Player profile
ChelseaDefensive MidfieldPortugal21 yrsAgent · AS1
On the hub
Dário Essugo · #2213 overall
Quiet · Heat 8 · Premier League · Midfielders
Fan totals + per-90 · No seasonal row in tracked leagues
No seasonal row in tracked leagues — check recent matches below.
Season rates refresh weekly · peer percentiles from league cohorts · match log ~6h after FT.
Injury & sideline log · current status + two-year history
Currently sidelined
Unknown · injury
Since Nov 2025 · return TBD
unknown injury
Jan 2026 – Feb 2026
unknown injury
Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
surgery
Sept 2025 – Jan 2026
muscular problems
Nov 2024 – Dec 2024
211 days out recorded in last 2 years
Status clears when return date has passed or the daily injury sync marks the player fit · not medical advice.
Estimated market value over time
€15.0M
+1400% over window
RT estimated values · updated every few days · may lag breaking news by one revision.
Documented moves (9 on record) · "Fee not public" = transfer fee was not reported
Sporting→Chelsea
Jun 2025 · 25/26
UD Las Palmas→Sporting
Jun 2025 · 24/25
Sporting→UD Las Palmas
Aug 2024 · 24/25
Chaves→Sporting
Jun 2024 · 23/24
Estimated value rank vs peer groups, plus where they have played by position.
Estimated value rank
Lower number = higher estimated transfer value in that group (e.g. 74th = 74th-most valuable in the pool).
529th
Worldwide
All tracked players by estimated value
49th
Position
Players in this role
234th
League · Premier League
Players in Premier League
30th
National team · Portugal
Players from Portugal
31st
Birth year cohort · 2005
Players born 2005
Position distribution (career apps)
W/D/L from your club's score · match rating when Sportmonks supplies it
19 May 26 · 1'
21 Apr 26 · 17'
A Ball-Winner. Statistically, he stands out as an aggressive ball-winner (2.7 tackles/90), reads the game exceptionally (1.9 interceptions/90), meticulous in distribution (86% pass accuracy), heavily involved in play (60 touches/90) and active off the ball (2.1 press score/90), contributing to defensive transitions.
Based on 1,951 min this season · DNA refreshes weekly.
Your take, one card
Dário Essugo's per-90 DNA and four looks — built for the group chat in about a minute.
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Stylistic matches, not just the same position. Shortlist before the argument starts.
See DNA alternatives →Sporting→Chaves
Jan 2024 · 23/24
Sporting B→Sporting
Jul 2023 · 23/24
Sporting U17→Sporting B
Jul 2021 · 21/22
Sporting Sub-15→Sporting U17
Jul 2019 · 19/20
Sporting Yth.→Sporting Sub-15
Jul 2018 · 18/19
Youth loans and friendlies may be missing · club names matched from RT team directory.
1G · 1A
0G · 2A
Rankings refresh when extended player data is loaded · not every player has a full row yet.
12 Apr 26 · 8'
W/D/L uses final score for the player's club that day. Match rows sync within ~6h · ratings may lag on some PL fixtures (Sportmonks column drift) · event minutes ~1h.
