Alex Meret

29 yrs · Goalkeeper · Italy
SSC Napoli · Serie A · Foot: left · Height: 190 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2027
Market value
€8.0M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€2.9M – €7.7M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€6.7M – €19.3M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€2.2M – €6.5M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€919k – €16.4M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€2.9M – €7.7M
Model value (performance-implied)€6.7M – €19.3M
Projected value (24 months)€2.2M – €6.5M
Dashed line: current market value (€8.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Alex Meret's performance-implied value at EUR 6.7M-19.3M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 2.9M-7.7M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 2.2M-6.5M. Confidence is medium: 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: 40

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

PerformanceHigh84.4th pct among GK peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable29.3 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €3.8M vs market €8.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-54% 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 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: €40.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 284 evaluated GK players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
980 (29% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.09
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.03
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
84 (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
0.93 (rank 4)
Team strength (Elo)
1618
Opponent strength
1427
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 – €6.5M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 59 pts.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -41% (IQR -76% to -26%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ⚠Limited sample: 980 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
  • ⚠Played under 40% of available league minutes (injury data unavailable, cause unknown).
  • ⚠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.
2025/26SSC NapoliSerie AGK1198029%010.090.03142716180.93
2024/25SSC NapoliSerie AGK34300688%000.000.00149216600.99
2023/24SSC NapoliSerie AGK31277481%000.000.00147515690.98
2022/23SSC NapoliSerie AGK34306089%000.000.00144717390.94
2021/22SSC NapoliSerie AGK762018%000.000.00137216450.89
2020/21SSC NapoliSerie AGK22198058%000.000.00145216430.90
2019/20SSC NapoliSerie AGK22195057%000.000.00145215880.82
2018/19SSC NapoliSerie AGK14115134%000.000.00142316360.78
2017/18SPALSerie AGK13115934%000.000.00151013420.86

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Champions LeagueSSC Napoli190001731
2024/25Italy CupSSC Napoli19000—
2023/24Uefa Champions LeagueSSC Napoli8720001626
2022/23Uefa Champions LeagueSSC Napoli10900001678
2022/23Italy CupSSC Napoli112000—
2021/22Uefa Europa LeagueSSC Napoli7630001526
2021/22Italy CupSSC Napoli17400—
2020/21Uefa Europa LeagueSSC Napoli4360001511
2020/21Italy CupSSC Napoli19000—
2019/20Uefa Champions LeagueSSC Napoli6540001702
2019/20Italy CupSSC Napoli19000—
2018/19Uefa Europa LeagueSSC Napoli6540001605
2018/19Italy CupSSC Napoli19000—
2015/16Italy CupUdinese Calcio218000—

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
Marko Dmitrovic
Laliga · 2022
30€5.0M€900kfell
Asmir Begovic
Premier League · 2016
29€12.0M€8.0Mfell
Anton Shunin
Premier Liga · 2014
27€5.0M€1.0Mfell
Ron-Robert Zieler
Premier League · 2017
28€7.0M€4.5Mfell
Thomas Strakosha
Serie A · 2021
26€14.0M€3.5Mfell
Fraser Forster
Premier League · 2016
28€15.0M€15.0Mflat
Pau López
Serie A · 2021
27€10.0M€14.0Mrose
Mattia Perin
Serie A · 2019
27€13.0M€7.0Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2019UdineseNapoli€26.0M€25.0M
30 Jun 2019NapoliUdineseFree / loan€25.0M
5 Jul 2018UdineseNapoliFree / loan€12.0M
30 Jun 2018SPALUdineseFree / loan€12.0M
14 Jul 2016UdineseSPALFree / loan€600k
1 Jul 2014Udinese U19UdineseUnknown€250k
1 Jul 2013Udinese U17Udinese U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2012Donatello giov.Udinese U17UnknownData 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.