Trai Hume

24 yrs · Right-back · Northern Ireland
Sunderland AFC · Premier League · Foot: right · Height: 180 cm
Risk: LowConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: ModerateContract: until 30 Jun 2030
Market value
€22.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€13.7M – €30.7M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€6.3M – €30.5M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€14.2M – €34.9M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€24.4M – €16.8M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€13.7M – €30.7M
Model value (performance-implied)€6.3M – €30.5M
Projected value (24 months)€14.2M – €34.9M
Dashed line: current market value (€22.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Trai Hume's performance-implied value at EUR 6.3M-30.5M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 13.7M-30.7M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 14.2M-34.9M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 57

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

PerformanceHigh83.2th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral24.3 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €22.5M vs market €22.0M
Expected appreciationNeutral+9% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentModerate
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 1.3
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: €22.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
3039 (89% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.09
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.17
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
83 (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)
1496
Opponent strength
1609
Possession, role
Data unavailable

League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.

Potential

Development
Moderate
Trajectory
insufficient
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€14.2M – €34.9M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change +12% (IQR -9% to +39%).

Risk profile

Overall: Low

  • ⓘ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.
2025/26Sunderland AFCPremier LeagueRB38303989%210.090.17160914961.30

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Fa CupSunderland AFC221000—

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
Jan Bednarek
Premier League · 2021
25€25.0M€14.0Mfell
Wout Faes
Premier League · 2023
25€20.0M€15.0Mfell
Jamaal Lascelles
Premier League · 2018
25€15.0M€14.5Mflat
Iñigo Martínez
Laliga · 2015
24€12.0M€20.0Mrose
Joachim Andersen
Premier League · 2022
26€25.0M€35.0Mrose
Shkodran Mustafi
Laliga · 2016
24€20.0M€25.0Mrose
Tyrick Mitchell
Premier League · 2024
25€25.0M€25.0Mflat
James Tarkowski
Premier League · 2019
27€18.0M€25.0Mrose

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
4 Jan 2022LinfieldSunderland€240k€175k
1 Jul 2021Linfield Reser.LinfieldUnknownData unavailable
31 May 2021Ballymena UtdLinfield Reser.Free / loanData unavailable
11 Sept 2020Linfield Reser.Ballymena UtdFree / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2019Linfield U18Linfield Reser.UnknownData 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.