Umar Sadiq

29 yrs · Striker · Nigeria
Valencia CF · Laliga · Foot: right · Height: 191 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€4.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€1.8M – €4.6M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€2.2M – €6.6M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€1.1M – €3.6M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€2.5M – €4.8M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€1.8M – €4.6M
Model value (performance-implied)€2.2M – €6.6M
Projected value (24 months)€1.1M – €3.6M
Dashed line: current market value (€4.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Umar Sadiq's performance-implied value at EUR 2.2M-6.6M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.8M-4.6M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.1M-3.6M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.13x the positional average in the league (1055 minutes, league coefficient 0.95). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 10

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

PerformanceAbove average60.2th pct among ATT peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable29.4 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €2.9M vs market €4.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-51% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapSmallweak 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.
RiskModerate
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: €18.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 900 evaluated ATT players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1055 (31% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.68
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.58
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
60 (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
0.95 (rank 2)
Team strength (Elo)
1491
Opponent strength
1462
Possession, role
Data unavailable

League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.

Potential

Development
Low
Trajectory
stable
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€1.1M – €3.6M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -56% (IQR -77% to -39%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1055 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠Projection range wider than for most evaluated players.
  • ⚠Played under 40% of available league minutes (injury data unavailable, cause unknown).
  • ⓘ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.
2025/26Valencia CFLaligaST2090326%430.700.58146214960.95
2025/26Real SociedadLaligaST51524%010.590.51148714620.95
2024/25Valencia CFLaligaST1682524%500.550.61152214630.95
2024/25Real SociedadLaligaST72247%000.000.42155314640.95
2023/24Real SociedadLaligaST26107431%310.340.31143315881.00
2022/23UD AlmeríaLaligaST32427%200.741.07161213710.98
2022/23Real SociedadLaligaST2832%101.080.60156116040.98
2018/19Rangers FCScottish PremiershipST1130%000.000.29116314810.44
2017/18NAC BredaEredivisieST1262120%531.160.95133812530.59
2017/18Torino FCSerie AST32257%000.000.48151514810.86
2016/17Bologna Football Club 1909Serie AST72317%010.390.63152813600.88
2015/16Associazione Sportiva RomaSerie AST61885%200.960.50145816650.95

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Copa Del ReyValencia CF212320—
2025/26Copa Del ReyReal Sociedad212311—
2024/25Copa Del ReyValencia CF319110—
2024/25Uefa Europa LeagueReal Sociedad3138011536
2024/25Copa Del ReyReal Sociedad112000—
2023/24Copa Del ReyReal Sociedad619000—
2023/24Uefa Champions LeagueReal Sociedad4100001767
2022/23Uefa Europa LeagueReal Sociedad145001624
2018/19Uefa Europa League QualifyingRangers FC12001460

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
Mauricio Pinilla
Serie A · 2013
29€3.4M€2.2Mfell
Davie Selke
Bundesliga · 2023
28€2.5M€3.5Mrose
Alessio Cerci
Serie A · 2016
29€8.5M€2.0Mfell
Robert Beric
Ligue 1 · 2019
28€5.0M€3.0Mfell
Yura Movsisyan
Premier Liga · 2016
29€4.0M€800kfell
Victor Anichebe
Premier League · 2015
27€3.5M€1.5Mfell
Jony
Laliga · 2021
30€2.8M€500kfell
José Manuel Arnáiz
Laliga · 2024
29€2.0M€900kfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
8 Jan 2026Real SociedadValencia€5.0M€4.0M
30 Jun 2025ValenciaReal SociedadFree / loan€5.0M
4 Jan 2025Real SociedadValenciaFree / loan€5.0M
1 Sept 2022UD AlmeríaReal Sociedad€20.0M€18.0M
5 Oct 2020PartizanUD Almería€9.0M€6.0M
30 Jan 2020RomaPartizan€2.0M€2.5M
29 Jan 2020PartizanRomaFree / loan€2.5M
2 Jul 2019RomaPartizanFree / loan€1.4M
30 Jun 2019PerugiaRomaFree / loan€1.4M
9 Jan 2019RomaPerugiaFree / loan€1.8M
16 Dec 2018RangersRomaFree / loan€1.8M
10 Jul 2018RomaRangersFree / loan€1.8M
30 Jun 2018NAC BredaRomaFree / loan€1.8M
27 Jan 2018RomaNAC BredaFree / loan€1.8M
26 Jan 2018TorinoRomaFree / loan€1.8M
16 Aug 2017RomaTorinoFree / loan€2.0M
30 Jun 2017BolognaRomaFree / loan€2.0M
31 Aug 2016RomaBolognaFree / loan€2.5M
1 Jul 2016Spezia CalcioRoma€2.5M€2.5M
30 Jun 2016RomaSpezia CalcioFree / loan€2.5M
13 Jul 2015Spezia U19RomaFree / loan€400k
1 Jul 2014Spezia YouthSpezia U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2013Abuja CollegeSpezia YouthUnknownData 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.