Deiver Machado

33 yrs · Left-back (also LM) · Colombia
RC Lens · Ligue 1 · Foot: left · Height: 173 cm
Risk: Very HighConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: LowContract: Data unavailable
Market value
€1.8M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€520k – €2.0M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€424k – €1.3M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€367k – €1.0M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€1.5M – €760k
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€520k – €2.0M
Model value (performance-implied)€424k – €1.3M
Projected value (24 months)€367k – €1.0M
Dashed line: current market value (€1.8M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Deiver Machado's performance-implied value at EUR 0.4M-1.3M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.5M-2.0M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.4M-1.0M. Confidence is medium: 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: 2

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

PerformanceAbove average57.5th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable32.8 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €1.1M vs market €1.8M
Expected appreciationVery low-69% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.88
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskVery High
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: €4.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1186 (39% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.08
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.21
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
58 (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
0.88 (rank 5)
Team strength (Elo)
1365
Opponent strength
1491
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)
€367k – €1.0M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 20 pts; changed club; team strength down (-119 Elo).

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -42% (IQR -66% to -23%).

Risk profile

Overall: Very High

  • ▲Age 33: resale value typically declines.
  • ⚠Limited sample: 1186 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
  • ⚠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).

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.
2025/26FC NantesLigue 1LB1491130%010.100.21149113040.88
2025/26RC LensLigue 1LM52759%000.000.12140015690.88
2024/25RC LensLigue 1LB27180559%140.250.20146214840.88
2023/24RC LensLigue 1LM19112737%400.320.24145515180.87
2022/23RC LensLigue 1LM33220564%430.290.26143416260.82
2021/22RC LensLigue 1LB2251415%010.180.17144414920.86
2017/18KAA GentJupiler Pro LeagueLB1277729%010.120.10139214920.63

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26World CupColombia19000—
2024/25Uefa Conference League QualifyingRC Lens2161001442
2023/24Uefa Champions LeagueRC Lens5371001690

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
Kenny Lala
Ligue 1 · 2023
32€1.5M€2.0Mrose
Lamine Koné
Ligue 1 · 2021
32€1.2M€150kfell
Stefan Mitrovic
Laliga · 2024
34€1.3M€225kfell
Sebastien De Maio
Serie A · 2019
32€1.0M€700kfell
Sébastien Corchia
Ligue 1 · 2022
32€1.8M€1.0Mfell
Fouad Chafik
Ligue 1 · 2018
32€1.5M€650kfell
Benoît Assou-Ekotto
Ligue 1 · 2017
33€1.0M€1.0Mflat
Jawad El Yamiq
Laliga · 2023
31€2.0M€1.2Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
8 Dec 2025LensFC Nantes€500k€3.0M
7 Jul 2021ToulouseLens€1.8M€900k
25 Aug 2020KAA GentToulouseFree / loan€550k
30 Jun 2019Atl. NacionalKAA GentFree / loan€1.4M
7 Jul 2018KAA GentAtl. NacionalFree / loan€1.0M
19 Jul 2017MillonariosKAA GentUnknown€950k
1 Jan 2015Atl. NacionalMillonariosUnknownData unavailable
31 Dec 2014Alianza FCAtl. NacionalFree / loanData unavailable
1 Jan 2014Atl. NacionalAlianza FCFree / loanData 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.