Nicolò Casale

28 yrs · Centre-back · Italy
Bologna Football Club 1909 · Serie A · Foot: right · Height: 191 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: LowSample: LowDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€3.8M
Updated today
Estimated acquisition
€1.7M – €4.1M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€2.0M – €6.9M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€1.2M – €3.7M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€2.1M – €5.2M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€1.7M – €4.1M
Model value (performance-implied)€2.0M – €6.9M
Projected value (24 months)€1.2M – €3.7M
Dashed line: current market value (€3.8M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Nicolò Casale's performance-implied value at EUR 2.0M-6.9M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.7M-4.1M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.2M-3.7M. Confidence is low: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: not assigned

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

Insufficient sample (< 900 league minutes)

PerformanceAbove average63.8th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable28.4 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €2.8M vs market €3.8M
Expected appreciationVery low-39% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapSmallweak 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.
RiskHigh
Data confidenceLow

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: €22.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1269 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
675 (20% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.00
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.04
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
64 (Above 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
0.93 (rank 4)
Team strength (Elo)
1523
Opponent strength
1466
Possession, role
Data unavailable

League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.

Potential

Development
Low
Trajectory
declining
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€1.2M – €3.7M

Trajectory drivers: relative output down 51% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -66% (IQR -82% to -46%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲Small sample: 675 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠Played under 40% of available league minutes (injury data unavailable, cause unknown).
  • ⚠Declining trajectory versus previous season.
  • ⓘ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.
2025/26Bologna Football Club 1909Serie ACB1267520%000.000.04146615230.93
2024/25Bologna Football Club 1909Serie ACB1589826%010.100.08149515590.99
2024/25Società Sportiva Lazio S.p.A.Serie ACB21354%000.000.04130516060.99
2023/24Società Sportiva Lazio S.p.A.Serie ACB20155746%000.000.03153515800.98
2022/23Società Sportiva Lazio S.p.A.Serie ACB29243671%110.070.06145715780.94
2021/22Hellas VeronaSerie ACB36259376%020.070.08147814410.89

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Europa LeagueBologna Football Club 19096416001546
2024/25Uefa Champions LeagueBologna Football Club 19094218001661
2024/25Italy CupBologna Football Club 1909312300—
2023/24Uefa Champions LeagueSocietà Sportiva Lazio S.p.A.2180001685
2023/24Italy CupSocietà Sportiva Lazio S.p.A.213500—
2022/23Uefa Europa LeagueSocietà Sportiva Lazio S.p.A.298001562
2022/23Italy CupSocietà Sportiva Lazio S.p.A.23500—
2021/22Italy CupHellas Verona12200—
2020/21Italy CupFC Empoli218000—

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
Ulisses Garcia
Ligue 1 · 2024
28€4.0M€3.0Mfell
Kevin Bonifazi
Serie A · 2023
27€2.8M€750kfell
Jordan Amavi
Ligue 1 · 2022
28€6.0M€1.2Mfell
Salvatore Bocchetti
Serie A · 2015
29€7.0M€3.0Mfell
Davide Santon
Serie A · 2020
29€4.0M€500kfell
Aymen Abdennour
Ligue 1 · 2018
29€4.0M€550kfell
Jeffrey Bruma
Bundesliga · 2019
28€2.5M€1.2Mfell
Federico Ceccherini
Serie A · 2020
28€2.8M€4.0Mrose

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2025LazioBologna€6.5M€6.0M
30 Jun 2025BolognaLazioFree / loan€6.0M
30 Aug 2024LazioBolognaFree / loan€14.0M
8 Jul 2022Hellas VeronaLazio€8.0M€7.5M
30 Jun 2021EmpoliHellas VeronaFree / loan€500k
3 Oct 2020Hellas VeronaEmpoliFree / loan€400k
31 Aug 2020VeneziaHellas VeronaFree / loan€400k
18 Jul 2019Hellas VeronaVeneziaFree / loan€150k
30 Jun 2019SüdtirolHellas VeronaFree / loan€150k
6 Jul 2018Hellas VeronaSüdtirolFree / loan€100k
30 Jun 2018PratoHellas VeronaFree / loan€100k
30 Jan 2018Hellas VeronaPratoFree / loan€125k
29 Jan 2018PerugiaHellas VeronaFree / loan€125k
11 Jul 2017Hellas VeronaPerugiaFree / loan€125k
1 Jul 2017Verona U19Hellas VeronaUnknown€125k
1 Jul 2015Hellas U17Verona U19UnknownData 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.