Nuno Santos
31 yrs · Left-back (also LM, LW) · Portugal
Sporting CP · Liga Portugal · Foot: left · Height: 177 cm
Contract: until 30 Jun 2027
No model evaluation for this player. MoneyballAI evaluates players with at least 450 league minutes last season in leagues where match-level player data is available from the current free source (14 European top divisions). Market value and transfer history are still shown below.
Market value
€3.0M
Updated today
Estimated acquisition
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Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
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Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
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Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
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Model value − acquisition
Market value history
Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.
Highest recorded: €14.0M
Season-by-season (domestic league)
Context-adjusted values are model outputs.
| Season | Club | League | Pos | Apps | Min | Min share | G | A | G+A/90 | Adj. G+A/90 | Opp. Elo | Team Elo | League str. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Sporting CP | Liga Portugal | LB | 4 | 57 | 2% | 0 | 1 | 1.58 | 0.14 | 1300 | 1656 | 0.58 |
| 2024/25 | Sporting CP | Liga Portugal | LM | 7 | 353 | 12% | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 1280 | 1610 | 0.51 |
| 2023/24 | Sporting CP | Liga Portugal | LM | 31 | 2071 | 68% | 4 | 12 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 1328 | 1675 | 0.58 |
| 2022/23 | Sporting CP | Liga Portugal | LM | 31 | 2275 | 74% | 8 | 6 | 0.55 | 0.26 | 1375 | 1669 | 0.68 |
| 2021/22 | Sporting CP | Liga Portugal | LM | 32 | 2109 | 69% | 6 | 9 | 0.64 | 0.32 | 1345 | 1692 | 0.67 |
| 2020/21 | Sporting CP | Liga Portugal | LW | 31 | 1919 | 63% | 7 | 6 | 0.61 | 0.40 | 1335 | 1617 | 0.61 |
| 2019/20 | Rio Ave FC | Liga Portugal | LW | 32 | 2522 | 82% | 2 | 6 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 1381 | 1412 | 0.59 |
| 2018/19 | Rio Ave FC | Liga Portugal | LB | 8 | 594 | 19% | 3 | 1 | 0.61 | 0.39 | 1455 | 1371 | 0.65 |
| 2017/18 | Rio Ave FC | Liga Portugal | LM | 26 | 645 | 21% | 1 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 1365 | 1378 | 0.64 |
| 2016/17 | Vitória Setúbal FC | Liga Portugal | LW | 26 | 1640 | 54% | 0 | 3 | 0.16 | 0.31 | 1319 | 1244 | 0.58 |
| 2015/16 | SL Benfica | Liga Portugal | LW | 1 | 18 | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 1367 | 1712 | 0.58 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Uefa Champions League | Sporting CP | 2 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 1590 |
| 2024/25 | Uefa Champions League | Sporting CP | 2 | 164 | 1 | 0 | 1523 |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Europa League | Sporting CP | 9 | 410 | 0 | 0 | 1513 |
| 2022/23 | Uefa Europa League | Sporting CP | 6 | 308 | 0 | 1 | 1576 |
| 2022/23 | Uefa Champions League | Sporting CP | 6 | 299 | 1 | 0 | 1640 |
| 2021/22 | Uefa Champions League | Sporting CP | 7 | 217 | 1 | 0 | 1676 |
| 2021/22 | Supercup Candido De Oliveira | Sporting CP | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1493 |
| 2020/21 | Uefa Europa League Qualifying | Sporting CP | 1 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 1578 |
Small continental samples are shown for context only and are not over-weighted.
Historical comparables
Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.
No comparables computed for this player.
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2020 | Rio Ave | Sporting | €4.2M | €4.0M |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Benfica B | Rio Ave | Unknown | €1.0M |
| 30 Jun 2017 | Vitória Setúbal | Benfica B | Free / loan | €1.0M |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Benfica B | Vitória Setúbal | Free / loan | €750k |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Benfica U19 | Benfica B | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2013 | Rio Ave FC U19 | Benfica U19 | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2012 | FC Porto U17 | Rio Ave FC U19 | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2011 | Padroense U17 | FC Porto U17 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2010 | FC Porto U15 | Padroense U17 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2008 | FC Porto Youth | FC Porto U15 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jan 2005 | Trofense Yth | FC Porto Youth | Unknown | Data unavailable |
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