Ruben Aguilar

33 yrs · Right-back (also RM) · France
RC Lens · Ligue 1 · Foot: right · Height: 172 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€2.5M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€969k – €2.5M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€984k – €2.6M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€586k – €1.4M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€1.5M – €1.6M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€969k – €2.5M
Model value (performance-implied)€984k – €2.6M
Projected value (24 months)€586k – €1.4M
Dashed line: current market value (€2.5M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Ruben Aguilar's performance-implied value at EUR 1.0M-2.6M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.0M-2.5M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.6M-1.4M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.72x the positional average in the league (1731 minutes, league coefficient 0.88). Confidence is medium: 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.

Age above 33 (outside validated pool)

PerformanceAbove average72.9th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable33.2 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €1.7M vs market €2.5M
Expected appreciationVery low-69% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapSmallweak 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.
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: €12.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1731 (57% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.21
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.16
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
73 (Above 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)
1569
Opponent strength
1482
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)
€586k – €1.4M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share up 20 pts; team strength up (+85 Elo).

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -65% (IQR -70% to -58%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲Age 33: resale value typically declines.
  • ⚠Limited sample: 1731 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
  • ⓘ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.
2025/26RC LensLigue 1RM26173157%220.210.16148215690.88
2024/25RC LensLigue 1RM16112937%130.320.18143414840.88
2023/24RC LensLigue 1RM25192563%130.190.14145315180.87
2022/23AS MonacoLigue 1RB20117434%000.000.05144414850.82
2021/22AS MonacoLigue 1RB28213863%020.080.08142015990.86
2020/21AS MonacoLigue 1RB33222865%140.200.19144515490.75
2019/20AS MonacoLigue 1RB19106742%020.170.20143714260.82
2018/19Montpellier HSCLigue 1RM29253274%150.210.24144814750.82
2017/18Montpellier HSCLigue 1RB31245872%010.040.06145314380.85

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2023/24Uefa Europa LeagueRC Lens2110001511
2023/24Uefa Champions LeagueRC Lens299001525
2022/23Uefa Europa LeagueAS Monaco2125001529
2021/22Uefa Europa LeagueAS Monaco6366001477
2021/22Uefa Champions League QualifyingAS Monaco2111001527

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
Marat Izmailov
Premier Liga · 2015
33€1.5M€300kfell
Carlos Sánchez
Serie A · 2017
31€3.0M€1.5Mfell
Dmitriy Tarasov
Premier Liga · 2018
31€2.0M€600kfell
Felipe Melo
Serie A · 2016
33€3.5M€1.0Mfell
Stefano Mauri
Serie A · 2013
33€1.5M€500kfell
Yuriy Zhirkov
Premier Liga · 2015
32€4.0M€1.5Mfell
Jonas Martin
Ligue 1 · 2022
32€2.5M€1.0Mfell
Joey Barton
Ligue 1 · 2013
31€3.0M€2.5Mflat

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Sept 2023MonacoLens€3.5M€7.0M
6 Aug 2019MontpellierMonaco€8.0M€8.0M
1 Jul 2017AJ AuxerreMontpellierFree / loan€900k
1 Jul 2014GrenobleAJ AuxerreFree / loanData unavailable
20 Jul 2013Saint-Étienne BGrenobleFree / loanData unavailable
6 Jul 2011Grenoble BSaint-Étienne BFree / 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.