Budu Zivzivadze

32 yrs · Striker · Georgia
1. Fußballclub Heidenheim 1846 · Bundesliga · Foot: both · Height: 189 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2029
Market value
€1.2M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€411k – €1.4M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€521k – €2.4M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€343k – €956k
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€844k – €2.0M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€411k – €1.4M
Model value (performance-implied)€521k – €2.4M
Projected value (24 months)€343k – €956k
Dashed line: current market value (€1.2M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Budu Zivzivadze's performance-implied value at EUR 0.5M-2.4M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.4M-1.4M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.3M-1.0M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.31x the positional average in the league (1147 minutes, league coefficient 0.94). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 5

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

PerformanceAverage45.4th pct among ATT peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable32.3 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €857k vs market €1.2M
Expected appreciationVery low-58% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapNegativeweak 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.
RiskHigh
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: €2.5M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 900 evaluated ATT players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1147 (38% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.47
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.67
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
45 (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
0.94 (rank 3)
Team strength (Elo)
1323
Opponent strength
1514
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)
€343k – €956k

Trajectory drivers: relative output up 48% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -54% (IQR -61% to -48%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲Age 32: resale value typically declines.
  • ⚠Limited sample: 1147 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠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.

SeasonClubLeaguePosAppsMinMin shareGAG+A/90Adj. G+A/90Opp. EloTeam EloLeague str.
2025/261. Fußballclub Heidenheim 1846BundesligaST20114737%600.470.67151413230.94
2024/251. Fußballclub Heidenheim 1846BundesligaST1595531%220.380.47145613530.94
2016/17Esbjerg fBSuperligaST4834%000.000.65135012060.48

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Dfb Pokal1. Fußballclub Heidenheim 1846216200—
2024/25Dfb PokalKarlsruher SC327622—
2016/17Uefa Europa League QualifyingFC Samtredia2149101339

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
Samuel Di Carmine
Serie A · 2020
32€1.4M€600kfell
Josan
Laliga · 2023
34€1.0M€450kfell
Stevan Jovetić
Bundesliga · 2023
34€1.5M€700kfell
Antonio Floro Flores
Serie A · 2014
31€2.5M€1.5Mfell
Nenê
Serie A · 2014
31€1.2M€350kfell
Choco Lozano
Laliga · 2024
31€1.2M€600kfell
Maurice Dalé
Ligue 1 · 2017
32€1.0M€300kfell
Sergio León
Laliga · 2023
34€2.0M€2.0Mflat

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
3 Jan 2025Karlsruher SCHeidenheim€2.0M€1.8M
31 Jan 2023FehérvárKarlsruher SC€150k€800k
30 Jun 2022Újpest FCFehérvárFree / loan€800k
10 Feb 2022FehérvárÚjpest FCFree / loan€600k
29 Jul 2020MezőkövesdFehérvár€350k€500k
1 Aug 2019Torpedo KutaisiMezőkövesd€100k€350k
29 Jan 2019Esbjerg fBTorpedo KutaisiFree / loan€400k
31 Dec 2018Dinamo TbilisiEsbjerg fBFree / loan€300k
9 Jan 2018Esbjerg fBDinamo TbilisiFree / loan€100k
29 Jan 2017FC SamtrediaEsbjerg fBUnknown€550k
1 Jul 2015Torpedo KutaisiFC SamtrediaUnknown€25k
1 Jan 2015Dinamo TbilisiTorpedo KutaisiUnknownData unavailable
1 Aug 2014Dinamo IIDinamo TbilisiUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2013Dinamo AcademyDinamo IIUnknownData 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.