
Michael Keane
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Michael Keane's performance-implied value at EUR 2.9M-8.3M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.1M-3.5M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.8M-2.1M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.
Acquisition note: Final year of contract: selling club's leverage is reduced.
Bargain Index: not assigned
What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.
Age above 33 (outside validated pool)
| Performance | Elite | 95.2th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Unfavorable | 33.5 years |
| Acquisition cost | Very favorable | est. €1.5M vs market €3.0M |
| Expected appreciation | Very low | -57% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Very large | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Low | |
| League translation | Big-five league | league coefficient 1.3 |
| Tactical fit | Not evaluated | Requires event/role data not available from the current free source. |
| Risk | Moderate | |
| Data confidence | Medium |
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.
Profile vs positional peers
Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.
Performance (last season, league)
- Minutes
- 2590 (76% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.14
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.12
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 95 (Elite)
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
- 1.30 (rank 1)
- Team strength (Elo)
- 1556
- Opponent strength
- 1607
- Possession, role
- Data unavailable
League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.
Potential
- Development
- Low
- Trajectory
- improving
- Breakout probability
- Age > 23
- Resale range (24m)
- €763k – €2.1M
Trajectory drivers: minutes share up 45 pts; relative output down 41% vs positional peers.
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -65% (IQR -78% to -30%).
Risk profile
Overall: Moderate
- ▲Age 33: resale value typically declines.
- ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
- ⓘ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.
| Season | Club | League | Pos | Apps | Min | Min share | G | A | G+A/90 | Adj. G+A/90 | Opp. Elo | Team Elo | League str. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Everton FC | Premier League | CB | 33 | 2590 | 76% | 3 | 1 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 1607 | 1556 | 1.30 |
| 2024/25 | Everton FC | Premier League | CB | 14 | 1046 | 31% | 3 | 0 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 1522 | 1567 | 1.23 |
| 2023/24 | Everton FC | Premier League | CB | 9 | 438 | 13% | 1 | 0 | 0.21 | 0.11 | 1563 | 1514 | 1.14 |
| 2022/23 | Everton FC | Premier League | CB | 12 | 983 | 29% | 1 | 2 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 1579 | 1475 | 1.23 |
| 2021/22 | Everton FC | Premier League | CB | 32 | 2792 | 82% | 3 | 2 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 1576 | 1474 | 1.17 |
| 2020/21 | Everton FC | Premier League | CB | 35 | 2990 | 87% | 3 | 1 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 1564 | 1561 | 1.19 |
| 2019/20 | Everton FC | Premier League | CB | 31 | 2556 | 75% | 2 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 1587 | 1525 | 1.14 |
| 2018/19 | Everton FC | Premier League | CB | 33 | 2970 | 87% | 1 | 2 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1558 | 1594 | 1.22 |
| 2017/18 | Everton FC | Premier League | CB | 30 | 2560 | 75% | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 1549 | 1516 | 1.15 |
| 2016/17 | Burnley FC | Premier League | CB | 35 | 3150 | 92% | 2 | 1 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1555 | 1411 | 1.07 |
| 2014/15 | Burnley FC | Premier League | CB | 21 | 1595 | 47% | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 1538 | 1389 | 1.06 |
| 2014/15 | Manchester United | Premier League | CB | 1 | 46 | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 1466 | 1670 | 1.06 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Fa Cup | Everton FC | 2 | 96 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021/22 | Fa Cup | Everton FC | 4 | 389 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020/21 | Fa Cup | Everton FC | 2 | 240 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018/19 | Fa Cup | Everton FC | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017/18 | Uefa Europa League Qualifying | Everton FC | 4 | 360 | 1 | 0 | 1409 |
| 2017/18 | Uefa Europa League | Everton FC | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 1552 |
| 2016/17 | Fa Cup | Burnley FC | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014/15 | Fa Cup | Burnley FC | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013/14 | Fa Cup | Derby County | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012/13 | Fa Cup | Leicester City | 3 | 270 | 1 | 0 | — |
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) | Age | Value then | ~2y later | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Postigo Laliga · 2020 | 32 | €1.6M | €700k | fell |
| Zé Castro Laliga · 2015 | 32 | €2.0M | €400k | fell |
| Anaitz Arbilla Laliga · 2018 | 31 | €2.0M | €1.6M | fell |
| Erik Pieters Premier League · 2020 | 32 | €4.0M | €900k | fell |
| Benjamin Hübner Bundesliga · 2020 | 31 | €4.8M | €1.0M | fell |
| Craig Dawson Premier League · 2022 | 32 | €3.0M | €2.0M | fell |
| Romain Saïss Premier League · 2020 | 30 | €4.0M | €8.0M | rose |
| Federico Fernández Premier League · 2020 | 31 | €5.5M | €1.5M | fell |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2017 | Burnley | Everton | €28.5M | €18.0M |
| 12 Jan 2015 | Man Utd U21 | Burnley | €2.6M | €500k |
| 11 Jan 2015 | Burnley | Man Utd U21 | Free / loan | €500k |
| 1 Sept 2014 | Man Utd U21 | Burnley | Free / loan | €500k |
| 5 May 2014 | Blackburn | Man Utd U21 | Free / loan | €500k |
| 7 Mar 2014 | Man Utd U21 | Blackburn | Free / loan | €500k |
| 29 Jan 2014 | Derby | Man Utd U21 | Free / loan | €500k |
| 28 Nov 2013 | Man Utd U21 | Derby | Free / loan | €300k |
| 14 May 2013 | Leicester | Man Utd U21 | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 6 Nov 2012 | Man Utd U21 | Leicester | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2011 | Man Utd U18 | Man Utd Res. | Unknown | Data 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.