Dário Essugo
21 yrs · Defensive midfielder (also AM) · Portugal
Chelsea FC · Premier League · Foot: right · Height: 178 cm
Contract: until 30 Jun 2033
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
€15.0M
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: €20.0M
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 | Chelsea FC | Premier League | DM | 3 | 26 | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 1679 | 1615 | 1.30 |
| 2024/25 | UD Las Palmas | Laliga | DM | 27 | 1952 | 57% | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 1504 | 1314 | 0.95 |
| 2024/25 | Sporting CP | Liga Portugal | DM | 2 | 16 | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 1158 | 1610 | 0.51 |
| 2023/24 | GD Chaves | Liga Portugal | DM | 14 | 1167 | 38% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 1357 | 1187 | 0.58 |
| 2023/24 | Sporting CP | Liga Portugal | DM | 4 | 29 | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 1332 | 1675 | 0.58 |
| 2022/23 | Sporting CP | Liga Portugal | DM | 4 | 203 | 7% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 1284 | 1669 | 0.68 |
| 2020/21 | Sporting CP | Liga Portugal | AM | 1 | 6 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 1372 | 1617 | 0.61 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Fa Cup | Chelsea FC | 2 | 83 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Europa League | Sporting CP | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1364 |
| 2022/23 | Uefa Europa League | Sporting CP | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1727 |
| 2022/23 | Uefa Champions League | Sporting CP | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1608 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2025 | Sporting | Chelsea | €22.3M | €20.0M |
| 2 Jun 2025 | UD Las Palmas | Sporting | Free / loan | €15.0M |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Sporting | UD Las Palmas | Free / loan | €3.5M |
| 30 Jun 2024 | Chaves | Sporting | Free / loan | €3.5M |
| 31 Jan 2024 | Sporting | Chaves | Free / loan | €2.0M |
| 1 Jul 2023 | Sporting B | Sporting | Unknown | €2.0M |
| 1 Jul 2021 | Sporting U17 | Sporting B | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2019 | Sporting Sub-15 | Sporting U17 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2018 | Sporting Yth. | Sporting Sub-15 | 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.