
Dan Burn
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Dan Burn's performance-implied value at EUR 3.4M-6.9M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.5M-4.1M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.0M-2.7M. 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 | 98.8th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Unfavorable | 34.1 years |
| Acquisition cost | Very favorable | est. €2.0M vs market €4.0M |
| Expected appreciation | Very low | -62% 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
- 2199 (64% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.16
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.11
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 99 (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)
- 1631
- Opponent strength
- 1605
- Possession, role
- Data unavailable
League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.
Potential
- Development
- Low
- Trajectory
- stable
- Breakout probability
- Age > 23
- Resale range (24m)
- €957k – €2.7M
Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 33 pts; relative output up 95% vs positional peers.
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -68% (IQR -74% to -63%).
Risk profile
Overall: Moderate
- ▲Age 34: 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 | Newcastle United | Premier League | CB | 29 | 2199 | 64% | 1 | 3 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 1605 | 1631 | 1.30 |
| 2024/25 | Newcastle United | Premier League | CB | 37 | 3330 | 97% | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 1569 | 1653 | 1.23 |
| 2023/24 | Newcastle United | Premier League | LB | 33 | 2732 | 80% | 2 | 2 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 1571 | 1610 | 1.14 |
| 2022/23 | Newcastle United | Premier League | LB | 38 | 3116 | 91% | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 1563 | 1678 | 1.23 |
| 2021/22 | Newcastle United | Premier League | CB | 16 | 1440 | 42% | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 1591 | 1545 | 1.17 |
| 2021/22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | CB | 13 | 1022 | 30% | 1 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1571 | 1537 | 1.17 |
| 2020/21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | LB | 27 | 2059 | 60% | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 1581 | 1492 | 1.19 |
| 2019/20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | LB | 34 | 2881 | 84% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 1606 | 1449 | 1.14 |
| 2013/14 | Fulham FC | Premier League | CB | 9 | 607 | 18% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 1621 | 1379 | 1.12 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Uefa Champions League | Newcastle United | 11 | 965 | 1 | 2 | 1660 |
| 2025/26 | Fa Cup | Newcastle United | 2 | 117 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2024/25 | Fa Cup | Newcastle United | 2 | 175 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023/24 | Fa Cup | Newcastle United | 4 | 362 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Champions League | Newcastle United | 4 | 277 | 1 | 0 | 1668 |
| 2021/22 | Fa Cup | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 120 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020/21 | Fa Cup | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018/19 | Fa Cup | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 300 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013/14 | Fa Cup | Fulham FC | 3 | 300 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonny Evans Premier League · 2021 | 33 | €7.0M | €2.0M | fell |
| Angelo Ogbonna Premier League · 2021 | 33 | €2.5M | €900k | fell |
| Andoni Iraola Laliga · 2014 | 32 | €6.0M | €2.0M | fell |
| Wes Morgan Premier League · 2019 | 35 | €2.0M | €400k | fell |
| Damián Suárez Laliga · 2020 | 32 | €3.2M | €1.5M | fell |
| Aaron Cresswell Premier League · 2022 | 33 | €3.0M | €900k | fell |
| Kieran Trippier Premier League · 2024 | 34 | €10.0M | €1.5M | fell |
| Antunes Laliga · 2019 | 32 | €2.5M | €1.0M | fell |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2022 | Brighton | Newcastle | €15.0M | €3.5M |
| 1 Jan 2019 | Wigan | Brighton | Free / loan | €3.0M |
| 10 Aug 2018 | Brighton | Wigan | Free / loan | €750k |
| 9 Aug 2018 | Wigan | Brighton | €3.5M | €750k |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Fulham | Wigan | Free / loan | €750k |
| 2 Jan 2014 | Birmingham | Fulham | Free / loan | €300k |
| 3 Jul 2013 | Fulham | Birmingham | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 20 May 2013 | Yeovil Town | Fulham | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 25 Sept 2012 | Fulham | Yeovil Town | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2011 | Darlington | Fulham | Unknown | €25k |
| 1 Jul 2009 | Darlington U18 | Darlington | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jan 2009 | Blyth Spartans | Darlington U18 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2007 | AFC Blyth | Blyth Spartans | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2005 | Hartley Juniors | AFC Blyth | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jan 2004 | Newcastle Yth. | Hartley Juniors | Free / loan | 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.