Jan Ziolkowski

21 yrs · Centre-back · Poland
Associazione Sportiva Roma · Serie A · Foot: right · Height: 194 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: LowSample: LowDevelopment: HighContract: until 30 Jun 2030
Market value
€12.0M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€9.5M – €24.0M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€1.5M – €11.9M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€7.6M – €30.7M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€22.5M – €2.4M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€9.5M – €24.0M
Model value (performance-implied)€1.5M – €11.9M
Projected value (24 months)€7.6M – €30.7M
Dashed line: current market value (€12.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Jan Ziolkowski's performance-implied value at EUR 1.5M-11.9M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 9.5M-24.0M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 7.6M-30.7M. 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)

PerformanceAbove average61.1th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeFavorable21.1 years
Acquisition costUnfavorableest. €15.6M vs market €12.0M
Expected appreciationHigh+29% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentHighbreakout probability 43%
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.93
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskHigh
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: €12.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1269 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
507 (15% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.00
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.04
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
61 (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
0.93 (rank 4)
Team strength (Elo)
1638
Opponent strength
1486
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
43%
Resale range (24m)
€7.6M – €30.7M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change +12% (IQR -35% to +103%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲Small sample: 507 league minutes last season.
  • ▲Projection range among the widest 10% of evaluated players.
  • ⚠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).

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.
2025/26Associazione Sportiva RomaSerie ACB1850715%000.000.04148616380.93

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Europa League QualifyingLegia Warszawa4360001442
2025/26Uefa Conference League QualifyingLegia Warszawa2205011306
2025/26Uefa Europa LeagueAssociazione Sportiva Roma4189101457
2025/26Italy CupAssociazione Sportiva Roma14500—
2024/25Uefa Conference League QualifyingLegia Warszawa133001315

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
Matteo Gabbia
Serie A · 2021
22€8.5M€5.0Mfell
Marcelo Saracchi
Bundesliga · 2019
21€10.0M€5.5Mfell
Alessandro Zanoli
Serie A · 2022
22€4.0M€5.0Mrose
Djed Spence
Ligue 1 · 2023
23€10.0M€20.0Mrose
Javier Manquillo
Premier League · 2015
21€6.0M€4.0Mfell
Dayot Upamecano
Bundesliga · 2017
19€7.5M€30.0Mrose
Abner
Laliga · 2023
23€7.0M€7.0Mflat
Jeanuël Belocian
Ligue 1 · 2023
18€7.0M€15.0Mrose

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
29 Aug 2025Legia WarszawaRoma€6.6M€4.0M
25 Jan 2023Legia IILegia WarszawaUnknownData unavailable
1 Aug 2022Legia U19Legia IIUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2022MKS Polonia U19Legia U19UnknownData 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.