Dani Calvo

32 yrs · Centre-back · Spain
Real Oviedo · Laliga · Foot: right · Height: 193 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2027
Market value
€900k
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€282k – €723k
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€350k – €1.6M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€306k – €877k
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€373k – €1.3M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€282k – €723k
Model value (performance-implied)€350k – €1.6M
Projected value (24 months)€306k – €877k
Dashed line: current market value (€900k). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Dani Calvo's performance-implied value at EUR 0.4M-1.6M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.3M-0.7M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.3M-0.9M. 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: 67

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

PerformanceAverage46.5th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable32.2 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €376k vs market €900k
Expected appreciationVery low-42% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapLargeweak 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 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: €1.5M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1609 (47% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.00
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.05
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
47 (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)
1294
Opponent strength
1493
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)
€306k – €877k

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -62% (IQR -75% to -52%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲Age 32: resale value typically declines.
  • ⚠Limited sample: 1609 league 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.

SeasonClubLeaguePosAppsMinMin shareGAG+A/90Adj. G+A/90Opp. EloTeam EloLeague str.
2025/26Real OviedoLaligaCB20160947%000.000.05149312940.95
2020/21Elche CFLaligaCB23177852%200.100.13154814111.10

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Copa Del ReyReal Oviedo112000—
2020/21Copa Del ReyElche CF218000—

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
Christoph Zimmermann
Bundesliga · 2024
31€1.0M€1.0Mflat
Luca Marrone
Serie A · 2021
31€500k€200kfell
Francesco Modesto
Serie A · 2013
31€800k€75kfell
Norbert Gyömbér
Serie A · 2024
32€1.3M€800kfell
Vincent Muratori
Ligue 1 · 2017
30€900k€400kfell
Bartosz Bereszyński
Serie A · 2024
32€1.3M€400kfell
Artem Fedetskyi
Bundesliga · 2017
32€750k€100kfell
Andrea Costa
Serie A · 2018
32€700k€250kfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
27 Jul 2021Elche CFReal OviedoFree / loan€1.5M
1 Jul 2019CD NumanciaElche CFFree / loan€800k
30 Jun 2019Elche CFCD NumanciaFree / loan€800k
1 Jan 2019CD NumanciaElche CFFree / loan€800k
30 Jun 2016Atl. LevanteCD NumanciaFree / loanData unavailable
31 Aug 2015CD NumanciaAtl. LevanteFree / loan€200k
1 Jul 2015CD Numancia BCD NumanciaUnknown€200k
1 Jul 2013Numancia U19CD Numancia BUnknownData 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.