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1 World Cup · 2026
Succession '26
0%
U23 value share
Top-5 minutes '26
26.4k
at kick-off
Mean age '26
31.1
weighted by minutes
Cliff verdict · 2026

#2 of 48 on the Cliff Index (+1.28): minutes-weighted age 31.1, 76% of 2026 minutes from players aged 31+ by 2030-06-01, 100% debutants.

Squad value at kick-off

total market value · €m · at each tournament
€54m'26

Tournament by tournament

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2002
Did not qualify
no squad →
2006
Did not qualify
no squad →
2010
Did not qualify
no squad →
2014
Did not qualify
no squad →
2018
Did not qualify
no squad →
2022
Did not qualify
no squad →
2026
Round of 32
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2026 squad — Round of 32 · value retention 60%

Paper Index: #203 of 240 all-time · #40 of 48 in 2026 (composite -0.83)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 VozinhaGK 40 Chaves 00 0 0 00 €0.1M€1M ’18 40
2 StopiraDF 38 Torreense 00 0 0 00 €0.1M€1M ’19 00
3 DineyDF 31 Al Bataeh 00 0 0 00 €0.9M€2M ’23 40
4 PicoDF 33 Shamrock Rovers 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€0M ’24 40
5 Logan CostaDF 25 Villarreal 723 2 5,763 00 €15.0M€18M ’24 00
6 Kevin PinaMF 29 Krasnodar 00 0 0 00 €5.0M€5M ’25 41
7 Jovane CabralMF 27 Estrela Amadora 152 0 870 40 €1.0M€10M ’20 20
8 João PauloMF 28 FCSB 00 0 0 00 €0.9M€1M ’26 20
9 Gilson BenchimolFW 24 Akron Tolyatti 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€1M ’26 20
10 Jamiro MonteiroMF 32 PEC Zwolle 00 0 0 00 €0.7M€4M ’22 40
11 Garry RodriguesMF 35 Apollon Limassol 413 3 2,099 61 €0.3M€9M ’19 20
12 Márcio RosaGK 29 Montana 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€0M ’26 00
13 Sidny Lopes CabralDF 23 Benfica 00 0 0 20 €4.0M€5M ’26 31
14 Deroy DuarteMF 26 Ludogorets Razgrad 00 0 0 00 €1.8M€2M ’26 41
15 Laros DuarteMF 29 Puskás Akadémia 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€2M ’22 40
16 Yannick SemedoMF 30 Farense 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€0M ’24 20
17 Willy SemedoMF 32 Omonia 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’24 30
18 Telmo ArcanjoMF 24 Vitória de Guimarães 00 0 0 00 €3.0M€3M ’25 20
19 Dailon LivramentoFW 25 Casa Pia 291 2 932 00 €0.8M€1M ’24 30
20 Ryan MendesFW 36 Iğdır 557 5 2,154 30 €0.2M€4M ’13 40
21 Nuno da CostaMF 35 İstanbul Başakşehir 10719 13 6,328 00 €0.4M€5M ’18 40
22 Steven MoreiraDF 31 Columbus Crew 1130 5 8,231 00 €1.5M€2M ’17 40
23 CJ dos SantosGK 25 San Diego FC 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€2M ’25 00
24 Wagner PinaDF 23 Trabzonspor 00 0 0 00 €11.0M€11M ’26 10
25 Kelvin PiresDF 26 SJK 00 0 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’26 00
26 Hélio VarelaMF 24 Maccabi Tel Aviv 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’24 31
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Jovane Cabral
peak €10M (2020-08) → €1M at kickoff · −90%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
La Liga754,7135
Serie A441,8023
Ligue 131319,86227
Total top-5 43226,37735
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)442,677
Eredivisie (Ned)34723,667
Primeira Liga (Por)39220,169
Pro League (Bel)382,413
MLS (USA/Can)30925,829
Süper Lig (Tur)32721,552
Saudi Pro League (KSA)281,967
All competitions (25 named + 113 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Liga Portugal 2 (Por)48835,543
Primeira Liga (Por)39220,169
Eredivisie (Ned)34723,667
Süper Lig (Tur)32721,552
Ligue 1 (Fra)31319,862
MLS (USA/Can)30925,829
Ligue 2 (Fra)28419,446
Pro League (UAE)18115,750
Premier Liga (Rus)1256,861
UEFA Europa League774,956
LaLiga (Spa)754,713
Super League (Gre)633,456
Coupe de France (Fra)534,114
Championship (Eng)442,677
Serie A (Ita)441,802
Pro League (Bel)382,413
UCL qualifying382,835
Saudi Pro League (KSA)281,967
Premier League (Isr)211,303
UEFA Champions League15745
CONCACAF Champions League141,197
AFC Champions League3270
Copa del Rey (Spa)3203
Coppa Italia (Ita)389
EFL Cup (Eng)2130
Other competitions (113 — minor leagues, cups, youth)3247254,130
Squad traits
Mean height
181 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
183 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
54%
Nuno da Costa of squad league goals
Value dependency
28%
Logan Costa of squad value
Precocity
2,234′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Steven Moreira (2,234′), Ryan Mendes (8′).