Rio Hillen

23 yrs · Centre-back · Netherlands
NAC Breda · Eredivisie · Foot: left · Height: 187 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2029
Market value
€600k
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€245k – €905k
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€287k – €571k
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€408k – €926k
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€619k – €326k
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€245k – €905k
Model value (performance-implied)€287k – €571k
Projected value (24 months)€408k – €926k
Dashed line: current market value (€600k). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Rio Hillen's performance-implied value at EUR 0.3M-0.6M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.2M-0.9M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.4M-0.9M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 70

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

PerformanceBelow average3.9th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeFavorable23.3 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €526k vs market €600k
Expected appreciationNeutral+6% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapNegativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationUncertainleague coefficient 0.43
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: €1.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2005 (66% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.04
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.08
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
4 (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
0.43 (rank 15)
Team strength (Elo)
1118
Opponent strength
1337
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)
€408k – €926k

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change +16% (IQR -31% to +127%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠League level coefficient 0.43 (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
82 (DEF)
Relative output kept
65%–166%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
78%
Confidence
Medium

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.
2025/26NAC BredaEredivisieCB26200566%010.040.08133711180.43

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
Tchamba
Superliga · 2022
24€400k€500krose
Rasmus Lauritsen
Superliga · 2019
23€600k€6.5Mrose
Oleg Gorin
Premier Liga · 2023
23€400k€300kfell
George Harmon
Scottish Premiership · 2023
23€300k€325kflat
Théo Barbet
Eredivisie · 2024
23€550k€300kfell
Stavro Pilo
Super League 1 · 2023
23€500k€1.2Mrose
Joey Jacobs
Eredivisie · 2024
24€650k€350kfell
Teenage Hadebe
Super Lig · 2020
25€675k€1.5Mrose

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2025De GraafschapNAC Breda€300k€600k
1 Jul 2022Ajax U21De GraafschapFree / loan€250k
1 Jul 2021Ajax U18Ajax U21UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2020Ajax U17Ajax U18UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2019AZ U17Ajax U17€70kData unavailable
1 Jan 2019AZ Alkmaar Yth.AZ U17UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2014AFC YouthAZ Alkmaar 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.