Portugal football

2,215 players · 92 clubs · 4,114 all-time goals tracked

Football in Portugal

Association football is the most popular sport in Portugal. Approximately 75% of the people in Portugal are interested in football. It has a long and storied history in the country, following its introduction in 1875 in cities such as Funchal, Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra by English merchants and Portuguese students arriving back home from studying in England. This led to the establishment of local clubs dedicated to the practice of the sport.

Most valuable players from Portugal — top 60 by current market value

Vitinha Paris Saint-Germain · 26y

€80.00m

João Neves Paris Saint-Germain · 21y

€80.00m

Nuno Mendes Paris Saint-Germain · 23y

€70.00m

Rúben Dias Manchester City · 29y

€65.00m

Bruno Fernandes Manchester United · 31y

€50.00m

Pedro Neto Chelsea FC · 26y

€50.00m

Gonçalo Inácio Sporting CP · 24y

€45.00m

Gonçalo Ramos Paris Saint-Germain · 24y

€40.00m

Rodrigo Mora FC Porto · 19y

€40.00m

Diogo Jota --- · 29y

€40.00m

Bernardo Silva Manchester City · 31y

€38.00m

Francisco Trincão Sporting CP · 26y

€35.00m

Tomás Araújo SL Benfica · 24y

€32.00m

António Silva SL Benfica · 22y

€32.00m

João Palhinha Tottenham Hotspur · 30y

€30.00m

Diogo Dalot Manchester United · 27y

€30.00m

Pedro Gonçalves Sporting CP · 27y

€30.00m

Francisco Conceição Juventus FC · 23y

€28.00m

Rúben Neves Al-Hilal SFC · 29y

€25.00m

Fábio Vieira Hamburger SV · 25y

€22.00m

João Félix Al-Nassr FC · 26y

€20.00m

Fábio Silva Borussia Dortmund · 23y

€20.00m

Eduardo Quaresma Sporting CP · 24y

€18.00m

Diogo Leite 1.FC Union Berlin · 27y

€17.00m

Gustavo Sá FC Famalicão · 21y

€16.00m

Francisco Moura FC Porto · 26y

€15.00m

João Cancelo Al-Hilal SFC · 31y

€15.00m

Mateus Fernandes West Ham United · 21y

€15.00m

Rodrigo Gomes Wolverhampton Wanderers · 22y

€15.00m

Jota Silva Nottingham Forest · 26y

€15.00m

Samú Costa RCD Mallorca · 25y

€15.00m

Cristiano Ronaldo Al-Nassr FC · 41y

€12.00m

Daniel Bragança Sporting CP · 26y

€12.00m

Tiago Tomás VfB Stuttgart · 23y

€12.00m

Ricardo Horta SC Braga · 31y

€12.00m

Martim Fernandes FC Porto · 20y

€12.00m

Gonçalo Guedes Real Sociedad · 29y

€11.00m

João Mário Juventus FC · 26y

€10.00m

Manu Silva SL Benfica · 24y

€10.00m

André Almeida Valencia CF · 25y

€10.00m

Alberto Costa FC Porto · 22y

€10.00m

Alexandre Penetra AZ Alkmaar · 24y

€9.00m

Rafa Silva Besiktas JK · 33y

€9.00m

Nuno Santos Sporting CP · 31y

€9.00m

Jota Celtic FC · 27y

€8.00m

Vitinha Genoa CFC · 26y

€8.00m

Paulinho Deportivo Toluca · 33y

€7.50m

Rui Silva Sporting CP · 32y

€7.00m

José Sá Wolverhampton Wanderers · 33y

€7.00m

Martim Marques FC Lugano · 22y

€7.00m

João Simões Sporting CP · 19y

€6.00m

Pedro Malheiro Al-Wasl FC · 25y

€6.00m

André Gomes LOSC Lille · 32y

€6.00m

Paulo Bernardo Celtic FC · 24y

€5.50m

Daniel Podence Olympiacos Piraeus · 30y

€5.50m

André Amaro Al-Rayyan SC · 23y

€5.00m

Gonçalo Borges Feyenoord Rotterdam · 25y

€5.00m

Costinha Olympiacos Piraeus · 26y

€5.00m

Chiquinho Olympiacos Piraeus · 30y

€5.00m

Afonso Sousa Samsunspor · 26y

€5.00m

All-time top scorers from Portugal — top 24 by career goals (all competitions)

#	Player	Pos	Current club	Goals
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	Attack - Centre-Forward	Al-Nassr FC	796
2	Marco Paixão	Attack - Centre-Forward	Athens Kallithea	252
3	Nuno Gomes	Attack - Centre-Forward	Retired	215
4	Paulinho	Attack - Centre-Forward	Deportivo Toluca	192
5	Bruno Fernandes	Midfield - Attacking Midfield	Manchester United	187
6	Simão	Attack - Left Winger	Retired	163
7	Flávio Paixão	Attack - Right Winger	Retired	159
8	Hugo Almeida	Attack - Centre-Forward	Retired	151
9	André Silva	Attack - Centre-Forward	Elche CF	150
10	Rafa Silva	Attack - Second Striker	Besiktas JK	150
11	Ricardo Horta	Attack - Right Winger	SC Braga	150
12	Pires	Attack - Centre-Forward	Retired	143
13	Pizzi	Midfield - Attacking Midfield	GD Estoril Praia	138
14	Diogo Jota	Attack - Left Winger	---	136
15	Roberto	Attack - Centre-Forward	GD Chaves	130
16	Luís Figo	Attack - Right Winger	Retired	125
17	Bruno Valente	Attack - Centre-Forward	Retired	123
18	Rafa Lopes	Attack - Centre-Forward	Wieczysta Krakow	115
19	Ricardo Quaresma	Attack - Right Winger	Retired	112
20	Hélder Postiga	Attack - Centre-Forward	Retired	108
21	Tozé Marreco	Attack - Centre-Forward	Retired	107
22	Bernardo Silva	Midfield - Attacking Midfield	Manchester City	107
23	Nélson Oliveira	Attack - Centre-Forward	Vitória Guimarães SC	103
24	Gonçalo Ramos	Attack - Centre-Forward	Paris Saint-Germain	102