Chelsea officially announced the signing of Sporting Clube de Portugal defensive midfielder wonderkid Dario Essugo..
2025-06-03 01:04
Chelsea announced on its official website on Monday that the club has officially signed Portugal U21s international defensive midfielder Dario Essugo from Sporting Clube de Portugal.
According to the Premier League giant's official statement, Essugo has signed on a long-term eight-year deal with the club whichh runs until the end of the summer of 2033.
About Dario Essugo
Dario Essugo, who is only 20 years old, was born on March 14, 2005 in Odivelas, a suburb near Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. He is 1.78 meters tall and plays as a defensive midfielder. He has dual Portuguese and Angolan nationality.
Essugo joined the Sporting CP youth academy at the age of 9, and completed his Sporting Clube de Portugal first-team debut by coming on as a substitute in March 2021. He was only 16 years and 6 days old at the time, setting a record for the youngest player to make his first-team debut in the club's history.
One year later, he broke the record of Portuguese legendary player Luis Figo and became the youngest player to start for the first time in Sporting CP's history .
Over the years, the still young Essugo has won the Portuguese Primeira Liga twice with the club.
In January 2024, Essugo was loaned-out to Chaves.
In August of the same year, Essugo was loaned-out to Las Palmas.
This season, Essugo has played 17 times for the La Liga club in all competitions and scored 1 goal.
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