Frankie Kent

30 yrs · Centre-back · England
Heart of Midlothian FC · Scottish Premiership · Foot: right · Height: 188 cm
Risk: Very HighConfidence: LowSample: LowDevelopment: LowContract: Data unavailable
Market value
€400k
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€100k – €463k
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€303k – €769k
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€158k – €389k
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€159k – €669k
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€100k – €463k
Model value (performance-implied)€303k – €769k
Projected value (24 months)€158k – €389k
Dashed line: current market value (€400k). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Frankie Kent's performance-implied value at EUR 0.3M-0.8M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.1M-0.5M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.2M-0.4M. Confidence is low: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Acquisition note: Contract end date unavailable: range widened by 15% each side.

Bargain Index: not assigned

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

Insufficient sample (< 900 league minutes)

PerformanceBelow average20.4th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable30.6 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €211k vs market €400k
Expected appreciationLow-25% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery largeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationUncertainleague coefficient 0.31
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskVery High
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: €1.2M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1269 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
787 (27% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.00
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.03
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
20 (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
0.31 (rank 26)
Team strength (Elo)
1332
Opponent strength
1181
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)
€158k – €389k

Trajectory drivers: team strength up (+95 Elo); relative output down 69% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -44% (IQR -58% to -36%).

Risk profile

Overall: Very High

  • ▲Small sample: 787 league minutes last season.
  • ▲League level coefficient 0.31 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
  • ⚠Age 31: resale value typically declines.
  • ⚠Played under 40% of available league minutes (injury data unavailable, cause unknown).
  • ⚠Declining trajectory versus previous season.
  • ⓘContract end date unavailable (or stale in source).
  • ⓘ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
16 (DEF)
Relative output kept
90%–275%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
75%
Confidence
Low

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.
2025/26Heart of Midlothian FCScottish PremiershipCB1678726%000.000.03118113320.31
2024/25Heart of Midlothian FCScottish PremiershipCB13111538%200.160.10125612370.34
2023/24Heart of Midlothian FCScottish PremiershipCB31279094%030.100.09123913220.34

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Scottish Fa CupHeart of Midlothian FC112000—
2024/25Uefa Europa League QualifyingHeart of Midlothian FC2180001599
2024/25Scottish Fa CupHeart of Midlothian FC17400—
2023/24Uefa Conference League QualifyingHeart of Midlothian FC4360001478
2023/24Scottish Fa CupHeart of Midlothian FC218010—

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
Jeffrey Bruma
Super Lig · 2022
31€450k€250kfell
Lindsay Rose
Super League 1 · 2024
32€250k€125kfell
Yevgeniy Pasich
Premier Liga · 2024
31€500k€100kfell
Mathias Nielsen
Superliga · 2021
30€300k€200kfell
Sofyane Cherfa
Super League 1 · 2015
31€400k€250kfell
Vangelis Ikonomou
Super League 1 · 2019
32€400k€100kfell
Christos Tasoulis
Super League 1 · 2021
30€350k€200kfell
Gjoko Zajkov
Premier Liga · 2023
28€750k€800kflat

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2026Heart of Midl.Without ClubUnknown€400k
24 Jul 2023PeterboroughHeart of Midl.Unknown€700k
1 Jul 2019Colchester Utd.Peterborough€400k€75k
1 Jul 2014Colchester U18Colchester Utd.UnknownData 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.