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Cristian Espinoza

Midfielder · Nashville SC · 31 · Argentina

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Season score
40.1
MLS 2026, 26 matches
Last 5 weeks
39.7
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€4.5M
−€500k (−10%) since 5 Jun 2025
Transfermarkt, 2 Jun 2026
Born
3 Apr 1995
Height
172 cm
Foot
R
Contract until
31 Dec 2028
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Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

19 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 39.2 (minutes-weighted); 0 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
13–19 Oct 2026214736.844.037.6
6–12 Oct 202618940.844.042.4
22–28 Sep 202617841.044.044.7
15–21 Sep 202619154.943.050.6
8–14 Sep 2026216832.843.533.6
1–7 Sep 202618149.443.349.4
25–31 Aug 202618724.544.524.1
18–24 Aug 2026211633.844.733.7
11–17 Aug 202617232.645.834.3
19–25 May 202618940.546.140.7
12–18 May 2026217945.346.245.2
5–11 May 202619032.847.133.3
28 Apr – 4 May 202612860.246.561.4
21–27 Apr 202618641.346.841.0
14–20 Apr 202619052.746.045.7
7–13 Apr 202611444.045.846.1
31 Mar – 6 Apr 202617816.748.615.5
17–23 Mar 202616840.749.329.4
10–16 Mar 202612384.948.187.3
3–9 Mar 202617849.547.743.4
24 Feb – 2 Mar 202618744.548.146.4
17–23 Feb 202618235.450.034.8

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: −6.1 a week below expectation.

10.020.030.040.050.060.017 Feb17 Mar21 Apr19 May25 Aug15 Sep13 OctExpected 44.0Score 36.8

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €4.5M −€500k (−10%) since 5 Jun 2025 2 Jun 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €4.8M no change recorded 24 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €1.8M–€3.0M −49% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age −38% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Jeremy Toljan at 29 (€4.5M, scoring 40.2) −47%; Rafa Silva at 32 (€9.0M, scoring 41.8) −67%; Ricardo Pereira at 32 (€4.0M, scoring 42.3) −75%.
0€2.0M€4.0M€6.0M€8.0M20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026€4.5M€4.8M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
24 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€4.8M
2 Jun 2026Transfermarkt€4.5M
11 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€4.5M
5 Jun 2025Transfermarkt€5.0M
12 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€5.0M
13 Jun 2024Transfermarkt€6.0M
18 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€5.0M
22 Aug 2023Transfermarkt€4.5M
8 Nov 2022Transfermarkt€3.5M
18 Aug 2022Transfermarkt€3.5M
9 Nov 2021Transfermarkt€3.0M
9 Jul 2021Transfermarkt€2.5M
18 Dec 2020Transfermarkt€2.0M
26 Aug 2020Transfermarkt€2.0M
8 Apr 2020Transfermarkt€1.2M
30 Nov 2019Transfermarkt€1.5M
27 May 2019Transfermarkt€1.3M
18 Dec 2018Transfermarkt€1.5M
8 May 2018Transfermarkt€1.5M
9 Oct 2017Transfermarkt€2.0M
29 Jun 2017Transfermarkt€2.5M
24 Jan 2017Transfermarkt€2.5M
27 Oct 2016Transfermarkt€6.0M
4 Aug 2016Transfermarkt€7.0M
6 Feb 2016Transfermarkt€5.0M
14 Jul 2015Transfermarkt€700k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
9 Jan 2026SJ Earthquakes NashvilleFree or loan

What the score is made of

MLS 2026: each part per 90 minutes against the average midfielder in the top five leagues (0), in standard deviations.

  • Shooting −0.18
  • Creating +0.39
  • Progressing +0.12
  • Keeping the ball −2.49
  • Defending −0.53
  • Aerial −0.54
  • Finishing +0.12

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Plays most like

same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level
PlayerRecent scoreValue nowLikeness
Bilal Ould-Chikh Raja Club Athletic · 29––96%Compare
Hayden Hackney Everton · 24––96%Compare
Patrick Roberts Birmingham City · 29––95%Compare
Gustavo Hamer Coventry City · 29––94%Compare
Leo Scienza Southampton · 2838.4€14.0M94%Compare
Andreas Skov Olsen Başakşehir FK · 2642.5€5.0M93%Compare

Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Cristian Espinoza.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
MLS 2026MLSNashville SC261,92140.139.4

Latest matches

26 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
18 Oct 2026MLSat San Jose EarthquakesD 1–17900–0.0234.4
15 Oct 2026MLSSporting Kansas CityW 4–068010.240.6339.7
11 Oct 2026MLSat Austin FCW 4–189000.220.5840.8
27 Sep 2026MLSToronto FCW 2–078010.400.3341.0
20 Sep 2026MLSChicago FireW 3–091110.480.5654.9
12 Sep 2026MLSat Inter Miami CFD 2–281000.280.1038.3
9 Sep 2026MLSat Toronto FCL 1–287000.030.0527.7
4 Sep 2026MLSat New York City FCD 0–08100–0.5349.4
30 Aug 2026MLSFC CincinnatiW 4–087010.050.3224.5
23 Aug 2026MLSColumbus CrewW 3–288000.070.3041.4
All 26 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
18 Oct 2026MLSat San Jose EarthquakesD 1–17900–0.0234.4
15 Oct 2026MLSSporting Kansas CityW 4–068010.240.6339.7
11 Oct 2026MLSat Austin FCW 4–189000.220.5840.8
27 Sep 2026MLSToronto FCW 2–078010.400.3341.0
20 Sep 2026MLSChicago FireW 3–091110.480.5654.9
12 Sep 2026MLSat Inter Miami CFD 2–281000.280.1038.3
9 Sep 2026MLSat Toronto FCL 1–287000.030.0527.7
4 Sep 2026MLSat New York City FCD 0–08100–0.5349.4
30 Aug 2026MLSFC CincinnatiW 4–087010.050.3224.5
23 Aug 2026MLSColumbus CrewW 3–288000.070.3041.4
19 Aug 2026MLSat New York Red BullsW 1–02801–0.4110.0
16 Aug 2026MLSInter Miami CFW 4–172010.220.5832.6
24 May 2026MLSNew York City FCW 2–189010.070.1240.5
18 May 2026MLSLos Angeles FCW 3–289000.020.0939.1
13 May 2026MLSat New England RevolutionW 3–09002–0.1851.4
10 May 2026MLSDC UnitedD 2–290000.130.3732.8
2 May 2026MLSat Philadelphia UnionD 0–028000.030.0860.2
26 Apr 2026MLSCharlotte FCW 4–28601–0.1041.3
18 Apr 2026MLSat Atlanta UnitedW 2–090100.190.3152.7
11 Apr 2026MLSat Charlotte FCW 2–114000.040.0044.0
5 Apr 2026MLSat Chicago FireL 0–17800–0.0216.7
21 Mar 2026MLSOrlando City SCW 5–068110.050.1540.7
14 Mar 2026MLSat Columbus CrewW 1–023010.030.6584.9
8 Mar 2026MLSMinnesota UnitedW 3–178100.400.3249.5
1 Mar 2026MLSat FC DallasD 0–087000.230.0644.5
22 Feb 2026MLSNew England RevolutionW 4–18200–0.0935.4