
Jefferson Lerma
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Jefferson Lerma's performance-implied value at EUR 8.1M-20.4M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 2.1M-5.2M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.5M-3.6M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.07x the positional average in the league (1724 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: 9
What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.
| Performance | Elite | 95.6th pct among MID peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Unfavorable | 31.7 years |
| Acquisition cost | Very favorable | est. €2.8M vs market €6.0M |
| Expected appreciation | Very low | -67% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Very large | 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 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.
Performance (last season, league)
- Minutes
- 1724 (50% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.21
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.13
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 96 (Elite)
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)
- 1589
- Opponent strength
- 1582
- 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)
- €1.5M – €3.6M
Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 16 pts; relative output up 106% vs positional peers.
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -66% (IQR -77% to -22%).
Risk profile
Overall: Moderate
- ⚠Limited sample: 1724 league minutes last season.
- ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
- ⚠Age 32: 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.
| 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 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | DM | 31 | 1724 | 50% | 0 | 4 | 0.21 | 0.13 | 1582 | 1589 | 1.30 |
| 2024/25 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | DM | 33 | 2277 | 67% | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 1580 | 1620 | 1.23 |
| 2023/24 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | DM | 28 | 2404 | 70% | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 1570 | 1562 | 1.14 |
| 2022/23 | AFC Bournemouth | Premier League | DM | 37 | 3255 | 95% | 5 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 1565 | 1425 | 1.23 |
| 2019/20 | AFC Bournemouth | Premier League | DM | 33 | 2709 | 79% | 1 | 2 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 1616 | 1415 | 1.14 |
| 2018/19 | AFC Bournemouth | Premier League | DM | 30 | 2510 | 73% | 2 | 1 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 1525 | 1495 | 1.22 |
| 2017/18 | Levante UD | Laliga | DM | 26 | 2137 | 62% | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 1556 | 1468 | 1.11 |
| 2015/16 | Levante UD | Laliga | CM | 33 | 2689 | 79% | 1 | 2 | 0.10 | 0.19 | 1584 | 1403 | 1.17 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | World Cup | Colombia | 3 | 240 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025/26 | Uefa Conference League Qualifying | Crystal Palace | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 1251 |
| 2025/26 | Community Shield | Crystal Palace | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1800 |
| 2024/25 | Fa Cup | Crystal Palace | 6 | 329 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023/24 | Fa Cup | Crystal Palace | 2 | 155 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017/18 | Copa Del Rey | Levante UD | 2 | 104 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015/16 | Copa Del Rey | Levante UD | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Albrighton Premier League · 2019 | 30 | €10.0M | €4.0M | fell |
| Jeffrey Schlupp Premier League · 2024 | 32 | €7.0M | €2.0M | fell |
| Pascal Groß Premier League · 2022 | 31 | €6.0M | €8.0M | rose |
| Jonjo Shelvey Premier League · 2022 | 30 | €10.0M | €2.6M | fell |
| Andreas Ivanschitz Laliga · 2014 | 31 | €3.0M | €2.0M | fell |
| Pablo Hernández Laliga · 2018 | 32 | €5.0M | €300k | fell |
| Franco Vázquez Laliga · 2018 | 29 | €7.5M | €9.5M | rose |
| Sung-yueng Ki Premier League · 2019 | 30 | €6.0M | €1.0M | fell |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2023 | Bournemouth | Crystal Palace | Free / loan | €20.0M |
| 7 Aug 2018 | Levante | Bournemouth | €30.5M | €2.0M |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Ind. Yumbo | Levante | €600k | €1.5M |
| 30 Jun 2016 | Levante | Ind. Yumbo | Free / loan | €1.5M |
| 13 Aug 2015 | Ind. Yumbo | Levante | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jan 2013 | Yumbo U20 | Ind. Yumbo | 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.