Lazar Carević

27 yrs · Goalkeeper · Montenegro
FC Famalicão · Liga Portugal · Foot: right · Height: 195 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€5.0M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€2.5M – €6.6M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€869k – €4.5M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€2.9M – €8.0M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€5.7M – €2.0M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€2.5M – €6.6M
Model value (performance-implied)€869k – €4.5M
Projected value (24 months)€2.9M – €8.0M
Dashed line: current market value (€5.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Lazar Carević's performance-implied value at EUR 0.9M-4.5M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 2.5M-6.6M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 2.9M-8.0M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 54

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

PerformanceAverage52.7th pct among GK peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral27.3 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €4.4M vs market €5.0M
Expected appreciationNeutral-8% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationModerateleague coefficient 0.58
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: €5.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 284 evaluated GK players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
3060 (100% 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
53 (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
0.58 (rank 9)
Team strength (Elo)
1406
Opponent strength
1323
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
Low
Trajectory
improving
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€2.9M – €8.0M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share up 47 pts; team strength up (+73 Elo).

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -55% (IQR -69% to -24%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠League level coefficient 0.58 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
  • ⓘ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).

Historical movers
182 (all positions)
Relative output kept
70%–147%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
73%
Confidence
Medium

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 FamalicãoLiga PortugalGK343060100%000.000.00132314060.58
2024/25FC FamalicãoLiga PortugalGK18162053%000.000.01133513330.51

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2024/25Uefa Conference League QualifyingFK Vojvodina Novi Sad2210001385
2024/25Uefa Europa League QualifyingFK Vojvodina Novi Sad2180001443

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
Jean Butez
Jupiler Pro League · 2022
27€4.0M€8.0Mrose
Eloy Room
Eredivisie · 2016
27€4.0M€2.0Mfell
David Jensen
Eredivisie · 2018
26€2.5M€800kfell
Onur Kivrak
Super Lig · 2017
29€5.0M€1.5Mfell
Aleksandr Selikhov
Premier Liga · 2023
29€3.0M€900kfell
Marco Bizot
Eredivisie · 2018
27€4.0M€5.5Mrose
Arnaud Bodart
Jupiler Pro League · 2023
25€4.0M€2.5Mfell
Loris Karius
Super Lig · 2019
26€5.0M€2.0Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
21 Aug 2024VojvodinaFamalicão€800k€1.5M
1 Jul 2022Barça AtlèticVojvodinaFree / loan€200k
1 Jul 2018Barça U19Barcelona BUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2017OFK GrbaljBarça U19Unknown€250k
20 Apr 2015OFK Grbalj U19OFK GrbaljUnknownData 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.