Billy van Duijl

21 yrs · Centre-back · Netherlands
AZ Alkmaar · Eredivisie · Foot: left · Height: 190 cm
Risk: Very HighConfidence: LowSample: LowDevelopment: Very HighContract: until 30 Jun 2031
Market value
€1.5M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€1.1M – €3.7M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€372k – €908k
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€950k – €5.8M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€3.4M – -€222k
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.

Estimated acquisition€1.1M – €3.7M
Model value (performance-implied)€372k – €908k
Projected value (24 months)€950k – €5.8M
Dashed line: current market value (€1.5M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Billy van Duijl's performance-implied value at EUR 0.4M-0.9M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.1M-3.7M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.9M-5.8M. Confidence is low: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: not assigned

What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.

Insufficient sample (< 900 league minutes)

PerformanceBelow average20.6th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeVery favorable20.7 years
Acquisition costVery unfavorableest. €2.2M vs market €1.5M
Expected appreciationVery high+61% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentVery Highbreakout probability 50%
League translationUncertainleague coefficient 0.43
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskVery High
Data confidenceLow

Bargain Index = percentile (among all evaluated players) of expected 2-year value relative to estimated cost. See methodology and backtests.

Market value history

Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.

Highest recorded: €1.5M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1269 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
585 (19% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.15
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.08
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
21 (Below average)

Adjusted = shrunk toward positional baseline for small samples, corrected for team dominance over opponents, expressed relative to positional peers in the same league.

Context

League strength
0.43 (rank 15)
Team strength (Elo)
1393
Opponent strength
1318
Possession, role
Data unavailable

League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.

Potential

Development
Very High
Trajectory
insufficient
Breakout probability
50%
Resale range (24m)
€950k – €5.8M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change +137% (IQR -20% to +223%).

Risk profile

Overall: Very High

  • ▲Small sample: 585 league minutes last season.
  • ▲Projection range among the widest 10% of evaluated players.
  • ⚠League level coefficient 0.43 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
  • ⚠Played under 40% of available league minutes (injury data unavailable, cause unknown).
  • ⓘInjury history unavailable from current data source.

League translation

What happened to players who moved from this league to the big-five leagues (observed, not a forecast).

Historical movers
82 (DEF)
Relative output kept
65%–166%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
78%
Confidence
Medium

Output is relative to positional peers in each league. Movers are a selected group (clubs buy players who fit), so treat this as context, not a guarantee.

Season-by-season (domestic league)

Context-adjusted values are model outputs.

SeasonClubLeaguePosAppsMinMin shareGAG+A/90Adj. G+A/90Opp. EloTeam EloLeague str.
2025/26AZ AlkmaarEredivisieCB758519%100.150.08131813930.43
2022/23FC VolendamEredivisieCB31505%000.000.05125712130.58

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Knvb BekerAZ Alkmaar23900—

Small continental samples are shown for context only and are not over-weighted.

Historical comparables

Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.

Player (then)AgeValue then~2y laterOutcome
Rıdvan Yılmaz
Super Lig · 2021
20€2.0M€4.5Mrose
Alexander Scholz
Jupiler Pro League · 2013
21€1.0M€4.0Mrose
Danila Prokhin
Premier Liga · 2021
20€1.2M€3.0Mrose
Nathaniel Atkinson
Scottish Premiership · 2022
23€1.0M€800kfell
Tristan Gooijer
Eredivisie · 2024
20€2.0M€1.5Mfell
Ahmetcan Kaplan
Super Lig · 2022
19€2.8M€10.0Mrose
Lefteris Lyratzis
Super League 1 · 2022
22€1.5M€1.2Mfell
Serdar Saatçı
Super Lig · 2022
19€1.6M€5.0Mrose

Transfer history

Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.

DateFromToFeeMV at time
4 Aug 2025AZ Alkmaar U21AZ AlkmaarUnknown€200k
1 Jul 2024FC VolendamAZ Alkmaar U21Free / loan€100k
1 Jul 2022Volendam U21FC VolendamUnknown€25k
1 Apr 2022Volendam U17Volendam U21UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2021Volendam YouthVolendam U17UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2016RKAV Yth.Volendam YouthFree / loanData unavailable

MoneyballAI identifies statistical opportunities from available data. A player flagged as a potential bargain is not guaranteed to succeed, to transfer, to rise in value, or to generate resale profit. Market values, fees and contracts come from third-party sources; ranges are model estimates with stated confidence.

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