Oisin McEntee

25 yrs · Defensive midfielder (also RB) · Ireland
Heart of Midlothian FC · Scottish Premiership · Foot: right · Height: 190 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 31 May 2028
Market value
€500k
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€184k – €791k
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€517k – €2.7M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€373k – €838k
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€273k – €2.5M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€184k – €791k
Model value (performance-implied)€517k – €2.7M
Projected value (24 months)€373k – €838k
Dashed line: current market value (€500k). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Oisin McEntee's performance-implied value at EUR 0.5M-2.7M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.2M-0.8M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.4M-0.8M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 92

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

PerformanceBelow average32th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral25.5 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €367k vs market €500k
Expected appreciationHigh+25% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery largeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationUncertainleague coefficient 0.31
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: €500k

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2022 (68% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.22
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.19
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
32 (Below 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
0.31 (rank 26)
Team strength (Elo)
1332
Opponent strength
1208
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
Low
Trajectory
insufficient
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€373k – €838k

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -21% (IQR -68% to -4%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ▲League level coefficient 0.31 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
  • ⓘ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).

Historical movers
16 (DEF)
Relative output kept
90%–275%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
75%
Confidence
Low

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.
2025/26Heart of Midlothian FCScottish PremiershipRB28202268%230.220.19120813320.31

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
Keith Watson
Scottish Premiership · 2014
25€350k€300kflat
Mads Thychosen
Superliga · 2021
24€700k€1.0Mrose
Burak Bekaroğlu
Super Lig · 2022
25€900k€300kfell
Mykyta Kravchenko
Premier Liga · 2022
25€800k€600kfell
Alim Öztürk
Scottish Premiership · 2016
24€400k€100kfell
Kevin García
Super League 1 · 2015
26€700k€200kfell
Federico Álvarez
Super League 1 · 2021
27€450k€600krose
Gavin Gunning
Scottish Premiership · 2014
23€425k€350kflat

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2025WalsallHeart of Midl.Free / loan€200k
1 Jul 2022Newcastle U21WalsallFree / loan€125k
1 May 2022MortonNewcastle U23Free / loan€125k
31 Aug 2021Newcastle U23MortonFree / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2019Newcastle U18Newcastle U23UnknownData 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.