Carles Aleñá

28 yrs · Central midfielder (also LW) · Spain
Deportivo Alavés · Laliga · Foot: left · Height: 180 cm
Risk: LowConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2029
Market value
€3.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€1.1M – €3.2M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€2.6M – €8.2M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€1.2M – €3.2M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€665k – €7.0M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€1.1M – €3.2M
Model value (performance-implied)€2.6M – €8.2M
Projected value (24 months)€1.2M – €3.2M
Dashed line: current market value (€3.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Carles Aleñá's performance-implied value at EUR 2.6M-8.2M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.1M-3.2M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.2M-3.2M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.74x the positional average in the league (1997 minutes, league coefficient 0.95). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 59

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

PerformanceAbove average60.6th pct among ATT peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable28.5 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €2.0M vs market €3.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-30% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery largeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.95
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskLow
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: €30.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 900 evaluated ATT players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1997 (58% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.18
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.30
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
61 (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
0.95 (rank 2)
Team strength (Elo)
1410
Opponent strength
1484
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)
€1.2M – €3.2M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -16% (IQR -48% to +1%).

Risk profile

Overall: Low

  • ⓘ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.
2025/26Deportivo AlavésLaligaLW34199758%040.180.30148414100.95
2024/25Deportivo AlavésLaligaLW14109732%020.160.35150514180.95
2024/25Getafe CFLaligaCM1045213%000.000.23156913950.95
2023/24Getafe CFLaligaCM29100729%110.180.26150414151.00
2022/23Getafe CFLaligaCM35212662%220.170.23151414340.98
2021/22Getafe CFLaligaCM33233968%120.120.19153514581.05
2020/21Getafe CFLaligaCM22136840%220.260.31155414711.10
2020/21FC BarcelonaLaligaCM2481%000.000.15154717431.10
2019/20Real Betis BalompiéLaligaCM1773021%100.120.20155114811.16
2019/20FC BarcelonaLaligaCM41705%000.000.09149118131.16
2018/19FC BarcelonaLaligaCM1559017%100.150.09149218731.14
2016/17FC BarcelonaLaligaCM3401%000.000.10142918611.11

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Copa Del ReyDeportivo Alavés420600—
2024/25Copa Del ReyGetafe CF15700—
2023/24Copa Del ReyGetafe CF317403—
2022/23Copa Del ReyGetafe CF320301—
2020/21Uefa Champions LeagueFC Barcelona3122001499
2019/20Copa Del ReyReal Betis Balompié221002—
2019/20Uefa Champions LeagueFC Barcelona190001630
2018/19Copa Del ReyFC Barcelona629900—
2018/19Uefa Champions LeagueFC Barcelona392001766
2017/18Copa Del ReyFC Barcelona322500—
2016/17Copa Del ReyFC Barcelona17610—

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
Cyle Larin
Laliga · 2024
29€4.0M€3.5Mflat
Franco Cervi
Laliga · 2023
29€3.0M€800kfell
Jan Holenda
Premier Liga · 2014
29€1.7M€500kfell
Ángel Lafita
Laliga · 2013
29€2.5M€2.0Mfell
Fabián Orellana
Laliga · 2013
27€3.0M€3.0Mflat
Jorge de Frutos
Laliga · 2024
27€4.0M€12.0Mrose
Takuma Asano
Bundesliga · 2023
29€4.0M€2.5Mfell
Riccardo Meggiorini
Serie A · 2013
28€1.7M€1.8Mflat

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
24 Jul 2025GetafeAlavés€1.0M€2.5M
30 Jun 2025AlavésGetafeFree / loan€2.5M
3 Feb 2025GetafeAlavésFree / loan€2.5M
10 Jul 2021BarcelonaGetafe€5.0M€15.0M
30 Jun 2021GetafeBarcelonaFree / loan€15.0M
6 Jan 2021BarcelonaGetafeFree / loan€15.0M
20 Jul 2020Real BetisBarcelonaFree / loan€18.0M
1 Jan 2020BarcelonaReal BetisFree / loan€20.0M
4 Dec 2018Barcelona BBarcelonaUnknown€10.0M
1 Jul 2016Barça U19Barcelona BUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2015Barça U18Barça U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2014Barça U16Barça U18UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2013Barça YouthBarça U16UnknownData 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.