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FC AugsburgCentre ForwardFrance28 yrsAgent · Mickael Libong
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Samuel Essende · #2792 overall
Quiet · Heat 5 · Bundesliga · Forwards
Fan totals + per-90 · Top-5 league · current season row
Goals
1
0.22 /90
Assists
0
0.00 /90
Shots
17
3.81 /90
vs peers · same league & position
Percentile rankEstimated market value over time
€3.5M
+1067% over window
RT estimated values · updated every few days · may lag breaking news by one revision.
Documented moves (6 on record) · "Fee not public" = transfer fee was not reported
Vizela→Augsburg
Jul 2024 · 24/25
SM Caen→Vizela
Jan 2024 · 23/24
Vizela→SM Caen
Jan 2024 · 23/24
SM Caen→Vizela
Jul 2023 · 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).
2nd
Worldwide
All tracked players by estimated value
279th
League · Bundesliga
Players in Bundesliga
14th
National team · DR Congo
Players from DR Congo
421st
Position · Centre-Forward
Players listed as Centre-Forward
243rd
Birth year cohort · 1998
Players born 1998
Position distribution (career apps)
W/D/L from your club's score · match rating when Sportmonks supplies it
24 Jan 26 · 27'
15 Jan 26 · 7'
Essende is the Bundesliga’s most industrious physical anomaly, a Tier C striker who operates with the progressive vision of a deep-lying playmaker and the shot volume of a Golden Boot contender. Averaging 3.81 shots per 90, he sits in the league’s elite top 10%, yet his true value lies in his startling ability to move the needle from deep; his 2.69 passes into the final third place him in the top decile of all forwards. The counterintuitive insight here is that despite his 3.12 aerial wins per 90—a top 30% figure—he is less a traditional target man and more a high-value ball-winner, ranking in the top 20% for tackles won. He is a defensive menace in the middle third but curiously lethargic in the final one, with a pressing intensity that lags behind league averages.
Based on 1,646 min this season · DNA refreshes weekly.
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Season rates refresh weekly · peer percentiles from league cohorts · match log ~6h after FT.
Pau FC→SM Caen
Jul 2022 · 22/23
US Avranches→Pau FC
Jul 2021 · 21/22
Youth loans and friendlies may be missing · club names matched from RT team directory.
42G · 6A
3G · 1A
Rankings refresh when extended player data is loaded · not every player has a full row yet.
11 Jan 26 · 44'
13 Dec 25 · 15'
6 Dec 25 · 1'
29 Nov 25 · 90'
22 Nov 25 · 26'
9 Nov 25 · 28'
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.