Marked 9.19 across it, 14 goals and assists between them, and no serious argument from anybody else in the division. Santa Clara have had the whole benefit of a month somebody else will spend the summer trying to buy.
Fee agreed, wages agreed, and Lusitânia Lourosa waiting with a shirt. Nobody at Oliveirense is pretending otherwise, and the supporters have stopped asking whether and started asking when.
The award the rest of the division reads as a transfer rumour. 7.55 over the month and 7 goal contributions, from a Benfica B player whose price has just gone up without anybody at his club doing anything.
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Karem Zoabi had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Tondela can pretend not to have heard.
4 assists, 7.34, and a Santa Clara player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.
Scoring charts1 Feb 2028
Wendel Silva is the division's best-marked player — 9.19
The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 9.19 across 5 matches for Santa Clara.
Nobody in the division bettered it last month: 5 goals in 4 appearances for Portimonense.
Scoring charts1 Jan 2028
Hassan Ismail is the division's player of the month — 8.38
A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Feirense man on 8.38 with 5 goal contributions.
Scoring charts1 Jan 2028
The division's brightest kid this month plays for Sporting CP B
Gabriel Silva was marked 7.97 and had a hand in 5 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Santa Clara can pretend not to have heard.
Scoring charts1 Jan 2028
Max Svensson leads the division for assists — 7.14
The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 4 of them made by a Penafiel player marked 7.14, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Eboué Kouassi will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Leiria the goodbyes have quietly begun.
The offer from Ceará for Dieguinho was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
It is not a grievance and it is not a demand: he wants to play continental football, and he has stopped hiding it. Whether Farense can give him that is a question about the club, not about him.
Marked 8.38 across it, 5 goals and assists between them, and no serious argument from anybody else in the division. Benfica B have had the whole benefit of a month somebody else will spend the summer trying to buy.
Scoring charts1 Dec 2027
The division's brightest kid this month plays for Benfica B
Olívio Tomé was marked 7.30 and had a hand in 3 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Max Svensson will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Penafiel the goodbyes have quietly begun.
3 assists, 8.10, and a Santa Clara player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.
The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 8.38 across 4 matches for Benfica B.
The general version of this complaint is that a player wants more. The specific version names the thing: he wants to walk out under floodlights against clubs from other countries, and he has stopped pretending otherwise.
Everybody in the division was measured and a Leixões man came out on top: 8.77 across the month and 11 goal contributions. There is no serious case for anybody else.
Scoring charts1 Nov 2027
The division's brightest kid this month plays for Porto B
Gabriel Mec was marked 7.49 and had a hand in 3 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Tondela can pretend not to have heard.
4 assists, 7.48, and a Oliveirense player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Lusitânia Lourosa they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Scoring charts1 Nov 2027
Highest marks in the league belong to a Leixões man
Gabriel Veron averaged 8.77 over 5 appearances. Nothing about that will trend, and anybody who watched all four games would tell you it was the most accurate thing on this page.
“I want to win things, and I would like to do it here.” Nothing has been demanded and nothing has been threatened — but a boardroom at Farense hears a sentence like that exactly as it was built.
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Danilo Arboleda wants continental football; whether Penafiel can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
4 in 5 for Sporting CP B. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
6 in 5 for Tondela. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
Nobody in the division bettered it last month: 6 goals in 4 appearances for Leixões.
Scoring charts1 Oct 2027
Franjo Ivanović is the division's player of the month — 8.41
A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Benfica B man on 8.41 with 6 goal contributions.
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Porto B have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Scoring charts1 Oct 2027
Karem Zoabi is the month's best young player — 7.88
The award the rest of the division reads as a transfer rumour. 7.88 over the month and 3 goal contributions, from a Torreense player whose price has just gone up without anybody at his club doing anything.
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Andrés Tovar had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Tondela can pretend not to have heard.
The chart that decides who the scorers ought to be thanking. 5 of them made by a Leixões player marked 7.38, and not one will be in the montage at the end of the season.
The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 8.41 across 4 matches for Benfica B.
The month closes with Gabriel Veron out in front — 4 goals in 3 games, and Leixões have the division's most feared finisher.
Scoring charts1 Sep 2027
Makan Aïko is the division's player of the month — 8.05
A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Tondela man on 8.05 with 4 goal contributions.
The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Felgueiras people have started saying his name in the past tense.
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Dânio Djassi had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Scoring charts1 Sep 2027
The division's brightest kid this month plays for Porto B
Mateus Mide was marked 7.52 and had a hand in 2 goals. Every recruitment department in the country now has a file open, and the club that has him knows exactly what that means.
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Benfica B, and it is not being withdrawn.
The offer from Braga for Juan Muñoz was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Scoring charts1 Sep 2027
The division’s top provider is Max Svensson — 7.82
3 assists across the month from a Penafiel player marked 7.82. Somebody has to open the door before anybody walks through it, and nobody in the league opened more.
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Portimonense have lost him in all but the paperwork.
The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Sporting CP B people have started saying his name in the past tense.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Tondela can pretend not to have heard.
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Rafael Nel will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Sporting CP B the goodbyes have quietly begun.
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Allan Sousa wants continental football; whether Tondela can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Pacos de Ferreira is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
2 assists, 8.53, and a Académico de Viseu player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.
The general version of this complaint is that a player wants more. The specific version names the thing: he wants to walk out under floodlights against clubs from other countries, and he has stopped pretending otherwise.
2 in 1 for Académico de Viseu. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Sporting CP B has been clear about where Víctor Guzmán stands, which is more than many ever get.
8.38 for a Académico de Viseu player whose contribution is measured entirely in other people's celebrations. The providers' chart is the one nobody frames and everybody in a dressing room reads.
Everybody in the division was measured and a Farense man came out on top: 7.81 across the month and 4 goal contributions. There is no serious case for anybody else.
7.20 across the month and 2 goal contributions from a Benfica B player everybody else in the division now has a file on. His price rose this month without anybody at his club lifting a finger.
The offer from SJK for Francisco Souza Silva was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. João Valido will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Chaves the goodbyes have quietly begun.
2 assists across the month from a Leiria player marked 7.83. Somebody has to open the door before anybody walks through it, and nobody in the league opened more.
Scoring charts1 Apr 2027
Roberto is the division's best-marked player — 8.19
The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 8.19 across 2 matches for Penafiel.
It is the most legitimate ambition in the sport and the hardest for most clubs to satisfy. Jarleysom wants continental football; whether Portimonense can provide it is a question about the next two seasons, not about him.
The month closes with Clau Mendes out in front — 5 goals in 4 games, and Penafiel have the division's most feared finisher.
Scoring charts1 Mar 2027
Clau Mendes is the division's player of the month — 8.11
A club's paper reports this as one of its own being honoured. On this page it is what it actually is: a verdict on everybody who played, and it went to a Penafiel man on 8.11 with 7 goal contributions.
The award the rest of the division reads as a transfer rumour. 7.36 over the month and 3 goal contributions, from a Benfica B player whose price has just gone up without anybody at his club doing anything.
Fee agreed, wages agreed, and Lusitânia Lourosa waiting with a shirt. Nobody at Penafiel is pretending otherwise, and the supporters have stopped asking whether and started asking when.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Leixões they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
3 assists, 8.09, and a Pacos de Ferreira player who spent four weekends being the reason somebody else's name went in the paper. It is the least-rewarded skill in football and the easiest one to notice its absence.
Scoring charts1 Mar 2027
Clau Mendes is the division's best-marked player — 8.11
The chart that catches everybody a goal tally never will: the centre-half who was immense for four weekends, the holding midfielder nobody outside his own ground has heard of. 8.11 across 4 matches for Penafiel.
2 in 3 for Pacos de Ferreira. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
3 in 4 for Leiria. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.
3 in 4 for Lusitânia Lourosa. Nobody outside his own ground is talking about him, which tends to be true of everybody on this list except the man at the top of it.