Marco Friedl

28 yrs · Centre-back (also LB) · Austria
SV Werder Bremen · Bundesliga · Foot: left · Height: 187 cm
Risk: LowConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€10.0M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€5.7M – €11.3M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€3.3M – €9.9M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€3.7M – €9.3M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€7.9M – €4.2M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€5.7M – €11.3M
Model value (performance-implied)€3.3M – €9.9M
Projected value (24 months)€3.7M – €9.3M
Dashed line: current market value (€10.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Marco Friedl's performance-implied value at EUR 3.3M-9.9M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 5.7M-11.3M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 3.7M-9.3M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 14

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

PerformanceHigh75th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable28.3 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €8.1M vs market €10.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-43% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.94
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskLow
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: €12.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2549 (83% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.04
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.04
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
75 (High)

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
0.94 (rank 3)
Team strength (Elo)
1378
Opponent strength
1484
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)
€3.7M – €9.3M

Trajectory drivers: team strength down (-104 Elo); relative output up 79% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -38% (IQR -64% to +70%).

Risk profile

Overall: Low

  • ⓘ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.
2025/26SV Werder BremenBundesligaCB30254983%100.040.04148413780.94
2024/25SV Werder BremenBundesligaCB26216471%000.000.02147414830.94
2023/24SV Werder BremenBundesligaCB25219872%110.080.09154714591.01
2022/23SV Werder BremenBundesligaCB30259785%000.000.02153213931.04
2020/21SV Werder BremenBundesligaCB32278691%000.000.02153113841.06
2019/20SV Werder BremenBundesligaLB27218571%130.160.14154914281.06
2018/19SV Werder BremenBundesligaCB747215%000.000.05156115641.05
2017/18SV Werder BremenBundesligaLB959720%000.000.06148815101.04
2017/18Bayern MunichBundesligaLB1451%000.000.05156618631.04

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Dfb PokalSV Werder Bremen19000—
2025/26World CupAustria12300—
2024/25Dfb PokalSV Werder Bremen327000—
2023/24Dfb PokalSV Werder Bremen1100—
2022/23Dfb PokalSV Werder Bremen19000—
2020/21Dfb PokalSV Werder Bremen218001—
2019/20Dfb PokalSV Werder Bremen322511—
2018/19Dfb PokalSV Werder Bremen218001—
2017/18Uefa Champions LeagueBayern Munich190001520

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
Bartosz Bereszyński
Serie A · 2021
29€6.0M€1.6Mfell
Samir Caetano
Premier League · 2022
28€5.0M€3.5Mfell
Jeff Chabot
Bundesliga · 2024
26€9.0M€15.0Mrose
Kamil Glik
Serie A · 2016
28€10.0M€18.0Mrose
Nacho Vidal
Laliga · 2022
27€5.0M€2.0Mfell
Timo Hübers
Bundesliga · 2024
28€5.5M€1.5Mfell
Diego Carlos
Ligue 1 · 2019
26€13.0M€45.0Mrose
Fabian Lustenberger
Bundesliga · 2016
28€4.5M€2.5Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2019Bayern MunichWerder Bremen€3.5M€2.5M
30 Jun 2019Werder BremenBayern MunichFree / loan€2.5M
25 Jan 2018Bayern MunichWerder BremenFree / loan€750k
1 Jul 2017FC Bayern U19Bayern MunichUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2015FC Bayern U17FC Bayern U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2014B. München Yth.FC Bayern U17UnknownData unavailable
8 Jul 2008Kufstein Yth.B. München Yth.UnknownData unavailable
31 Jan 2007Kirchbichl Yth.Kufstein Yth.UnknownData 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.