Josh Cullen

30 yrs · Central midfielder · Ireland
Burnley FC · Premier League · Foot: right · Height: 175 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2027
Market value
€4.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€945k – €3.1M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€2.4M – €8.2M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€1.2M – €2.7M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€719k – €7.2M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€945k – €3.1M
Model value (performance-implied)€2.4M – €8.2M
Projected value (24 months)€1.2M – €2.7M
Dashed line: current market value (€4.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Josh Cullen's performance-implied value at EUR 2.4M-8.2M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.9M-3.1M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.2M-2.7M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.66x the positional average in the league (1520 minutes, league coefficient 1.30). 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: 36

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

PerformanceAbove average72.2th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable30.2 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €1.3M vs market €4.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-56% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery largeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 1.3
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskModerate
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: €13.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1520 (44% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.24
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.36
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
72 (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
1.30 (rank 1)
Team strength (Elo)
1343
Opponent strength
1598
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)
€1.2M – €2.7M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -47% (IQR -63% to +0%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1520 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
  • ⚠Age 30: resale value typically declines.
  • ⓘ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.
2025/26Burnley FCPremier LeagueCM18152044%220.240.36159813431.30
2023/24Burnley FCPremier LeagueCM25206060%230.220.26155413661.14
2021/22RSC AnderlechtJupiler Pro LeagueCM34303899%000.000.04133814590.49
2020/21RSC AnderlechtJupiler Pro LeagueCM21141346%010.060.10135514570.55
2017/18West Ham UnitedPremier LeagueCM260%000.000.32163114961.15
2015/16West Ham UnitedPremier LeagueCM110%000.000.28160415601.08

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2023/24Fa CupBurnley FC19000—
2021/22Uefa Conference League QualifyingRSC Anderlecht4360001351
2017/18Fa CupWest Ham United330000—
2015/16Uefa Europa League QualifyingWest Ham United3206001333

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
Stuart Armstrong
Premier League · 2023
31€4.5M€800kfell
Dan Gosling
Premier League · 2020
30€2.0M€1.0Mfell
Mario Lemina
Premier League · 2021
28€10.0M€10.0Mflat
Andy King
Premier League · 2018
30€3.0M€1.2Mfell
Alexander Tettey
Premier League · 2016
30€3.5M€2.0Mfell
James Morrison
Premier League · 2017
31€5.0M€1.5Mfell
Celso Borges
Laliga · 2016
28€3.0M€4.0Mrose
Bobby De Cordova-Reid
Premier League · 2019
26€10.0M€10.0Mflat

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
12 Jul 2022RSC AnderlechtBurnley€3.0M€5.0M
5 Oct 2020West HamRSC Anderlecht€500k€1.2M
31 Jul 2020CharltonWest HamFree / loan€1.2M
7 Aug 2019West HamCharltonFree / loan€1.0M
31 May 2019CharltonWest HamFree / loan€1.0M
30 Aug 2018West HamCharltonFree / loan€1.0M
1 Jan 2018BoltonWest HamFree / loan€500k
1 Aug 2017West HamBoltonFree / loan€500k
31 May 2017BradfordWest HamFree / loan€250k
8 Aug 2016West HamBradfordFree / loan€250k
31 May 2016BradfordWest HamFree / loanData unavailable
11 Feb 2016West HamBradfordFree / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2015West Ham U21West HamUnknownData unavailable
1 Jan 2014West Ham U18West Ham U21UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2012West Ham Yth.West Ham U18UnknownData 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.

Josh Cullen · MoneyballAI