Yuto Tsunashima

26 yrs · Centre-back · Japan
Royal Antwerp FC · Jupiler Pro League · Foot: right · Height: 188 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€1.5M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€641k – €2.3M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€564k – €2.0M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€725k – €2.5M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€1.7M – €1.4M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€641k – €2.3M
Model value (performance-implied)€564k – €2.0M
Projected value (24 months)€725k – €2.5M
Dashed line: current market value (€1.5M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Yuto Tsunashima's performance-implied value at EUR 0.6M-2.0M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.6M-2.3M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.7M-2.5M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 60

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

PerformanceAverage35.3th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral25.9 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €1.3M vs market €1.5M
Expected appreciationNeutral-4% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapNegativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationModerateleague coefficient 0.65
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskModerate
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: €1.5M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1864 (69% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.05
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.05
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
35 (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
0.65 (rank 6)
Team strength (Elo)
1365
Opponent strength
1358
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
Low
Trajectory
insufficient
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€725k – €2.5M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change +11% (IQR -41% to +47%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
  • ⚠Projection range wider than for most evaluated players.
  • ⓘ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
76 (DEF)
Relative output kept
67%–160%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
76%
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.
2025/26Royal Antwerp FCJupiler Pro LeagueCB24186469%100.050.05135813650.65

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Jupiler Pro League Europe Play OffsRoyal Antwerp FC10863001363

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
Ucha Lobzhanidze
Premier Liga · 2013
26€1.0M€650kfell
Alexander Corryn
Jupiler Pro League · 2020
26€800k€350kfell
Vincent Manceau
Ligue 1 · 2016
27€1.5M€2.0Mrose
Kenneth Omeruo
Super Lig · 2018
25€1.8M€2.4Mrose
Grigoriy Morozov
Premier Liga · 2020
26€1.4M€400kfell
Aziz Behich
Super Lig · 2016
26€3.0M€2.8Mflat
Pablo Santos
Liga Portugal · 2018
26€1.5M€2.8Mrose
Dmitriy Chistyakov
Premier Liga · 2020
26€2.2M€4.0Mrose

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
6 Aug 2025Tokyo VerdyRoyal AntwerpUnknown€750k
1 Feb 2023Kokushikan UnivTokyo VerdyFree / loanData unavailable
1 Apr 2019Tokyo Verdy U18Kokushikan UnivFree / 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.