Players · Best young Portuguese footballers
Nationality · PortugalBest young Portuguese footballers
The ScoutChefAI radar has 245 young Portuguese players with at least 90 minutes in the last 12 months, dual nationals included. Of these, 59 play abroad and 186 play in Portugal. They play in 24 leagues, led by Liga Portugal 2 (128 players), Liga Portugal (58) and Ekstraklasa (6). Ranked by ScoutChefAI score, the leaders are Kasimpasa's Elson Mendes (78), CD Tondela's Cascavel (76) and CD Santa Clara's Emanuel Moreira (75).
MM
46
Martim Marques
Age 22 · Left-Back · FC Lugano 
22-year-old Swiss Super League player
23apps
1345mins
15starts
€4Mvalue
JC
46
João Capucho
Age 19 · Left-Back · SL Benfica B
19-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
8apps
610mins
6starts
€250Kvalue
BC
46
Bernardo Couto
Age 24 · Attacking Midfielder · CSKA 1948 
Started 11 of 12 games
12apps
915mins
4+1G+A
€500Kvalue
MP
45
Miguel Pires
Age 24 · Central Midfielder · FC Vizela
24-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
36apps
2371mins
1+2G+A
€700Kvalue
CM
45
Carlos Meotti 
Age 21 · Right Winger · Botev Plovdiv
A goal or assist every 72 minutes
12apps
649mins
2+7G+A
€250Kvalue
45
Miguel Figueiredo
Age 18 · Central Midfielder · SL Benfica B
Age 18, 1588 minutes in the last 12 months
23apps
1588mins
1+0G+A
€1.3Mvalue
HF
45
Hugo Félix
Age 22 · Attacking Midfielder · CD Tondela
1 goal, 2 assists in his last 5 games
33apps
1996mins
1+4G+A
€800Kvalue
LG
45
Luís Gomes
Age 21 · Centre-Back · FC Porto B
Value up more than 2x in 12 months
18apps
1047mins
11starts
€500Kvalue
JP
45
João Pinto
Age 24 · Attacking Midfielder · FC Penafiel
2 goals, 1 assist in his last 5 games
29apps
1647mins
3+2G+A
€300Kvalue
JS
44
José Sampaio
Age 21 · Centre-Back · FC Vizela
192 cm tall
17apps
932mins
11starts
€550Kvalue
FS
44
Francisco Silva
Age 20 · Goalkeeper · Sporting CP B
190 cm tall
10apps
900mins
10starts
€400Kvalue
GM
44
Gonçalo Maia
Age 20 · Central Midfielder · Gil Vicente FC
A goal or assist every 114 minutes
7apps
571mins
3+2G+A
€100Kvalue
44
João Teixeira
Age 20 · Central Midfielder · FC Porto B
Started 28 of 33 games
33apps
2119mins
2+1G+A
€1.8Mvalue
C
44
Catarino
Age 18 · Central Midfielder · Sporting CP B
Senior debut at 17
11apps
596mins
0+1G+A
€400Kvalue
MM
44
Miguel Menino
Age 23 · Central Midfielder · SC Farense
23-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
27apps
1581mins
1+2G+A
€700Kvalue
AG
44
André Gomes
Age 21 · Goalkeeper · Casa Pia AC
Started 24 of 24 games
24apps
2099mins
24starts
€2.5Mvalue
43
Rodrigo Rêgo
Age 21 · Right Winger · CD Castellón 
Value up 10x in 12 months
26apps
1427mins
1+4G+A
€1.5Mvalue
FA
43
Fernando Almeida
Age 24 · Defensive Midfielder · Avs Futebol
Started 20 of 20 games
20apps
1703mins
0+0G+A
€300Kvalue
C
43
Cuba
Age 23 · Striker · SC Farense
23-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
14apps
756mins
2+2G+A
€300Kvalue
43
João Carvalho
Age 22 · Goalkeeper · SC Braga
Started 14 of 15 games
15apps
1270mins
14starts
€1.5Mvalue
JM
43
João Machado
Age 21 · Right-Back · Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig 
21-year-old Ukrainian Premier League player
15apps
687mins
6starts
€300Kvalue
SM
43
Samuel Marques
Age 21 · Right Midfielder · Grasshopper Club Zurich
21-year-old Swiss Super League player
26apps
1246mins
1+2G+A
€500Kvalue
DC
43
Diego Callai
Age 22 · Goalkeeper · Sporting CP
Started 20 of 20 games
20apps
1755mins
20starts
€1.5Mvalue
JS
43
José Silva
Age 21 · Right-Back · Gil Vicente FC
21-year-old Liga Portugal player
20apps
953mins
10starts
€500Kvalue
GÁ
43
Gonçalo Águas
Age 23 · Left Winger · Portimonense SAD
23-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
16apps
888mins
1+1G+A
€150Kvalue
EF
42
Eduardo Ferreira
Age 18 · Striker · FC Porto B
Senior debut at 17
10apps
406mins
2+1G+A
€300Kvalue
TS
42
Tiago Silva
Age 19 · Defensive Midfielder · FC Porto B
Senior debut at 17
21apps
970mins
1+0G+A
€600Kvalue
FC
42
Filipe Cruz
Age 24 · Right-Back · FC Felgueiras 1932
0.82 goals conceded per 90 with him on the pitch
25apps
1318mins
14starts
€150Kvalue
GS
41
Gabriel Silva
Age 19 · Striker · Sporting CP B
Senior debut at 17
23apps
747mins
2+0G+A
€300Kvalue
JR
41
João Rego
Age 21 · Attacking Midfielder · Casa Pia AC
21-year-old Liga Portugal player
32apps
1693mins
2+2G+A
€3Mvalue
OT
41
Olivio Tomé
Age 20 · Left Winger · SL Benfica B
20-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
22apps
1137mins
1+1G+A
€250Kvalue
DM
41
David Moreira 
Age 22 · Centre-Back · Gil Vicente FC
Started 29 of 31 games
31apps
2611mins
29starts
€1.7Mvalue
LS
40
Luís Semedo
Age 23 · Striker · Clermont Foot 63 
Senior debut at 17
21apps
989mins
3+0G+A
€600Kvalue
TB
40
Tiago Brito
Age 22 · Defensive Midfielder · GD Estoril Praia
Value up 50% in 12 months
20apps
1215mins
0+1G+A
€300Kvalue
AL
40
André Lopes
Age 24 · Left-Back · CD Feirense
Started 19 of 21 games
21apps
1613mins
19starts
€200Kvalue
IL
40
Ivan Lima
Age 21 · Left Winger · Piast Gliwice 
Value up 3x in 12 months
26apps
1214mins
0+4G+A
€600Kvalue
IB
40
Issa Bah 
Age 24 · Left Winger · FK Radnicki 1923 Kragujevac 
Senior debut at 16
23apps
1292mins
3+1G+A
€600Kvalue
JC
39
João Costa
Age 21 · Right Winger · Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
21-year-old Brasileirão Série A player
27apps
1554mins
0+3G+A
€2.5Mvalue
A
39
Atanásio
Age 19 · Centre-Back · Sporting CP B
19-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
4apps
335mins
4starts
€200Kvalue
SO
38
Shyon Omrani 
Age 22 · Central Midfielder · NK Nafta 1903 
1 goal, 2 assists in his last 5 games
9apps
453mins
1+2G+A
€200Kvalue
FS
38
Francisco Silva
Age 19 · Striker · SL Benfica B
Senior debut at 17
16apps
823mins
2+0G+A
€250Kvalue
CG
38
Chico Gonçalves
Age 22 · Centre-Back · CD Nacional
22-year-old Liga Portugal player
13apps
912mins
10starts
€200Kvalue
JF
38
Joelson Fernandes 
Age 23 · Left Winger · Gil Vicente FC
Senior debut at 17
28apps
1269mins
0+3G+A
€1Mvalue
ÁA
38
Álvaro Augusto
Age 21 · Centre-Back · FC Dallas 
Started 17 of 18 games
18apps
1517mins
17starts
€200Kvalue
B
38
Balelo
Age 24 · Striker · NK Osijek 
A goal or assist every 92 minutes
13apps
554mins
5+1G+A
€100Kvalue
RR
37
Rodrigo Ramos
Age 22 · Right Winger · FC Vizela
22-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
23apps
970mins
1+2G+A
€300Kvalue
DC
37
Diogo Costa
Age 23 · Centre-Back · Amarante FC
Started 12 of 13 games
13apps
1119mins
12starts
€175Kvalue
MS
37
Micael Sanhá
Age 20 · Right Winger · Sporting CP B
20-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
7apps
443mins
0+1G+A
€250Kvalue
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