
Lewis Dunk
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Lewis Dunk's performance-implied value at EUR 1.8M-4.9M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.3M-3.6M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.0M-2.4M. 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 | 97.9th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Unfavorable | 34.6 years |
| Acquisition cost | Very favorable | est. €1.8M vs market €3.5M |
| 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
- 2837 (83% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.03
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.04
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 98 (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)
- 1611
- Opponent strength
- 1600
- 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)
- €972k – €2.4M
Trajectory drivers: minutes share up 22 pts; relative output up 57% vs positional peers.
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -58% (IQR -76% to -48%).
Risk profile
Overall: Moderate
- ▲Age 35: 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 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | CB | 33 | 2837 | 83% | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 1600 | 1611 | 1.30 |
| 2024/25 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | CB | 25 | 2083 | 61% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 1544 | 1614 | 1.23 |
| 2023/24 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | CB | 33 | 2872 | 84% | 3 | 1 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 1582 | 1520 | 1.14 |
| 2022/23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | CB | 36 | 3240 | 95% | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 1551 | 1619 | 1.23 |
| 2021/22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | CB | 29 | 2574 | 75% | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 1572 | 1537 | 1.17 |
| 2020/21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | CB | 33 | 2933 | 86% | 5 | 0 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 1560 | 1492 | 1.19 |
| 2019/20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | CB | 36 | 3231 | 94% | 3 | 3 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 1595 | 1449 | 1.14 |
| 2018/19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | CB | 36 | 3153 | 92% | 2 | 1 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 1537 | 1417 | 1.22 |
| 2017/18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Premier League | CB | 38 | 3420 | 100% | 1 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 1546 | 1466 | 1.15 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Fa Cup | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024/25 | Fa Cup | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 75 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Europa League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 585 | 0 | 0 | 1549 |
| 2023/24 | Fa Cup | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 201 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2022/23 | Fa Cup | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 378 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2021/22 | Fa Cup | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020/21 | Fa Cup | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 300 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018/19 | Fa Cup | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 210 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2017/18 | Fa Cup | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 90 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raúl Albiol Laliga · 2020 | 35 | €3.2M | €3.0M | flat |
| Ashley Young Premier League · 2019 | 34 | €5.0M | €1.0M | fell |
| Niklas Moisander Bundesliga · 2019 | 34 | €2.0M | €700k | fell |
| Martín Demichelis Premier League · 2015 | 35 | €2.0M | €200k | fell |
| Dante Bundesliga · 2016 | 33 | €3.0M | €1.5M | fell |
| Joel Ward Premier League · 2022 | 33 | €2.0M | €1.0M | fell |
| Dan Burn Premier League · 2023 | 31 | €10.0M | €6.0M | fell |
| Mariano Laliga · 2017 | 31 | €8.0M | €2.0M | fell |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2013 | Bristol City | Brighton | Free / loan | €700k |
| 4 Oct 2013 | Brighton | Bristol City | Free / loan | €700k |
| 1 Jul 2010 | Brighton U18 | Brighton | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Apr 2010 | Bognor Regis | Brighton U18 | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Feb 2010 | Brighton U18 | Bognor Regis | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 21 Nov 2007 | Brighton Yth. | Brighton U18 | 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.