Luca Jaquez

23 yrs · Centre-back · Switzerland
VfB Stuttgart · Bundesliga · Foot: right · Height: 187 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: ModerateContract: until 30 Jun 2029
Market value
€10.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€7.2M – €16.0M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€2.2M – €6.9M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€5.4M – €19.0M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€13.8M – -€370k
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€7.2M – €16.0M
Model value (performance-implied)€2.2M – €6.9M
Projected value (24 months)€5.4M – €19.0M
Dashed line: current market value (€10.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Luca Jaquez's performance-implied value at EUR 2.2M-6.9M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 7.2M-16.0M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 5.4M-19.0M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 53

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

PerformanceAverage50.8th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeFavorable23.1 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €10.7M vs market €10.0M
Expected appreciationNeutral+10% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentModerate
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.94
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: €10.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
900 (29% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.10
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.06
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
51 (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
0.94 (rank 3)
Team strength (Elo)
1567
Opponent strength
1482
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)
€5.4M – €19.0M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change +69% (IQR -19% to +202%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠Limited sample: 900 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠Projection range wider than for most evaluated players.
  • ⚠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.
2025/26VfB StuttgartBundesligaCB1490029%010.100.06148215670.94
2024/25VfB StuttgartBundesligaCB52528%000.000.05146115310.94

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Europa LeagueVfB Stuttgart8457001468
2025/26Dfb PokalVfB Stuttgart211210—
2025/26Franz Beckenbauer SupercupVfB Stuttgart190001760
2025/26World CupSwitzerland27800—
2024/25Dfb PokalVfB Stuttgart19000—

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
Diogo Dalot
Serie A · 2021
22€10.0M€40.0Mrose
Jon Pacheco
Laliga · 2023
22€6.0M€6.0Mflat
Kyle Walker-Peters
Premier League · 2020
23€8.0M€22.0Mrose
Davide Santon
Serie A · 2016
25€7.0M€3.0Mfell
Djed Spence
Ligue 1 · 2023
23€10.0M€20.0Mrose
Tanguy Nianzou
Laliga · 2023
21€7.5M€1.5Mfell
Abner
Laliga · 2024
24€7.0M€10.0Mrose
Pierre Kalulu
Serie A · 2021
21€7.0M€30.0Mrose

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
3 Feb 2025FC LuzernStuttgart€6.5M€4.5M
27 Jan 2022Luzern U21FC LuzernUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2021Luzern U18Luzern U21UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2020Luzern U17Luzern U18UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2019Luzern U16Luzern U17UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2018Luzern Yth.Luzern U16UnknownData 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.