
Thibault De Smet
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Thibault De Smet's performance-implied value at EUR 0.8M-2.3M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.5M-1.5M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.7M-1.9M. 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: 81
What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.
| Performance | Average | 47.7th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Unfavorable | 28.1 years |
| Acquisition cost | Very favorable | est. €708k vs market €1.8M |
| Expected appreciation | Very low | -31% 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 | High | |
| 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
- 1148 (38% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.08
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.14
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 48 (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)
- 1454
- Opponent strength
- 1447
- 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)
- €673k – €1.9M
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change +3% (IQR -52% to +62%).
Risk profile
Overall: High
- ⚠Limited sample: 1148 league minutes last season.
- ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
- ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
- ⚠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.
| 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 | Paris FC | Ligue 1 | LB | 17 | 1148 | 38% | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 1447 | 1454 | 0.88 |
| 2024/25 | Stade Reims | Ligue 1 | LB | 5 | 190 | 6% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 1424 | 1357 | 0.88 |
| 2023/24 | Stade Reims | Ligue 1 | LB | 27 | 1835 | 60% | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 1476 | 1419 | 0.87 |
| 2022/23 | Stade Reims | Ligue 1 | LB | 22 | 1761 | 51% | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 1445 | 1425 | 0.82 |
| 2021/22 | Beerschot VA | Jupiler Pro League | LB | 24 | 1574 | 51% | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 1358 | 1131 | 0.49 |
| 2020/21 | Stade Reims | Ligue 1 | LB | 8 | 498 | 15% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 1395 | 1373 | 0.75 |
| 2019/20 | Sint-Truidense VV | Jupiler Pro League | LB | 12 | 1044 | 40% | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 1383 | 1314 | 0.63 |
| 2018/19 | KAA Gent | Jupiler Pro League | LB | 4 | 277 | 10% | 1 | 0 | 0.32 | 0.17 | 1410 | 1478 | 0.65 |
| 2016/17 | KAA Gent | Jupiler Pro League | LB | 4 | 140 | 5% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 1297 | 1474 | 0.62 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | Uefa Europa League | KAA Gent | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1483 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola Murru Serie A · 2022 | 28 | €2.0M | €1.0M | fell |
| Lucas Olaza Laliga · 2023 | 29 | €2.5M | €4.0M | rose |
| Mehdi Zeffane Ligue 1 · 2018 | 26 | €1.0M | €1.6M | rose |
| Lukas Kübler Bundesliga · 2021 | 29 | €1.5M | €2.5M | rose |
| Sergey Kislyak Premier Liga · 2014 | 27 | €1.5M | €1.0M | fell |
| Kevin Vázquez Laliga · 2022 | 29 | €2.0M | €800k | fell |
| Pereirinha Serie A · 2014 | 26 | €1.8M | €750k | fell |
| Pep Chavarría Laliga · 2024 | 26 | €2.0M | €10.0M | rose |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2025 | Stade Reims | Paris FC | €1.5M | €2.5M |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Paris FC | Stade Reims | Free / loan | €2.5M |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Stade Reims | Paris FC | Free / loan | €2.5M |
| 30 Jun 2022 | Beerschot VA | Stade Reims | Free / loan | €450k |
| 1 Jul 2021 | Stade Reims | Beerschot VA | Free / loan | €800k |
| 1 Jul 2020 | Sint-Truiden | Stade Reims | €700k | €625k |
| 1 Jul 2019 | KAA Gent | Sint-Truiden | Free / loan | €500k |
| 1 Jan 2017 | KAA Gent U21 | KAA Gent | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2016 | KAA Gent U19 | KAA Gent U21 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2015 | KAA Gent U17 | KAA Gent U19 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2014 | KAA Gent Youth | KAA Gent U17 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2012 | Club Brugge Yth | KAA Gent Youth | Free / loan | 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.