
Léo Santos
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
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.
| Performance | Below average | 27.1th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Neutral | 27.6 years |
| Acquisition cost | Very favorable | est. €490k vs market €1.0M |
| Expected appreciation | Neutral | -6% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Large | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Low | |
| League translation | Moderate | league coefficient 0.58 |
| Tactical fit | Not evaluated | Requires event/role data not available from the current free source. |
| Risk | Moderate | |
| Data confidence | Medium |
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.
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.
| 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 | CD Nacional | Liga Portugal | CB | 31 | 2719 | 89% | 3 | 2 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 1333 | 1231 | 0.58 |
| 2024/25 | CD Nacional | Liga Portugal | CB | 16 | 770 | 25% | 1 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 1335 | 1171 | 0.51 |
Historical comparables
Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.
| Player (then) | Age | Value then | ~2y later | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Vieira Liga Portugal · 2018 | 28 | €700k | €400k | fell |
| Dmytro Nemchaninov Premier Liga · 2017 | 27 | €700k | €300k | fell |
| Fábio Cardoso Liga Portugal · 2019 | 25 | €1.5M | €2.0M | rose |
| Miguel Araujo Eredivisie · 2021 | 27 | €900k | €850k | flat |
| Raúl Silva Liga Portugal · 2017 | 28 | €1.8M | €5.0M | rose |
| Milos Kosanovic Jupiler Pro League · 2015 | 25 | €1.8M | €2.5M | rose |
| Rui Correia Liga Portugal · 2016 | 26 | €1.0M | €600k | fell |
| Douglas Super Lig · 2019 | 29 | €2.0M | €100k | fell |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2024 | Guarani | Nacional | Free / loan | €900k |
| 15 Jan 2024 | Corinthians | Guarani | Free / loan | €1.2M |
| 31 Dec 2023 | Ceará SC | Corinthians | Free / loan | €1.2M |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Corinthians | Ceará SC | Free / loan | €1.2M |
| 30 Mar 2023 | Ferroviária | Corinthians | Free / loan | €1.2M |
| 1 Jan 2023 | Corinthians | Ferroviária | Free / loan | €1.2M |
| 31 Dec 2022 | Ponte Preta | Corinthians | Free / loan | €1.2M |
| 19 Jan 2022 | Corinthians | Ponte Preta | Free / loan | €1.5M |
| 5 Aug 2019 | Fluminense | Corinthians | Free / loan | €6.0M |
| 27 Feb 2019 | Corinthians | Fluminense | Free / loan | €6.0M |
| 1 Jan 2017 | Corinthians U20 | Corinthians | Unknown | €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.