Baptiste Santamaria

31 yrs · Defensive midfielder (also CM) · France
Valencia CF · Laliga · Foot: right · Height: 183 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: LowSample: LowDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2027
Market value
€2.5M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€748k – €2.3M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€1.5M – €3.2M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€773k – €1.8M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€882k – €2.5M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€748k – €2.3M
Model value (performance-implied)€1.5M – €3.2M
Projected value (24 months)€773k – €1.8M
Dashed line: current market value (€2.5M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Baptiste Santamaria's performance-implied value at EUR 1.5M-3.2M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.7M-2.3M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.8M-1.8M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.50x the positional average in the league (743 minutes, league coefficient 0.95). Confidence is low: 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: not assigned

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

Insufficient sample (< 900 league minutes)

PerformanceAbove average68.7th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable31.3 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €997k vs market €2.5M
Expected appreciationVery low-55% 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.
RiskHigh
Data confidenceLow

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: €16.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1164 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
743 (22% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.24
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.19
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
69 (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)
1497
Opponent strength
1523
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)
€773k – €1.8M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 24 pts; changed club; relative output up 98% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -61% (IQR -75% to -58%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲Small sample: 743 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
  • ⚠Age 31: resale value typically declines.
  • ⚠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.

SeasonClubLeaguePosAppsMinMin shareGAG+A/90Adj. G+A/90Opp. EloTeam EloLeague str.
2025/26Valencia CFLaligaDM1974322%110.240.19152314960.95
2024/25OGC NiceLigue 1DM1393130%000.000.05146315210.88
2024/25Stade Rennais FCLigue 1DM1048016%020.380.18147914500.88
2023/24Stade Rennais FCLigue 1DM30193163%010.050.07147315070.87
2022/23Stade Rennais FCLigue 1DM25181353%200.100.08140115620.82
2021/22Stade Rennais FCLigue 1CM34251674%210.110.12142615810.86
2021/22SC FreiburgBundesligaDM1201%000.000.08138415431.05
2020/21SC FreiburgBundesligaDM30222173%120.120.11152714921.06
2020/21Angers SCOLigue 1DM32708%000.000.10140713260.75
2019/20Angers SCOLigue 1DM28250699%110.070.08143414150.82
2018/19Angers SCOLigue 1DM38324795%100.030.05146114090.82
2017/18Angers SCOLigue 1DM31259876%000.000.03146213810.85
2016/17Angers SCOLigue 1DM37307590%000.000.03142314170.88

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Copa Del ReyValencia CF327201—
2023/24Uefa Europa LeagueStade Rennais FC7356011564
2022/23Uefa Europa LeagueStade Rennais FC3200001535
2021/22Uefa Conference League QualifyingStade Rennais FC2152001515
2021/22Dfb PokalSC Freiburg1100—
2020/21Dfb PokalSC Freiburg17700—

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
Davide Faraoni
Serie A · 2024
33€1.5M€1.5Mflat
Matías Vecino
Serie A · 2024
33€2.5M€1.0Mfell
Daniel Didavi
Bundesliga · 2021
31€1.8M€200kfell
Jonathan de Guzmán
Bundesliga · 2018
31€2.5M€1.2Mfell
Alexander Farnerud
Serie A · 2014
30€1.8M€700kfell
Gastón Ramírez
Serie A · 2021
31€3.5M€200kfell
Valon Berisha
Ligue 1 · 2022
29€2.5M€1.0Mfell
Aday Benítez
Laliga · 2019
32€1.5M€500kfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
7 Aug 2025Stade RennaisValencia€2.0M€7.0M
30 Jun 2025NiceStade RennaisFree / loan€7.0M
22 Jan 2025Stade RennaisNiceFree / loan€7.0M
17 Aug 2021FreiburgStade Rennais€14.0M€15.0M
17 Sept 2020Angers SCOFreiburg€10.0M€7.0M
1 Jul 2016Tours FCAngers SCO€500k€800k
1 Jul 2014Tours BTours FCUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2013Tours FC U19Tours BUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2012Tours FC U17Tours FC U19UnknownData 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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