Ismaëlo Ganiou

21 yrs · Centre-back · France
RC Lens · Ligue 1 · Foot: right · Height: 182 cm
Risk: LowConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: HighContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€20.0M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€16.7M – €31.3M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€3.2M – €13.5M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€14.0M – €43.7M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€28.1M – -€3.2M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€16.7M – €31.3M
Model value (performance-implied)€3.2M – €13.5M
Projected value (24 months)€14.0M – €43.7M
Dashed line: current market value (€20.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Ismaëlo Ganiou's performance-implied value at EUR 3.2M-13.5M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 16.7M-31.3M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 14.0M-43.7M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 46

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

PerformanceAbove average72.2th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeFavorable21.3 years
Acquisition costUnfavorableest. €26.6M vs market €20.0M
Expected appreciationHigh+30% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentHighbreakout probability 13%
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.88
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskLow
Data confidenceMedium

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: €20.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2014 (66% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.13
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.10
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
72 (Above 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
0.88 (rank 5)
Team strength (Elo)
1569
Opponent strength
1440
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
High
Trajectory
insufficient
Breakout probability
13%
Resale range (24m)
€14.0M – €43.7M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -13% (IQR -40% to +4%).

Risk profile

Overall: Low

  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
  • ⓘ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).

Already playing in a big-five league.

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.
2025/26RC LensLigue 1CB23201466%300.130.10144015690.88

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
Tiago Djaló
Ligue 1 · 2023
23€16.0M€8.0Mfell
Victor Kristiansen
Serie A · 2024
22€15.0M€9.0Mfell
Stefan Savic
Serie A · 2013
22€10.0M€15.0Mrose
Wilfried Singo
Ligue 1 · 2024
24€25.0M€23.0Mflat
Alessio Romagnoli
Serie A · 2018
23€40.0M€36.0Mflat
Jérémy Gélin
Ligue 1 · 2018
21€8.0M€4.8Mfell
Adrien Truffert
Ligue 1 · 2023
22€18.0M€15.0Mflat
Layvin Kurzawa
Ligue 1 · 2015
23€10.0M€22.0Mrose

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2025PadovaLensUnknown€1.0M
30 Jun 2025FC AnnecyPadovaFree / loan€1.0M
28 Jan 2025PadovaFC AnnecyFree / loanData unavailable
27 Jan 2025LensPadovaUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2024RC Lens BLensUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2022RC Lens U17RC Lens BUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2020Lens Yth.RC Lens U17UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2015Wasquehal JgdLens Yth.Free / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2013OS Fives Jgd.Wasquehal JgdFree / 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.