Bouna Sarr

34 yrs · Right-back (also RM, RW) · Senegal
FC Metz · Ligue 1 · Foot: right · Height: 178 cm
Risk: Very HighConfidence: LowSample: LowDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€350k
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€104k – €338k
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€151k – €528k
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€172k – €368k
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€187k – €424k
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€104k – €338k
Model value (performance-implied)€151k – €528k
Projected value (24 months)€172k – €368k
Dashed line: current market value (€350k). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Bouna Sarr's performance-implied value at EUR 0.2M-0.5M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.1M-0.3M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.2M-0.4M. Confidence is low: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: not assigned

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

Insufficient sample (< 900 league minutes)

PerformanceAverage38.8th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable34.4 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €195k vs market €350k
Expected appreciationLow-21% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapLargeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.88
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskVery High
Data confidenceLow

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: €9.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1269 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
897 (29% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.00
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.10
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
39 (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
0.88 (rank 5)
Team strength (Elo)
1225
Opponent strength
1464
Possession, role
Data unavailable

League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.

Potential

Development
Low
Trajectory
insufficient
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€172k – €368k

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -39% (IQR -69% to -10%).

Risk profile

Overall: Very High

  • ▲Small sample: 897 league minutes last season.
  • ▲Age 34: resale value typically declines.
  • ⚠No continental-competition 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.
2025/26FC MetzLigue 1RB1289729%000.000.10146412250.88
2023/24Bayern MunichBundesligaRB21053%000.000.05136017151.01
2022/23Bayern MunichBundesligaRM120%000.000.10141418171.04
2021/22Bayern MunichBundesligaRB5592%000.000.05142418471.05
2020/21Bayern MunichBundesligaRB845015%010.200.06150918981.06
2020/21Olympique MarseilleLigue 1RB2752%000.000.10145514550.75
2019/20Olympique MarseilleLigue 1RB27216886%130.170.17142515390.82
2018/19Olympique MarseilleLigue 1RB29224566%110.080.09146014770.82
2017/18Olympique MarseilleLigue 1RB29178552%030.150.10142816010.85
2016/17Olympique MarseilleLigue 1RB2693227%020.190.16141515410.88
2015/16Olympique MarseilleLigue 1RW2599129%210.270.30141614580.78
2014/15FC MetzLigue 1RW30207161%230.220.37143612710.80

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2023/24Dfb PokalBayern Munich28701—
2023/24Uefa Champions LeagueBayern Munich112001591
2021/22Uefa Champions LeagueBayern Munich5125001613
2021/22Dfb PokalBayern Munich19010—
2021/22Franz Beckenbauer SupercupBayern Munich12001713
2020/21Uefa Champions LeagueBayern Munich5186001592
2020/21Dfb PokalBayern Munich217502—
2018/19Uefa Europa LeagueOlympique Marseille6277001500
2017/18Uefa Europa LeagueOlympique Marseille151000101537
2015/16Uefa Europa LeagueOlympique Marseille331001436

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
Mickaël Alphonse
Ligue 1 · 2023
34€250k€250kflat
Sylvain Marchal
Ligue 1 · 2015
35€250k€250kflat
Aydin Toscali
Super Lig · 2013
33€500k€125kfell
Mickaël Chrétien Basser
Ligue 1 · 2017
33€500k€250kfell
Vincent Laurini
Serie A · 2021
32€600k€150kfell
Abdoulaye Bamba
Ligue 1 · 2023
33€400k€300kfell
Matteo Contini
Serie A · 2013
33€300k€100kfell
Gaëtan Belaud
Ligue 1 · 2020
34€400k€350kflat

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
2 Feb 2026Without ClubFC MetzUnknown€400k
1 Jul 2024Bayern MunichWithout ClubUnknown€1.5M
5 Oct 2020MarseilleBayern Munich€8.0M€9.0M
3 Jul 2015FC MetzMarseille€2.0M€1.5M
1 Jul 2011FC Metz BFC MetzUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2010FC Metz U19FC Metz BUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2009Ol. Lyon Yth.FC Metz U19Free / loanData 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.