Álvaro Valles

29 yrs · Goalkeeper · Spain
Real Betis Balompié · Laliga · Foot: right · Height: 191 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2030
Market value
€7.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€3.4M – €9.1M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€3.0M – €7.9M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€2.1M – €9.3M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€6.1M – €4.6M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€3.4M – €9.1M
Model value (performance-implied)€3.0M – €7.9M
Projected value (24 months)€2.1M – €9.3M
Dashed line: current market value (€7.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Álvaro Valles's performance-implied value at EUR 3.0M-7.9M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 3.4M-9.1M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 2.1M-9.3M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 45

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

PerformanceHigh77.6th pct among GK peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable28.9 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €5.8M vs market €7.0M
Expected appreciationLow-20% 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: €15.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 284 evaluated GK players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2520 (74% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.00
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.00
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
78 (High)

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)
1549
Opponent strength
1490
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)
€2.1M – €9.3M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -41% (IQR -67% to -8%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ▲Projection range among the widest 10% of evaluated players.
  • ⓘ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 Betis BalompiéLaligaGK28252074%000.000.00149015490.95
2023/24UD Las PalmasLaligaGK37326495%000.000.00149613441.00

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Europa LeagueReal Betis Balompié5450001477

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
Rui Silva
Laliga · 2024
30€8.0M€7.0Mflat
Etrit Berisha
Serie A · 2018
29€7.0M€2.4Mfell
Alfred Gomis
Ligue 1 · 2022
29€8.0M€1.0Mfell
Koen Casteels
Bundesliga · 2020
28€10.5M€11.0Mflat
Jonas Omlin
Bundesliga · 2023
29€9.0M€2.5Mfell
Emiliano Viviano
Serie A · 2015
30€5.0M€4.0Mfell
Juan Musso
Serie A · 2023
29€8.0M€3.5Mfell
Ralf Fährmann
Bundesliga · 2015
27€6.0M€9.0Mrose

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2025Without ClubReal BetisUnknown€2.5M
10 Feb 2025UD Las PalmasWithout ClubUnknown€3.0M
1 Jul 2019Las Palmas Atl.UD Las PalmasUnknown€100k
10 Jul 2018Betis DeportivoLas Palmas Atl.Free / loan€50k
30 Jun 2018CD GerenaBetis DeportivoFree / loan€50k
6 Sept 2017Betis DeportivoCD GerenaFree / loan€50k
1 Jul 2016Betis U19Betis BUnknownData 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.