
Victor Lindelöf
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Victor Lindelöf's performance-implied value at EUR 4.6M-13.9M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.9M-4.7M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.7M-2.9M. 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: 15
What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.
| Performance | Elite | 90.7th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Unfavorable | 32 years |
| Acquisition cost | Very favorable | est. €2.5M vs market €5.0M |
| Expected appreciation | Very low | -64% 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 | 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 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.
Performance (last season, league)
- Minutes
- 944 (28% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.10
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.06
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 91 (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)
- 1721
- Opponent strength
- 1623
- 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)
- €1.7M – €2.9M
Trajectory drivers: changed club; team strength up (+118 Elo); relative output up 33% vs positional peers.
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -63% (IQR -68% to -58%).
Risk profile
Overall: High
- ⚠Limited sample: 944 league minutes last season.
- ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
- ⚠Age 32: resale value typically declines.
- ⚠Played under 40% of available league minutes (injury data unavailable, cause unknown).
- ⓘ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 | Aston Villa | Premier League | CB | 17 | 944 | 28% | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 1623 | 1721 | 1.30 |
| 2024/25 | Manchester United | Premier League | CB | 16 | 697 | 20% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 1618 | 1603 | 1.23 |
| 2023/24 | Manchester United | Premier League | CB | 19 | 1332 | 39% | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 1562 | 1594 | 1.14 |
| 2022/23 | Manchester United | Premier League | CB | 20 | 1360 | 40% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 1525 | 1699 | 1.23 |
| 2021/22 | Manchester United | Premier League | CB | 28 | 2354 | 69% | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 1582 | 1609 | 1.17 |
| 2020/21 | Manchester United | Premier League | CB | 29 | 2586 | 76% | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 1565 | 1741 | 1.19 |
| 2019/20 | Manchester United | Premier League | CB | 35 | 3093 | 90% | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 1584 | 1720 | 1.14 |
| 2018/19 | Manchester United | Premier League | CB | 30 | 2602 | 76% | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 1558 | 1669 | 1.22 |
| 2017/18 | Manchester United | Premier League | CB | 17 | 1284 | 38% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 1522 | 1747 | 1.15 |
| 2016/17 | SL Benfica | Liga Portugal | CB | 32 | 2880 | 94% | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 1345 | 1653 | 0.58 |
| 2013/14 | SL Benfica | Liga Portugal | RB | 1 | 25 | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 1636 | 1761 | 0.74 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Uefa Europa League | Aston Villa | 9 | 684 | 0 | 0 | 1472 |
| 2025/26 | World Cup | Sweden | 3 | 267 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025/26 | Fa Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024/25 | Uefa Europa League | Manchester United | 6 | 326 | 0 | 0 | 1570 |
| 2024/25 | Fa Cup | Manchester United | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Champions League | Manchester United | 4 | 297 | 0 | 0 | 1627 |
| 2023/24 | Fa Cup | Manchester United | 3 | 196 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022/23 | Uefa Europa League | Manchester United | 7 | 523 | 0 | 0 | 1502 |
| 2022/23 | Fa Cup | Manchester United | 4 | 351 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021/22 | Uefa Champions League | Manchester United | 5 | 426 | 0 | 0 | 1645 |
| 2021/22 | Fa Cup | Manchester United | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020/21 | Uefa Europa League | Manchester United | 6 | 570 | 0 | 1 | 1594 |
| 2020/21 | Uefa Champions League | Manchester United | 5 | 393 | 0 | 0 | 1713 |
| 2020/21 | Fa Cup | Manchester United | 3 | 300 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019/20 | Fa Cup | Manchester United | 5 | 450 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2019/20 | Uefa Europa League | Manchester United | 4 | 319 | 0 | 0 | 1591 |
| 2018/19 | Uefa Champions League | Manchester United | 7 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 1805 |
| 2018/19 | Fa Cup | Manchester United | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017/18 | Uefa Champions League | Manchester United | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 1578 |
| 2017/18 | Fa Cup | Manchester United | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017/18 | Uefa Super Cup | Manchester United | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1940 |
| 2016/17 | Uefa Champions League | SL Benfica | 8 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 1654 |
| 2016/17 | Supercup Candido De Oliveira | SL Benfica | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1440 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cédric Soares Premier League · 2022 | 31 | €6.0M | €2.0M | fell |
| Sergio Escudero Laliga · 2021 | 32 | €2.5M | €1.5M | fell |
| Pablo Zabaleta Premier League · 2017 | 32 | €7.0M | €3.5M | fell |
| Vincent Kompany Premier League · 2018 | 32 | €10.0M | €4.0M | fell |
| Antolín Alcaraz Premier League · 2014 | 32 | €2.5M | €1.0M | fell |
| Jamaal Lascelles Premier League · 2024 | 31 | €7.0M | €2.0M | fell |
| Marcelo Laliga · 2021 | 33 | €7.5M | €2.0M | fell |
| Zanka Premier League · 2023 | 33 | €1.5M | €500k | fell |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sept 2025 | Man Utd | Aston Villa | Free / loan | €8.0M |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Benfica | Man Utd | €35.0M | €22.0M |
| 1 Jul 2015 | Benfica B | Benfica | Unknown | €1.5M |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Västerås SK | Benfica B | €3.1M | Data unavailable |
| 1 Dec 2009 | Västerås SK U19 | Västerås SK | 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.