
Caleb Ekuban
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Caleb Ekuban's performance-implied value at EUR 0.7M-2.8M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.3M-1.6M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.3M-1.1M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.20x the positional average in the league (975 minutes, league coefficient 0.93). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.
Acquisition note: Contract end date unavailable: range widened by 15% each side.
Bargain Index: 5
What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.
| Performance | Average | 51.5th pct among ATT peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Unfavorable | 32.3 years |
| Acquisition cost | Favorable | est. €883k vs market €1.2M |
| Expected appreciation | Very low | -56% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Large | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Low | |
| League translation | Big-five league | league coefficient 0.93 |
| 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 900 evaluated ATT players with 900+ minutes.
Performance (last season, league)
- Minutes
- 975 (28% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.46
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.61
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 52 (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
- 0.93 (rank 4)
- Team strength (Elo)
- 1407
- Opponent strength
- 1511
- 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)
- €333k – €1.1M
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -63% (IQR -71% to -45%).
Risk profile
Overall: High
- ▲Age 32: resale value typically declines.
- ⚠Limited sample: 975 league minutes last season.
- ⚠Played under 40% of available league minutes (injury data unavailable, cause unknown).
- ⓘContract end date unavailable (or stale in source).
- ⓘ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 | Genoa CFC | Serie A | ST | 31 | 975 | 29% | 4 | 1 | 0.46 | 0.61 | 1511 | 1406 | 0.93 |
| 2024/25 | Genoa CFC | Serie A | ST | 18 | 543 | 16% | 1 | 3 | 0.66 | 0.62 | 1456 | 1444 | 0.99 |
| 2023/24 | Genoa CFC | Serie A | ST | 29 | 1126 | 33% | 4 | 3 | 0.56 | 0.79 | 1516 | 1445 | 0.98 |
| 2021/22 | Genoa CFC | Serie A | ST | 30 | 1716 | 50% | 1 | 2 | 0.16 | 0.34 | 1466 | 1325 | 0.89 |
| 2020/21 | Trabzonspor | Super Lig | RW | 32 | 2748 | 76% | 10 | 4 | 0.46 | 0.35 | 1266 | 1363 | 0.37 |
| 2019/20 | Trabzonspor | Super Lig | SS | 22 | 1390 | 45% | 5 | 6 | 0.71 | 0.57 | 1342 | 1410 | 0.45 |
| 2018/19 | Trabzonspor | Super Lig | ST | 29 | 1445 | 47% | 5 | 2 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 1361 | 1459 | 0.58 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Italy Cup | Genoa CFC | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023/24 | Italy Cup | Genoa CFC | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021/22 | Italy Cup | Genoa CFC | 3 | 206 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2019/20 | Uefa Europa League Qualifying | Trabzonspor | 4 | 360 | 4 | 1 | 1466 |
| 2019/20 | Uefa Europa League | Trabzonspor | 1 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 1628 |
| 2013/14 | Italy Cup | FC Südtirol | 2 | 176 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matteo Mancosu Serie A · 2016 | 32 | €1.0M | €500k | fell |
| Darwin Machís Laliga · 2024 | 31 | €2.0M | €350k | fell |
| Abdón Prats Laliga · 2024 | 32 | €1.8M | €800k | fell |
| Nenê Serie A · 2014 | 31 | €1.2M | €350k | fell |
| Bebé Laliga · 2022 | 32 | €800k | €600k | fell |
| Gökhan Ünal Super Lig · 2013 | 31 | €1.0M | €300k | fell |
| Stevan Jovetić Bundesliga · 2022 | 33 | €2.5M | €700k | fell |
| Sven Michel Bundesliga · 2024 | 34 | €700k | €700k | flat |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2026 | Genoa | Without Club | Unknown | €1.2M |
| 10 Aug 2021 | Trabzonspor | Genoa | €2.6M | €7.0M |
| 1 Jul 2019 | Leeds | Trabzonspor | €1.0M | €1.3M |
| 30 Jun 2019 | Trabzonspor | Leeds | Free / loan | €1.3M |
| 29 Aug 2018 | Leeds | Trabzonspor | Free / loan | €500k |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Chievo Verona | Leeds | €560k | €750k |
| 30 Jun 2017 | FK Partizani | Chievo Verona | Free / loan | €750k |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Chievo Verona | FK Partizani | Free / loan | €175k |
| 30 Jun 2016 | Renate | Chievo Verona | Free / loan | €175k |
| 6 Aug 2015 | Chievo Verona | Renate | Free / loan | €200k |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Lumezzane | Chievo Verona | Free / loan | €200k |
| 17 Jul 2014 | Chievo Verona | Lumezzane | Free / loan | €175k |
| 30 Jun 2014 | Lumezzane | Chievo Verona | Free / loan | €175k |
| 3 Jan 2014 | Chievo Verona | Lumezzane | Free / loan | €125k |
| 2 Jan 2014 | Südtirol | Chievo Verona | Free / loan | €125k |
| 11 Jul 2013 | Chievo Verona | Südtirol | Free / loan | €125k |
| 1 Jul 2013 | Chievo U19 | Chievo Verona | Unknown | €125k |
| 1 Jul 2011 | Chievo U17 | Chievo U19 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2010 | Mantova Yth. | Chievo U17 | 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.