Martijn Kaars

27 yrs · Striker · Netherlands
FC St. Pauli · Bundesliga · Foot: right · Height: 183 cm
Risk: LowConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: LowContract: Data unavailable
Market value
€3.0M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€1.2M – €3.9M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€920k – €2.7M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€1.1M – €3.5M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€3.0M – €1.5M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€1.2M – €3.9M
Model value (performance-implied)€920k – €2.7M
Projected value (24 months)€1.1M – €3.5M
Dashed line: current market value (€3.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Martijn Kaars's performance-implied value at EUR 0.9M-2.7M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.2M-3.9M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.1M-3.5M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.90x the positional average in the league (1346 minutes, league coefficient 0.94). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Acquisition note: Contract end date unavailable: range widened by 15% each side.

Bargain Index: 24

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

PerformanceAverage38.2th pct among ATT peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral27.3 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €2.5M vs market €3.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-33% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.94
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: €4.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 900 evaluated ATT players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1346 (44% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.27
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.46
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
38 (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
0.94 (rank 3)
Team strength (Elo)
1283
Opponent strength
1480
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)
€1.1M – €3.5M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -60% (IQR -69% to -51%).

Risk profile

Overall: Low

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1346 league minutes last season.
  • ⓘContract end date unavailable (or stale in source).
  • ⓘ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.
2025/26FC St. PauliBundesligaST29134644%310.270.46148012830.94

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Dfb PokalFC St. Pauli321811—
2025/26Dfb Pokal1.FC Magdeburg19010—

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
Nicolas Benezet
Ligue 1 · 2019
28€3.0M€800kfell
Keita Baldé
Serie A · 2022
27€3.0M€1.2Mfell
Luca Siligardi
Serie A · 2016
28€2.8M€900kfell
Yaya Sanogo
Ligue 1 · 2019
26€2.5M€1.2Mfell
Virgil Misidjan
Bundesliga · 2019
26€3.5M€1.0Mfell
Rémi Oudin
Serie A · 2023
27€4.0M€3.5Mflat
Boško Janković
Serie A · 2013
29€2.8M€1.5Mfell
Bobby Wood
Bundesliga · 2019
27€1.5M€600kfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
28 Aug 20251.FC MagdeburgSt. Pauli€4.0M€4.0M
1 Jul 2024Helmond Sport1.FC Magdeburg€800k€650k
1 Jul 2022FC VolendamHelmond SportFree / loan€250k
1 Jul 2019Volendam U21FC VolendamUnknown€50k
1 Jul 2018Ajax U19Volendam U21Free / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2016Ajax U17Ajax U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2015Ajax YouthAjax U17UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2014Volendam YouthAjax YouthUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2010Monnickend. YthVolendam YouthFree / loanData 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.