Top-Scoring defenders in Primeira Liga

The top-scoring 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	Gaizka Larrazabal Central midfielder	Casa Pia	28	6	55128.3%	5112.2%
2	Diogo Travassos Full-back	Moreirense	22	5	35±0%	7017.2%
3	J. de Haas Centre-back	Famalicao	26	5	7129.3%	631.7%
4	M. Araújo Full-back	Sporting CP	26	5	54118.2%	633.8%
5	Zé Vitor Centre-back	Nacional	25	4	429.1%	621.7%
6	Maracás Centre-back	Moreirense	32	4	3635.6%	3214.3%
7	Léo Santos Centre-back	Nacional	27	3	32254.4%	522%
8	Rodrigo Pinheiro Full-back	Famalicao	23	3	6248.3%	663.1%
9	Bebeto Full-back	Tondela	36	3	32189.3%	19106.7%
10	Tiago Esgaio Full-back	Arouca	31	3	2825.3%	378.5%
11	Ricardo Mangas Full-back	Sporting CP	28	2	1994%	4113.7%
12	Kaiky Naves Centre-back	Alverca	24	2	47159.4%	641.8%
13	A. Bah Full-back	Benfica	28	2	1169.6%	3927.6%
14	David Sousa Full-back	Casa Pia	25	2	384.4%	5819.2%
15	Ricard Sánchez Full-back	Estoril	26	2	1536.7%	5517.1%
16	Ferro Centre-back	Estoril	29	2	244%	3813.6%
17	Francisco Moura Full-back	FC Porto	26	2	41135.3%	571.2%
18	J. Bednarek Centre-back	FC Porto	30	2	81184.9%	4129.2%
19	F. Bacher Centre-back	Estoril	25	2	272.2%	643.1%
20	Eduardo Quaresma Centre-back	Sporting CP	24	2	3011.7%	611.5%
21	E. Maviram Full-back	Tondela	25	2	14217.8%	5622.1%
22	G. Lagerbielke Full-back	SC Braga	26	2	3652.4%	588.1%
23	Vitor Carvalho Centre-back	SC Braga	29	2	1610.6%	3624.2%
24	N. Otamendi Centre-back	Benfica	38	2	5813.1%	1927.7%
25	José Fontán Centre-back	Arouca	26	2	2718.3%	587.4%
26	Gonçalo Inácio Centre-back	Sporting CP	24	2	546.5%	672.6%
27	Tiago Parreira Parente Centre-back	Estoril	22	1	62700%	545%
28	A. Núñez Full-back	Nacional	21	1	20	62
29	Ibrahima Ba Centre-back	Famalicao	21	1	4414633.3%	6319.3%
30	Thiago Balieiro Centre-back	Guimaraes	23	1	214080%	5640.9%
31	Rodrigo Conceição Full-back	Tondela	26	1	2042%	4814%
32	T. Strata Full-back	Guimaraes	21	1	242.5%	604.6%
33	Óscar Rivas Centre-back	Guimaraes	26	1	2689.6%	534.9%
34	R. Abascal Centre-back	Guimaraes	32	1	3411.7%	2921.2%
35	Diogo Calila Full-back	Santa Clara	27	1	1255.8%	4425.5%
36	Espigares Centre-back	GIL Vicente	21	1	1515.2%	588.3%
37	Jonathan Buatu Centre-back	GIL Vicente	32	1	44121.3%	324.2%
38	José Gomes Full-back	Nacional	30	1	274.7%	3819.5%
39	Kiko Full-back	Moreirense	24	1	27674.3%	6039.5%
40	Dinis Pinto Full-back	Moreirense	25	1	329.2%	621%
41	João Mendes Full-back	Guimaraes	26	1	3727.6%	5713.9%
42	Miguel Nóbrega Centre-back	Guimaraes	26	1	11152.4%	4855.8%
43	Alberto Baio Full-back	FC Porto	22	1	71321.3%	7117.4%
44	Z. Sanusi Full-back	FC Porto	29	1	3210466.7%	3624.1%
45	N. Pérez Centre-back	FC Porto	26	1	1274.4%	5021%
46	Paulo Victor Full-back	Santa Clara	25	1	2240.6%	559.3%
47	Sidney Lima Centre-back	Santa Clara	29	1	418.7%	4517.1%
48	Frederico Venâncio Centre-back	Santa Clara	33	1	311%	2132.2%
49	Rafa Soares Full-back	Famalicao	31	1	4317.1%	3222.2%
50	L. Realpe Centre-back	Famalicao	25	1	47398.9%	5910.9%