Primeira Liga Players

The Primeira Liga is the top competition of Portugal. Some of the biggest football legends have been Primeira Liga players. What do you think about Cristiano Ronaldo, Eusébio or Luis Figo?

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Enhance your application with the Primeira Liga Players’ data

Every football application should be able to offer the Primeira Liga players statistics. It would be best if you had the most reliable and best Primeira Liga player’s data available. This is where Sportmonks can help:

Show all Primeira Liga players in a complete team squad page
The Primeira Liga API contains all Primeira Liga players. This makes it possible to create an application with a squad page for every team in the Primeira Liga.
The Primeira Liga top scorers
You can create a top scorer page for your application. This can be filtered on goals, assists, cards and more.
The Primeira Liga player statistics
Using the Sportmonks API, you can get very detailed Primeira Liga player statistics. You can track the number of passes a player gives or the number of shots a player takes.

Avoid wasting your precious time and resources

By implementing the Football API, you can effortlessly save valuable time and resources. By using the Sportmonks API, you can find any Primeira Liga player’s data and use it to create your dream application.

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At Sportmonks, we understand that there are a lot of data providers who claim to be the best. That is why we want you to test out our API for free. We have two options: First, we offer the forever-free plan, which consists of the Danish Superliga and the Scottish Premiership. We also offer a free 14-day trial for any default or custom plan and a 30-day free trial for the essentials plan. The trials also come with the Primeira Liga Players’ data if you choose a plan that includes the Primeira Liga.

Choose your Primeira Liga data features

  • Player profiles and player statistics
  • Match schedules and historical matches
  • Match statistics and events
  • Match formations & Line-ups
  • (Live) top scorers and standings
  • (Live) odds and predictions
  • Coach and referee stats
  • Complete team squads
  • Previous Primeira Liga winners
  • Coach and referee stats
  • And many more are included with the Primeira Liga API

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Create the dream Primeira Liga application

We have seen our customers create beautiful applications. They have created Livescore applications, Fantasy games, Betting portals, and more. We are interested in your ideas and want to help to make them a reality. On the right, you can find an example response from the Sportmonks API.

 

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    "data": [
        {
            "id": 2628,
            "sport_id": 1,
            "country_id": 20,
            "venue_id": 1565,
            "gender": "male",
            "name": "Santa Clara",
            "short_code": null,
            "image_path": "https://cdn.sportmonks.com/images/soccer/teams/4/2628.png",
            "founded": 1921,
            "type": "domestic",
            "placeholder": false,
            "last_played_at": "2023-04-15 19:30:00"
        },
        {
            "id": 830,
            "sport_id": 1,
            "country_id": 20,
            "venue_id": 286,
            "gender": "male",
            "name": "Vitória SC",
            "short_code": "VDG",
            "image_path": "https://cdn.sportmonks.com/images/soccer/teams/30/830.png",
            "founded": 1922,
            "type": "domestic",
            "placeholder": false,
            "last_played_at": "2023-04-14 19:15:00"
        },
        {
            "id": 3161,
            "sport_id": 1,
            "country_id": 20,
            "venue_id": 1852,
            "gender": "male",
            "name": "Famalicão",
            "short_code": null,
            "image_path": "https://cdn.sportmonks.com/images/soccer/teams/25/3161.png",
            "founded": 1931,
            "type": "domestic",
            "placeholder": false,
            "last_played_at": "2023-04-14 19:15:00"
        },
        {
            "id": 8164,
            "sport_id": 1,
            "country_id": 20,
            "venue_id": null,
            "gender": "male",
            "name": "Vizela",
            "short_code": null,
            "image_path": "https://cdn.sportmonks.com/images/soccer/teams/4/8164.png",
            "founded": 1939,
            "type": "domestic",
            "placeholder": false,
            "last_played_at": "2023-04-17 19:15:00"
        },
        {
            "id": 58,
            "sport_id": 1,
            "country_id": 20,
            "venue_id": 8323,
            "gender": "male",
            "name": "Sporting CP",
            "short_code": "SCP",
            "image_path": "https://cdn.sportmonks.com/images/soccer/teams/26/58.png",
            "founded": 1906,
            "type": "domestic",
            "placeholder": false,
            "last_played_at": "2023-04-20 19:00:00"
        },,

 

CASE STUDY

The ideas of our customers are expansive, ingenious and mind-blowing. We have seen fantasy games, live score applications, betting portals, and many other marvellous ideas.

What to think of this idea of Scoreplay? It is nothing like the previously mentioned apps. They created something with our API that is completely out of the box.

We chose Sportmonks because of the accuracy of its Primeira Liga API, its’ ease of use and its’ outstanding customer service. Starting with Sportmonks was incredibly easy and intuitive. The onboarding process was virtually non-existent. Just plug and play!

Xavier - CTO Scoreplay

Memorable Primeira Liga Players

As we have said, the Primeira Liga has had some inspiring players in the competition. We have listed some of the most notable players to ever play in the league. The list of Primeira Liga players can be found below:

Cristiano Ronaldo
According to some, Cristiano Ronaldo is the best football player of our generation. The Portuguese forward started his professional football career at Sporting Clube de Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo began in the youth academy until he was promoted to a first-team player in 2002. This made him a Primeira Liga Player and the most victorious one ever.

Eusébio
Eusébio was a legendary Portuguese footballer who played for S.L. Benfica in the Portuguese Primeira Liga from 1960 to 1975. During his time in the league, he became one of the most prolific and talented players, scoring an incredible 317 goals in 301 appearances for Benfica.

Eusébio’s performances helped Benfica to win 11 Primeira Liga titles, and he was the league’s top scorer a remarkable seven times. His impressive displays on the field earned him many individual awards and accolades, and he is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time.

Deco
Deco was a talented midfielder who played for Porto from 1999 to 2004, helping the team win multiple Primeira Liga titles and the UEFA Champions League in 2004. Deco also played for Benfica at the beginning of his career in 1997-1998. Deco has been one of the most notable Primeira Liga Players.

Luis figo
Luís Figo is a former Portuguese footballer who played in the Portuguese Primeira Liga from 1989 to 1995. He started his professional career at Sporting CP, quickly becoming one of the most talented players in the league, winning the Portuguese Footballer of the Year award twice. Figo’s performances earned him a move to Barcelona in 1995, where he continued to excel and became one of the world’s most sought-after footballers.  

Rui Costa
Rui Costa is a former Portuguese footballer who played in the Portuguese Primeira Liga for several clubs, but he is best known for his time with S.L. Benfica. He made his professional debut for Benfica in 1991 and quickly established himself as one of the most talented Primeira Liga players, helping Benfica win several Primeira Liga titles. Costa’s impressive performances earned him a move to Italy’s A.C. Milan in 2001, but he returned to Benfica in 2006 to finish his career with the club as a Primeira Liga Player. He retired in 2008, having left a lasting impact on the Primeira Liga and cemented his status as one of Portugal’s greatest footballers.