Joseph Paintsil
28 yrs · Left winger (also RW) · Ghana
Los Angeles Galaxy · Major League Soccer · Foot: right · Height: 169 cm
Contract: until 31 Dec 2027
No model evaluation for this player. MoneyballAI evaluates players with at least 450 league minutes last season in leagues where match-level player data is available from the current free source (14 European top divisions). Market value and transfer history are still shown below.
Market value
€6.0M
Updated today
Estimated acquisition
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Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
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Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
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Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
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Model value − acquisition
Market value history
Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.
Highest recorded: €12.0M
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | KRC Genk | Jupiler Pro League | RW | 23 | 1795 | 66% | 6 | 4 | 0.50 | 0.36 | 1381 | 1459 | 0.63 |
| 2022/23 | KRC Genk | Jupiler Pro League | RW | 30 | 2367 | 77% | 14 | 14 | 1.06 | 0.62 | 1306 | 1495 | 0.58 |
| 2021/22 | KRC Genk | Jupiler Pro League | LW | 22 | 869 | 28% | 2 | 2 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 1333 | 1356 | 0.49 |
| 2020/21 | MKE Ankaragücü | Super Lig | LW | 33 | 2127 | 59% | 11 | 0 | 0.47 | 0.51 | 1273 | 1135 | 0.37 |
| 2019/20 | KRC Genk | Jupiler Pro League | LW | 18 | 883 | 34% | 1 | 1 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 1351 | 1429 | 0.63 |
| 2018/19 | KRC Genk | Jupiler Pro League | RW | 18 | 858 | 32% | 2 | 2 | 0.42 | 0.26 | 1364 | 1557 | 0.65 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Uefa Champions League Qualifying | KRC Genk | 2 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 1466 |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Europa League Qualifying | KRC Genk | 2 | 155 | 1 | 0 | 1450 |
| 2021/22 | Uefa Europa League | KRC Genk | 4 | 267 | 1 | 0 | 1581 |
| 2021/22 | Volkswagen Supercup | KRC Genk | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1570 |
| 2021/22 | Uefa Champions League Qualifying | KRC Genk | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1550 |
| 2019/20 | Uefa Champions League | KRC Genk | 3 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 1643 |
| 2018/19 | Uefa Europa League | KRC Genk | 7 | 369 | 2 | 0 | 1511 |
| 2018/19 | Uefa Europa League Qualifying | KRC Genk | 2 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1478 |
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.
No comparables computed for this player.
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2024 | Genk | LA Galaxy | €8.5M | €11.0M |
| 30 Jun 2021 | Ankaragücü | Genk | Free / loan | €2.5M |
| 1 Sept 2020 | Genk | Ankaragücü | Free / loan | €2.7M |
| 1 Jul 2018 | Tema Youth | Genk | €3.0M | €2.0M |
| 30 Jun 2018 | Ferencváros | Tema Youth | Free / loan | €2.0M |
| 31 Aug 2017 | Tema Youth | Ferencváros | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jan 2017 | Tema Youth Yth | Tema Youth | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jan 2015 | RB Ghana | Tema Youth Yth | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
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