Álex Moreno

33 yrs · Left-back · Spain
Girona FC · Laliga · Foot: left · Height: 179 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2027
Market value
€3.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€812k – €2.6M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€1.9M – €2.7M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€654k – €2.0M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€667k – €1.9M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€812k – €2.6M
Model value (performance-implied)€1.9M – €2.7M
Projected value (24 months)€654k – €2.0M
Dashed line: current market value (€3.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

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)

PerformanceHigh84.6th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable33.1 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €1.1M vs market €3.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-62% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery largeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.95
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskModerate
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: €20.0M

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.

SeasonClubLeaguePosAppsMinMin shareGAG+A/90Adj. G+A/90Opp. EloTeam EloLeague str.
2025/26Girona FCLaligaLB31255875%030.110.15149314130.95
2024/25Nottingham ForestPremier LeagueLB1596028%010.090.15161415731.23
2023/24Aston VillaPremier LeagueLB21103030%200.170.13152615861.14
2022/23Real Betis BalompiéLaligaLB15135039%030.200.15151615300.98
2022/23Aston VillaPremier LeagueLB19133539%030.200.21154516251.23
2021/22Real Betis BalompiéLaligaLB30240870%540.340.24152215881.05
2020/21Real Betis BalompiéLaligaLB23178652%020.100.14157715571.10
2019/20Real Betis BalompiéLaligaLB31226766%040.160.19156514811.16
2018/19Rayo VallecanoLaligaLB36313992%120.090.13155913961.14
2014/15Rayo VallecanoLaligaLB1145613%000.000.09151114911.18

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2024/25Fa CupNottingham Forest326200—
2023/24Fa CupAston Villa327000—
2022/23Uefa Europa LeagueReal Betis Balompié467001491
2021/22Copa Del ReyReal Betis Balompié859101—
2021/22Uefa Europa LeagueReal Betis Balompié7395001539
2020/21Copa Del ReyReal Betis Balompié221000—
2019/20Copa Del ReyReal Betis Balompié221010—
2014/15Copa Del ReyRayo Vallecano218010—

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
Yuri Berchiche
Laliga · 2023
33€2.0M€1.4Mfell
Armando Izzo
Serie A · 2023
31€3.0M€1.5Mfell
Johan Mojica
Laliga · 2024
32€2.2M€1.5Mfell
Rubén Peña
Laliga · 2024
33€2.2M€600kfell
Andreas Beck
Bundesliga · 2018
31€3.0M€600kfell
Giovanni González
Laliga · 2024
30€3.0M€2.0Mfell
Arnaud Souquet
Ligue 1 · 2022
30€2.5M€1.5Mfell
Ervin Zukanovic
Serie A · 2018
31€2.0M€950kfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
22 Aug 2025Aston VillaGironaFree / loan€7.0M
30 Jun 2025Nott'm ForestAston VillaFree / loan€7.0M
21 Aug 2024Aston VillaNott'm ForestFree / loan€13.0M
11 Jan 2023Real BetisAston Villa€13.5M€20.0M
21 Aug 2019Rayo VallecanoReal Betis€9.7M€12.0M
30 Jun 2016Elche CFRayo VallecanoFree / loan€800k
13 Aug 2015Rayo VallecanoElche CFFree / loan€800k
15 Jul 2014RCD MallorcaRayo VallecanoFree / loan€800k
4 Jul 2013UE LlagosteraRCD MallorcaFree / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2012Barça U19UE LlagosteraFree / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2011FC VilafrancaBarça 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.