Youssef Aït Bennasser

30 yrs · Defensive midfielder (also CM) · Morocco
Kayserispor · Super Lig · Foot: right · Height: 184 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2027
Market value
€800k
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€181k – €602k
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€395k – €913k
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€332k – €613k
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€207k – €732k
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€181k – €602k
Model value (performance-implied)€395k – €913k
Projected value (24 months)€332k – €613k
Dashed line: current market value (€800k). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Youssef Aït Bennasser's performance-implied value at EUR 0.4M-0.9M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.2M-0.6M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.3M-0.6M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.64x the positional average in the league (1476 minutes, league coefficient 0.40). 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: 65

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

PerformanceBelow average27.2th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable30 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €242k vs market €800k
Expected appreciationVery low-43% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery largeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationUncertainleague coefficient 0.4
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: €10.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1476 (48% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.00
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.08
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
27 (Below 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
0.40 (rank 18)
Team strength (Elo)
1147
Opponent strength
1269
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)
€332k – €613k

Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 28 pts; changed club; team strength down (-139 Elo).

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -25% (IQR -38% to -13%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1476 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠League level coefficient 0.40 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
  • ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
  • ⚠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).

Historical movers
35 (MID)
Relative output kept
77%–144%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
69%
Confidence
Medium

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.
2025/26KayserisporSuper LigDM21147648%000.000.08126911470.40
2024/25SamsunsporSuper LigDM30246276%120.110.10128712860.39
2023/24SamsunsporSuper LigDM28190756%100.050.08129412170.45
2019/20FC Girondins BordeauxLigue 1DM1253421%010.170.13141814360.82
2018/19AS MonacoLigue 1DM13107431%020.170.13145413960.82
2018/19AS Saint-ÉtienneLigue 1DM1393727%000.000.05147415190.82
2017/18SM CaenLigue 1CM27205360%000.000.10147712990.85
2016/17AS Nancy-LorraineLigue 1CM26193657%310.190.25141813250.88

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2018/19Uefa Champions LeagueAS Monaco3248001602

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
Zeki Yavru
Super Lig · 2021
30€775k€500kfell
Miguel Mellado
Super League 1 · 2022
29€600k€500kflat
Charilaos Charisis
Super League 1 · 2022
27€600k€1.0Mrose
Radomir Milosavljevic
Super League 1 · 2021
29€600k€400kfell
Bryan Idowu
Premier Liga · 2023
31€600k€500kflat
Jordan Tillson
Scottish Premiership · 2023
30€300k€300kflat
Elmar Bjarnason
Superliga · 2017
30€400k€100kfell
Evripidis Giakos
Super League 1 · 2019
28€450k€250kfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
4 Sept 2025SamsunsporKayserisporFree / loan€1.3M
17 Feb 2023AdanasporSamsunsporUnknown€750k
8 Sept 2021MonacoAdanasporFree / loan€2.0M
30 Jun 2020G. BordeauxMonacoFree / loan€4.8M
30 Aug 2019MonacoG. BordeauxFree / loan€10.0M
30 Jun 2019Saint-ÉtienneMonacoFree / loan€10.0M
31 Jan 2019MonacoSaint-ÉtienneFree / loan€10.0M
30 Jun 2018SM CaenMonacoFree / loan€7.0M
16 Aug 2017MonacoSM CaenFree / loan€3.0M
30 Jun 2017AS NancyMonacoFree / loan€3.0M
2 Jul 2016MonacoAS NancyFree / loan€2.0M
1 Jul 2016AS NancyMonaco€3.0M€2.0M
30 Jul 2015AS Nancy BAS NancyUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2013AS Nancy U19AS Nancy BUnknownData 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.

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