Rodrigo Mora named most valuable midfielder outside Europe's top 5 leagues | OneFootball

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·27 September 2025

Rodrigo Mora named most valuable midfielder outside Europe's top 5 leagues

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A study from the Football Observatory of CIES (International Centre for Sports Studies), released this Friday, concludes that Rodrigo Mora is the most valuable midfielder in the world among those not playing in the top five European leagues, with Heorhii Sudakov following closely in second position.

According to the analysis, the FC Porto player has an estimated value of €50.1 million, while the Benfica player is valued at €44.8 million. Rounding out the podium is Russian Aleksey Batrakov, from Lokomotiv Moscow, with €41.9 million.


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In the listing published by CIES, two other Portuguese footballers also appear: Victor Froholdt, a midfielder from FC Porto, ranks 7th with €35.5 million, and Francisco Trincão, from Sporting, is in 10th place with €33.2 million.

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