Federico Valverde

28 yrs · Central midfielder · Uruguay
Real Madrid · Laliga · Foot: right · Height: 182 cm
Risk: LowConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2029
Market value
€90.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€43.6M – €101M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€42.8M – €101M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€45.0M – €81.1M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€57.8M – €57.7M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€43.6M – €101M
Model value (performance-implied)€42.8M – €101M
Projected value (24 months)€45.0M – €81.1M
Dashed line: current market value (€90.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Federico Valverde's performance-implied value at EUR 42.8M-101.3M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 43.6M-100.6M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 45.0M-81.1M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.02x the positional average in the league (2747 minutes, league coefficient 0.95). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 24

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

PerformanceElite99.3th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral27.9 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €69.1M vs market €90.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-38% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapNegativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.95
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: €130M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2747 (80% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.43
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.22
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
99 (Elite)

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
0.95 (rank 2)
Team strength (Elo)
1745
Opponent strength
1472
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)
€45.0M – €81.1M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -35% (IQR -53% to -30%).

Risk profile

Overall: Low

  • ⓘ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.
2025/26Real MadridLaligaCM33274780%580.430.22147217450.95
2024/25Real MadridLaligaCM36303489%640.300.17150117640.95
2023/24Real MadridLaligaCM37291185%270.280.17148218671.00
2022/23Real MadridLaligaCM34251073%740.390.19149517370.98
2021/22Real MadridLaligaCM31183354%010.050.06151518121.05
2020/21Real MadridLaligaCM24133139%310.270.18156817881.10
2019/20Real MadridLaligaCM33190556%250.330.21154118121.16
2018/19Real MadridLaligaCM1665119%000.000.09153516761.14
2017/18Deportivo de La CoruñaLaligaCM24122736%000.000.11152113801.11

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Champions LeagueReal Madrid131163341682
2025/26World CupUruguay323700—
2025/26SupercopaReal Madrid2158111748
2025/26Copa Del ReyReal Madrid19000—
2024/25Uefa Champions LeagueReal Madrid141237031698
2024/25Copa Del ReyReal Madrid541621—
2024/25SupercopaReal Madrid2165001634
2024/25Uefa Super CupReal Madrid190101709
2023/24Uefa Champions LeagueReal Madrid131067111719
2023/24SupercopaReal Madrid2198001692
2023/24Copa Del ReyReal Madrid210400—
2022/23Uefa Champions LeagueReal Madrid11968231692
2022/23Copa Del ReyReal Madrid647400—
2022/23SupercopaReal Madrid2195001609
2022/23Uefa Super CupReal Madrid176001595
2021/22Uefa Champions LeagueReal Madrid11804011771
2021/22Copa Del ReyReal Madrid216200—
2021/22SupercopaReal Madrid263101635
2020/21Uefa Champions LeagueReal Madrid7489001664
2020/21Copa Del ReyReal Madrid112000—
2020/21SupercopaReal Madrid123001530
2019/20Uefa Champions LeagueReal Madrid6348001660
2019/20Copa Del ReyReal Madrid325600—
2019/20SupercopaReal Madrid2205001702
2018/19Copa Del ReyReal Madrid533000—
2018/19Uefa Champions LeagueReal Madrid4139001569
2017/18Copa Del ReyDeportivo de La Coruña19000—

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
Nicolò Barella
Serie A · 2023
26€75.0M€75.0Mflat
Teun Koopmeiners
Serie A · 2024
26€50.0M€14.0Mfell
Joshua Kimmich
Bundesliga · 2024
29€50.0M€35.0Mfell
Marcelo Brozović
Serie A · 2021
29€40.0M€25.0Mfell
Mesut Özil
Premier League · 2017
29€50.0M€25.0Mfell
Koke
Laliga · 2018
26€70.0M€48.0Mfell
Julian Brandt
Bundesliga · 2024
28€40.0M€15.0Mfell
Piotr Zielinski
Serie A · 2021
27€50.0M€35.0Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2018RM CastillaReal MadridUnknown€6.0M
30 Jun 2018Dep. La CoruñaRM CastillaFree / loan€6.0M
1 Jul 2017RM CastillaDep. La CoruñaFree / loan€3.0M
22 Jul 2016PeñarolRM Castilla€5.0M€450k
19 May 2015CA Peñarol U19PeñarolUnknownData 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.