Dário Essugo · career
Dário Cassia Luís Essugo
Defensive · Chelsea · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Essugo is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2024/25Trending upInjury-hit 2025/264 clubs
The record covers 6 seasons (2023/24–2024/25) across 4 clubs, including a move abroad — 55 appearances, 1 goals and 0 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Las Palmas — Season rating 31, 1 goal and 0 assists in 28 games. Form is on a climb — up 11 Season points across his last 2 full seasons.
2025/26 was disrupted — 23 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 2 |
| 2024/25 | Las PalmasLoan | 28 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 31 |
| 2024/25 | Sporting CP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Sporting CP | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | ChavesLoan | 18 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | Sporting CP U19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Sporting CP B | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Sporting CP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 3 |
| 2021/22 | Sporting CP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| 2021/22 | Sporting CP U19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Sporting CP B | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Sporting CP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal U21 | 2025/26 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 5 | 0 |
| Portugal U19 | 2024/25 | UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | 3 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | 2 | 0 | |
| Portugal U17 | 2022/23 | UEFA U17 Championship | 5 | 1 |
Honours
FIFA Club World Cup×2Primeira Liga×2Super Cup×2Taça da Liga×2Primeira Liga×2Super Cup×2Taça da Liga×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Portugal U21 | 5 | 229 | 0 | 0 | — |
| FA Cup | 2 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 7.1 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 5 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Friendlies Clubs | 5 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Premier League | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2025/26
8 played13 unused sub23 injured25 not in squad· 159 min, 0g 2a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16 | FIFA Club World Cup | H Los Angeles FC | 2-0 | Played | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| Jun 20 | FIFA Club World Cup | A Flamengo | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jun 25 | FIFA Club World Cup | A ES Tunis | 3-0 | Played | 31 | 6.7 | ||
| Jun 28 | FIFA Club World Cup | A Benfica | 4-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jul 5 | FIFA Club World Cup | A Palmeiras | 2-1 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Jul 8 | FIFA Club World Cup | A Fluminense | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 13 | FIFA Club World Cup | H Paris Saint Germain | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Sholing | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | Friendlies Clubs | H Bayer Leverkusen | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 10 | Friendlies Clubs | H AC Milan | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 17 | Premier League | H Crystal Palace | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 22 | Premier League | A West Ham | 5-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 30 | Premier League | H Fulham | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 13 | Premier League | A Brentford | 2-2 | Thigh problems | — | |||
| Sep 17 | UEFA Champions League | A Bayern München | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | Premier League | A Manchester United | 1-2 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Sep 23 | League Cup | A Lincoln | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | Premier League | H Brighton | 1-3 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Sep 30 | UEFA Champions League | H Benfica | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | Premier League | H Liverpool | 2-1 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Oct 18 | Premier League | A Nottingham Forest | 3-0 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Oct 22 | UEFA Champions League | H Ajax | 5-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | Premier League | H Sunderland | 1-2 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Oct 29 | League Cup | A Wolves | 4-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | Premier League | A Tottenham | 1-0 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Nov 5 | UEFA Champions League | A Qarabag | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | Premier League | H Wolves | 3-0 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Nov 22 | Premier League | A Burnley | 2-0 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Nov 25 | UEFA Champions League | H Barcelona | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 30 | Premier League | H Arsenal | 1-1 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Dec 3 | Premier League | A Leeds | 1-3 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Dec 6 | Premier League | A Bournemouth | 0-0 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Dec 9 | UEFA Champions League | A Atalanta | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | Premier League | H Everton | 2-0 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Dec 16 | League Cup | A Cardiff | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | Premier League | A Newcastle | 2-2 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Dec 27 | Premier League | H Aston Villa | 1-2 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Dec 30 | Premier League | H Bournemouth | 2-2 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Jan 4 | Premier League | A Manchester City | 1-1 | Thigh Injury | — | |||
| Jan 7 | Premier League | A Fulham | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 10 | FA Cup | A Charlton | 5-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 14 | League Cup | H Arsenal | 2-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 17 | Premier League | H Brentford | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 21 | UEFA Champions League | H Pafos | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 25 | Premier League | A Crystal Palace | 3-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Jan 28 | UEFA Champions League | A Napoli | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | Premier League | H West Ham | 3-2 | Injury | — | |||
| Feb 3 | League Cup | A Arsenal | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 7 | Premier League | A Wolves | 3-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Feb 10 | Premier League | H Leeds | 2-2 | Injury | — | |||
| Feb 13 | FA Cup | A Hull City | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | Premier League | H Burnley | 1-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Mar 1 | Premier League | A Arsenal | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 4 | Premier League | A Aston Villa | 4-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Mar 7 | FA Cup | A Wrexham | 4-2 | Played | 55 | 2 | 7.3 | |
| Mar 11 | UEFA Champions League | A Paris Saint Germain | 2-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | Premier League | H Newcastle | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 17 | UEFA Champions League | H Paris Saint Germain | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | Premier League | A Everton | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 4 | FA Cup | H Port Vale | 7-0 | Played | 28 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 12 | Premier League | H Manchester City | 0-3 | Played | 8 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 18 | Premier League | H Manchester United | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 21 | Premier League | A Brighton | 0-3 | Played | 17 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 26 | FA Cup | H Leeds | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 4 | Premier League | H Nottingham Forest | 1-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 9 | Premier League | A Liverpool | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 16 | FA Cup | H Manchester City | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 19 | Premier League | H Tottenham | 2-1 | Played | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| May 24 | Premier League | A Sunderland | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — |