
Lucas Paquetá
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Lucas Paquetá's performance-implied value at EUR 13.0M-28.0M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 12.2M-33.2M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 9.7M-18.1M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.10x the positional average in the league (1522 minutes, league coefficient 1.30). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.
Bargain Index: 7
What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.
| Performance | High | 89.2th pct among MID peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Unfavorable | 28.8 years |
| Acquisition cost | Favorable | est. €23.0M vs market €32.0M |
| Expected appreciation | Very low | -55% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Negative | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Low | |
| League translation | Big-five league | league coefficient 1.3 |
| Tactical fit | Not evaluated | Requires event/role data not available from the current free source. |
| Risk | Low | |
| Data confidence | Medium |
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.
Profile vs positional peers
Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.
Performance (last season, league)
- Minutes
- 1522 (45% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.30
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.44
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 89 (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
- 1.30 (rank 1)
- Team strength (Elo)
- 1520
- Opponent strength
- 1605
- 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)
- €9.7M – €18.1M
Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 25 pts; relative output up 94% vs positional peers.
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -50% (IQR -73% to -15%).
Risk profile
Overall: Low
- ⚠Limited sample: 1522 league 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).
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.
| Season | Club | League | Pos | Apps | Min | Min share | G | A | G+A/90 | Adj. G+A/90 | Opp. Elo | Team Elo | League str. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | West Ham United | Premier League | AM | 18 | 1522 | 45% | 4 | 1 | 0.30 | 0.44 | 1605 | 1520 | 1.30 |
| 2024/25 | West Ham United | Premier League | AM | 33 | 2385 | 70% | 4 | 0 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 1582 | 1520 | 1.23 |
| 2023/24 | West Ham United | Premier League | LW | 31 | 2639 | 77% | 4 | 6 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 1572 | 1540 | 1.14 |
| 2022/23 | West Ham United | Premier League | AM | 28 | 2172 | 64% | 4 | 3 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 1556 | 1600 | 1.23 |
| 2022/23 | Olympique Lyon | Ligue 1 | CM | 2 | 161 | 5% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 1277 | 1549 | 0.82 |
| 2021/22 | Olympique Lyon | Ligue 1 | AM | 35 | 2707 | 79% | 9 | 6 | 0.50 | 0.34 | 1415 | 1587 | 0.86 |
| 2020/21 | Olympique Lyon | Ligue 1 | CM | 30 | 2287 | 67% | 9 | 5 | 0.55 | 0.36 | 1441 | 1587 | 0.75 |
| 2019/20 | AC Milan | Serie A | CM | 24 | 1100 | 32% | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 1457 | 1590 | 0.82 |
| 2018/19 | AC Milan | Serie A | CM | 13 | 851 | 25% | 1 | 1 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 1447 | 1538 | 0.78 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | World Cup | Brazil | 3 | 191 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2024/25 | Fa Cup | West Ham United | 1 | 90 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Europa League | West Ham United | 9 | 702 | 4 | 0 | 1495 |
| 2023/24 | Fa Cup | West Ham United | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2022/23 | Fa Cup | West Ham United | 2 | 176 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021/22 | Uefa Europa League | Olympique Lyon | 9 | 570 | 2 | 1 | 1579 |
| 2019/20 | Italy Cup | AC Milan | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018/19 | Italy Cup | AC Milan | 3 | 256 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2018/19 | Supercoppa Italiana | AC Milan | 1 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1839 |
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) | Age | Value then | ~2y later | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michail Antonio Premier League · 2018 | 28 | €15.0M | €9.5M | fell |
| Philip Billing Premier League · 2024 | 28 | €22.0M | €6.0M | fell |
| Marc Albrighton Premier League · 2019 | 30 | €10.0M | €4.0M | fell |
| Youri Tielemans Premier League · 2024 | 27 | €25.0M | €30.0M | rose |
| Leander Dendoncker Premier League · 2022 | 27 | €28.0M | €7.0M | fell |
| Jonjo Shelvey Premier League · 2019 | 27 | €15.0M | €13.0M | flat |
| Fred Premier League · 2022 | 29 | €20.0M | €17.0M | flat |
| Jeff Hendrick Premier League · 2021 | 29 | €9.0M | €1.5M | fell |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2026 | West Ham | Flamengo | €42.0M | €35.0M |
| 29 Aug 2022 | Lyon | West Ham | €43.0M | €35.0M |
| 30 Sept 2020 | AC Milan | Lyon | €23.0M | €20.0M |
| 3 Jan 2019 | Flamengo | AC Milan | €38.4M | €15.0M |
| 2 Mar 2016 | Flamengo U20 | Flamengo | Unknown | Data 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.