We identified 213 real signings across the 18 clubs of Primeira Liga; 205 are included in the hit-rate calculation (8 youth investments set aside). Signings without relevant game time are classified as unsuccessful. League average hit rate: 36%.
Comparison with 2018/19
The league's average hit rate was 36%, against 33% the previous season (▲ 4 p.p.). There were 213 real signings, against 219 in 2018/19.
Hit rate by club
1º Rio Ave (5th in the league · 6 eval.)
2º FC Porto (1st in the league · 7 eval.)
3º Guimaraes (7th in the league · 10 eval.)
4º Moreirense (8th in the league · 12 eval.)
5º Tondela (14th in the league · 11 eval.)
6º Benfica (2nd in the league · 5 eval.)
7º GIL Vicente (9th in the league · 22 eval.)
8º Santa Clara (10th in the league · 11 eval.)
9º Famalicao (6th in the league · 20 eval.)
10º Belenenses (15th in the league · 11 eval.)
11º Pacos Ferreira (13th in the league · 16 eval.)
12º Sporting CP (4th in the league · 7 eval.)
13º Boavista (12th in the league · 8 eval.)
14º SC Braga (3rd in the league · 8 eval.)
15º Aves (18th in the league · 18 eval.)
16º Vitoria Setubal (16th in the league · 11 eval.)
17º Portimonense (17th in the league · 13 eval.)
18º Maritimo (11th in the league · 9 eval.)
Detailed ranking
| Club | League position | Signings | Evaluated | Successful | Fair | Unsuccessful | Hit rate % |
|---|
| 1º | Rio Ave | 5º | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 75% |
| 2º | FC Porto | 1º | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 57% |
| 3º | Guimaraes | 7º | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 55% |
| 4º | Moreirense | 8º | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 50% |
| 5º | Tondela | 14º | 12 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 50% |
| 6º | Benfica | 2º | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50% |
| 7º | GIL Vicente | 9º | 22 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 43% |
| 8º | Santa Clara | 10º | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 41% |
| 9º | Famalicao | 6º | 21 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 38% |
| 10º | Belenenses | 15º | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 36% |
| 11º | Pacos Ferreira | 13º | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 31% |
| 12º | Sporting CP | 4º | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 29% |
| 13º | Boavista | 12º | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 25% |
| 14º | SC Braga | 3º | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 25% |
| 15º | Aves | 18º | 18 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 19% |
| 16º | Vitoria Setubal | 16º | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 18% |
| 17º | Portimonense | 17º | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12% |
| 18º | Maritimo | 11º | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0% |
Season Highlights
| Player | Club | Min | G+A | Nota | Rating |
|---|
| Fábio Martins | Famalicao | 2486 | 12+5 | 7.27 | Excellent |
| Mehdi Taremi | Rio Ave | 2365 | 18+2 | 7.21 | Excellent |
| Marcus Edwards | Guimaraes | 2124 | 7+5 | 7.14 | Excellent |
| Sandro Lima | GIL Vicente | 2566 | 10+1 | 7.08 | Excellent |
| Fabio Abreu | Moreirense | 2424 | 13+2 | 6.92 | Excellent |
Methodology
Only genuine signings for the first-team squad are considered — academy promotions, loan returns and internal moves are excluded. Each evaluated signing is classified into five tiers from a score that combines match ratings, attacking output adjusted for game time and consistency over the season, in comparison with the other players in the competition. Successful signings count as a full point; Fair ones, half a point.
Appendix — Signings by club
* Youth investment (under-23, no game time) — outside the calculation.
Aves (18 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Mehrdad Mohammadi | 28 | 2330 | 8 | 5 | Excellent |
| Welinton Junior | 23 | 1857 | 7 | 3 | Excellent |
| Afonso Figueiredo | 21 | 1623 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Estrela | 21 | 1573 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Oumar Diakhite | 16 | 1412 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Adam Dźwigała | 16 | 1319 | 0 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Buatu | 12 | 1092 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Bruno Xavier | 15 | 920 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ruben Macedo | 21 | 776 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Adi Mehremic | 8 | 703 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Luiz Fernando | 13 | 687 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Marius Mouandilmadji | 12 | 512 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Enzo Zidane | 10 | 511 | 2 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Rick | 7 | 448 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Kahraba | 5 | 139 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Aaron Tshibola | 4 | 126 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Bruno Felipe | 4 | 112 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Peu | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Belenenses (11 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Tiago Esgaio | 28 | 2249 | 2 | 2 | Good |
| Mateo Cassierra | 29 | 1822 | 4 | 0 | Good |
| Hervé Koffi | 20 | 1757 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Silvestre Varela | 21 | 1581 | 3 | 1 | Good |
| Chima Akas | 15 | 1294 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Marco Matias | 27 | 1225 | 2 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Ruben Lima | 11 | 798 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Francisco Varela | 9 | 689 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ricardo Ferreira | 5 | 353 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Dieguinho | 6 | 139 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Imad Faraj | 3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Benfica (5 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Carlos Vinícius | 32 | 1797 | 18 | 5 | Excellent |
| Julian Weigl | 18 | 1386 | 1 | 0 | Good |
| Raúl de Tomás | 7 | 467 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Dyego Sousa | 11 | 223 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Dalcio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Boavista (8 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Ricardo Costa | 31 | 2641 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Fabiano | 27 | 2288 | 0 | 2 | Below expectations |
| Marlon | 27 | 1970 | 2 | 2 | Good |
| Nikola Stojiljković | 24 | 1554 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Heriberto Tavares | 28 | 1468 | 4 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Cassiano | 27 | 1299 | 2 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Gustavo Dulanto | 10 | 757 | 2 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Rick | 9 | 392 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
FC Porto (7 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Agustín Marchesín | 31 | 2813 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Luis Díaz | 29 | 1785 | 6 | 2 | Excellent |
| Mateus Uribe | 23 | 1743 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Ze Luis | 19 | 1153 | 7 | 0 | Excellent |
| Shoya Nakajima | 16 | 580 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Rick | 9 | 352 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Rui Costa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Famalicao (21 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Pote | 33 | 2740 | 5 | 5 | Good |
| Fábio Martins | 29 | 2486 | 12 | 5 | Excellent |
| Uroš Račić | 33 | 2449 | 3 | 1 | Good |
| Toni Martínez | 32 | 2200 | 10 | 3 | Excellent |
| Diogo Gonçalves | 27 | 2041 | 5 | 4 | Excellent |
| Nehuén Pérez | 23 | 2035 | 1 | 0 | Good |
| Roderick Miranda | 24 | 1956 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Riccieli | 25 | 1735 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Rafael Defendi | 18 | 1540 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Vaná | 17 | 1530 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Patrick | 21 | 1486 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ruben Lameiras | 22 | 1374 | 2 | 5 | Fair |
| Gonçalo Rodrigues | 26 | 1014 | 2 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Ivo Pinto | 15 | 1003 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Lionn | 11 | 928 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Racine Coly | 14 | 849 | 0 | 2 | Did not deliver |
| Walterson Silva | 23 | 697 | 4 | 1 | Fair |
| Josh Tymon | 5 | 373 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Lawrence Ofori * | 3 | 92 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
| Luís Rocha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Damien Furtado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
GIL Vicente (22 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Denis | 34 | 3091 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| William Soares | 33 | 2834 | 0 | 1 | Good |
| Ruben Fernandes | 31 | 2761 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Sandro Lima | 32 | 2566 | 10 | 1 | Excellent |
| Bozhidar Kraev | 32 | 2275 | 8 | 1 | Good |
| Ygor Nogueira | 22 | 2004 | 0 | 3 | Good |
| Lourency | 31 | 1976 | 4 | 2 | Good |
| Claude Goncalves | 24 | 1966 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Fernando Fonseca | 20 | 1680 | 0 | 2 | Fair |
| Rodrigão Prado | 17 | 1555 | 2 | 2 | Good |
| João Afonso | 27 | 1394 | 0 | 2 | Did not deliver |
| Arthur Henrique | 18 | 1037 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Rúben Ribeiro | 13 | 935 | 4 | 3 | Fair |
| Zakaria Naidji | 20 | 671 | 1 | 2 | Fair |
| Edwin Banguera | 9 | 660 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Hugo Vieira | 11 | 429 | 1 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Erick | 8 | 333 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Vitor Carvalho | 10 | 243 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Romario Baldé | 7 | 225 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Kellyton | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Léo Cordeiro | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Bruno Ferreira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Guimaraes (11 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Marcus Edwards | 26 | 2124 | 7 | 5 | Excellent |
| Bruno Duarte Da Silva | 24 | 1595 | 8 | 5 | Excellent |
| Lucas Evangelista | 19 | 1397 | 1 | 2 | Fair |
| Mikel Agu | 16 | 1251 | 1 | 2 | Good |
| Denis Will Poha | 20 | 1207 | 0 | 2 | Fair |
| Léo Bonatini | 19 | 975 | 3 | 1 | Fair |
| André Pereira | 9 | 632 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Easah Suliman | 6 | 439 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| João Pedro Silva | 10 | 283 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Lucas Soares * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
| Jhonatan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Maritimo (9 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Franck Bambock | 27 | 1816 | 2 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Daizen Maeda | 23 | 1606 | 3 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Dejan Kerkez | 16 | 1353 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Bruno Xadas | 12 | 769 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Marcelinho | 14 | 683 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Diego Moreno | 9 | 649 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Erivaldo | 16 | 421 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jhon Cley | 10 | 411 | 1 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Luciano Nequecaur | 7 | 282 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Moreirense (12 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Mateus Pasinato | 33 | 2977 | 0 | 1 | Good |
| Fabio Abreu | 34 | 2424 | 13 | 2 | Excellent |
| Alex Soares | 32 | 2059 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Abdu Conte | 23 | 1983 | 0 | 3 | Fair |
| Lazar Rosić | 18 | 1620 | 2 | 0 | Good |
| Steven Vitória | 19 | 1545 | 5 | 0 | Good |
| Luther Singh | 21 | 1281 | 3 | 2 | Good |
| Luís Machado | 21 | 1047 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Gabrielzinho | 15 | 967 | 2 | 2 | Fair |
| Sori Mané | 14 | 890 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Djavan | 10 | 652 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Luiz Henrique | 4 | 101 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Pacos Ferreira (18 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Ricardo Ribeiro | 31 | 2802 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Hélder Ferreira | 32 | 2153 | 3 | 4 | Good |
| Maracás | 26 | 2136 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Luiz Carlos | 28 | 2103 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Douglas Tanque | 29 | 1940 | 11 | 1 | Excellent |
| Bruno Teles | 17 | 1473 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Stephen Eustáquio | 16 | 1258 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Marcelo | 15 | 1253 | 0 | 1 | Below expectations |
| João Amaral | 19 | 1111 | 1 | 4 | Fair |
| Murilo Freitas | 18 | 935 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Uilton | 26 | 903 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Denílson | 13 | 694 | 3 | 1 | Fair |
| Andre Micael | 7 | 515 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Renat Dadaşov | 7 | 285 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Simao Bertelli | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Yago César * | 3 | 93 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
| Rafael Gava | 2 | 69 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Rafael Barbosa * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
Portimonense (15 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Koki Anzai | 23 | 1853 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Willyan | 16 | 1395 | 3 | 0 | Excellent |
| Júnior Tavares | 15 | 1166 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Bruno Costa | 17 | 845 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Rômulo | 16 | 683 | 1 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Fernando Medeiros | 13 | 667 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Rodrigo | 7 | 551 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Marlos Moreno | 16 | 545 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Iury | 7 | 474 | 1 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Jose Francisco Cevallos | 7 | 289 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Beto * | 11 | 179 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
| Takuma Nishimura * | 2 | 119 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
| Rick | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Everson | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Samuel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Rio Ave (6 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Pawel Kieszek | 34 | 3084 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Aderllan Santos | 30 | 2692 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Mehdi Taremi | 30 | 2365 | 18 | 2 | Excellent |
| Carlos Mane | 32 | 1582 | 1 | 6 | Fair |
| Diogo Figueiras | 18 | 1382 | 0 | 2 | Fair |
| Lucas Piazón | 19 | 1278 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
SC Braga (9 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Wenderson Galeno | 27 | 1518 | 6 | 4 | Excellent |
| Wallace | 8 | 657 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Diogo Viana | 6 | 450 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Vitor Tormena | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Lucas Cunha * | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
| Eduardo | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Rolando | 3 | 87 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Caju | 1 | 72 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Uche Agbo | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Santa Clara (11 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| João Afonso | 33 | 2871 | 2 | 1 | Good |
| Carlos | 34 | 2455 | 7 | 3 | Good |
| Lincoln | 30 | 1998 | 1 | 6 | Excellent |
| Zaidu Sanusi | 24 | 1849 | 1 | 2 | Below expectations |
| Rafael Ramos | 16 | 1174 | 0 | 2 | Good |
| Costinha | 16 | 1147 | 0 | 4 | Below expectations |
| Nene | 18 | 618 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Pierre Sagna | 7 | 574 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Crysan | 13 | 311 | 3 | 1 | Fair |
| André Ferreira | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Diogo Salomão | 10 | 221 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
Sporting CP (7 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Luciano Vietto | 24 | 1657 | 4 | 4 | Excellent |
| Yannick Bolasie | 14 | 1088 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Rafael Camacho | 19 | 863 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Luís Neto | 12 | 844 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Eduardo Henrique | 15 | 723 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Valentin Rosier | 9 | 714 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jesé Rodríguez | 12 | 529 | 1 | 0 | Below expectations |
Tondela (12 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Yohan Tavares | 29 | 2513 | 3 | 0 | Good |
| Filipe Ferreira | 29 | 2316 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Philipe Sampaio | 22 | 1848 | 2 | 0 | Good |
| Jonathan Toro | 32 | 1750 | 1 | 2 | Fair |
| Richard | 28 | 1659 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Bruno Wilson | 15 | 1227 | 2 | 0 | Good |
| Denílson | 12 | 892 | 3 | 1 | Fair |
| Ronan | 12 | 713 | 5 | 0 | Fair |
| Ricardo Valente | 11 | 448 | 0 | 2 | Fair |
| Pedro Augusto * | 7 | 186 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
| João Vigário | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Rubilio Castillo | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Vitoria Setubal (11 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Carlinhos | 30 | 2450 | 4 | 1 | Good |
| Braian Mansilla | 29 | 1907 | 0 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Jubal | 24 | 1893 | 2 | 0 | Good |
| Hélder Guedes | 19 | 1039 | 4 | 2 | Below expectations |
| Nabil Ghilas | 15 | 897 | 2 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Leandrinho | 15 | 590 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| João Meira | 8 | 555 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Leandro Vilela | 11 | 448 | 0 | 2 | Did not deliver |
| Rodrigo Mathiola | 8 | 233 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Tòfol Montiel | 6 | 204 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Mirko Antonucci | 6 | 173 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |