
Álex Moreno
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Álex Moreno's performance-implied value at EUR 1.9M-2.7M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.8M-2.6M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.7M-2.0M. 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.
Age above 33 (outside validated pool)
| Performance | High | 84.6th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Unfavorable | 33.1 years |
| Acquisition cost | Very favorable | est. €1.1M vs market €3.0M |
| Expected appreciation | Very low | -62% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Very large | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Low | |
| League translation | Big-five league | league coefficient 0.95 |
| Tactical fit | Not evaluated | Requires event/role data not available from the current free source. |
| Risk | Moderate | |
| 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
- 2558 (75% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.11
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.15
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 85 (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
- 0.95 (rank 2)
- Team strength (Elo)
- 1413
- Opponent strength
- 1493
- 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)
- €654k – €2.0M
Trajectory drivers: minutes share up 47 pts; changed club; team strength down (-160 Elo); league level down (-99 Elo).
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -45% (IQR -59% to -33%).
Risk profile
Overall: Moderate
- ▲Age 33: resale value typically declines.
- ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
- ⓘ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 | Girona FC | Laliga | LB | 31 | 2558 | 75% | 0 | 3 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 1493 | 1413 | 0.95 |
| 2024/25 | Nottingham Forest | Premier League | LB | 15 | 960 | 28% | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 1614 | 1573 | 1.23 |
| 2023/24 | Aston Villa | Premier League | LB | 21 | 1030 | 30% | 2 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 1526 | 1586 | 1.14 |
| 2022/23 | Real Betis Balompié | Laliga | LB | 15 | 1350 | 39% | 0 | 3 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 1516 | 1530 | 0.98 |
| 2022/23 | Aston Villa | Premier League | LB | 19 | 1335 | 39% | 0 | 3 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 1545 | 1625 | 1.23 |
| 2021/22 | Real Betis Balompié | Laliga | LB | 30 | 2408 | 70% | 5 | 4 | 0.34 | 0.24 | 1522 | 1588 | 1.05 |
| 2020/21 | Real Betis Balompié | Laliga | LB | 23 | 1786 | 52% | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 1577 | 1557 | 1.10 |
| 2019/20 | Real Betis Balompié | Laliga | LB | 31 | 2267 | 66% | 0 | 4 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 1565 | 1481 | 1.16 |
| 2018/19 | Rayo Vallecano | Laliga | LB | 36 | 3139 | 92% | 1 | 2 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 1559 | 1396 | 1.14 |
| 2014/15 | Rayo Vallecano | Laliga | LB | 11 | 456 | 13% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 1511 | 1491 | 1.18 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Fa Cup | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 262 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023/24 | Fa Cup | Aston Villa | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022/23 | Uefa Europa League | Real Betis Balompié | 4 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1491 |
| 2021/22 | Copa Del Rey | Real Betis Balompié | 8 | 591 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2021/22 | Uefa Europa League | Real Betis Balompié | 7 | 395 | 0 | 0 | 1539 |
| 2020/21 | Copa Del Rey | Real Betis Balompié | 2 | 210 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019/20 | Copa Del Rey | Real Betis Balompié | 2 | 210 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2014/15 | Copa Del Rey | Rayo Vallecano | 2 | 180 | 1 | 0 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuri Berchiche Laliga · 2023 | 33 | €2.0M | €1.4M | fell |
| Armando Izzo Serie A · 2023 | 31 | €3.0M | €1.5M | fell |
| Johan Mojica Laliga · 2024 | 32 | €2.2M | €1.5M | fell |
| Rubén Peña Laliga · 2024 | 33 | €2.2M | €600k | fell |
| Andreas Beck Bundesliga · 2018 | 31 | €3.0M | €600k | fell |
| Giovanni González Laliga · 2024 | 30 | €3.0M | €2.0M | fell |
| Arnaud Souquet Ligue 1 · 2022 | 30 | €2.5M | €1.5M | fell |
| Ervin Zukanovic Serie A · 2018 | 31 | €2.0M | €950k | fell |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2025 | Aston Villa | Girona | Free / loan | €7.0M |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Nott'm Forest | Aston Villa | Free / loan | €7.0M |
| 21 Aug 2024 | Aston Villa | Nott'm Forest | Free / loan | €13.0M |
| 11 Jan 2023 | Real Betis | Aston Villa | €13.5M | €20.0M |
| 21 Aug 2019 | Rayo Vallecano | Real Betis | €9.7M | €12.0M |
| 30 Jun 2016 | Elche CF | Rayo Vallecano | Free / loan | €800k |
| 13 Aug 2015 | Rayo Vallecano | Elche CF | Free / loan | €800k |
| 15 Jul 2014 | RCD Mallorca | Rayo Vallecano | Free / loan | €800k |
| 4 Jul 2013 | UE Llagostera | RCD Mallorca | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Barça U19 | UE Llagostera | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2011 | FC Vilafranca | Barça U19 | Free / loan | 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.