M'Bala Nzola

30 yrs · Striker · Angola
US Sassuolo · Serie A · Foot: left · Height: 185 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2027
Market value
€4.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€1.3M – €3.7M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€1.8M – €4.9M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€963k – €2.9M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€1.9M – €3.5M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€1.3M – €3.7M
Model value (performance-implied)€1.8M – €4.9M
Projected value (24 months)€963k – €2.9M
Dashed line: current market value (€4.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates M'Bala Nzola's performance-implied value at EUR 1.8M-4.9M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.3M-3.7M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.0M-2.9M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.05x the positional average in the league (1520 minutes, league coefficient 0.93). Confidence is medium: 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: 27

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

PerformanceAverage53.2th pct among ATT peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable29.9 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €1.8M vs market €4.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-59% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapLargeweak 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.
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: €10.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 900 evaluated ATT players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1520 (44% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.30
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.50
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
0.93 (rank 4)
Team strength (Elo)
1305
Opponent strength
1521
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)
€963k – €2.9M

Trajectory drivers: changed club; team strength down (-180 Elo); relative output up 33% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -59% (IQR -68% to -43%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1520 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
  • ⓘ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.
2025/26Pisa Sporting ClubSerie AST16105431%300.260.50152112600.93
2025/26US SassuoloSerie AST1446614%110.390.60152714050.93
2024/25RC LensLigue 1ST21146548%610.430.42147414840.88
2023/24ACF FiorentinaSerie AST33154645%330.350.38148315830.98
2022/23Spezia CalcioSerie AST31265378%1320.510.71147113100.94
2021/22Spezia CalcioSerie AST21106131%210.250.48146213190.89
2020/21Spezia CalcioSerie AST25189956%1130.660.69144913630.90

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Africa Cup Of NationsAngola315400—
2025/26Italy CupPisa Sporting Club11800—
2024/25Uefa Conference League QualifyingRC Lens13001439
2023/24Italy CupACF Fiorentina218010—
2023/24Uefa Conference League QualifyingACF Fiorentina2140001462
2023/24Supercoppa ItalianaACF Fiorentina133001630
2022/23Italy CupSpezia Calcio216721—
2021/22Italy CupSpezia Calcio17000—

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
Mattia Destro
Serie A · 2022
31€3.0M€500kfell
Assan Ceesay
Serie A · 2023
29€2.5M€2.0Mfell
Mevlüt Erdinc
Ligue 1 · 2016
29€3.0M€1.0Mfell
Mario Balotelli
Serie A · 2020
30€5.5M€2.8Mfell
David Barral
Super Lig · 2013
30€2.0M€2.0Mflat
Alfredo Donnarumma
Serie A · 2020
30€4.8M€1.5Mfell
Mark Uth
Bundesliga · 2021
30€3.0M€1.5Mfell
Luca Siligardi
Serie A · 2016
28€2.8M€900kfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
30 Jun 2026SassuoloFiorentinaFree / loan€4.0M
31 Jan 2026FiorentinaSassuoloFree / loan€6.0M
30 Jan 2026PisaFiorentinaFree / loan€6.0M
7 Aug 2025FiorentinaPisaFree / loan€6.0M
30 Jun 2025LensFiorentinaFree / loan€6.0M
9 Aug 2024FiorentinaLensFree / loan€7.0M
10 Aug 2023Spezia CalcioFiorentina€12.6M€8.0M
7 Oct 2020TrapaniSpezia CalcioFree / loan€900k
31 Aug 2020Spezia CalcioTrapaniFree / loan€900k
13 Jan 2020TrapaniSpezia CalcioFree / loan€375k
1 Jul 2019CarpiTrapani€350k€375k
30 Jun 2019TrapaniCarpiFree / loan€375k
16 Aug 2018CarpiTrapaniFree / loan€400k
7 Aug 2017V. FrancavillaCarpi€400k€350k
7 Aug 2016SertanenseV. FrancavillaFree / loan€100k
17 Aug 2015Académica U19SertanenseUnknown€100k
25 Aug 2014Troyes U19Académica U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2012Troyes U17Troyes U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2011Troyes For.Troyes 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.