Liga Portugal Player Defending Stats 2026/2027

Who is leading the way on tackles, interceptions, clearances, duels won and much more.

Updated 20 September 2026, after the last game

Liga Portugal Player Defending Stats Questions

Which Liga Portugal player has made the most interceptions this season?

Thiago Balieiro of Vitória Guimarães has made the most interceptions in Liga Portugal in 2026/2027, with 18 from seven appearances, an average of 2.6 a game. Isma Sierra is next on 17.

Which Liga Portugal player has made the most clearances this season?

Gilberto Dambi Batista of Moreirense has made the most clearances in Liga Portugal in 2026/2027, with 60 from seven appearances, an average of 8.6 a game. Jóbson de Brito Gonzaga is next on 57.

Which Liga Portugal player has blocked the most shots this season?

José Fontán of Arouca has blocked the most shots in Liga Portugal in 2026/2027, with 13 from seven appearances, an average of 1.9 a game. Anthony Paulo Rodrigues Correia is next on 11.

Which Liga Portugal player has won the most aerial duels this season?

Vítor Carvalho of Sporting Braga has won the most aerial duels in Liga Portugal in 2026/2027, with 33 from six appearances, an average of 5.5 a game. Jan Bednarek is next on 28.

Which Liga Portugal player has won the most ground duels this season?

Gianluca Prestianni of Benfica has won the most ground duels in Liga Portugal in 2026/2027, with 53 from seven appearances, an average of 7.6 a game. Mathias de Amorim is next on 45.

Which Liga Portugal player has the most tackles and interceptions combined this season?

Sergi Altimira of Sporting CP has the most tackles and interceptions combined in Liga Portugal in 2026/2027, with 40 from seven appearances: 25 tackles and 15 interceptions. Max Scholze is next on 36.

Liga Portugal Tackles leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles
1	Max Scholze	Estrela	28
2	Pedro Ferreira	Santa Clara	27
3	Sergi Altimira	Sporting	25
4	Davy Jean Carl Kamon Gui	Alverca	21
5	Ferro	Estoril	20
6	Guilherme Liberato	Moreirense	19
7	Francisco Miguel Teixeira Domingues	Moreirense	19
8	Isaac James	Alverca	19
9	Tamás Nikitscher	Rio Ave	18
10	Ricardo Esgaio	Gil Vicente	17

Liga Portugal Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Interceptions
1	Thiago Balieiro	Vitória SC	18
2	Isma Sierra	Estoril	17
3	Jan Bednarek	Porto	15
4	Ferro	Estoril	15
5	Sergi Altimira	Sporting	15
6	Pedro Pacheco	Santa Clara	14
7	Robinho	Ac. Viseu	14
8	Taichi Fukui	Arouca	14
9	Gilberto Dambi Batista	Moreirense	14
10	Francisco Miguel Teixeira Domingues	Moreirense	13

Liga Portugal Tackles + Interceptions leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Tackles + Interceptions
1	Sergi Altimira	Sporting	40
2	Max Scholze	Estrela	36
3	Ferro	Estoril	35
4	Pedro Ferreira	Santa Clara	34
5	Thiago Balieiro	Vitória SC	32
6	Francisco Miguel Teixeira Domingues	Moreirense	32
7	Robinho	Ac. Viseu	29
8	David Sousa	Casa Pia	28
9	Davy Jean Carl Kamon Gui	Alverca	27
10	Pedro Pacheco	Santa Clara	26

Liga Portugal Clearances leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Clearances
1	Gilberto Dambi Batista	Moreirense	60
2	Jóbson de Brito Gonzaga	Moreirense	57
3	José Fontán	Arouca	54
4	Finn van Breemen	Famalicão	54
5	Nikolaos Michelis	Ac. Viseu	50
6	Isma Sierra	Estoril	47
7	Pedro Pacheco	Santa Clara	44
8	David Sousa	Casa Pia	44
9	Vítor Carvalho	Braga	40
10	Jan Bednarek	Porto	38

Liga Portugal Blocked Shots leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Blocked Shots
1	José Fontán	Arouca	13
2	Anthony Paulo Rodrigues Correia	Ac. Viseu	11
3	Jóbson de Brito Gonzaga	Moreirense	9
4	Jan Bednarek	Porto	7
5	Raphael Guzzo	Marítimo	7
6	Javi Sánchez	Arouca	7
7	Francisco Petrasso	Rio Ave	7
8	Rúben Pereira	Ac. Viseu	6
9	Pablo Rosario	Porto	5
10	Nikolaos Michelis	Ac. Viseu	5

Liga Portugal Dribbled Past leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Dribbled Past
1	Robinho	Ac. Viseu	11
2	Maxi Araújo	Sporting	11
3	Samuel Dahl	Benfica	10
4	Taichi Fukui	Arouca	10
5	Dinis Lourenço Casals Namura Borges Pinto	Moreirense	9
6	Sergi Altimira	Sporting	9
7	Landerson	Moreirense	9
8	Raphael Guzzo	Marítimo	8
9	Marios Vrousai	Rio Ave	8
10	Pepê	Porto	8

Liga Portugal Total Duels leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Total Duels
1	João Guilherme	Ac. Viseu	103
2	Mathias de Amorim	Famalicão	102
3	Adrián Butzke Benavides	Marítimo	95
4	Leandro Antonetti	Estrela	95
5	A. Ndoye	Vitória SC	89
6	Vinícius Lopes	Santa Clara	88
7	Gianluca Prestianni	Benfica	85
8	Martín Tejón	Marítimo	84
9	Gustavo Silva	Vitória SC	84
10	Francisco Jorge Tavares Oliveira	Alverca	81

Liga Portugal Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Duels Won
1	Gianluca Prestianni	Benfica	55
2	João Guilherme	Ac. Viseu	54
3	David Sousa	Casa Pia	50
4	Sergi Altimira	Sporting	50
5	Mathias de Amorim	Famalicão	50
6	Francisco Jorge Tavares Oliveira	Alverca	46
7	Sorriso	Famalicão	46
8	Vinícius Lopes	Santa Clara	45
9	Leandro Antonetti	Estrela	45
10	Martín Tejón	Marítimo	44

Liga Portugal Ground Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Ground Duels Won
1	Gianluca Prestianni	Benfica	53
2	Mathias de Amorim	Famalicão	45
3	Francisco Jorge Tavares Oliveira	Alverca	43
4	Martín Tejón	Marítimo	42
5	Sergi Altimira	Sporting	39
6	João Guilherme	Ac. Viseu	38
7	Vinícius Lopes	Santa Clara	37
8	Sorriso	Famalicão	36
9	Figueiredo	Alverca	36
10	Pedro Ferreira	Santa Clara	32

Liga Portugal Aerial Duels Won leaders

Rank	Player	Team	Aerial Duels Won
1	Vítor Carvalho	Braga	33
2	Jan Bednarek	Porto	28
3	Adrián Butzke Benavides	Marítimo	26
4	David Sousa	Casa Pia	26
5	Ze Vitor	Nacional	24
6	Isma Sierra	Estoril	24
7	A. Ndoye	Vitória SC	23
8	Leandro Antonetti	Estrela	22
9	Jóbson de Brito Gonzaga	Moreirense	19
10	Jakub Kiwior	Porto	19

Liga Portugal player stats in past seasons

Liga Portugal player stats 2025/2026