Aster Vranckx

24 yrs · Central midfielder · Belgium
US Sassuolo · Serie A · Foot: right · Height: 183 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: LowSample: LowDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2029
Market value
€5.0M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€2.5M – €6.1M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€1.9M – €5.3M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€2.0M – €6.3M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€4.3M – €2.9M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€2.5M – €6.1M
Model value (performance-implied)€1.9M – €5.3M
Projected value (24 months)€2.0M – €6.3M
Dashed line: current market value (€5.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Aster Vranckx's performance-implied value at EUR 1.9M-5.3M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 2.5M-6.1M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 2.0M-6.3M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.75x the positional average in the league (692 minutes, league coefficient 0.93). Confidence is low: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: not assigned

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

Insufficient sample (< 900 league minutes)

PerformanceAverage42.8th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeFavorable23.7 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €4.2M vs market €5.0M
Expected appreciationLow-20% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.93
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskModerate
Data confidenceLow

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: €12.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1164 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
692 (20% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.00
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.17
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
43 (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
0.93 (rank 4)
Team strength (Elo)
1406
Opponent strength
1513
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)
€2.0M – €6.3M

Trajectory drivers: changed club.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -18% (IQR -53% to +205%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ▲Small sample: 692 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.
2025/26US SassuoloSerie ACM1669220%000.000.17151314050.93
2024/25VfL WolfsburgBundesligaCM1455218%000.000.14150414380.94
2023/24VfL WolfsburgBundesligaCM24114337%000.000.09151014271.01
2022/23AC MilanSerie ACM92357%010.380.15139316220.94
2022/23VfL WolfsburgBundesligaCM170%000.000.41186915251.04
2021/22VfL WolfsburgBundesligaCM24113537%200.160.20155814951.05
2020/21KV MechelenJupiler Pro LeagueCM29158152%420.340.28135613650.55
2019/20KV MechelenJupiler Pro LeagueCM962924%120.430.31138513540.63

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2024/25Dfb PokalVfL Wolfsburg1900—
2023/24Dfb PokalVfL Wolfsburg219600—
2022/23Italy CupAC Milan18300—
2021/22Uefa Champions LeagueVfL Wolfsburg4337001638
2019/20Volkswagen SupercupKV Mechelen12001557

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
Emil Bohinen
Serie A · 2023
24€3.4M€1.5Mfell
Filippo Ranocchia
Serie A · 2024
23€4.0M€4.0Mflat
Djed Spence
Serie A · 2024
24€8.0M€30.0Mrose
Sotiris Ninis
Serie A · 2013
23€3.6M€1.8Mfell
Tim Breithaupt
Bundesliga · 2024
22€3.0M€2.0Mfell
Ronaldo Vieira
Serie A · 2022
24€3.5M€1.0Mfell
Mehmet Ekici
Bundesliga · 2014
24€2.5M€7.5Mrose
Rassoul Ndiaye
Ligue 1 · 2024
23€2.5M€8.0Mrose

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
30 Jun 2026SassuoloWolfsburgFree / loan€5.0M
22 Aug 2025WolfsburgSassuoloFree / loan€7.0M
30 Jun 2023AC MilanWolfsburgFree / loan€8.5M
1 Sept 2022WolfsburgAC MilanFree / loan€10.0M
1 Jul 2021KV MechelenWolfsburg€8.0M€6.8M
1 Jul 2019KV Mechelen U18KV MechelenUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2018KV Mechelen YthKV Mechelen U18UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2016Zaventem U21KV Mechelen YthFree / 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.