Habib Diallo

31 yrs · Striker · Senegal
FC Metz · Ligue 1 · Foot: right · Height: 186 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€4.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€1.7M – €4.1M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€543k – €2.2M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€812k – €2.3M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€3.5M – €519k
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€1.7M – €4.1M
Model value (performance-implied)€543k – €2.2M
Projected value (24 months)€812k – €2.3M
Dashed line: current market value (€4.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Habib Diallo's performance-implied value at EUR 0.5M-2.2M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.7M-4.1M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.8M-2.3M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.03x the positional average in the league (1911 minutes, league coefficient 0.88). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 1

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

PerformanceAverage48.6th pct among ATT peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable31 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €2.7M vs market €4.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-67% 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.
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
1911 (63% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.28
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.53
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
49 (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)
1225
Opponent strength
1496
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)
€812k – €2.3M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -69% (IQR -84% to -22%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
  • ⚠Age 31: resale value typically declines.
  • ⓘ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 MetzLigue 1ST25191162%420.280.53149612250.88
2022/23RC Strasbourg AlsaceLigue 1ST37288084%2010.660.60143414410.82
2021/22RC Strasbourg AlsaceLigue 1ST31153645%1120.760.68142115030.86
2020/21RC Strasbourg AlsaceLigue 1ST32233368%930.460.50143013800.75
2020/21FC MetzLigue 1ST41414%000.000.80163113410.75
2019/20FC MetzLigue 1ST26220087%1230.610.82144313450.82
2017/18FC MetzLigue 1ST1140%000.000.62139812780.85
2016/17FC MetzLigue 1ST1982324%120.330.57141613360.88

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Africa Cup Of NationsSenegal316010—

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
Benoît Lesoimier
Ligue 1 · 2013
30€2.0M€250kfell
Filippo Falco
Serie A · 2020
28€3.2M€1.0Mfell
Adrien Hunou
Ligue 1 · 2023
29€2.5M€400kfell
Milan Djuric
Serie A · 2022
32€1.5M€1.5Mflat
Gianluca Lapadula
Serie A · 2021
31€3.5M€2.7Mfell
Alfredo Donnarumma
Serie A · 2020
30€4.8M€1.5Mfell
Assan Ceesay
Serie A · 2023
29€2.5M€2.0Mfell
Mattia Destro
Serie A · 2022
31€3.0M€500kfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
31 Aug 2025Al-ShababFC MetzFree / loan€6.5M
30 Jun 2025Damac FCAl-ShababFree / loan€6.5M
26 Aug 2024Al-ShababDamac FCFree / loan€11.0M
13 Aug 2023R. StrasbourgAl-Shabab€18.0M€18.0M
5 Oct 2020FC MetzR. Strasbourg€10.0M€12.0M
30 Jun 2018Stade BrestoisFC MetzFree / loan€1.5M
25 Aug 2017FC MetzStade BrestoisFree / loan€1.5M
30 Jun 2017Stade BrestoisFC MetzFree / loan€1.5M
31 Jan 2017FC MetzStade BrestoisFree / loan€1.3M
1 Jul 2015FC Metz BFC MetzUnknownData unavailable
1 Aug 2013Génération FootFC Metz BFree / 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.