
Marvelous Nakamba
32 yrs · Defensive midfielder (also CM) · Zimbabwe
Luton Town · Premier League · Foot: left · Height: 177 cm
Contract: until 30 Jun 2026
No model evaluation for this player. MoneyballAI evaluates players with at least 450 league minutes last season in leagues where match-level player data is available from the current free source (14 European top divisions). Market value and transfer history are still shown below.
Market value
€5.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
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Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
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Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
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Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
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Model value − acquisition
Market value history
Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.
Highest recorded: €10.0M
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Luton Town | Premier League | DM | 13 | 1133 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 1596 | 1315 | 1.14 |
| 2021/22 | Aston Villa | Premier League | DM | 16 | 904 | 26% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 1620 | 1520 | 1.17 |
| 2020/21 | Aston Villa | Premier League | DM | 13 | 751 | 22% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 1609 | 1517 | 1.19 |
| 2019/20 | Aston Villa | Premier League | DM | 29 | 1835 | 54% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 1597 | 1367 | 1.14 |
| 2018/19 | Club Brugge KV | Jupiler Pro League | DM | 15 | 996 | 37% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 1361 | 1546 | 0.65 |
| 2017/18 | Club Brugge KV | Jupiler Pro League | DM | 26 | 1914 | 71% | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 1366 | 1527 | 0.63 |
| 2016/17 | Vitesse Arnhem | Eredivisie | DM | 31 | 2781 | 91% | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 1357 | 1358 | 0.54 |
| 2015/16 | Vitesse Arnhem | Eredivisie | CM | 30 | 2609 | 85% | 1 | 3 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 1324 | 1370 | 0.58 |
| 2014/15 | Vitesse Arnhem | Eredivisie | CM | 6 | 92 | 3% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 1299 | 1431 | 0.52 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | Fa Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 80 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018/19 | Uefa Champions League | Club Brugge KV | 5 | 394 | 0 | 0 | 1634 |
| 2017/18 | Uefa Champions League Qualifying | Club Brugge KV | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 1518 |
| 2017/18 | Uefa Europa League Qualifying | Club Brugge KV | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 1377 |
| 2016/17 | Knvb Beker | Vitesse Arnhem | 5 | 450 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2015/16 | Uefa Europa League Qualifying | Vitesse Arnhem | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 1552 |
| 2015/16 | Knvb Beker | Vitesse Arnhem | 1 | 81 | 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.
No comparables computed for this player.
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 2023 | Aston Villa | Luton | €2.9M | €4.0M |
| 31 May 2023 | Luton | Aston Villa | Free / loan | €4.0M |
| 31 Jan 2023 | Aston Villa | Luton | Free / loan | €5.0M |
| 1 Aug 2019 | Club Brugge | Aston Villa | €12.0M | €6.5M |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Vitesse | Club Brugge | €3.0M | €3.0M |
| 13 Aug 2014 | AS Nancy | Vitesse | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jan 2014 | AS Nancy B | AS Nancy | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Bantu | AS Nancy B | Unknown | Data unavailable |
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