
Thomas Bruns
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Thomas Bruns's performance-implied value at EUR 0.2M-0.2M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.0M-0.2M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.1M-0.2M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.76x the positional average in the league (1156 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.
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.
Market value below EUR 250k (outside validated pool)
| Performance | Below average | 4.7th pct among MID peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Unfavorable | 34.5 years |
| Acquisition cost | Very favorable | est. €56k vs market €175k |
| Expected appreciation | Neutral | -5% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Very large | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Low | |
| League translation | Uncertain | league coefficient 0.43 |
| Tactical fit | Not evaluated | Requires event/role data not available from the current free source. |
| Risk | Very High | |
| 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 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.
Performance (last season, league)
- Minutes
- 1156 (38% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.08
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.30
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 5 (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)
- 1060
- Opponent strength
- 1372
- Possession, role
- Data unavailable
League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.
Potential
- Development
- Low
- Trajectory
- declining
- Breakout probability
- Age > 23
- Resale range (24m)
- €96k – €176k
Trajectory drivers: team strength down (-147 Elo); relative output down 40% vs positional peers.
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change +0% (IQR -50% to +0%).
Risk profile
Overall: Very High
- ▲Age 34: resale value typically declines.
- ⚠Limited sample: 1156 league minutes last season.
- ⚠League level coefficient 0.43 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
- ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
- ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
- ⚠Played under 40% of available league minutes (injury data unavailable, cause unknown).
- ⚠Declining trajectory versus previous 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.
| 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 | Heracles Almelo | Eredivisie | AM | 27 | 1156 | 38% | 1 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.30 | 1372 | 1060 | 0.43 |
| 2024/25 | Heracles Almelo | Eredivisie | AM | 22 | 1160 | 38% | 3 | 2 | 0.39 | 0.50 | 1322 | 1207 | 0.50 |
| 2023/24 | Heracles Almelo | Eredivisie | AM | 24 | 1077 | 35% | 0 | 2 | 0.17 | 0.32 | 1357 | 1149 | 0.48 |
| 2020/21 | Vitesse Arnhem | Eredivisie | CM | 21 | 1163 | 38% | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 1339 | 1394 | 0.56 |
| 2019/20 | VVV-Venlo | Eredivisie | CM | 6 | 509 | 22% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 1326 | 1237 | 0.62 |
| 2019/20 | PEC Zwolle | Eredivisie | AM | 8 | 443 | 19% | 1 | 2 | 0.61 | 0.50 | 1323 | 1272 | 0.62 |
| 2018/19 | FC Groningen | Eredivisie | CM | 16 | 991 | 32% | 2 | 1 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 1363 | 1356 | 0.61 |
| 2018/19 | Vitesse Arnhem | Eredivisie | AM | 8 | 107 | 3% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 1449 | 1413 | 0.61 |
| 2017/18 | Vitesse Arnhem | Eredivisie | CM | 29 | 1939 | 63% | 3 | 5 | 0.37 | 0.26 | 1319 | 1364 | 0.59 |
| 2016/17 | Heracles Almelo | Eredivisie | AM | 32 | 2610 | 85% | 4 | 4 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 1361 | 1303 | 0.54 |
| 2015/16 | Heracles Almelo | Eredivisie | AM | 33 | 2808 | 92% | 5 | 6 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 1325 | 1314 | 0.58 |
| 2014/15 | Heracles Almelo | Eredivisie | AM | 32 | 2329 | 76% | 7 | 3 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 1360 | 1263 | 0.52 |
| 2013/14 | Heracles Almelo | Eredivisie | AM | 31 | 1448 | 47% | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.22 | 1342 | 1278 | 0.59 |
| 2012/13 | Heracles Almelo | Eredivisie | AM | 27 | 2088 | 68% | 6 | 3 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 1365 | 1285 | 0.54 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Knvb Beker | Heracles Almelo | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2024/25 | Knvb Beker | Heracles Almelo | 4 | 270 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2023/24 | Knvb Beker | Heracles Almelo | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020/21 | Knvb Beker | Vitesse Arnhem | 2 | 89 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018/19 | Uefa Europa League Qualifying | Vitesse Arnhem | 3 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 1447 |
| 2018/19 | Knvb Beker | Vitesse Arnhem | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017/18 | Uefa Europa League | Vitesse Arnhem | 5 | 435 | 1 | 0 | 1485 |
| 2017/18 | Knvb Beker | Vitesse Arnhem | 1 | 79 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017/18 | Johan Cruijff Schaal | Vitesse Arnhem | 1 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1536 |
| 2016/17 | Uefa Europa League Qualifying | Heracles Almelo | 2 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 1345 |
| 2016/17 | Knvb Beker | Heracles Almelo | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015/16 | Knvb Beker | Heracles Almelo | 2 | 144 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2014/15 | Knvb Beker | Heracles Almelo | 2 | 152 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013/14 | Knvb Beker | Heracles Almelo | 3 | 200 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2012/13 | Knvb Beker | Heracles Almelo | 3 | 192 | 0 | 1 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonis Ladakis Super League 1 · 2016 | 34 | €150k | €150k | flat |
| Janus Drachmann Superliga · 2023 | 35 | €200k | €200k | flat |
| Antonio Tomás Super League 1 · 2017 | 32 | €300k | €150k | fell |
| Andriy Bogdanov Premier Liga · 2024 | 34 | €200k | €200k | flat |
| Igor Chaykovskyi Premier Liga · 2023 | 32 | €200k | €200k | flat |
| Marko Vejinović Eredivisie · 2024 | 34 | €275k | €275k | flat |
| Filip Stanisavljevic Super League 1 · 2018 | 31 | €300k | €150k | fell |
| Jesper Christjansen Superliga · 2020 | 33 | €250k | €125k | fell |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2022 | Adanaspor | Heracles Almelo | Free / loan | €400k |
| 13 Aug 2021 | Vitesse | Adanaspor | Free / loan | €650k |
| 30 Jun 2020 | VVV-Venlo | Vitesse | Free / loan | €650k |
| 30 Jan 2020 | Vitesse | VVV-Venlo | Free / loan | €800k |
| 29 Jan 2020 | PEC Zwolle | Vitesse | Free / loan | €800k |
| 14 Aug 2019 | Vitesse | PEC Zwolle | Free / loan | €900k |
| 30 Jun 2019 | FC Groningen | Vitesse | Free / loan | €900k |
| 1 Jan 2019 | Vitesse | FC Groningen | Free / loan | €900k |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Heracles Almelo | Vitesse | Free / loan | €1.5M |
| 1 Jan 2011 | FC Twente U19 | Heracles Almelo | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2009 | FC Twente U17 | FC Twente U19 | 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.