
Liam Donnelly
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Liam Donnelly's performance-implied value at EUR 0.2M-0.3M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.0M-0.2M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.1M-0.2M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.27x the positional average in the league (674 minutes, league coefficient 0.31). Confidence is low: 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.
Insufficient sample (< 900 league minutes)
| Performance | Below average | 0.4th pct among MID peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Unfavorable | 30.3 years |
| Acquisition cost | Very favorable | est. €59k vs market €200k |
| Expected appreciation | Low | -22% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Very large | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Low | |
| League translation | Uncertain | league coefficient 0.31 |
| Tactical fit | Not evaluated | Requires event/role data not available from the current free source. |
| Risk | Very High | |
| Data confidence | Low |
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 1164 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.
Performance (last season, league)
- Minutes
- 674 (23% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.13
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.16
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 0 (Below 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
- 0.31 (rank 26)
- Team strength (Elo)
- 1102
- Opponent strength
- 1246
- Possession, role
- Data unavailable
League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.
Potential
- Development
- Low
- Trajectory
- stable
- Breakout probability
- Age > 23
- Resale range (24m)
- €80k – €216k
Trajectory drivers: changed club; team strength down (-68 Elo); relative output up 40% vs positional peers.
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -9% (IQR -37% to +3%).
Risk profile
Overall: Very High
- ▲Small sample: 674 league minutes last season.
- ▲League level coefficient 0.31 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
- ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
- ⚠Contract ends in 11 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
- ⚠Age 30: resale value typically declines.
- ⚠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).
- Historical movers
- 10 (MID)
- Relative output kept
- 77%–107%
- Held a regular role (900+ min)
- 80%
- Confidence
- Low
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 | St. Mirren FC | Scottish Premiership | DM | 15 | 674 | 23% | 1 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 1246 | 1102 | 0.31 |
| 2024/25 | Kilmarnock FC | Scottish Premiership | DM | 20 | 991 | 33% | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 1293 | 1171 | 0.34 |
| 2023/24 | Kilmarnock FC | Scottish Premiership | DM | 22 | 1234 | 42% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 1264 | 1243 | 0.34 |
| 2022/23 | Kilmarnock FC | Scottish Premiership | DM | 19 | 1257 | 42% | 2 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 1328 | 1144 | 0.40 |
| 2021/22 | Motherwell FC | Scottish Premiership | DM | 19 | 1271 | 43% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 1313 | 1243 | 0.50 |
| 2020/21 | Motherwell FC | Scottish Premiership | DM | 1 | 90 | 3% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 1189 | 1249 | 0.54 |
| 2019/20 | Motherwell FC | Scottish Premiership | CM | 22 | 1934 | 72% | 7 | 1 | 0.37 | 0.33 | 1295 | 1296 | 0.52 |
| 2018/19 | Motherwell FC | Scottish Premiership | LM | 6 | 336 | 11% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 1370 | 1242 | 0.44 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Scottish Fa Cup | St. Mirren FC | 3 | 106 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024/25 | Uefa Conference League Qualifying | Kilmarnock FC | 4 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 1429 |
| 2024/25 | Uefa Europa League Qualifying | Kilmarnock FC | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 1383 |
| 2024/25 | Scottish Fa Cup | Kilmarnock FC | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023/24 | Scottish Fa Cup | Kilmarnock FC | 3 | 120 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022/23 | Scottish Fa Cup | Kilmarnock FC | 1 | 90 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2021/22 | Scottish Fa Cup | Motherwell FC | 3 | 300 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2019/20 | Scottish Fa Cup | Motherwell FC | 3 | 236 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valeriy Rogozynskyi Premier Liga · 2024 | 29 | €300k | €250k | flat |
| Michal Skvarka Super League 1 · 2023 | 31 | €300k | €300k | flat |
| Vitaliy Grusha Premier Liga · 2024 | 30 | €250k | €250k | flat |
| Javier Mendoza Super League 1 · 2021 | 29 | €250k | €400k | rose |
| Yasin Pehlivan Super Lig · 2021 | 32 | €175k | €25k | fell |
| Matías Defederico Super League 1 · 2019 | 30 | €200k | €75k | fell |
| Marko Bakic Super League 1 · 2023 | 30 | €350k | €400k | flat |
| Ivan Varone Super League 1 · 2022 | 30 | €300k | €225k | fell |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2025 | Kilmarnock FC | St. Mirren | Free / loan | €300k |
| 5 Jul 2022 | Motherwell FC | Kilmarnock FC | Free / loan | €400k |
| 1 Jul 2018 | Hartlepool | Motherwell FC | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 20 Aug 2016 | Fulham U23 | Hartlepool | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 27 Oct 2015 | Crawley Town | Fulham FC U21 | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 31 Jul 2015 | Fulham FC U21 | Crawley Town | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Fulham U18 | Fulham FC U21 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Dungannon U18 | Fulham U18 | Unknown | 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.