
Marcelo Saracchi
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Marcelo Saracchi's performance-implied value at EUR 0.7M-2.4M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.8M-2.0M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.7M-2.6M. Confidence is low: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.
Acquisition note: Around 18 months left: some discount usually possible.
Bargain Index: not assigned
What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.
Insufficient sample (< 900 league minutes)
| Performance | Average | 41.4th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Unfavorable | 28.2 years |
| Acquisition cost | Very favorable | est. €977k vs market €2.0M |
| Expected appreciation | Very low | -27% 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
- 610 (21% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.44
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.13
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 41 (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 17)
- Team strength (Elo)
- 1406
- Opponent strength
- 1187
- 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)
- €721k – €2.6M
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -53% (IQR -64% to -13%).
Risk profile
Overall: Very High
- ▲Small sample: 610 league minutes last season.
- ▲League level coefficient 0.31 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
- ⚠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 | Celtic FC | Scottish Premiership | LB | 15 | 610 | 21% | 1 | 2 | 0.44 | 0.13 | 1187 | 1406 | 0.31 |
| 2021/22 | Levante UD | Laliga | LB | 4 | 186 | 5% | 0 | 1 | 0.48 | 0.19 | 1442 | 1444 | 1.05 |
| 2020/21 | Galatasaray | Super Lig | LB | 27 | 2154 | 60% | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 1283 | 1425 | 0.37 |
| 2019/20 | Galatasaray | Super Lig | LB | 14 | 1143 | 37% | 2 | 4 | 0.47 | 0.23 | 1350 | 1384 | 0.45 |
| 2019/20 | RB Leipzig | Bundesliga | LB | 4 | 177 | 6% | 1 | 0 | 0.51 | 0.11 | 1501 | 1700 | 1.06 |
| 2018/19 | RB Leipzig | Bundesliga | LB | 9 | 652 | 21% | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 1488 | 1650 | 1.05 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Uefa Europa League | Celtic FC | 4 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 1556 |
| 2025/26 | Scottish Fa Cup | Celtic FC | 2 | 67 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020/21 | Uefa Europa League Qualifying | Galatasaray | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1349 |
| 2019/20 | Uefa Champions League | RB Leipzig | 2 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 1610 |
| 2019/20 | Dfb Pokal | RB Leipzig | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018/19 | Uefa Europa League Qualifying | RB Leipzig | 5 | 428 | 0 | 0 | 1337 |
| 2018/19 | Uefa Europa League | RB Leipzig | 5 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 1543 |
| 2018/19 | Dfb Pokal | RB Leipzig | 1 | 32 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomasz Kędziora Premier Liga · 2023 | 29 | €3.0M | €2.5M | flat |
| Djibril Sidibé Super League 1 · 2023 | 31 | €2.5M | €1.0M | fell |
| Pipa Super League 1 · 2023 | 25 | €2.2M | €2.2M | flat |
| Ivan Näsberg Super League 1 · 2023 | 27 | €700k | €700k | flat |
| Omar Elabdellaoui Super Lig · 2022 | 31 | €1.3M | €650k | fell |
| Martin Linnes Super Lig · 2021 | 30 | €2.0M | €900k | fell |
| Lumor Agbenyenu Super League 1 · 2022 | 26 | €700k | €175k | fell |
| Simon Falette Super Lig · 2020 | 28 | €2.4M | €275k | fell |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2026 | Celtic | Boca Juniors | Free / loan | €2.0M |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Boca Juniors | Celtic | Free / loan | €1.5M |
| 2 Aug 2023 | Levante | Boca Juniors | €1.8M | €1.5M |
| 22 Feb 2022 | Without Club | Levante | Unknown | €4.5M |
| 1 Jan 2022 | Leipzig | Without Club | Unknown | €4.5M |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Galatasaray | Leipzig | Free / loan | €5.5M |
| 6 Jan 2020 | Leipzig | Galatasaray | Free / loan | €10.0M |
| 1 Jul 2018 | River Plate | Leipzig | €12.0M | €4.5M |
| 24 Aug 2017 | Danubio FC | River Plate | €2.1M | €750k |
| 1 Jul 2015 | Danubio U19 | Danubio FC | Unknown | €75k |
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.