
Rafael Barbosa
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Rafael Barbosa's performance-implied value at EUR 0.3M-0.6M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.1M-0.3M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.2M-0.3M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.49x the positional average in the league (648 minutes, league coefficient 0.58). Confidence is low: 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: not assigned
What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.
Insufficient sample (< 900 league minutes)
| Performance | Below average | 6.4th pct among MID peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Unfavorable | 30.3 years |
| Acquisition cost | Very favorable | est. €176k vs market €300k |
| Expected appreciation | Low | -18% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Very large | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Low | |
| League translation | Moderate | league coefficient 0.58 |
| 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
- 648 (21% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.42
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.60
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 6 (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
- 0.58 (rank 9)
- Team strength (Elo)
- 1182
- Opponent strength
- 1292
- Possession, role
- Data unavailable
League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.
Potential
- Development
- Low
- Trajectory
- insufficient
- Breakout probability
- Age > 23
- Resale range (24m)
- €171k – €315k
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -23% (IQR -52% to +0%).
Risk profile
Overall: Very High
- ▲Small sample: 648 league minutes last season.
- ⚠League level coefficient 0.58 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
- ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
- ⚠Age 30: resale value typically declines.
- ⚠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).
- Historical movers
- 58 (MID)
- Relative output kept
- 72%–151%
- Held a regular role (900+ min)
- 78%
- Confidence
- Medium
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 | Avs Futebol | Liga Portugal | AM | 13 | 648 | 21% | 1 | 2 | 0.42 | 0.60 | 1292 | 1182 | 0.58 |
| 2024/25 | SC Farense | Liga Portugal | LW | 7 | 358 | 12% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.49 | 1397 | 1184 | 0.51 |
| 2023/24 | SC Farense | Liga Portugal | AM | 27 | 843 | 28% | 1 | 1 | 0.21 | 0.35 | 1355 | 1246 | 0.58 |
| 2021/22 | CD Tondela | Liga Portugal | AM | 29 | 1736 | 57% | 2 | 2 | 0.21 | 0.38 | 1350 | 1230 | 0.67 |
| 2020/21 | CD Tondela | Liga Portugal | AM | 30 | 1636 | 53% | 3 | 2 | 0.28 | 0.41 | 1363 | 1242 | 0.61 |
| 2018/19 | Portimonense SC | Liga Portugal | AM | 4 | 63 | 2% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.43 | 1332 | 1292 | 0.65 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Olsak Eredivisie · 2021 | 30 | €350k | €150k | fell |
| Aitor Fernández Premier Liga · 2017 | 31 | €250k | €200k | fell |
| Borja Ekiza Premier Liga · 2017 | 29 | €400k | €200k | fell |
| Javier Vet Eredivisie · 2022 | 29 | €325k | €325k | flat |
| Filipe Melo Liga Portugal · 2021 | 32 | €200k | €75k | fell |
| Dylan McGeouch Scottish Premiership · 2022 | 29 | €300k | €225k | fell |
| Yuriy Kovalev Premier Liga · 2021 | 28 | €500k | €500k | flat |
| Jordan Roberts Scottish Premiership · 2022 | 28 | €300k | €300k | flat |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 2026 | Avs FS | Leixões | Free / loan | €300k |
| 4 Jul 2025 | Radomiak | Avs FS | Free / loan | €350k |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Farense | Radomiak | Free / loan | €400k |
| 1 Jul 2023 | Tondela | Farense | Free / loan | €700k |
| 18 Aug 2020 | Sporting CP U23 | Tondela | Free / loan | €350k |
| 30 Jun 2020 | Estoril | Sporting CP U23 | Free / loan | €350k |
| 1 Aug 2019 | Sporting CP U23 | Estoril | Free / loan | €650k |
| 30 Jun 2019 | Paços Ferreira | Sporting CP U23 | Free / loan | €650k |
| 1 Jan 2019 | Sporting CP U23 | Paços Ferreira | Free / loan | €1.3M |
| 1 Oct 2018 | Portimonense | Sporting CP U23 | Free / loan | €1.3M |
| 6 Jul 2018 | Sporting CP U23 | Portimonense | Free / loan | €1.3M |
| 1 Jul 2018 | Sporting B | Sporting CP U23 | Unknown | €1.3M |
| 11 Jan 2017 | União Madeira | Sporting B | Free / loan | €200k |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Sporting B | União Madeira | Free / loan | €125k |
| 1 Jul 2015 | Sporting U19 | Sporting B | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2013 | Sporting U17 | Sporting U19 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2011 | Sporting Sub-15 | Sporting U17 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2009 | Sporting Yth. | Sporting Sub-15 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2008 | Boavista CJ | Sporting Yth. | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2006 | Amarante Forma. | Boavista CJ | 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.