Wilfred Ndidi

29 yrs · Defensive midfielder (also LB) · Nigeria
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü · Super Lig · Foot: right · Height: 183 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€8.0M
Updated today
Estimated acquisition
€2.6M – €8.0M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€2.9M – €6.6M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€2.5M – €5.5M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€5.0M – €4.0M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€2.6M – €8.0M
Model value (performance-implied)€2.9M – €6.6M
Projected value (24 months)€2.5M – €5.5M
Dashed line: current market value (€8.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Wilfred Ndidi's performance-implied value at EUR 2.9M-6.6M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 2.6M-8.0M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 2.5M-5.5M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.31x the positional average in the league (2000 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.

Bargain Index: 16

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

PerformanceAbove average73.2th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable29.5 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €4.9M vs market €8.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-55% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapNegativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationUncertainleague coefficient 0.4
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: €60.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2000 (65% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.14
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.16
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
73 (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
0.40 (rank 18)
Team strength (Elo)
1350
Opponent strength
1277
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)
€2.5M – €5.5M

Trajectory drivers: changed club; league level down (-321 Elo); relative output down 27% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -51% (IQR -62% to -38%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠League level coefficient 0.40 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⚠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.
2025/26Beşiktaş Jimnastik KulübüSuper LigDM25200065%210.140.16127713500.40
2024/25Leicester CityPremier LeagueDM28233768%050.190.23155613671.23
2022/23Leicester CityPremier LeagueDM27168249%000.000.04157314981.23
2021/22Leicester CityPremier LeagueDM19161947%000.000.04157815821.17
2020/21Leicester CityPremier LeagueDM26217964%140.210.16157615851.19
2019/20Leicester CityPremier LeagueDM32267478%210.100.10158615631.14
2018/19Leicester CityPremier LeagueDM38329896%200.050.07154215581.22
2017/18Leicester CityPremier LeagueDM33289985%040.120.11154015161.15
2016/17KRC GenkJupiler Pro LeagueDM19171063%000.000.03134215000.62
2016/17Leicester CityPremier LeagueDM17152245%210.180.15153915361.07
2015/16KRC GenkJupiler Pro LeagueDM26215180%110.080.07133614000.57
2014/15KRC GenkJupiler Pro LeagueLB1743%000.000.10132913740.54

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Africa Cup Of NationsNigeria433210—
2025/26Uefa Conference League QualifyingBeşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü2180001320
2024/25Fa CupLeicester City15800—
2022/23Fa CupLeicester City1900—
2021/22Uefa Europa LeagueLeicester City4302101572
2021/22Fa CupLeicester City19000—
2021/22Community ShieldLeicester City190001864
2020/21Fa CupLeicester City644200—
2020/21Uefa Europa LeagueLeicester City4299001451
2019/20Fa CupLeicester City316300—
2017/18Fa CupLeicester City323510—
2016/17Uefa Europa League QualifyingKRC Genk6570001380
2016/17Uefa Europa LeagueKRC Genk6540201522
2016/17Uefa Champions LeagueLeicester City4360001755
2016/17Fa CupLeicester City211910—

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
Luis Chávez
Premier Liga · 2024
28€9.0M€6.0Mfell
Anastasios Bakasetas
Super Lig · 2023
30€10.0M€4.0Mfell
Petros Mantalos
Super League 1 · 2022
31€3.0M€1.8Mfell
Anton Miranchuk
Premier Liga · 2024
29€6.0M€2.0Mfell
Miha Zajc
Super Lig · 2022
28€6.0M€2.4Mfell
Adem Ljajic
Super Lig · 2020
29€9.0M€1.0Mfell
Patrik Hrosovsky
Jupiler Pro League · 2022
30€4.0M€3.5Mflat
Soner Dikmen
Super Lig · 2022
29€2.8M€1.7Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
7 Aug 2025LeicesterBesiktas€8.0M€15.0M
3 Jan 2017GenkLeicester€17.6M€8.0M
15 Jan 2015Nath BoysGenk€180kData 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.