Ryan Astley

25 yrs · Centre-back · Wales
Dundee FC · Scottish Premiership · Foot: right · Height: 184 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 31 May 2026
Market value
€600k
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€195k – €797k
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€268k – €984k
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€387k – €866k
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€529k – €788k
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€195k – €797k
Model value (performance-implied)€268k – €984k
Projected value (24 months)€387k – €866k
Dashed line: current market value (€600k). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Ryan Astley's performance-implied value at EUR 0.3M-1.0M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.2M-0.8M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.4M-0.9M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Acquisition note: Contract end date unavailable: range widened by 15% each side.

Bargain Index: 79

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

PerformanceBelow average15th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral24.7 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €438k vs market €600k
Expected appreciationNeutral-1% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapLargeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationUncertainleague coefficient 0.31
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: €600k

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2637 (89% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.10
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.12
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
15 (Below 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
0.31 (rank 26)
Team strength (Elo)
1121
Opponent strength
1230
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)
€387k – €866k

Trajectory drivers: minutes share up 30 pts.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -18% (IQR -48% to +9%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ▲League level coefficient 0.31 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
  • ⓘContract end date unavailable (or stale in source).
  • ⓘ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
16 (DEF)
Relative output kept
90%–275%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
75%
Confidence
Low

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.
2025/26Dundee FCScottish PremiershipCB31263789%210.100.12123011210.31
2024/25Dundee FCScottish PremiershipCB21175459%020.100.10127511220.34
2023/24Dundee FCScottish PremiershipCB1231%000.000.09122911530.34

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Scottish Fa CupDundee FC218700—
2024/25Scottish Fa CupDundee FC218000—

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
Ilya Putrya
Premier Liga · 2023
25€500k€700krose
Carles Soria
Super League 1 · 2023
27€800k€450kfell
Casper Højer
Superliga · 2019
25€700k€2.5Mrose
Karim Hafez
Super Lig · 2021
25€1.5M€600kfell
Epaminondas Pantelakis
Super League 1 · 2021
26€500k€500kflat
Jonas Bager
Superliga · 2019
23€600k€400kfell
Yuriy Romanyuk
Premier Liga · 2023
26€400k€150kfell
Nikolaos Korovesis
Super League 1 · 2019
28€450k€450kflat

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
18 Jan 2024Everton U21Dundee FCUnknown€600k
31 May 2023AccringtonEverton U21Free / loan€600k
13 Jul 2022Everton U21AccringtonFree / loanData unavailable
1 Jan 2019Everton U18Everton U23UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2018Everton YouthEverton U18UnknownData 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.