Thomas van den Belt

25 yrs · Defensive midfielder (also CM) · Netherlands
FC Twente Enschede · Eredivisie · Foot: right · Height: 181 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2029
Market value
€4.5M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€2.3M – €6.5M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€696k – €2.6M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€2.4M – €7.6M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€5.8M – €351k
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€2.3M – €6.5M
Model value (performance-implied)€696k – €2.6M
Projected value (24 months)€2.4M – €7.6M
Dashed line: current market value (€4.5M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Thomas van den Belt's performance-implied value at EUR 0.7M-2.6M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 2.3M-6.5M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 2.4M-7.6M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.05x the positional average in the league (2193 minutes, league coefficient 0.43). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 61

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

PerformanceAverage38.8th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral25 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €3.9M vs market €4.5M
Expected appreciationNeutral-5% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationUncertainleague coefficient 0.43
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: €4.5M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2193 (72% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.25
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.13
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
39 (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
0.43 (rank 15)
Team strength (Elo)
1403
Opponent strength
1290
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)
€2.4M – €7.6M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -20% (IQR -62% to +24%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠League level coefficient 0.43 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last 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).

Historical movers
53 (MID)
Relative output kept
76%–148%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
68%
Confidence
Medium

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 Twente EnschedeEredivisieDM32219372%510.250.13129014030.43
2023/24Feyenoord RotterdamEredivisieCM92719%000.000.09133615930.48
2021/22PEC ZwolleEredivisieDM30207068%310.170.18136912260.60
2020/21PEC ZwolleEredivisieDM943014%000.000.07137112710.56

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Knvb BekerFC Twente Enschede429912—
2023/24Uefa Champions LeagueFeyenoord Rotterdam135001535
2023/24Johan Cruijff SchaalFeyenoord Rotterdam17001649
2021/22Knvb BekerPEC Zwolle320801—

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
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe
Jupiler Pro League · 2014
25€5.0M€4.5Mflat
Petros Mantalos
Super League 1 · 2017
26€3.0M€4.0Mrose
Alexandru Cicâldău
Super Lig · 2022
25€7.5M€3.0Mfell
İrfan Can Kahveci
Super Lig · 2020
25€7.0M€8.5Mrose
Kristoffer Olsson
Premier Liga · 2021
26€3.5M€2.5Mfell
Alessio Castro-Montes
Jupiler Pro League · 2022
25€4.2M€6.0Mrose
Daniil Utkin
Premier Liga · 2024
25€6.0M€2.0Mfell
William Balikwisha
Jupiler Pro League · 2023
24€4.0M€1.2Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2025FeyenoordFC Twente€1.3M€1.8M
30 Jun 2025CastellónFeyenoordFree / loan€1.8M
1 Aug 2024FeyenoordCastellónFree / loan€1.8M
1 Jul 2023PEC ZwolleFeyenoord€850k€2.0M
1 Jul 2020PEC Zwolle U21PEC ZwolleUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2019PEC Zwolle U19PEC Zwolle U21UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2018PEC Zwolle U17PEC Zwolle U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2017PEC YouthPEC Zwolle U17UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2012DOS Kampen Yth.PEC 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.