Ayoni Santos

21 yrs · Attacking midfielder · Cape Verde
Sparta Rotterdam · Eredivisie · Foot: right · Height: 183 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: HighContract: until 30 Jun 2029
Market value
€2.0M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€1.1M – €3.6M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€295k – €750k
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€1.1M – €6.0M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€3.3M – -€388k
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€1.1M – €3.6M
Model value (performance-implied)€295k – €750k
Projected value (24 months)€1.1M – €6.0M
Dashed line: current market value (€2.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Ayoni Santos's performance-implied value at EUR 0.3M-0.8M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.1M-3.6M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.1M-6.0M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.51x the positional average in the league (1571 minutes, league coefficient 0.43). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 84

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

PerformanceBelow average7.1th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeVery favorable21 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €2.0M vs market €2.0M
Expected appreciationVery high+44% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentHighbreakout probability 32%
League translationUncertainleague coefficient 0.43
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskHigh
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: €2.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1571 (51% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.12
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.20
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
7 (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)
1213
Opponent strength
1289
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
32%
Resale range (24m)
€1.1M – €6.0M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -9% (IQR -26% to +52%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲Projection range among the widest 10% of evaluated players.
  • ⚠Limited sample: 1571 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠League level coefficient 0.43 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⚠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).

Historical movers
53 (MID)
Relative output kept
76%–148%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
68%
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.
2025/26Sparta RotterdamEredivisieAM26157151%110.110.21128912130.43

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Knvb BekerSparta Rotterdam313910—

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
Mohamed Diomandé
Superliga · 2022
21€1.3M€4.0Mrose
Edouard Michut
Super Lig · 2024
21€2.5M€1.2Mfell
Dimitrios Kourbelis
Super League 1 · 2016
23€1.3M€2.0Mrose
Brodie Spencer
Scottish Premiership · 2024
20€1.0M€1.5Mrose
Mehdi Boudjemaa
Super Lig · 2022
24€1.8M€550kfell
Simon Tibbling
Eredivisie · 2015
21€2.8M€2.5Mflat
Hannes Van Der Bruggen
Jupiler Pro League · 2014
21€2.2M€2.0Mflat
Yevgen Pavlyuk
Premier Liga · 2023
21€700k€600kflat

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Oct 2025Sparta U21Sparta R.Unknown€100k
1 Jul 2023Sparta R. U18Sparta U21UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2022Sparta YouthSparta R. U18UnknownData 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.