Éder Militão

28 yrs · Centre-back · Brazil
Real Madrid · Laliga · Foot: right · Height: 186 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€20.0M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€12.3M – €22.4M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€8.6M – €33.1M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€5.0M – €15.3M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€13.8M – €20.8M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€12.3M – €22.4M
Model value (performance-implied)€8.6M – €33.1M
Projected value (24 months)€5.0M – €15.3M
Dashed line: current market value (€20.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Éder Militão's performance-implied value at EUR 8.6M-33.1M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 12.3M-22.4M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 5.0M-15.3M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 2

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

PerformanceElite90.6th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable28.4 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €17.1M vs market €20.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-55% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapSmallweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.95
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskModerate
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: €70.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1142 (33% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.24
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.11
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
0.95 (rank 2)
Team strength (Elo)
1745
Opponent strength
1488
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)
€5.0M – €15.3M

Trajectory drivers: relative output up 65% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -50% (IQR -61% to -29%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1142 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠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.
2025/26Real MadridLaligaCB16114233%210.240.11148817450.95
2024/25Real MadridLaligaCB1293927%110.190.06150617640.95
2023/24Real MadridLaligaCB1049715%000.000.03146118671.00
2022/23Real MadridLaligaCB33270479%510.200.10151217370.98
2021/22Real MadridLaligaCB34303389%130.120.07152918121.05
2020/21Real MadridLaligaCB14113433%100.080.05155117881.10
2019/20Real MadridLaligaCB15101930%000.000.02150618121.16
2018/19FC PortoLiga PortugalCB29260085%340.240.09135016850.65

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Champions LeagueReal Madrid5388001712
2024/25Uefa Champions LeagueReal Madrid4282001629
2024/25Uefa Super CupReal Madrid190001709
2023/24Uefa Champions LeagueReal Madrid312001881
2022/23Uefa Champions LeagueReal Madrid9748101684
2022/23Copa Del ReyReal Madrid652510—
2022/23SupercopaReal Madrid2164001631
2022/23Uefa Super CupReal Madrid190001595
2021/22Uefa Champions LeagueReal Madrid121076001716
2021/22SupercopaReal Madrid2207001634
2021/22Copa Del ReyReal Madrid218010—
2020/21Uefa Champions LeagueReal Madrid6476011704
2020/21Copa Del ReyReal Madrid112010—
2019/20Uefa Champions LeagueReal Madrid3270001733
2019/20Copa Del ReyReal Madrid218000—
2018/19Uefa Champions LeagueFC Porto9823201631

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
Ashley Young
Premier League · 2013
28€25.0M€10.0Mfell
Adriano
Laliga · 2013
29€15.0M€8.0Mfell
Konstantinos Tsimikas
Premier League · 2024
28€22.0M€4.5Mfell
Medhi Benatia
Bundesliga · 2016
29€18.0M€23.0Mrose
Vincent Kompany
Premier League · 2017
31€22.0M€8.0Mfell
Martín Cáceres
Serie A · 2015
28€8.5M€4.0Mfell
Daniel Carvajal
Laliga · 2022
30€18.0M€12.0Mfell
Aleksandar Kolarov
Premier League · 2013
28€12.5M€11.0Mflat

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2019PortoReal Madrid€50.0M€50.0M
7 Aug 2018São PauloPorto€7.0M€8.0M
1 Jan 2017São Paulo U20São PauloUnknownData unavailable
1 Jan 2016São Paulo U17São Paulo U20UnknownData 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.