João Ferreira
25 yrs · Right-back (also CB) · Portugal
SC Braga · Liga Portugal · Foot: right · Height: 185 cm
Contract: until 30 Jun 2029
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 6 days ago
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: €4.0M
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | SC Braga | Liga Portugal | CB | 21 | 1307 | 43% | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 1364 | 1478 | 0.51 |
| 2023/24 | Udinese Calcio | Serie A | CB | 35 | 1812 | 53% | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 1510 | 1420 | 0.98 |
| 2022/23 | Rio Ave FC | Liga Portugal | RB | 8 | 152 | 5% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 1463 | 1329 | 0.68 |
| 2021/22 | Vitória Guimarães SC | Liga Portugal | RB | 14 | 989 | 32% | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 1348 | 1399 | 0.67 |
| 2020/21 | SL Benfica | Liga Portugal | RB | 1 | 90 | 3% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 1158 | 1619 | 0.61 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Uefa Europa League | SC Braga | 7 | 529 | 0 | 0 | 1542 |
| 2023/24 | Italy Cup | Udinese Calcio | 2 | 143 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020/21 | Uefa Europa League | SL Benfica | 1 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 1427 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 2025 | Watford | Saint-Étienne | €3.0M | €3.0M |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Braga | Watford | Free / loan | €3.0M |
| 2 Sept 2024 | Watford | Braga | Free / loan | €2.0M |
| 30 Jun 2024 | Udinese | Watford | Free / loan | €2.0M |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Watford | Udinese | Free / loan | €400k |
| 7 Jan 2023 | Benfica B | Watford | €2.5M | €400k |
| 6 Jan 2023 | Rio Ave | Benfica B | Free / loan | €400k |
| 20 Jul 2022 | Benfica B | Rio Ave | Free / loan | €700k |
| 30 Jun 2022 | Vit. Guimarães | Benfica B | Free / loan | €700k |
| 31 Aug 2021 | Benfica B | Vit. Guimarães | Free / loan | €850k |
| 1 Jul 2019 | Benfica U19 | Benfica B | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2018 | Benfica U17 | Benfica U19 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Benfica U15 | Benfica U17 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Rio Ave Y | Benfica U15 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
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.