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What was Sidnei worth in 2009-10?

£4.5M — 2009–10, SL Benfica, age 20. That's £16.2M in today’s transfer money.

EXHIBIT 2009-10CB
Market value at the time
£4.5M
SL Benfica · 2009–10 · Age 20
RATING70that seasonPeak 78 (2016-17)
Fee in today's money£16.2M
Wages, 3-season deal£17.6M
PRICE IN 9-0-0£33.8M

Fees in today's money (transfer inflation). Wages over a three-season deal. Extras are entirely fictional — we checked.

£900m. Nine champions.

Eleven signings from 2009–18 at what they cost then, in today's money. Nine Premier League champions to beat.

Sign him for £33.8M
Value at the time, by season£m, nominal
4.5
’09
4.0
’10
3.5
’11
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’12
1.7
’13
1.2
’14
2.2
’15
4.9
’16
5.3
’17
All seasons2010-11 →

SL Benfica, 2009-10

#10 of 15 in the squad by value. Full squad price list →

SL Benfica 2009-10 squad values
PlayerRtgValue thenFee today
LuisãoCB · 2883£9.3M£33.5M
Óscar CardozoST · 2682£8.9M£32.0M
Ángel Di MaríaRW · 2180£7.0M£25.2M
Pablo AimarCAM · 3080£6.1M£22.0M
Javi GarcíaCDM · 2277£5.3M£19.1M
David LuizCB · 2277£4.9M£17.6M
Carlos MartinsCAM · 2776£4.7M£16.9M
Hassan YebdaCDM · 2574£4.7M£16.9M
Maximiliano PereiraRB · 2578£4.6M£16.6M
SidneiCB · 2070£4.5M£16.2M
Rúben AmorimCM · 2475£3.9M£14.0M
Nuno GomesST · 3376£3.1M*£11.2M
QuimGK · 3377£2.7M*£9.7M
Fábio CoentrãoLB · 2177£1.9M£6.8M
Nélson OliveiraST · 1862£300K*£1.1M

Questions on file

Q.How much was Sidnei worth in 2009-10?

Sidnei was valued at £4.5m in 2009–10, playing for SL Benfica at age 20.

Q.What would Sidnei (2009-10) cost in today's money?

Adjusted for transfer-market inflation, his 2009–10 value is a £16.2m fee today. Add £17.6m in wages over a three-season deal and he costs £33.8m in 9-0-0.

Q.Was Sidnei the most valuable player at SL Benfica in 2009-10?

No — he ranked #10 of 15 players on file at SL Benfica that season. The most valuable was Luisão at £9.3m.