Lennard Maloney

27 yrs · Defensive midfielder · United States
1.FSV Mainz 05 · Bundesliga · Foot: right · Height: 188 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: LowSample: LowDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€2.5M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€933k – €2.8M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€976k – €3.4M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€965k – €3.3M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€1.8M – €2.5M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€933k – €2.8M
Model value (performance-implied)€976k – €3.4M
Projected value (24 months)€965k – €3.3M
Dashed line: current market value (€2.5M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Lennard Maloney's performance-implied value at EUR 1.0M-3.4M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.9M-2.8M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.0M-3.3M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.73x the positional average in the league (472 minutes, league coefficient 0.94). 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)

PerformanceAverage45.3th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral26.7 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €1.9M vs market €2.5M
Expected appreciationLow-20% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapSmallweak 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.
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: €5.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1164 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
472 (15% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.00
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.09
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
45 (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)
1485
Opponent strength
1569
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)
€965k – €3.3M

Trajectory drivers: changed club; team strength up (+128 Elo).

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -31% (IQR -50% to -18%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲Small sample: 472 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠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).

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.
2025/261.FSV Mainz 05BundesligaDM2147215%000.000.09156914850.94
2024/251. Fußballclub Heidenheim 1846BundesligaDM1176525%000.000.09155513530.94
2024/251.FSV Mainz 05BundesligaDM5231%000.000.11145915150.94
2023/241. Fußballclub Heidenheim 1846BundesligaDM29229475%110.080.12152914241.01

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Dfb Pokal1.FSV Mainz 0529600—
2025/26Uefa Conference League Qualifying1.FSV Mainz 0511001343
2024/25Dfb Pokal1. Fußballclub Heidenheim 1846216500—
2024/25Uefa Conference League Qualifying1. Fußballclub Heidenheim 18462118001387
2023/24Dfb Pokal1. Fußballclub Heidenheim 1846213510—

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
Diego Reyes
Super Lig · 2019
27€2.0M€1.8Mflat
Selim Amallah
Laliga · 2024
28€1.5M€1.5Mflat
Kévin Anin
Ligue 1 · 2013
27€2.5M€500kfell
Afriyie Acquah
Serie A · 2018
26€2.0M€1.6Mfell
Jamel Saihi
Ligue 1 · 2013
26€2.5M€2.0Mfell
Filip Djuricic
Serie A · 2017
25€2.5M€1.5Mfell
Ederson
Serie A · 2014
28€2.5M€1.3Mfell
Stephen Ireland
Premier League · 2013
27€4.0M€2.0Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
21 Jan 2025HeidenheimMainz€500k€5.0M
1 Jul 2022B. Dortmund IIHeidenheimFree / loan€350k
7 Aug 2020Union BerlinB. Dortmund IIUnknown€150k
5 Jul 2020Chemnitzer FCUnion BerlinFree / loan€150k
31 Jan 2020Union BerlinChemnitzer FCFree / loan€150k
15 Aug 2017U. Berlin U19Union BerlinUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2016U. Berlin U17U. Berlin U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2014U. Berlin Yth.U. Berlin U17UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2012Mahlsdorf Jgd.U. Berlin Yth.Free / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2006Köpen. SC Jgd.Mahlsdorf Jgd.Free / 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.

Lennard Maloney · MoneyballAI