Luca Ranieri

27 yrs · Centre-back (also LB) · Italy
ACF Fiorentina · Serie A · Foot: left · Height: 187 cm
Risk: LowConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€6.0M
Updated today
Estimated acquisition
€3.0M – €7.3M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€7.0M – €28.3M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€2.9M – €6.7M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€281k – €25.3M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€3.0M – €7.3M
Model value (performance-implied)€7.0M – €28.3M
Projected value (24 months)€2.9M – €6.7M
Dashed line: current market value (€6.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Luca Ranieri's performance-implied value at EUR 7.0M-28.3M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 3.0M-7.3M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 2.9M-6.7M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 44

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

PerformanceHigh87.9th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral27.2 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €5.3M vs market €6.0M
Expected appreciationLow-16% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery largeweak 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: €12.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2463 (72% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.04
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.05
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
88 (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)
1506
Opponent strength
1483
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
Low
Trajectory
declining
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€2.9M – €6.7M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 18 pts; team strength down (-74 Elo); relative output down 53% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -31% (IQR -52% to -7%).

Risk profile

Overall: Low

  • ⚠Declining trajectory versus previous 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).

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.
2025/26ACF FiorentinaSerie ACB34246372%100.040.05148315060.93
2024/25ACF FiorentinaSerie ACB36307890%130.120.09149215800.99
2023/24ACF FiorentinaSerie ACB26206760%210.130.10149015830.98
2022/23ACF FiorentinaSerie ACB950515%000.000.04146815970.94
2021/22US Salernitana 1919Serie ALB27211562%100.040.12148412830.89
2019/20ACF FiorentinaSerie ACB32327%000.000.05135514360.82

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Conference League QualifyingACF Fiorentina291101216
2025/26Italy CupACF Fiorentina19000—
2024/25Uefa Conference League QualifyingACF Fiorentina2180001418
2024/25Italy CupACF Fiorentina19000—
2023/24Italy CupACF Fiorentina437400—
2023/24Uefa Conference League QualifyingACF Fiorentina2171001464
2022/23Italy CupACF Fiorentina313600—
2019/20Italy CupACF Fiorentina218000—

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
Douglas
Premier Liga · 2014
26€9.0M€4.5Mfell
Leandro Castán
Serie A · 2013
27€6.5M€10.0Mrose
Stefan Bell
Bundesliga · 2018
27€6.0M€1.4Mfell
Hamari Traoré
Ligue 1 · 2018
26€6.0M€4.8Mfell
Simon Falette
Bundesliga · 2018
26€4.0M€2.4Mfell
Aleksey Kozlov
Premier Liga · 2013
27€4.0M€3.5Mflat
Allan Nyom
Premier League · 2016
28€4.0M€4.5Mflat
Roman Neustädter
Bundesliga · 2016
28€7.0M€3.0Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
30 Jun 2022SalernitanaFiorentinaFree / loan€2.5M
31 Aug 2021FiorentinaSalernitanaFree / loan€2.5M
30 Jun 2021SPALFiorentinaFree / loan€2.5M
25 Sept 2020FiorentinaSPALFree / loan€2.0M
31 Aug 2020AscoliFiorentinaFree / loan€2.0M
31 Jan 2020FiorentinaAscoliFree / loan€2.0M
30 Jun 2019FoggiaFiorentinaFree / loan€2.0M
16 Jul 2018FiorentinaFoggiaFree / loan€200k
1 Jul 2018Fiorentina U19FiorentinaUnknown€200k
1 Jul 2016Fiorentina U17Fiorentina U19Unknown€200k
1 Jul 2015Fiorentina Yth.Fiorentina U17UnknownData 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.

Luca Ranieri · MoneyballAI