Alessandro Buongiorno

27 yrs · Centre-back · Italy
SSC Napoli · Serie A · Foot: left · Height: 190 cm
Risk: LowConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2029
Market value
€30.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€19.8M – €36.1M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€10.4M – €39.6M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€12.3M – €27.6M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€25.7M – €19.8M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€19.8M – €36.1M
Model value (performance-implied)€10.4M – €39.6M
Projected value (24 months)€12.3M – €27.6M
Dashed line: current market value (€30.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Alessandro Buongiorno's performance-implied value at EUR 10.4M-39.6M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 19.8M-36.1M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 12.3M-27.6M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 9

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

PerformanceElite91.3th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral27.1 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €27.6M vs market €30.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-40% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapNegativeweak 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.
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: €50.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2522 (74% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.04
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.04
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
91 (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
0.93 (rank 4)
Team strength (Elo)
1618
Opponent strength
1494
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)
€12.3M – €27.6M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share up 17 pts; relative output down 32% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -12% (IQR -52% to +11%).

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.
2025/26SSC NapoliSerie ACB33252274%010.040.04149416180.93
2024/25SSC NapoliSerie ACB22192656%100.050.05152116600.99
2023/24Torino FCSerie ACB29253074%310.140.13148815100.98
2022/23Torino FCSerie ACB34272580%120.100.11148214680.94
2021/22Torino FCSerie ACB23118035%020.150.14145114230.89
2020/21Torino FCSerie ACB1285725%000.000.04147313730.90
2017/18Torino FCSerie ACB180%000.000.06132114810.86

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Champions LeagueSSC Napoli7599001591
2025/26Italy CupSSC Napoli12200—
2025/26Supercoppa ItalianaSSC Napoli16001600
2024/25Italy CupSSC Napoli19000—
2023/24Italy CupTorino FC221000—
2022/23Italy CupTorino FC439000—
2021/22Italy CupTorino FC219000—
2020/21Italy CupTorino FC221000—

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
Mario Hermoso
Laliga · 2024
29€25.0M€7.0Mfell
Reinildo Mandava
Ligue 1 · 2022
28€22.0M€9.0Mfell
Vincent Kompany
Premier League · 2013
27€35.0M€30.0Mflat
Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Bundesliga · 2016
28€22.0M€20.0Mflat
Valentin Rongier
Ligue 1 · 2022
28€12.0M€12.0Mflat
Konstantinos Manolas
Serie A · 2019
28€45.0M€23.0Mfell
Axel Disasi
Ligue 1 · 2022
24€17.0M€40.0Mrose
Manuel Akanji
Bundesliga · 2022
27€30.0M€45.0Mrose

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
13 Jul 2024TorinoNapoli€36.5M€35.0M
31 Aug 2020TrapaniTorinoFree / loan€600k
11 Jan 2020TorinoTrapaniFree / loan€500k
30 Jun 2019CarpiTorinoFree / loan€500k
10 Aug 2018TorinoCarpiFree / loan€125k
1 Jul 2018Torino U19TorinoUnknown€125k
1 Jul 2016Torino U17Torino U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2015Torino FC YouthTorino 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.