Atsuki Ito

28 yrs · Central midfielder · Japan
KAA Gent · Jupiler Pro League · Foot: right · Height: 185 cm
Risk: LowConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€2.5M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€862k – €2.5M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€1.2M – €3.8M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€892k – €2.8M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€1.3M – €2.9M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€862k – €2.5M
Model value (performance-implied)€1.2M – €3.8M
Projected value (24 months)€892k – €2.8M
Dashed line: current market value (€2.5M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Atsuki Ito's performance-implied value at EUR 1.2M-3.8M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.9M-2.5M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.9M-2.8M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.24x the positional average in the league (2055 minutes, league coefficient 0.65). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 75

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

PerformanceAverage47.9th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral27.9 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €1.5M vs market €2.5M
Expected appreciationLow-24% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapLargeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationModerateleague coefficient 0.65
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskLow
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: €4.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2055 (76% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.31
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.27
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
48 (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
0.65 (rank 6)
Team strength (Elo)
1403
Opponent strength
1374
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)
€892k – €2.8M

Trajectory drivers: relative output up 64% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -32% (IQR -50% to -26%).

Risk profile

Overall: Low

  • ⚠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
60 (MID)
Relative output kept
63%–142%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
72%
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.
2025/26KAA GentJupiler Pro LeagueCM26205576%430.310.27137414030.65
2024/25KAA GentJupiler Pro LeagueCM25191271%210.140.16138714220.63

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Jupiler Pro League Playoff IKAA Gent357001550
2024/25Uefa Conference League QualifyingKAA Gent111001407

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
Sander van de Streek
Eredivisie · 2021
28€2.0M€1.6Mfell
Soner Aydoğdu
Super Lig · 2018
27€2.0M€1.4Mfell
Damien Marcq
Jupiler Pro League · 2017
29€1.7M€600kfell
Fernando Alexandre
Liga Portugal · 2014
29€1.5M€750kfell
Dmytro Grechyshkin
Premier Liga · 2018
27€1.2M€800kfell
Philip Zinckernagel
Jupiler Pro League · 2023
29€4.0M€2.0Mfell
Mathieu Maertens
Jupiler Pro League · 2023
28€2.5M€1.8Mfell
Hidemasa Morita
Liga Portugal · 2022
27€4.0M€15.0Mrose

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
14 Aug 2024Urawa RedsKAA Gent€1.3M€1.5M
1 Feb 2021RKUUrawa RedsFree / loan€50k
31 Jan 2021Urawa RedsRKUFree / loan€50k
24 Jun 2020RKUUrawa RedsFree / loanData unavailable
1 Apr 2017Urawa Reds U18RKUFree / 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.