Léo Santos

27 yrs · Centre-back · Brazil
CD Nacional · Liga Portugal · Foot: right · Height: 186 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2027
Market value
€1.0M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€367k – €773k
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€533k – €1.2M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€566k – €1.2M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€241k – €856k
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.

Estimated acquisition€367k – €773k
Model value (performance-implied)€533k – €1.2M
Projected value (24 months)€566k – €1.2M
Dashed line: current market value (€1.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Léo Santos's performance-implied value at EUR 0.5M-1.2M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.4M-0.8M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.6M-1.2M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Acquisition note: Final year of contract: selling club's leverage is reduced.

Bargain Index: 96

What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.

PerformanceBelow average27.1th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral27.6 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €490k vs market €1.0M
Expected appreciationNeutral-6% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapLargeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationModerateleague coefficient 0.58
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskModerate
Data confidenceMedium

Bargain Index = percentile (among all evaluated players) of expected 2-year value relative to estimated cost. See methodology and backtests.

Market value history

Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.

Highest recorded: €6.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2719 (89% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.17
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.20
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
27 (Below average)

Adjusted = shrunk toward positional baseline for small samples, corrected for team dominance over opponents, expressed relative to positional peers in the same league.

Context

League strength
0.58 (rank 9)
Team strength (Elo)
1231
Opponent strength
1333
Possession, role
Data unavailable

League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.

Potential

Development
Low
Trajectory
improving
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€566k – €1.2M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share up 64 pts; team strength up (+60 Elo); relative output up 49% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -25% (IQR -47% to +35%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠League level coefficient 0.58 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
  • ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
  • ⓘInjury history unavailable from current data source.

League translation

What happened to players who moved from this league to the big-five leagues (observed, not a forecast).

Historical movers
66 (DEF)
Relative output kept
57%–168%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
76%
Confidence
Medium

Output is relative to positional peers in each league. Movers are a selected group (clubs buy players who fit), so treat this as context, not a guarantee.

Season-by-season (domestic league)

Context-adjusted values are model outputs.

SeasonClubLeaguePosAppsMinMin shareGAG+A/90Adj. G+A/90Opp. EloTeam EloLeague str.
2025/26CD NacionalLiga PortugalCB31271989%320.170.20133312310.58
2024/25CD NacionalLiga PortugalCB1677025%100.120.12133511710.51

Historical comparables

Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.

Player (then)AgeValue then~2y laterOutcome
Miguel Vieira
Liga Portugal · 2018
28€700k€400kfell
Dmytro Nemchaninov
Premier Liga · 2017
27€700k€300kfell
Fábio Cardoso
Liga Portugal · 2019
25€1.5M€2.0Mrose
Miguel Araujo
Eredivisie · 2021
27€900k€850kflat
Raúl Silva
Liga Portugal · 2017
28€1.8M€5.0Mrose
Milos Kosanovic
Jupiler Pro League · 2015
25€1.8M€2.5Mrose
Rui Correia
Liga Portugal · 2016
26€1.0M€600kfell
Douglas
Super Lig · 2019
29€2.0M€100kfell

Transfer history

Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.

DateFromToFeeMV at time
27 Aug 2024GuaraniNacionalFree / loan€900k
15 Jan 2024CorinthiansGuaraniFree / loan€1.2M
31 Dec 2023Ceará SCCorinthiansFree / loan€1.2M
31 Mar 2023CorinthiansCeará SCFree / loan€1.2M
30 Mar 2023FerroviáriaCorinthiansFree / loan€1.2M
1 Jan 2023CorinthiansFerroviáriaFree / loan€1.2M
31 Dec 2022Ponte PretaCorinthiansFree / loan€1.2M
19 Jan 2022CorinthiansPonte PretaFree / loan€1.5M
5 Aug 2019FluminenseCorinthiansFree / loan€6.0M
27 Feb 2019CorinthiansFluminenseFree / loan€6.0M
1 Jan 2017Corinthians U20CorinthiansUnknown€100k

MoneyballAI identifies statistical opportunities from available data. A player flagged as a potential bargain is not guaranteed to succeed, to transfer, to rise in value, or to generate resale profit. Market values, fees and contracts come from third-party sources; ranges are model estimates with stated confidence.

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