
Dujon Sterling
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Dujon Sterling's performance-implied value at EUR 0.7M-2.3M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.7M-1.9M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.9M-3.2M. Confidence is low: 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: not assigned
What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.
Insufficient sample (< 900 league minutes)
| Performance | Average | 41.9th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Neutral | 26.7 years |
| Acquisition cost | Very favorable | est. €953k vs market €2.5M |
| Expected appreciation | Very low | -28% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Large | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Low | |
| League translation | Uncertain | league coefficient 0.31 |
| Tactical fit | Not evaluated | Requires event/role data not available from the current free source. |
| Risk | Very High | |
| Data confidence | Low |
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 1269 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.
Performance (last season, league)
- Minutes
- 676 (23% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.27
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.19
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 42 (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
- 0.31 (rank 26)
- Team strength (Elo)
- 1427
- Opponent strength
- 1304
- 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)
- €873k – €3.2M
Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 15 pts; relative output up 385% vs positional peers.
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -9% (IQR -50% to +18%).
Risk profile
Overall: Very High
- ▲Small sample: 676 league minutes last season.
- ▲League level coefficient 0.31 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
- ⚠Contract ends in 11 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
- ⚠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).
- Historical movers
- 16 (DEF)
- Relative output kept
- 90%–275%
- Held a regular role (900+ min)
- 75%
- Confidence
- Low
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 | Rangers FC | Scottish Premiership | RB | 10 | 676 | 23% | 1 | 1 | 0.27 | 0.19 | 1304 | 1427 | 0.31 |
| 2024/25 | Rangers FC | Scottish Premiership | RB | 20 | 1129 | 38% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 1268 | 1463 | 0.34 |
| 2023/24 | Rangers FC | Scottish Premiership | LB | 20 | 1006 | 34% | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 1278 | 1501 | 0.34 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Scottish Fa Cup | Rangers FC | 2 | 135 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025/26 | Uefa Europa League | Rangers FC | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1583 |
| 2024/25 | Uefa Europa League | Rangers FC | 8 | 321 | 0 | 1 | 1562 |
| 2024/25 | Uefa Champions League Qualifying | Rangers FC | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1483 |
| 2023/24 | Scottish Fa Cup | Rangers FC | 3 | 195 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Europa League | Rangers FC | 3 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 1617 |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Champions League Qualifying | Rangers FC | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1658 |
| 2017/18 | Fa Cup | Chelsea FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busanello Premier Liga · 2023 | 25 | €1.8M | €3.5M | rose |
| Nazım Sangaré Super Lig · 2022 | 28 | €1.7M | €300k | fell |
| Filip Benkovic Super Lig · 2024 | 27 | €1.8M | €1.8M | flat |
| Pipa Super League 1 · 2023 | 25 | €2.2M | €2.2M | flat |
| Tomasz Kędziora Premier Liga · 2023 | 29 | €3.0M | €2.5M | flat |
| Borna Barisic Scottish Premiership · 2019 | 27 | €2.0M | €6.0M | rose |
| Lefteris Lyratzis Super League 1 · 2023 | 23 | €2.0M | €850k | fell |
| Athanasios Androutsos Super League 1 · 2021 | 24 | €1.5M | €800k | fell |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2023 | Chelsea U21 | Rangers | Free / loan | €2.8M |
| 31 May 2023 | Stoke City | Chelsea U21 | Free / loan | €800k |
| 1 Sept 2022 | Chelsea U21 | Stoke City | Free / loan | €1.0M |
| 31 May 2022 | Blackpool | Chelsea U23 | Free / loan | €1.0M |
| 31 Aug 2021 | Chelsea U23 | Blackpool | Free / loan | €900k |
| 31 May 2020 | Wigan | Chelsea U23 | Free / loan | €900k |
| 1 Aug 2019 | Chelsea U23 | Wigan | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 31 May 2019 | Coventry | Chelsea U23 | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2018 | Chelsea U23 | Coventry | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Chelsea U18 | Chelsea U23 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Chelsea Youth | Chelsea U18 | Unknown | 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.