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).
AO
26
André Oliveira
Age 21 · Defensive Midfielder · FC Porto B
Senior debut at 17
13apps
294mins
1+0G+A
€550Kvalue
AL
26
Afonso Lee
Age 19 · Centre-Back · Sporting CP B
19-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
2apps
144mins
2starts
€100Kvalue
CI
26
Chris Ivan 
Age 18 · Right Winger · Sporting CP B
Senior debut at 17
6apps
187mins
0+0G+A
€225Kvalue
YD
25
Yanis da Rocha 
Age 22 · Defensive Midfielder · Portimonense SAD
22-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
16apps
722mins
1+0G+A
€200Kvalue
GP
25
Guilherme Peixoto
Age 20 · Right Midfielder · Roda JC Kerkrade 
Value up 50% in 12 months
8apps
259mins
1+0G+A
€300Kvalue
MA
24
Miguel Almeida
Age 19 · Striker · Sporting CP B
19-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
4apps
173mins
0+0G+A
€20Kvalue
RD
24
Romain Da Silva
Age 22 · Defensive Midfielder · Grenoble Foot 38
22-year-old Ligue 2 player
3apps
204mins
1+0G+A
—value
GP
23
Guilherme Pires
Age 21 · Goalkeeper · Sporting CP B
194 cm tall
4apps
360mins
4starts
€150Kvalue
D
23
Dudu
Age 19 · Right Winger · SL Benfica B
19-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
9apps
285mins
0+0G+A
€200Kvalue
JT
23
João Tomé
Age 23 · Right-Back · Rio Ave FC
23-year-old Liga Portugal player
20apps
774mins
8starts
€600Kvalue
PP
23
Pedro Pimentel
Age 19 · Central Midfielder · Avs Futebol
19-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
3apps
119mins
0+0G+A
—value
23
Tomás Esteves
Age 24 · Right Midfielder · Pisa Sporting Club 
Senior debut at 17
18apps
773mins
0+1G+A
€1Mvalue
22
João Marques
Age 24 · Left Winger · SC União Torreense
24-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
16apps
695mins
1+1G+A
€1.5Mvalue
D
22
Dudá
Age 23 · Right Winger · Portimonense SAD
23-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
12apps
502mins
0+1G+A
€225Kvalue
AV
22
Afonso Vieira
Age 19 · Left Winger · Moreirense FC
19-year-old Liga Portugal player
4apps
150mins
0+0G+A
€100Kvalue
KS
22
Kyanno Silva
Age 21 · Right Winger · TOP Oss
21-year-old Eerste Divisie player
11apps
309mins
1+0G+A
€100Kvalue
VS
21
Vasco Sousa
Age 23 · Central Midfielder · FC Porto
23-year-old Liga Portugal player
6apps
258mins
1+0G+A
€2Mvalue
P
21
Peixinho
Age 22 · Right Winger · GD Estoril Praia
22-year-old Liga Portugal player
16apps
326mins
1+0G+A
€200Kvalue
ED
21
Eric da Silva Moreira 
Age 20 · Right-Back · Excelsior Rotterdam
Senior debut at 17
7apps
347mins
4starts
€800Kvalue
JM
21
Jimmy Mpanzu 
Age 24 · Centre-Back · Kryvbas Kryvyi Rig 
Value up 4x in 12 months
3apps
113mins
2starts
€200Kvalue
GD
20
Gonçalo da Silva
Age 20 · Goalkeeper · SL Benfica B
193 cm tall
1apps
90mins
1starts
—value
IM
20
Iuri Moreira
Age 22 · Striker · Lusitânia FC Lourosa
22-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
14apps
457mins
1+0G+A
€125Kvalue
AP
20
Afonso Peixoto
Age 23 · Left-Back · FC Felgueiras 1932
Value up 50% in 12 months
7apps
291mins
3starts
€150Kvalue
19
Chico Lamba 
Age 23 · Centre-Back · AS Saint-Étienne
190 cm tall
8apps
420mins
5starts
€3Mvalue
19
Anhá Cande
Age 19 · Striker · FC Porto B
Senior debut at 16
2apps
105mins
0+0G+A
€1.2Mvalue
KP
19
Kevin Pinto 
Age 20 · Right-Back · SL Benfica B
20-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
12apps
614mins
7starts
€250Kvalue
MC
19
Mamadi Camará
Age 22 · Attacking Midfielder · Kayserispor 
Value up 4x in 12 months
13apps
451mins
0+1G+A
€800Kvalue
JM
19
Jair Monteiro
Age 20 · Striker · CD Feirense
20-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
4apps
106mins
0+0G+A
€175Kvalue
RB
18
Rodrigo Beirão
Age 23 · Centre-Back · Amarante FC
Value up more than 2x since his first valuation
6apps
204mins
2starts
€125Kvalue
BG
18
Bernardo Gomes 
Age 22 · Central Midfielder · UD Leiria
Value up 67% in 12 months
15apps
457mins
0+0G+A
€250Kvalue
TA
18
Tiago Antunes
Age 23 · Defensive Midfielder · CD Feirense
Value doubled in 12 months
4apps
277mins
0+0G+A
€150Kvalue
GS
17
Gui Santos
Age 21 · Central Midfielder · CD Feirense
21-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
3apps
230mins
0+0G+A
€150Kvalue
TT
17
Tomás Teixeira
Age 20 · Attacking Midfielder · FC Penafiel
20-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
6apps
94mins
0+0G+A
—value
GE
17
Gonçalo Esteves
Age 22 · Right-Back · Carrarese Calcio 1908
Senior debut at 17
7apps
226mins
3starts
€500Kvalue
N
16
Ni
Age 23 · Centre-Back · Académica Coimbra
Value up 3x since his first valuation
6apps
540mins
6starts
€300Kvalue
DM
16
Diogo Monteiro 
Age 21 · Centre-Back · FC Arouca
Senior debut at 16
9apps
313mins
3starts
€300Kvalue
DF
16
Diogo Fernandes
Age 21 · Goalkeeper · Amarante FC
21-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
4apps
360mins
4starts
€600Kvalue
15
Leonardo Buta
Age 24 · Left-Back · Red Star FC
24-year-old Ligue 2 player
13apps
632mins
8starts
€1Mvalue
NF
15
Nuno Félix
Age 22 · Defensive Midfielder · SL Benfica B
Senior debut at 17
11apps
728mins
0+0G+A
€800Kvalue
HA
15
Henrique Arreiol
Age 21 · Defensive Midfielder · Legia Warszawa 
21-year-old Ekstraklasa player
11apps
487mins
0+0G+A
€400Kvalue
L
14
Lima 
Age 21 · Right Winger · FK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc 
21-year-old Romanian SuperLiga player
4apps
162mins
0+0G+A
—value
RF
14
Rafael Fernandes
Age 24 · Centre-Back · CS Marítimo
191 cm tall
6apps
537mins
6starts
€500Kvalue
MT
14
Martim Tavares
Age 22 · Striker · Académica Coimbra
22-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
18apps
288mins
1+0G+A
€300Kvalue
JS
14
Joel Silva
Age 23 · Central Midfielder · CD Nacional
23-year-old Liga Portugal player
17apps
436mins
0+0G+A
€400Kvalue
AR
14
António Ribeiro
Age 22 · Centre-Back · FC Porto B
22-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
7apps
336mins
3starts
€250Kvalue
DO
14
Duarte Oliveira
Age 21 · Right-Back · FC Penafiel
21-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
1apps
90mins
1starts
—value
RF
13
Rafael Flores
Age 23 · Goalkeeper · Amarante FC
23-year-old Liga Portugal 2 player
1apps
90mins
1starts
—value
DR
13
Dinis Rodrigues
Age 21 · Striker · CD Eldense 
Senior debut at 16
4apps
94mins
0+0G+A
€200Kvalue
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