
Adam Armstrong
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Adam Armstrong's performance-implied value at EUR 4.0M-7.9M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 2.6M-9.1M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.7M-4.5M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.09x the positional average in the league (1147 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.
Bargain Index: 1
What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.
| Performance | Above average | 71.3th pct among ATT peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Unfavorable | 29.4 years |
| Acquisition cost | Neutral | est. €5.3M vs market €6.0M |
| Expected appreciation | Very low | -56% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Negative | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Low | |
| League translation | Big-five league | league coefficient 1.3 |
| Tactical fit | Not evaluated | Requires event/role data not available from the current free source. |
| Risk | Moderate | |
| Data confidence | Medium |
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.
Profile vs positional peers
Percentiles among 900 evaluated ATT players with 900+ minutes.
Performance (last season, league)
- Minutes
- 1147 (34% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.31
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.55
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 71 (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)
- 1425
- Opponent strength
- 1602
- Possession, role
- Data unavailable
League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.
Potential
- Development
- Low
- Trajectory
- stable
- Breakout probability
- Age > 23
- Resale range (24m)
- €1.7M – €4.5M
Trajectory drivers: changed club; team strength up (+148 Elo).
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -72% (IQR -78% to -60%).
Risk profile
Overall: Moderate
- ⚠Limited sample: 1147 league minutes last season.
- ⚠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.
| Season | Club | League | Pos | Apps | Min | Min share | G | A | G+A/90 | Adj. G+A/90 | Opp. Elo | Team Elo | League str. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Premier League | ST | 14 | 1147 | 34% | 2 | 2 | 0.31 | 0.55 | 1602 | 1425 | 1.30 |
| 2024/25 | Southampton FC | Premier League | ST | 20 | 1254 | 37% | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 0.60 | 1587 | 1277 | 1.23 |
| 2022/23 | Southampton FC | Premier League | ST | 30 | 1334 | 39% | 2 | 1 | 0.20 | 0.48 | 1599 | 1375 | 1.23 |
| 2021/22 | Southampton FC | Premier League | ST | 23 | 1415 | 41% | 2 | 3 | 0.32 | 0.54 | 1595 | 1436 | 1.17 |
| 2014/15 | Newcastle United | Premier League | ST | 11 | 202 | 6% | 0 | 1 | 0.45 | 0.61 | 1569 | 1404 | 1.06 |
| 2013/14 | Newcastle United | Premier League | ST | 4 | 31 | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.54 | 1472 | 1463 | 1.12 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Fa Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 119 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025/26 | Fa Cup | Southampton FC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024/25 | Fa Cup | Southampton FC | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022/23 | Fa Cup | Southampton FC | 3 | 157 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2021/22 | Fa Cup | Southampton FC | 4 | 254 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014/15 | Fa Cup | Newcastle United | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — |
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) | Age | Value then | ~2y later | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieffer Moore Premier League · 2023 | 31 | €4.0M | €1.0M | fell |
| Junior Stanislas Premier League · 2019 | 30 | €4.5M | €1.8M | fell |
| Charlie Austin Premier League · 2019 | 30 | €8.0M | €2.0M | fell |
| Sergi Guardiola Laliga · 2019 | 28 | €5.0M | €3.0M | fell |
| Christian Atsu Premier League · 2020 | 28 | €4.8M | €700k | fell |
| Andy Carroll Premier League · 2018 | 29 | €10.0M | €3.2M | fell |
| Giuseppe Rossi Laliga · 2016 | 29 | €7.5M | €1.0M | fell |
| Darren Bent Premier League · 2014 | 30 | €5.0M | €2.0M | fell |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 2026 | Southampton | Wolves | €8.1M | €9.0M |
| 31 May 2025 | West Brom | Southampton | Free / loan | €12.0M |
| 3 Feb 2025 | Southampton | West Brom | Free / loan | €16.0M |
| 10 Aug 2021 | Blackburn | Southampton | €17.7M | €18.0M |
| 6 Aug 2018 | Newcastle | Blackburn | €1.9M | €1.5M |
| 31 May 2018 | Blackburn | Newcastle | Free / loan | €1.5M |
| 9 Jan 2018 | Newcastle | Blackburn | Free / loan | €1.5M |
| 1 Jan 2018 | Bolton | Newcastle | Free / loan | €1.5M |
| 17 Jul 2017 | Newcastle | Bolton | Free / loan | €1.5M |
| 31 May 2017 | Barnsley | Newcastle | Free / loan | €1.5M |
| 30 Aug 2016 | Newcastle | Barnsley | Free / loan | €1.0M |
| 31 May 2016 | Coventry | Newcastle | Free / loan | €1.0M |
| 28 Jul 2015 | Newcastle | Coventry | Free / loan | €750k |
| 1 Jan 2014 | Newcastle U18 | Newcastle | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2013 | Newcastle Yth. | Newcastle U18 | Unknown | Data 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.