
Ben Chilwell
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Ben Chilwell's performance-implied value at EUR 3.3M-12.8M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 2.8M-7.6M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 2.8M-6.5M. 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: 27
What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.
| Performance | High | 83.4th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Unfavorable | 29.5 years |
| Acquisition cost | Very favorable | est. €3.7M vs market €10.0M |
| Expected appreciation | Very low | -59% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Very large | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Low | |
| League translation | Big-five league | league coefficient 0.88 |
| Tactical fit | Not evaluated | Requires event/role data not available from the current free source. |
| Risk | Moderate | |
| Data confidence | Medium |
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.
Profile vs positional peers
Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.
Performance (last season, league)
- Minutes
- 1602 (52% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.11
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.14
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 83 (High)
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
- 0.88 (rank 5)
- Team strength (Elo)
- 1502
- Opponent strength
- 1497
- Possession, role
- Data unavailable
League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.
Potential
- Development
- Low
- Trajectory
- insufficient
- Breakout probability
- Age > 23
- Resale range (24m)
- €2.8M – €6.5M
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -63% (IQR -76% to -49%).
Risk profile
Overall: Moderate
- ⚠Limited sample: 1602 league minutes last season.
- ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
- ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
- ⓘ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.
| Season | Club | League | Pos | Apps | Min | Min share | G | A | G+A/90 | Adj. G+A/90 | Opp. Elo | Team Elo | League str. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Ligue 1 | LB | 20 | 1602 | 52% | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 1497 | 1502 | 0.88 |
| 2024/25 | Crystal Palace | Premier League | LB | 8 | 254 | 7% | 1 | 0 | 0.35 | 0.16 | 1506 | 1620 | 1.23 |
| 2023/24 | Chelsea FC | Premier League | LB | 13 | 757 | 22% | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 1592 | 1629 | 1.14 |
| 2022/23 | Chelsea FC | Premier League | LB | 23 | 1408 | 41% | 2 | 3 | 0.32 | 0.25 | 1545 | 1579 | 1.23 |
| 2021/22 | Chelsea FC | Premier League | LM | 7 | 541 | 16% | 3 | 1 | 0.67 | 0.21 | 1453 | 1737 | 1.17 |
| 2020/21 | Chelsea FC | Premier League | LB | 27 | 2291 | 67% | 3 | 5 | 0.31 | 0.19 | 1561 | 1735 | 1.19 |
| 2019/20 | Leicester City | Premier League | LB | 27 | 2375 | 69% | 3 | 3 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 1598 | 1563 | 1.14 |
| 2018/19 | Leicester City | Premier League | LB | 36 | 3240 | 95% | 0 | 4 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 1547 | 1558 | 1.22 |
| 2017/18 | Leicester City | Premier League | LB | 24 | 1852 | 54% | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 1504 | 1516 | 1.15 |
| 2016/17 | Leicester City | Premier League | LB | 12 | 696 | 20% | 1 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 1590 | 1536 | 1.07 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Fa Cup | Crystal Palace | 3 | 141 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023/24 | Fa Cup | Chelsea FC | 5 | 147 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022/23 | Uefa Champions League | Chelsea FC | 7 | 560 | 0 | 1 | 1683 |
| 2021/22 | Uefa Champions League | Chelsea FC | 4 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 1640 |
| 2020/21 | Uefa Champions League | Chelsea FC | 10 | 775 | 1 | 0 | 1676 |
| 2020/21 | Fa Cup | Chelsea FC | 3 | 202 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2019/20 | Fa Cup | Leicester City | 3 | 270 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2017/18 | Fa Cup | Leicester City | 4 | 310 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016/17 | Fa Cup | Leicester City | 4 | 390 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016/17 | Uefa Champions League | Leicester City | 2 | 135 | 0 | 1 | 1647 |
| 2015/16 | Fa Cup | Leicester City | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | — |
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) | Age | Value then | ~2y later | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Tonelli Serie A · 2019 | 29 | €7.0M | €2.0M | fell |
| Grégory Sertic Ligue 1 · 2017 | 28 | €4.0M | €1.0M | fell |
| Youssouf Sabaly Laliga · 2023 | 30 | €5.0M | €2.5M | fell |
| Serdar Tasci Premier Liga · 2015 | 28 | €6.0M | €2.8M | fell |
| Álvaro Odriozola Serie A · 2022 | 27 | €12.0M | €2.5M | fell |
| Jeison Murillo Laliga · 2020 | 28 | €6.5M | €3.5M | fell |
| Andrea Conti Serie A · 2020 | 26 | €12.0M | €2.5M | fell |
| Emerson Ligue 1 · 2022 | 28 | €14.0M | €12.0M | flat |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sept 2025 | Chelsea | R. Strasbourg | Free / loan | €15.0M |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Crystal Palace | Chelsea | Free / loan | €15.0M |
| 3 Feb 2025 | Chelsea | Crystal Palace | Free / loan | €20.0M |
| 26 Aug 2020 | Leicester | Chelsea | €50.2M | €40.0M |
| 3 Jan 2016 | Huddersfield | Leicester | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 19 Nov 2015 | Leicester | Huddersfield | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2015 | Leicester U21 | Leicester | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2014 | Leicester U18 | Leicester U21 | Unknown | Data 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.