Luca Mazzitelli

30 yrs · Central midfielder (also DM) · Italy
Cagliari Calcio · Serie A · Foot: right · Height: 184 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: LowSample: LowDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2027
Market value
€1.2M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€290k – €926k
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€799k – €3.3M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€369k – €1.2M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€127k – €3.0M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€290k – €926k
Model value (performance-implied)€799k – €3.3M
Projected value (24 months)€369k – €1.2M
Dashed line: current market value (€1.2M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Luca Mazzitelli's performance-implied value at EUR 0.8M-3.3M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.3M-0.9M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.4M-1.2M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.85x the positional average in the league (765 minutes, league coefficient 0.93). 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)

PerformanceAverage49.5th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable30.6 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €387k vs market €1.2M
Expected appreciationVery low-39% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery largeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.93
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskHigh
Data confidenceLow

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: €4.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1164 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
765 (22% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.47
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.41
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
50 (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)
1376
Opponent strength
1492
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)
€369k – €1.2M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -33% (IQR -47% to +11%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲Small sample: 765 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
  • ⚠Age 31: 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).

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.
2025/26Cagliari CalcioSerie ACM1876522%220.470.41149213760.93
2024/25Como 1907Serie ACM1133010%110.550.39148914610.99
2023/24Frosinone CalcioSerie ACM29222265%500.200.33149413080.98
2019/20US SassuoloSerie ADM1110%000.000.10138914280.82
2018/19Genoa CFCSerie ADM103189%000.000.10140313220.78
2017/18US SassuoloSerie ADM20101230%010.090.13151913770.86
2016/17US SassuoloSerie ADM17104831%120.260.16145514350.88
2013/14Associazione Sportiva RomaSerie ADM1311%000.000.06138616090.88

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Italy CupCagliari Calcio28100—
2024/25Italy CupComo 190716100—
2023/24Italy CupFrosinone Calcio324101—
2019/20Italy CupUS Sassuolo15800—
2018/19Italy CupGenoa CFC13000—
2017/18Italy CupUS Sassuolo318000—
2016/17Uefa Europa LeagueUS Sassuolo4278001478
2016/17Italy CupUS Sassuolo1600—
2016/17Uefa Europa League QualifyingUS Sassuolo11001336

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
Vincent Pajot
Ligue 1 · 2020
30€1.6M€1.0Mfell
Emanuele Giaccherini
Serie A · 2018
33€1.0M€325kfell
Romaric
Laliga · 2013
30€1.0M€1.5Mrose
Viktor Kovalenko
Serie A · 2024
28€1.5M€1.5Mflat
Jakub Jankto
Serie A · 2024
28€1.2M€800kfell
Iñigo Eguaras
Laliga · 2023
31€1.2M€800kfell
Urby Emanuelson
Serie A · 2016
30€800k€1.3Mrose
Paolo De Ceglie
Serie A · 2015
29€1.5M€400kfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
30 Jun 2026CagliariComoFree / loan€1.2M
30 Jul 2025ComoCagliariFree / loan€1.5M
1 Jul 2025FrosinoneComo€2.0M€1.5M
30 Jun 2025ComoFrosinoneFree / loan€1.5M
29 Jun 2025SassuoloComoFree / loan€1.5M
3 Feb 2025ComoSassuoloFree / loan€2.0M
26 Jul 2024FrosinoneComoFree / loan€4.0M
1 Jul 2023MonzaFrosinoneUnknown€3.0M
30 Jun 2023FrosinoneMonzaFree / loan€3.0M
23 Aug 2022MonzaFrosinoneFree / loan€2.4M
9 Jul 2021SassuoloMonza€300k€2.8M
30 Jun 2021AC PisaSassuoloFree / loan€2.8M
25 Sept 2020SassuoloAC PisaFree / loan€2.5M
31 Aug 2020Virtus EntellaSassuoloFree / loan€2.5M
15 Jan 2020SassuoloVirtus EntellaFree / loan€3.0M
30 Jun 2019GenoaSassuoloFree / loan€3.5M
6 Jul 2018SassuoloGenoaFree / loan€1.8M
30 Jun 2016BresciaSassuoloFree / loan€2.0M
2 Feb 2016SassuoloBresciaFree / loan€1.0M
1 Feb 2016RomaSassuolo€3.5M€1.0M
31 Jan 2016BresciaRomaFree / loan€1.0M
10 Jul 2015RomaBresciaFree / loan€100k
30 Jun 2015SüdtirolRomaFree / loan€100k
7 Aug 2014Roma U19SüdtirolFree / loan€75k
1 Jul 2012Roma U17Roma U19UnknownData 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.