
Pierre Lees-Melou
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Pierre Lees-Melou's performance-implied value at EUR 1.4M-2.7M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.4M-3.9M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.0M-2.2M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.79x the positional average in the league (1966 minutes, league coefficient 0.88). 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: not assigned
What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.
Age above 33 (outside validated pool)
| Performance | High | 75.3th pct among MID peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Unfavorable | 33.1 years |
| Acquisition cost | Very favorable | est. €1.9M vs market €4.5M |
| Expected appreciation | Very low | -68% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Small | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Low | |
| League translation | Big-five league | league coefficient 0.88 |
| Tactical fit | Not evaluated | Requires event/role data not available from the current free source. |
| Risk | High | |
| Data confidence | Medium |
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 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.
Performance (last season, league)
- Minutes
- 1966 (64% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.18
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.23
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 75 (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
- 0.88 (rank 5)
- Team strength (Elo)
- 1450
- Opponent strength
- 1505
- 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)
- €1.0M – €2.2M
Trajectory drivers: changed club; relative output up 47% vs positional peers.
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -63% (IQR -68% to -52%).
Risk profile
Overall: High
- ▲Age 33: resale value typically declines.
- ⚠No continental-competition 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.
| 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 | Paris FC | Ligue 1 | DM | 22 | 1786 | 58% | 1 | 3 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 1505 | 1454 | 0.88 |
| 2025/26 | Stade Brestois 29 | Ligue 1 | DM | 2 | 180 | 6% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 1522 | 1407 | 0.88 |
| 2024/25 | Stade Brestois 29 | Ligue 1 | DM | 20 | 1528 | 50% | 2 | 2 | 0.24 | 0.16 | 1438 | 1472 | 0.88 |
| 2023/24 | Stade Brestois 29 | Ligue 1 | DM | 29 | 2521 | 82% | 4 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 1489 | 1504 | 0.87 |
| 2022/23 | Stade Brestois 29 | Ligue 1 | DM | 32 | 2773 | 81% | 5 | 5 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 1441 | 1399 | 0.82 |
| 2021/22 | Norwich City | Premier League | CM | 33 | 2272 | 66% | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 1585 | 1275 | 1.17 |
| 2020/21 | OGC Nice | Ligue 1 | CM | 29 | 2065 | 60% | 4 | 2 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 1440 | 1398 | 0.75 |
| 2019/20 | OGC Nice | Ligue 1 | CM | 26 | 2253 | 89% | 5 | 6 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 1435 | 1456 | 0.82 |
| 2018/19 | OGC Nice | Ligue 1 | CM | 30 | 2393 | 70% | 2 | 1 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 1445 | 1453 | 0.82 |
| 2017/18 | OGC Nice | Ligue 1 | CM | 34 | 2898 | 85% | 5 | 6 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 1443 | 1489 | 0.85 |
| 2016/17 | Dijon FCO | Ligue 1 | RM | 32 | 2497 | 73% | 7 | 3 | 0.36 | 0.31 | 1429 | 1376 | 0.88 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Uefa Champions League | Stade Brestois 29 | 5 | 374 | 1 | 0 | 1731 |
| 2021/22 | Fa Cup | Norwich City | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020/21 | Uefa Europa League | OGC Nice | 1 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 1652 |
| 2017/18 | Uefa Europa League | OGC Nice | 7 | 602 | 0 | 1 | 1495 |
| 2017/18 | Uefa Champions League Qualifying | OGC Nice | 4 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 1660 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juraj Kucka Serie A · 2020 | 33 | €4.0M | €1.8M | fell |
| Édgar Barreto Serie A · 2015 | 31 | €5.0M | €1.5M | fell |
| Antonio Candreva Serie A · 2021 | 34 | €2.5M | €1.5M | fell |
| Giacomo Bonaventura Serie A · 2022 | 33 | €3.0M | €3.0M | flat |
| Milan Badelj Serie A · 2021 | 32 | €2.0M | €800k | fell |
| Blerim Dzemaili Serie A · 2017 | 31 | €3.0M | €1.0M | fell |
| Esteban Cambiasso Serie A · 2013 | 33 | €7.0M | €2.0M | fell |
| Óscar Trejo Laliga · 2022 | 34 | €3.0M | €1.0M | fell |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2025 | Stade Brestois | Paris FC | €5.8M | €6.0M |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Norwich | Stade Brestois | €2.3M | €5.0M |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Nice | Norwich | €3.9M | €7.0M |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Dijon | Nice | €4.0M | €2.5M |
| 1 Jul 2015 | Lège Cap-Ferret | Dijon | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2013 | FCE MA | Lège Cap-Ferret | Free / loan | 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.