Atakan Karazor

29 yrs · Defensive midfielder (also CB) · Türkiye
VfB Stuttgart · Bundesliga · Foot: right · Height: 191 cm
Risk: LowConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€8.0M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€3.7M – €8.9M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€5.3M – €17.0M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€2.2M – €5.6M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€3.7M – €13.2M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€3.7M – €8.9M
Model value (performance-implied)€5.3M – €17.0M
Projected value (24 months)€2.2M – €5.6M
Dashed line: current market value (€8.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Atakan Karazor's performance-implied value at EUR 5.3M-17.0M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 3.7M-8.9M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 2.2M-5.6M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.47x the positional average in the league (1891 minutes, league coefficient 0.94). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 6

What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.

PerformanceHigh85.7th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable29.7 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €6.0M vs market €8.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-54% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapLargeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.94
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskLow
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
1891 (62% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.05
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.06
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
86 (High)

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
0.94 (rank 3)
Team strength (Elo)
1567
Opponent strength
1491
Possession, role
Data unavailable

League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.

Potential

Development
Low
Trajectory
declining
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€2.2M – €5.6M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 24 pts; relative output down 64% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -61% (IQR -68% to -49%).

Risk profile

Overall: Low

  • ⚠Declining trajectory versus previous 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.
2025/26VfB StuttgartBundesligaDM28189162%010.050.06149115670.94
2024/25VfB StuttgartBundesligaDM32262686%240.210.17150415310.94
2023/24VfB StuttgartBundesligaDM33263086%040.140.12152216371.01
2022/23VfB StuttgartBundesligaDM29196264%010.050.08155614291.04
2021/22VfB StuttgartBundesligaDM24190562%010.050.08154814251.05
2020/21VfB StuttgartBundesligaCB19103134%000.000.03151514621.06

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Europa LeagueVfB Stuttgart10715001477
2025/26Dfb PokalVfB Stuttgart551020—
2025/26Franz Beckenbauer SupercupVfB Stuttgart181001760
2024/25Uefa Champions LeagueVfB Stuttgart7555001676
2024/25Dfb PokalVfB Stuttgart647410—
2024/25Franz Beckenbauer SupercupVfB Stuttgart190001761
2023/24Dfb PokalVfB Stuttgart435600—
2022/23Dfb PokalVfB Stuttgart436000—
2021/22Dfb PokalVfB Stuttgart19000—

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
Vladislav Kulik
Premier Liga · 2014
29€6.0M€1.8Mfell
Remo Freuler
Serie A · 2022
30€20.0M€6.5Mfell
Álvaro González
Serie A · 2013
29€7.5M€2.5Mfell
Antonín Barák
Serie A · 2023
29€10.0M€4.5Mfell
Marco Parolo
Serie A · 2016
31€6.5M€5.0Mfell
Joan Jordán
Laliga · 2023
29€9.0M€2.5Mfell
Julian Baumgartlinger
Bundesliga · 2017
29€5.0M€3.5Mfell
Bastian Oczipka
Bundesliga · 2018
29€7.0M€3.2Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2019Holstein KielStuttgart€800k€1.0M
1 Jul 2017B. Dortmund IIHolstein KielUnknown€200k
1 Jul 2015VfL Bochum U19B. Dortmund IIFree / loan€50k
1 Jul 2013VfL Bochum U17VfL Bochum U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2012SW Essen U17VfL Bochum U17Free / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2011SW Essen Yth.SW Essen U17UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2009Essener SC Jgd.SW Essen Yth.Free / 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.