
Lazar Samardžić
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
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.
| Performance | High | 77.7th pct among MID peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Neutral | 24.3 years |
| Acquisition cost | Neutral | est. €15.1M vs market €16.0M |
| Expected appreciation | Low | -25% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Negative | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Moderate | |
| League translation | Big-five league | league coefficient 0.93 |
| Tactical fit | Not evaluated | Requires event/role data not available from the current free source. |
| Risk | High | |
| Data confidence | Medium |
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.
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.
| Season | Club | League | Pos | Apps | Min | Min share | G | A | G+A/90 | Adj. G+A/90 | Opp. Elo | Team Elo | League str. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Atalanta BC | Serie A | AM | 26 | 1022 | 30% | 2 | 2 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 1470 | 1588 | 0.93 |
| 2024/25 | Atalanta BC | Serie A | AM | 31 | 1149 | 34% | 2 | 1 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 1497 | 1679 | 0.99 |
| 2023/24 | Udinese Calcio | Serie A | CM | 34 | 2382 | 70% | 6 | 2 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 1482 | 1420 | 0.98 |
| 2022/23 | Udinese Calcio | Serie A | CM | 37 | 1850 | 54% | 5 | 4 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 1469 | 1421 | 0.94 |
| 2021/22 | Udinese Calcio | Serie A | CM | 22 | 472 | 14% | 2 | 2 | 0.76 | 0.34 | 1414 | 1436 | 0.89 |
| 2020/21 | RB Leipzig | Bundesliga | AM | 7 | 197 | 6% | 0 | 1 | 0.46 | 0.24 | 1447 | 1657 | 1.06 |
| 2019/20 | Hertha BSC | Bundesliga | AM | 3 | 32 | 1% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.41 | 1518 | 1469 | 1.06 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Uefa Champions League | Atalanta BC | 10 | 294 | 4 | 0 | 1698 |
| 2025/26 | Italy Cup | Atalanta BC | 2 | 105 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024/25 | Uefa Champions League | Atalanta BC | 8 | 288 | 1 | 1 | 1530 |
| 2024/25 | Italy Cup | Atalanta BC | 2 | 121 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 2024/25 | Supercoppa Italiana | Atalanta BC | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1833 |
| 2024/25 | Italy Cup | Udinese Calcio | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2022/23 | Italy Cup | Udinese Calcio | 2 | 53 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021/22 | Italy Cup | Udinese Calcio | 2 | 210 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2020/21 | Dfb Pokal | RB Leipzig | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | — |
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) | Age | Value then | ~2y later | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xherdan Shaqiri Serie A · 2015 | 24 | €17.0M | €15.0M | flat |
| Rafinha Serie A · 2018 | 25 | €28.0M | €9.5M | fell |
| Azzedine Ounahi Ligue 1 · 2024 | 24 | €12.0M | €10.0M | flat |
| Carles Pérez Serie A · 2021 | 23 | €8.0M | €5.0M | fell |
| Jens Cajuste Serie A · 2024 | 25 | €10.0M | €8.0M | fell |
| Amadou Diawara Serie A · 2021 | 24 | €14.0M | €2.2M | fell |
| Marcelo Brozović Serie A · 2015 | 23 | €8.0M | €20.0M | rose |
| Sergi Darder Ligue 1 · 2017 | 24 | €11.0M | €14.0M | rose |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2025 | Udinese | Atalanta | €16.6M | €17.0M |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Atalanta | Udinese | Free / loan | €17.0M |
| 18 Aug 2024 | Udinese | Atalanta | Free / loan | €20.0M |
| 5 Aug 2021 | Leipzig | Udinese | €3.0M | €3.0M |
| 8 Sept 2020 | Hertha BSC U19 | Leipzig | €500k | €1.5M |
| 1 Jul 2019 | Hertha BSC U17 | Hertha BSC U19 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Hertha BSC Yth. | Hertha BSC U17 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2009 | Neukölln Jgd. | Hertha BSC Yth. | Free / loan | Data 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.