Lazar Samardžić

24 yrs · Attacking midfielder (also CM) · Serbia
Atalanta BC · Serie A · Foot: left · Height: 184 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: ModerateContract: until 30 Jun 2029
Market value
€16.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€10.0M – €21.0M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€9.6M – €25.2M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€5.3M – €20.6M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€11.4M – €15.2M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€10.0M – €21.0M
Model value (performance-implied)€9.6M – €25.2M
Projected value (24 months)€5.3M – €20.6M
Dashed line: current market value (€16.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Lazar Samardžić's performance-implied value at EUR 9.6M-25.2M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 10.0M-21.0M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 5.3M-20.6M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.72x the positional average in the league (1022 minutes, league coefficient 0.93). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 23

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

PerformanceHigh77.7th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral24.3 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €15.1M vs market €16.0M
Expected appreciationLow-25% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapNegativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentModerate
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.93
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskHigh
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: €20.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1022 (30% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.35
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.29
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
78 (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
0.93 (rank 4)
Team strength (Elo)
1588
Opponent strength
1470
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
Moderate
Trajectory
stable
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€5.3M – €20.6M

Trajectory drivers: team strength down (-91 Elo); relative output up 33% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -18% (IQR -46% to -3%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲Projection range among the widest 10% of evaluated players.
  • ⚠Limited sample: 1022 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.
2025/26Atalanta BCSerie AAM26102230%220.350.29147015880.93
2024/25Atalanta BCSerie AAM31114934%210.230.22149716790.99
2023/24Udinese CalcioSerie ACM34238270%620.300.34148214200.98
2022/23Udinese CalcioSerie ACM37185054%540.440.38146914210.94
2021/22Udinese CalcioSerie ACM2247214%220.760.34141414360.89
2020/21RB LeipzigBundesligaAM71976%010.460.24144716571.06
2019/20Hertha BSCBundesligaAM3321%000.000.41151814691.06

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Champions LeagueAtalanta BC10294401698
2025/26Italy CupAtalanta BC210500—
2024/25Uefa Champions LeagueAtalanta BC8288111530
2024/25Italy CupAtalanta BC212121—
2024/25Supercoppa ItalianaAtalanta BC156001833
2024/25Italy CupUdinese Calcio12601—
2022/23Italy CupUdinese Calcio25300—
2021/22Italy CupUdinese Calcio221001—
2020/21Dfb PokalRB Leipzig24700—

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
Xherdan Shaqiri
Serie A · 2015
24€17.0M€15.0Mflat
Rafinha
Serie A · 2018
25€28.0M€9.5Mfell
Azzedine Ounahi
Ligue 1 · 2024
24€12.0M€10.0Mflat
Carles Pérez
Serie A · 2021
23€8.0M€5.0Mfell
Jens Cajuste
Serie A · 2024
25€10.0M€8.0Mfell
Amadou Diawara
Serie A · 2021
24€14.0M€2.2Mfell
Marcelo Brozović
Serie A · 2015
23€8.0M€20.0Mrose
Sergi Darder
Ligue 1 · 2017
24€11.0M€14.0Mrose

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2025UdineseAtalanta€16.6M€17.0M
30 Jun 2025AtalantaUdineseFree / loan€17.0M
18 Aug 2024UdineseAtalantaFree / loan€20.0M
5 Aug 2021LeipzigUdinese€3.0M€3.0M
8 Sept 2020Hertha BSC U19Leipzig€500k€1.5M
1 Jul 2019Hertha BSC U17Hertha BSC U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2017Hertha BSC Yth.Hertha BSC U17UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2009Neukölln Jgd.Hertha BSC Yth.Free / 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.