Aritz Elustondo

32 yrs · Centre-back (also RB) · Spain
Real Sociedad · Laliga · Foot: right · Height: 180 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: LowSample: LowDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€1.5M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€485k – €1.6M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€887k – €2.1M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€505k – €1.3M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€705k – €1.6M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€485k – €1.6M
Model value (performance-implied)€887k – €2.1M
Projected value (24 months)€505k – €1.3M
Dashed line: current market value (€1.5M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Aritz Elustondo's performance-implied value at EUR 0.9M-2.1M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.5M-1.6M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.5M-1.3M. Confidence is low: 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.

Insufficient sample (< 900 league minutes)

PerformanceAbove average61.1th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable32.3 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €1.1M vs market €1.5M
Expected appreciationVery low-44% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapSmallweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.95
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: €20.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1269 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
718 (21% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.13
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.11
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
61 (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
0.95 (rank 2)
Team strength (Elo)
1462
Opponent strength
1473
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)
€505k – €1.3M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 22 pts; relative output up 350% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -60% (IQR -67% to -41%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲Small sample: 718 league minutes last season.
  • ▲Age 32: 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.
2025/26Real SociedadLaligaCB1671821%010.130.11147314620.95
2024/25Real SociedadLaligaCB22145643%000.000.02146714640.95
2023/24Real SociedadLaligaCB1581824%020.220.14151915881.00
2022/23Real SociedadLaligaCB25144942%010.060.06152916040.98
2021/22Real SociedadLaligaCB30210361%410.210.16152315591.05
2020/21Real SociedadLaligaCB23188655%100.050.06154215731.10
2019/20Real SociedadLaligaCB22150344%010.060.07155115671.16
2018/19Real SociedadLaligaCB27225766%100.040.05154815361.14
2017/18Real SociedadLaligaCB19159847%320.280.22158815351.11
2016/17Real SociedadLaligaCB946113%000.000.04152515621.11
2015/16Real SociedadLaligaRB31259776%100.030.06158115431.17
2014/15Real SociedadLaligaRB43209%100.280.19163715521.18

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Copa Del ReyReal Sociedad415800—
2024/25Uefa Europa LeagueReal Sociedad10615011518
2024/25Copa Del ReyReal Sociedad319600—
2023/24Copa Del ReyReal Sociedad524700—
2023/24Uefa Champions LeagueReal Sociedad5170001680
2022/23Uefa Europa LeagueReal Sociedad6466101500
2022/23Copa Del ReyReal Sociedad530200—
2021/22Uefa Europa LeagueReal Sociedad6540001600
2021/22Copa Del ReyReal Sociedad428100—
2020/21Uefa Europa LeagueReal Sociedad2180001534
2020/21Copa Del ReyReal Sociedad215900—
2019/20Copa Del ReyReal Sociedad526100—
2018/19Copa Del ReyReal Sociedad210501—
2017/18Uefa Europa LeagueReal Sociedad5374001516
2016/17Copa Del ReyReal Sociedad325501—
2014/15Copa Del ReyReal Sociedad218000—

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
Markus Suttner
Bundesliga · 2019
32€1.5M€600kfell
Joseba Zaldua
Laliga · 2023
31€2.5M€900kfell
Christian Pander
Bundesliga · 2014
31€1.0M€250kfell
Iñigo López
Laliga · 2014
32€1.0M€400kfell
Benjamin Angoua
Ligue 1 · 2017
31€1.3M€200kfell
Roel Brouwers
Bundesliga · 2014
33€1.0M€500kfell
Guilherme Siqueira
Laliga · 2017
31€1.5M€1.5Mflat
Johnny Heitinga
Bundesliga · 2015
32€1.0M€1.0Mflat

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2026Real SociedadWithout ClubUnknown€1.5M
4 Jan 2016Real Sociedad BReal SociedadUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2013R. Sociedad U19Real Sociedad BUnknownData unavailable
30 Jun 2013SD BeasainR. Sociedad U19Free / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2012R. Sociedad U19SD BeasainFree / 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.