Maduka Okoye

27 yrs · Goalkeeper · Nigeria
Udinese Calcio · Serie A · Foot: right · Height: 198 cm
Risk: LowConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€10.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€5.6M – €13.5M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€3.5M – €13.9M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€5.3M – €14.4M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€9.9M – €8.2M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€5.6M – €13.5M
Model value (performance-implied)€3.5M – €13.9M
Projected value (24 months)€5.3M – €14.4M
Dashed line: current market value (€10.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Maduka Okoye's performance-implied value at EUR 3.5M-13.9M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 5.6M-13.5M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 5.3M-14.4M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 47

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

PerformanceHigh75.6th pct among GK peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral26.8 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €9.8M vs market €10.0M
Expected appreciationNeutral-4% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapNegativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.93
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskLow
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: €10.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 284 evaluated GK players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2617 (77% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.00
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.00
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
76 (High)

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
0.93 (rank 4)
Team strength (Elo)
1442
Opponent strength
1506
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)
€5.3M – €14.4M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -35% (IQR -67% to -15%).

Risk profile

Overall: Low

  • ⓘ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.
2025/26Udinese CalcioSerie AGK30261777%000.000.00150614420.93
2024/25Udinese CalcioSerie AGK25225066%000.000.00151413890.99
2023/24Udinese CalcioSerie AGK21189055%000.000.00150114200.98
2021/22Sparta RotterdamEredivisieGK30263486%000.000.00134012950.60
2020/21Sparta RotterdamEredivisieGK28252082%000.000.00134413200.56

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2024/25Italy CupUdinese Calcio19000—
2023/24Italy CupUdinese Calcio112000—
2021/22Knvb BekerSparta Rotterdam19000—
2020/21Knvb BekerSparta Rotterdam112000—

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
Jonas Omlin
Bundesliga · 2023
29€9.0M€2.5Mfell
Mattia Perin
Serie A · 2021
29€7.0M€4.0Mfell
Gerónimo Rulli
Ligue 1 · 2020
28€8.0M€6.0Mfell
Anton Shunin
Premier Liga · 2013
26€6.0M€2.0Mfell
Walter Benítez
Ligue 1 · 2019
26€10.0M€10.0Mflat
Ralf Fährmann
Bundesliga · 2015
27€6.0M€9.0Mrose
Alfred Gomis
Ligue 1 · 2021
28€7.0M€2.2Mfell
Emiliano Viviano
Serie A · 2015
30€5.0M€4.0Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
24 Aug 2023WatfordUdinese€6.0M€2.0M
30 Jun 2022Sparta R.WatfordFree / loan€3.5M
2 Jan 2022WatfordSparta R.Free / loan€1.0M
1 Jan 2022Sparta R.Watford€5.0M€1.0M
15 Jul 2020Düsseldorf IISparta R.€750k€150k
1 Jul 2018Düsseldorf U19Düsseldorf IIUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2017Leverkusen U19Düsseldorf U19Free / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2016Leverkusen U17Leverkusen U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2014Leverkusen Yth.Leverkusen U17UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2009M'gladbach Yth.Leverkusen Yth.Free / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2008Düsseldorf Yth.M'gladbach Yth.Free / 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.