgo Winger	Benfica B	21	1	3	431.4%
36	Rafael Ferreira Nel Winger	Sporting CP B	21	1	6	45
37	Vivaldo Semedo Centre-forward	Watford	21	1	12	6343.9%
38	Danilo Veiga Full-back	Lecce	23	1	51225.3%	8035.8%
39	Pedro Carvalho Full-back	Estoril	23	1	108.7%	565.6%
40	Matchoi Djaló Centre-forward	Wisla Plock	23	1	3	3320%
41	Leonardo Barroso Full-back	Chicago Fire	21	1	12	40
42	Lourenço Henriques Full-back	Leixoes	22	1	9	45
43	David Costa Central midfielder	Pacos Ferreira	22	1	1134.6%	4415.3%
44	Bernardo Lima Attacking midfielder	FC Porto B	18	1	4	4922%
45	Rodrigo Lourinho Ramos Attacking midfielder	Vizela	22	1	352.5%	447.4%
46	André Miranda Winger	FC Porto B	18	1	5	48
47	Diogo Ferreira Prioste Central midfielder	Benfica B	22	1	13303%	470.6%
48	Luís Gomes Full-back	FC Porto B	21	1	8295%	474.7%
49	Rodrigo Dias Full-back	Sporting CP B	21	1	10	45
50	Flávio Gonçalves Winger	Sporting CP B	19	1	6	46